This article explores how front-loading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) early in the design process can reduce development time and costs. Traditionally, CFD is limited to validating finished CAD, but early integration allows hundreds of rapid simulations to create better concepts.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ offers a fully integrated environment to go from CAD to mesh to solution all in one package with robust automated processes.
Recent improvements to Simcenter STAR-CCM+ allow users to obtain better results for hypersonic flow applications than ever before.
The release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2021.3 includes many new features and enhancements to assist in streamlining simulation workflows.
The overset mesh method is a powerful tool for simulating motion within a CFD analysis, and can also be used for design optimization.
Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a dynamic and automated method that refines or coarsens the mesh as the solution develops. This method allows you to accurately solve a simulation with less cells, thus decreasing run time and getting results faster.
The Data Mapping functions within Simcenter STAR-CCM+ have a wide range of capabilities for interfacing with exterior programs or improving your own workflow in STAR-CCM+. The most traditional use of Data Mapping is mapping pressures for Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) and co-simulation.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Screenplay enables you to easily create custom animations that illustrate your analysis and demonstrate your CFD simulations. Join Clay Hearn, Phd, Staff Mechanical Engineer at Applied CAx, for this Screenplay how-to video that provides instructions on how to set up animations and record them for your presentations.
