STAR-CD V4: Flow, Thermal, Stress

STAR-CD V4 is the first general-purpose commercial finite-volume code that is routinely able to perform Computational Continuum Mechanics simulations. Both fluid and solid calculations are performed simultaneously on a single computational mesh, created automatically with CD-adapco’s advanced automatic meshing technology. The mesh (which can be constructed from hexahedra, tetrahedra or arbitrary polyhedra) automatically represents the interface between different material regions (whether fluid-solid or solid-solid) using a conformal interface, which means that solution domains are coupled implicitly without mapping or interpolation.

The coupling is performed in the memory of the computer, and not using files passed via the hard-drive, so that the degree of interaction is much higher than through external coupling; information is interchanged at an inner iteration level, rather than at each external iteration (which typically takes place once per time step), resulting in increased efficiency and robustness.  This methodology is very attractive for applications that require: conjugate heat-transfer and stress analysis; fluid structure interaction; and melting and solidification (where the continuum changes state from solid to liquid or vice versa).

STAR-CD Product Features

Versatility and control STAR-CD V4 can be used ‘straight-out-of-the-box’ to tackle a wide range of engineering problems.   Flow, Thermal, Stress STAR-CD V4 is the first general-purpose commercial finite-volume code that is routinely able to perform Computational Continuum Mechanics simulations. Multiphase and Multiphysics Capable of simulating engineering problems that involve turbulence, combustion, heat transfer, reacting flows and multiphase physics.   From CAD to CFD solution STAR-CD can import geometries and models from almost any CAE tool, and automatically generate a computational mesh at the click of a button.. Advanced automatic meshing Advanced automatic meshing technology generates either polyhedral or predominantly hexahedral control volumes at the touch of a button