Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is widely used in many industries, but it is perhaps most associated with automotive and aerospace. These fields share a need for speed, energy efficiency and passenger comfort. In this month's newsletter, you will find tech talks on CFD for applications across these industries—from passenger cars to Formula 1 racing, freight trains to airliners.
For passenger cars, our Tech Talk on HVAC and cabin comfort explains how passenger comfort can be optimized through balancing heating & cooling against noise. On the other end of the automotive industry, race cars have far more demanding simulation needs. For this we also have a presentation on composite design simulation for motorsports. The application of CFD for designing high-speed trains is clear, but as our blog post explains, even freight trains can reduce fuel consumption by taking drag into account. Finally, we spoke to Sheryl Grace, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, about aircraft noise and the potential for simulation to reduce the noise from turbofan engines.
Away from the transportation and aerospace industries, we also talked to Francesco Avallone, Professor at Politecnico di Torino, about the unique challenges of developing wind turbines for urban areas.
Webinar
Design of High-Performance Thermal Systems with Unified Modeling & Simulation
OEMs and suppliers in automotive and industrial machinery segments must deal with ever-increasing product complexity and tighter regulatory requirements. Join this webinar to learn how unified modeling and simulation helps assess and improve thermal system performance throughout the development process.
Balancing Cabin Acoustic and Thermal Comfort Performance with Simulation-Driven Design
Optimizing passenger comfort requires balancing the thermal performance and noise of HVAC systems. Watch this on-demand Tech Talk to learn more about a vehicle HVAC simulation workflow that permits big improvements in turnaround time and simulation cost.
F1 & Motorsport - Engineering Robust Composite Components
Watch the replay to discover the dynamic implementation of modeling and simulation (MODSIM) revolutionizing day-to-day simulation in Motorsport.
Blog
Mitigating Aircraft Noise Through Simulation
Sheryl Grace, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, talks about how she is using simulation to develop design tools that can tackle the challenge of turbofan engine noise.
Why Does the Rail Industry Use SIMULIA PowerFLOW Fluid Simulation?
Train aerodynamics has a significant impact on energy efficiency and fuel consumption. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation allows engineers to design trains to minimize air resistance and analyze aerodynamics long before wind tunnel testing.
Optimizing Urban Wind Turbines with Simulation
We interview Francesco Avallone, Professor at Politecnico di Torino, about aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of ducted wind turbines for urban environments.
Accelerating Concept Design with PowerFLOW and NVIDIA GPU Computing
The PowerFLOW GPU solver empowers designers to quickly analyze designs and iterate, rather than waiting for results or needing to rely on other departments to provide analysis for them.
Community Posts
E-seminars and Tech Talks by Discipline | Fluids
Our Tech Talks bring you the latest updates on SIMULIA products and tips on how to get the most out of your simulation. See our Tech Talk archive on the SIMULIA Community to watch all our previous Tech Talks for free and on-demand.
