RUM2021 ​​​​​​​RUM2021-EuroNorth ​​​​​​​RUM2021-EuroMed ​​​​​​​PowerFLOW ​​​​​​​

During the 2021 EuroNorth and EuroMed RUM we welcomed Tom from Bentley Motors. Tom presented "Coupled 3D CFD for thermal protection applications at Bentley Motors" - the abstract is below. 

Tom Scrivener has a master’s degree in Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Since graduating, he has worked with or at Bentley for the last five years and became a Powertrain Thermal Simulation Engineer in 2018. In this role he’s been involved with the virtual development of all current Bentley products.

"Bentley has been on a programme of increasing digital prototyping and reducing reliance on physical testing for the last 5 years, with the ultimate goal of a digital twin of any physical test. As part of this, a capability gap was identified around whole vehicle thermal protection over a transient drive cycle. This presentation will cover the progress made towards replicating various real-word drive cycles in PowerFLOW/PowerTHERM to obtain time-accurate temperature histories of critical components. When fully implemented, this method will remove one physical prototype; saving circa 6000 km development mileage and much more in shipping to test sites."​​​​​​​