Posted Sep 16, 2011, by Nazita Saye
For the past few months I’ve been working behind the scenes on a very exciting project. I’ve been working with the good folks at the Aberdeen Group, a leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) industry consulting and research organization, to better understand the ROI of using simulation -- specifically CFD. Of course as a leading developer of CFD software we inherently understand the value of simulation … Read More
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CFD,
ROI,
Simulation,
Concurrent CFD
Posted Oct 1, 2010, by Nazita Saye
There aren’t that many things in our daily lives that are measured in tenths or even hundredths of a second but athletes are constantly battling time. Sometimes a race is won with such a large margin that seconds just don’t matter (did anyone see the last few legs of the Tour de France?). And sometimes, every nanosecond counts. If you watched the snow sports in the 2010 Winter Olympics then you’d know … Read More
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Concurrent CFD,
FloEFD,
CFD
Posted Aug 26, 2010, by John Parry
So, after three blog posts, what is the moral of this Blue Ridge Numerics’ “CFD Comparison Chart” saga?
Well, clearly one should not believe every “CFD Comparison Chart”! – or even the many “charts” that one vendor has put out. Rather, the story suggests that people who are thinking of buying a CFD tool for the first time might be well advised to be wary of what vendors claim about their own software … Read More
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Ed Williams,
Concurrent CFD,
FloEFD,
Blue Ridge Numerics,
Caveat Emptor,
5-Star Support,
Global Environment Fund Management Corporation,
Choosing a CFD Code,
Jim Spann,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
CFD Comparison Chart,
Upfront CFD,
CFdesign
Posted Aug 19, 2010, by John Parry
In my earlier posts I pointed out some glaring errors in the “CFD Comparison Chart” that Blue Ridge Numerics released on March 19th this year. Once we became aware of the “Chart” we quickly wrote a letter to Ed Williams, the CEO of Blue Ridge Numerics, and asked that they reveal the technical workings behind their outrageous claims. Including those I’ve mentioned, we pointed out a total of 6 very obvious … Read More
Tags:
Jim Spann,
Global Environment Fund Management Corporation,
Upfront CFD,
CFD Comparison Chart,
CFdesign,
Blue Ridge Numerics,
Ed Williams,
FloEFD,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Concurrent CFD
Posted Aug 12, 2010, by John Parry
In my last post I pointed out a very obvious mistake in Blue Ridge Numerics’ “CFD Comparison Chart” of March 19th this year, which incorrectly stated that FloEFD can only handle incompressible sub-sonic flows.
The reason I highlighted this as the most obvious mistake in the “CFD Comparison Chart” is that FloEFD can trace its history back to the Russian Aerospace Industry in the late 1980s originating … Read More
Tags:
FloEFD,
Fan Characterization,
Global Environment Fund Management Corporation,
CFD Comparison Chart,
Turbomachinery,
Upfront CFD,
CFdesign,
Blue Ridge Numerics,
Jim Spann,
Ed Williams,
Pump Efficiency,
Electronics Cooling,
Rotating Reference Frame,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Solar Heating,
Concurrent CFD
Posted Aug 5, 2010, by John Parry
Rarely do I get a feeling of déjà vu in my professional life, but in March of this year something I was shown gave me a flashback to the 1980s. Some people will remember those halcyon days of two decades ago when commercial CFD was still in its infancy. Way back then the big commercial CFD vendors (Fluent, CHAM, Fidap, Flomerics, STAR-CD, and AEA) would regularly bring out CFD Comparison Charts comparing … Read More
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Ed Williams,
Desktop Engineering,
FloEFD,
Upfront CFD,
Blue Ridge Numerics,
Shock Capture,
CFD Comparison Chart,
SolidWorks,
Supersonic,
ANSYS,
Transonic,
Fluent,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Global Environment Fund Management Corporation,
Concurrent CFD,
Hypersonic,
CFdesign,
Jim Spann,
CFX
Posted Jul 19, 2010, by John Parry
If you’re involved in CFD in education in any way this will be of interest to you. Since shortly after Flomerics were acquired by Mentor Graphics we’ve been working towards getting out products into Mentor’s Higher Education Program (HEP), and we’ve finally got it done.
To my knowledge, the availability of potentially millions of dollars worth of commercial CFD software, plus support and training, … Read More
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Mentor HEP,
Higher Education,
Thermal Design,
Concurrent CFD,
Education,
CFD,
Thermal Management,
FloTHERM,
FloVENT,
Upfront CFD,
Electronics Cooling,
FloEFD
Posted Jun 4, 2010, by John Parry
I’ve not posted for a while, which is rather remiss of me. I underestimated the response we would get to our Heatsink 201 webinar, which I gather was our most popular ever, and the number of questions that people would ask. I had around 120 questions, which after removing duplicates and those to do with logistics ended up at around 80, so it took a while to answer them all. I’ll select a couple of good … Read More
Tags:
Thermal Design,
Concurrent CFD,
Electronics Cooling,
CFD,
JEDEC JC15,
NAFEMS,
Heatsink,
heatsink 201
Posted Apr 30, 2010, by Nazita Saye
Let’s see a show of hands. How many of you know what I’m talking about? Yes, this was the call to action for Speedy Gonzales, the fastest cartoon mouse (and before the lawyers get involved, Speedy Gonzales and Looney Tunes are trademarks and or trade names of Warner Brothers. All rights reserved). A direct translation of it means: Up! Up! Go on! Go on! And he’d usually yell it out before speeding off … Read More
Tags:
CFD,
Concurrent CFD,
Airflow,
Simulation,
LEDs,
Optimization
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
Tags:
Upfront Analysis,
Traditional CFD,
Upfront CFD,
CAD Integration,
CFD,
CAD Embedded,
FloEFD,
Fluent Design,
Concurrent CFD,
Design Process
