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
Improve your post-processing for symmetric and periodic simulations with idealizations and transforms in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
In many engineering simulations it can be beneficial to utilize symmetry or periodicity to reduce model size and complexity. But
Modeling capillary action and wall adhesion effects in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Did you know that Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is capable of capturing the effect of capillary action and that it allows you
Mesh Alignment for the Trimmed Cell Mesher in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
In this week’s blog post we will introduce the Mesh Alignment feature of the Trimmed Cell Mesher in Simcenter STAR-CCM+,
Simplifying design iteration and optimization workflow with Model Reimport in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Working with product development usually involves an iterative process analyzing several design proposals. As a CFD engineer, this sometimes means