Time-step selection in a conjugate heat transfer analysis
Selecting a time-step size in a transient simulation is a matter of assessing how fast you can progress the solution […]
Tangential plotting along a circular line in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Plotting along a line can be done easily in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ using a Line Section or Line Probe derived part,
Improved motion capabilities for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
The 2025 year’s releases of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ included some substantial improvements for the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) solver, and one
GPGPU Enhancements in Simcenter STAR CCM+ 2602
The release of Simcenter STAR‑CCM+ 2602 delivers some significant steps forward within GPU ‑accelerated CFD. With expanded physics coverage, new
Faster simulations of thin structures with Thin Mesher and Shell elements in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
In Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) or Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) simulations, thin structures can pose a real challenge when it comes
Virtual Body with DFBI in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ – and how to include prism layers in your Virtual Body motion
One of the highlights from this year’s releases of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ surely must be the Virtual Body motion, which first
Faster geometry creation in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Did you know that Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has some built-in predefined geometrical shapes that you can use to jump start your
Faster simulations with rotating bodies using Boundary Interface Caching in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Running simulations with rotating bodies typically involves the use of interfaces, along with a repeated process of interface intersection. The
Spanwise force analysis in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Accumulated Force Table is a built-in feature in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ that is commonly used within external aerodynamics to visualize how
Extracting wall adjacent field values in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
In this week’s blog post we will explain how to evaluate and extract field values at a specific distance from
