SIMULIA’s own Devadatta Mukutmoni, SIMULIA Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist, presented at the 2026 SIMULIA Americas Users Conference.

Abstract:

This seminar introduces the PowerFLOW Native Thermal Solver, highlighting its upcoming capabilities for solid conduction and radiation modeling within the PowerFLOW environment. Attendees will gain insight into the solver’s underlying methodology and its integration with existing CFD workflows. The session will cover practical applications, including Brake Cooldown and Brake Duty Cycle simulations, demonstrating how these workflows enable more efficient workflow execution for thermal performance predictions. In addition, the seminar will provide an update on evolving Thermal Protection capabilities, showcasing how the enhanced solver supports improved design validation and system-level analysis.

Presenter: 

Devadatta (Dave) Mukutmoni

SIMULIA Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist - Dassault Systèmes

Dave is a fluids and heat transfer engineer with over 20 years of experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), thermal management, and multiphysics simulation. He has a Doctoral degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras, both in Mechanical Engineering.

His expertise spans conjugate heat transfer, battery and power electronics cooling, vehicle aerothermal performance, and advanced CFD methodologies, including lattice Boltzmann and finite volume approaches. In his earlier roles, he contributed to thermal and fluid systems development at General Motors and served in academia, advancing research in electronic cooling and applied thermal sciences.