Posted Jul 6, 2010, by Nazita Saye
Is common sense all that common? If it were, people wouldn’t cause gridlock (if you can’t clear the intersection, wait on your side of the intersection. Easy.). If the red light is out, treat it as a stop sign – everyone gets a chance, traffic moves smoothly and everyone eventually crosses the intersection safely. Hmmm… can you tell traffic was especially nasty on the way to work today? Anyway, we’re … Read More
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Physical Prototype,
Integrated Device Technology,
semiconductor packaging,
design change,
Design Process,
cost,
Simulation,
FloTHERM PACK,
IDT,
ECO,
engineering change orders
Posted Jul 1, 2010, by John Parry
“Authorities in the US have instructed Sony to conduct a recall of its Vaio laptops, after problems with overheating were reported.” started this article on the BBC’s web site.
There is a saying, ” the news is never as good or as bad as it is first reported”. And so it is with this story. It’s not a product recall, as the story later goes on to explain, but what grabbed my attention was that the problem … Read More
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Design Process,
Electronics Cooling,
CFD,
Thermal Design,
Thermal Management,
FloTHERM,
Reliability
Posted Mar 12, 2010, by John Parry
Last time I promised I’d drill down into more detail about the difference between the CAD-integrated up-front approach to CFD and CAD-embedded Concurrent CFD. CAD-integrated CFD tools are essentially stand-alone tools launched from within the CAD system whereas Concurrent CFD is fully built into the CAD system. So what’s the real difference between the two?
CAD-integrated CFD tools use the same approach … Read More
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Upfront Analysis,
Traditional CFD,
Upfront CFD,
CAD Integration,
CFD,
CAD Embedded,
FloEFD,
Fluent Design,
Concurrent CFD,
Design Process
Posted Feb 19, 2010, by John Parry
Just a very quick post to alert you to the new ElectronicsCooling Magazine web site. We’ve updated the look of the site to improve navigation ahead of the relaunch of the printed magazine. Here’s just some of the features of the new site:
New look and feel
Search
Improved Article and Content Navigation by author; category (Calculation Corner, New Products, Technical Brief); channel (Industries, … Read More
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Thermal Management,
Thermal Design,
FloEFD,
FloTHERM.PCB,
FloTHERM,
Electronics Cooling,
Design Process,
FloTHERM.PACK,
CFD
Posted Feb 9, 2010, by John Parry
I was on a conference call and WebEx yesterday with the NAFEMS CFD Working Group, of which Mentor Graphics is a member. One of the people on the call had a lot of background noise on his phone, which turned out to be a due to a fan by his desk to keep his computer cool.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a memory hungry, CPU intensive activity so I guess he was running a fairly substantial case. … Read More
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Thermal Management,
Thermal Design,
Upfront Analysis,
Concurrent CFD,
Design Process,
CFD,
Upfront CFD,
FloTHERM,
Kolb's Learning Styles,
X-ray Vision,
Electronics Cooling,
Experiential Learning
Posted Feb 1, 2010, by John Parry
Some people think that because Concurrent CFD is so easy to use it must be simplistic. Nothing could be further from the truth. FloEFD has some very sophisticated physical models for cavitation, combustion, etc. plus by being CAD-embedded it’s also easy to use the CFD results to drive other simulation packages within the MCAD environment. Not limited to upfront design, Concurrent CFD can be used continuously … Read More
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Reaction Forces,
Force Prediction,
Upfront Analysis,
CAD Integration,
CFD,
CAD Embedded,
Upfront CFD,
Fluent Design,
Fluid Dynamics,
Concurrent CFD,
Design Process
Posted Jan 26, 2010, by John Parry
Using CAD-embedded CFD upfront and throughout the design process is the only way to go when it comes to compressing design schedules. We call this approach Concurrent CFD, as the CFD analysis can be done concurrently with design changes, taking upfront CFD to the next level. The product’s performance can be checked at each design iteration, leading to a more fluent CFD process that gives increased confidence … Read More
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Fluid Dynamics,
Fluent Design,
Upfront Analysis,
CAD Integration,
CFD,
CAD Embedded,
Upfront CFD,
Electronics Cooling,
FloEFD,
Concurrent CFD,
Design Process
Posted Jan 14, 2010, by John Parry
Me too, though being in the UK I tend to watch more Formula 1. As part of my job I often come across cool pieces of work done by our customers that we can’t publicise the work for reasons of confidentiality.
This work by Voxdale is an exception though. It was done a couple of years back, not that long after Voxdale was founded, which makes it all the more impressive, and was done for Champ Car, now … Read More
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Upfront CFD,
Upfront Analysis,
CAD Integration,
CFD,
CAD Embedded,
FloEFD,
Fluent Design,
Concurrent CFD,
Design Process
Posted Dec 17, 2009, by John Parry
If you haven’t come across this short video, it gives a good overview of how FloEFD is blazing a path of least resistance so mechanical designers can streamline their workflow using Concurrent CFD – CFD embedded in the mechanical design environment.
Note that it’s ONLY by embedding CFD within the MCAD tool that these time savings can be achieved, and FloEFD is the ONLY Concurrent CFD solution … Read More
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Concurrent CFD,
Design Process,
CFD,
Upfront Analysis,
FloEFD,
Fluent Design
Posted Dec 15, 2009, by John Parry
Mentor’s Thermal Design Software Is The Best. OK, say’s who?
It’s the conclusion from some independent research carried out by Aberdeen Research Group. Last time I showed that Aberdeen had found that Mentor’s customers are almost 3 times faster at completing thermal verification than users of other tools. Let’s take a look at why that is.
Aberdeen found evidence of what users of other tools were doing … Read More
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Thermal Management,
Thermal Design,
Design Flow,
Design Process,
CFD,
FloTHERM.PCB,
PCB Respin,
Electronics Cooling,
FloTHERM
Jim Martens
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John Day
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