Solutions Expos – Just Back
I’m just back from the Solutions Expos in Grenoble and Eindhoven. It’s the first time the Mechanical Analysis Division has attended Mentor’s Solutions Expos so I wasn’t sure what to expect.
The Grenoble event was preceded by a Networking Dinner & Cocktail Party “From the Earth to the Stars” held at La Bastille – Grenoble’s fortress and cable-car.
WOW! What a party. After a champagne reception cable … Read More
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A variant on the original G. E. Box quote is: “Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful”. For electronics cooling simulation that really depends on what your expectations are of the simulation. Many use CFD to provide an insight or understanding of the thermal behaviour of the system. Others expect a 99.5% accurate simulation of reality. … 
I recently read an excellent white paper from Cyon Research titled “Classes of MCAE Software: Clarifying the Market”. It spoke about the requirement in the industry and the characteristics for CFD software packages that were targeted for use by the CFD specialist. It also emphasized that the emerging need was for CFD software that could be used by the design engineer who was not a CFD specialist. …