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Posts tagged with 'Optimize'

Physician Heal Thyself

Posted Apr 30, 2012, by Nazita Saye

A virtual version of one of the MGC data center representing one of the configurations tested. Image courtesy of Mentor Graphics. Over the weekend I realized I have become English. No, I haven’t picked up the accent. Nor do I eat Marmite. Actually eating Marmite can be relegated to one of those things I’d never do. Never, ever. So why have I become English? I tend to discuss the weather and temperature … Read More

Tags: FloVENT, HVAC, CFD, Optimize

Mission Impossible: Finding 100W Light Bulbs

Posted Apr 13, 2010, by Nazita Saye

I don’t like dark rooms –it’s probably because I’ve lived in California most of my life so I’ve gotten used to having lots of ambient daylight.  My heart sinks when I walk into a room in the middle of the day and it’s darker than a cavern. The guys in the office always know when I’m in the building because I flip the light switches as I walk through the building.  Now let me make this clear… I don’t … Read More

Tags: LED, Optimize, CFD, Thermal Design, Physical Prototype

Gain Insight the Faster Better Way

Posted Feb 23, 2010, by Nazita Saye

Double-time.  Instantaneous.  Faster than the speed of light. No… these words do not describe the speed by which I reach a conclusion (although my husband would beg to differ). These words refer to our generation wanting things. We want it now. We can’t wait. We no longer purchase a DVD online and wait for it to arrive – at a touch of a button we stream the movie and watch it immediately. Forget about … Read More

Tags: Physical Prototype, CFD, Design Engineer, CAD-Embedded, Oil and Gas, Optimize, Drill Bit, FloEFD

Sometimes things just have got to work

Posted Sep 17, 2009, by Nazita Saye

During my lunch break yesterday I decided to clean my filing box – you know … that dusty tray that sits on most people’s desks and seems to become the repository of papers that you intend to file away but quite don’t know where to put them. Anyway, as I was reading them (so I can figure out where they should go), I came across a news clipping that at first made me chuckle and then made me realize that … Read More

Tags: Valve, FloEFD, Fluid Flow, CFD, Pressure Drop, Trial Version, Optimize, Physical Prototype