Article Releases 2008

Flow and thermal analysis of a turbine blade using STAR-CCM+

Within a highly complicated gas-turbine there are few elements subjected to more extreme conditions than the turbine blade. Sitting behind the combustion chambers, the blades must not only be able to withstand extreme temperatures but also high rotational speeds.

 

Bigger, better, motor sport CFD

In motor sport bigger, is better. Nowhere is this more true than in the world of motor sport CFD, where teams are regularly pushing the envelope, running simulations involving hundreds of millions of cells. A mainstay of F1, and its use rapidly increasing in NASCAR (for aerodynamics, underhood thermal management and engine simulations),

 

Using the Extended Eulerian TwoPhase Boiling Model

When properly controlled, the high heat transfer experienced during boiling can enhance the performance of a wide range of cooling and heating applications, e.g. IC engine cooling jackets and nuclear reactor fuel rods.

 

Air Flow modelling of the Belarussian National Academic Grand Theatre of Opera and Ballet

The National Academic Grand Theatre of Opera and Ballet or Opernyi teatr (in Russian), was built between 1935 and 1937 by Josef Langbard and opened with a performance of Eugene Tikotsky's Michas Padhorny. Since then the theatre has endured closure due to invasion during World War 2, the fall of communism and independence from Russia.

 

STAR-Works named Editors Pick of the Week at Desktop Engineering

STAR-Works, CD-adapco’s CAD embedded CFD tool for SolidWorks has been chosen by DE’s Editor-at-Large Tony Lockwood as his ‘Pick of the Week’.

 

STAR-CCM+ - An Elegant Engineering Solution to Engine Conjugate Heat Transfer

Structural Integrity of major engine components is the one of the most fundamental of design criteria that is considered by powertrain engineers. The loads on the cylinder head and block are complex and include assembly and operating loads, residual stresses and, especially towards the top of the block and the cylinder head, thermal loads.

 

STAR-CCM+ • STAR-CD • STAR-CAD Series

During November 2007 CD-adapco announced three major product releases, firstly STAR-CCM+ V2.10 and the STAR-CAD Series V4.14 were released, closely followed by STAR-CD Version 4.04.

The release of major new versions of all three product lines is testimony to the CD-adapco’s Power of Integration, a common theme running through all of our products: STAR-CCM+ offers a single integrated process from 3D-CAD geometry to the CFD solution; STAR-CD provides an integrated platform for flow, thermal and stress analysis and the STAR-CAD Series integrates industrial strength flow and thermal technology into CAD and PLM environments.

 

State-of-the-art simulation for the marine industry

CD-adapco has a 25-year history of providing state-of-the-art flow, thermal and stress simulation to the marine industry. From large shipyards to suppliers of small components, the use of our technology has become a standard feature in marine design and safety assurance process. Using our cutting-edge solver technology, our customers have been able to tackle some of the most demanding problems that the industry has to offer.

 

Training: Introduction to CFD

With the advent of “upfront” simulation, CFD has become accessible to a broad spectrum of engineers working in a wide range of industries and disciplines, many of who have little formal fluid mechanics training.  Understanding the fundamental principles that underlie commercial CFD solvers can help the user to effectively harness the power of modern CFD and innovate successful processes within their organization.