You will never regret time spent blowing bubbles

If I tell you bubbles, what you would you say? Probably not post-processing CFD results, right? The first thing that…

Groups of Field Functions in a Custom Tree

The secret to easy CFD simulation setup

After several weeks, for most of us, of forced time at home, I hope you have had the chance to glance upon the…

Combustion CFD with Adaptive Mesh Refinement

Combustion simulation – A cyclist’s guide to clean air with adaptive mesh refinement

While combustion simulation is my profession, cycling is my passion. Taking my daily exercise cycling through London, last week, the…

STAR-CD/es-ice/DARS 2020.1 Released

The latest release of STAR-CD/es-ice/DARS, version 2020.1, is now available for download from our customer portal.  Download now and get…

Touch Temperature – Part 2: Coefficient of Thermal Spreading

A coefficient of thermal spreading and the psychology of hot spots, explained with the help of Simcenter Flotherm applied to handheld electronics and smartphones

Five compelling reasons to run CFD simulations on the cloud

In the world of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the goal is to exploit the ever-advancing technology of computing power to…

Simcenter FLOEFD Frontloading CFD Award Winners

The winners of the Simcenter FLOEFD Frontloading CFD Award 2019 have been announced

E-motor oil cooling

Keeping it real with Hybrid Multiphase

Around the turn of the Millennium, I was tempted to move away from Engineering, and took a postgraduate course in…

Using water cooling in electronics thermal management – a PC cooling example

Water Cooling? Sounds intriguing, but can liquid cooling be an effective method for thermal management of a PC system? Short…