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Posts tagged with 'Bottleneck field'

Feathers in our Caps

Posted Apr 6, 2011, by Nazita Saye

What a wonderful expression this is … putting feathers in our caps. I looked up the origins of this phrase and found that in the days gone by people used to put a new feather in the headgear of warriors for every enemy they defeated in battle. And the more feathers in the headdress, the more victories and the better the warrior. Our CFD battlefield is symbolic in nature but it exists nonetheless. And … Read More

Tags: Shortcut field, Bottleneck field, CFD, Award, EDN Hot 100, Electronics Cooling, Design Engineer, Design News Golden Mousetrap

Revolutionary New Technology

Posted Oct 28, 2010, by Nazita Saye

Call me jaded but there are times when I read new product press releases with a bit of trepidation – can the product really be new and improved? Or is it just a minor enhancement to existing functionality? But from time to time you do come across some real gems. Optimized heatsink design with FloTHERM 9. Image courtesy of Mentor Graphics. Earlier this week we announced the release of FloTHERM … Read More

Tags: Bottleneck field, CFD, Bn, Sc, Shortcut field, Electronics Cooling