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The Perlan 2 Glider Flying to New Heights

August 17, 2017

Arguably a spacecraft as well as an aircraft, the Perlan 2 glider is part of a mission to fly higher than any plane ever before, and reach an altitude of 90,000 feet. To reach that altitude, the Perl…

By AlRobertson

< 1 MIN READ

Introduction to Simcenter durability testing solutions

August 11, 2017

You’ve not seen all from Automotive Testing Expo 2017 yet . From the series of videos where our experts walk you through highlights of the show, follow Gert Frans today, as he explains the strengths …

By Joelle Beuzit

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Showing the LMS SCADAS XS at Automotive Testing Expo

August 4, 2017

These days passengers expect to feel comfortable in their cars. The bar is set high. As a result, there is an increasing need to check Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) during test drives. Enginee…

By ChristopheC

2 MIN READ

Fokker Biplane Aerodynamic Analysis

August 1, 2017

In an investigation into the use of alternate materials in the construction of structural wing components for a Fokker D-VII biplane design, Structural Design and Analysis (SDA) undertook a compariso…

By AlRobertson

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STAR-CCM+ v12.04: Innovate faster with Design Manager!

July 31, 2017

I was sitting on a high speed train the other day, admiring the beauty of the countryside. We passed by a nuclear plant and a wind farm. Later on, while surfing on social networks, I came across an o…

By Bahaa Haddoukessouni

4 MIN READ

Femap Tips & Tricks: Enveloping Results

July 18, 2017

With ever increasing model sizes, the amount of results data calculated and produced by the solver also increases in proportion. So with more and more results data to sift through, it becomes increas…

By AlRobertson

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STAR-CCM+ v12.04 preview: Out with the old, in with the new

July 12, 2017

or, how to be ridiculously effective with STAR-CCM+ 12.04
I have to say, if you haven’t yet taken a look at the latest release of STAR-CCM+, version 12.04, now is the time. Design Manager, …

By James Clement

4 MIN READ

Webinar – Optimizing vessel performance through virtual system prediction

July 11, 2017

The global fleet of oceangoing merchant vessels numbers over 51000 in January, 2016 and should keep growing in the coming decades to answer the demand due to globalization. In parallel, the mari…

By Adele Dolique

< 1 MIN READ

Refresh your mind with some basic knowledge about hydraulic fluids

July 5, 2017

You would like to better understand how an excavator lifts a heavy load, how a bottle filling machine accurately fills several thousand containers, or how a crane digs a large quantity of ore? &…

By Adele Dolique

2 MIN READ