STAR-CCM+ v6.04: Increase Innovation and Decrease Cost

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 5, 2011 -

CD-adapco, the world’s largest independent CFD-focused provider
of engineering simulation software, support and services, announced
the latest release of STAR-CCM+ version 6.04 today.

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“CD-adapco has over 30 years of experience in delivering
industrial strength engineering simulation to a wide range of
industries and application areas. Our purpose is to help our
customers to succeed through the application of engineering
simulation: driving innovation in product design AND reducing the
engineering time and cost associated with bringing those products
to market,” explains Senior VP of Product Management Jean-Claude
Ercolanelli. “Being simulation engineers ourselves, we understand
our users’ challenges and are uniquely placed to help meet them. We
designed STAR-CCM+ v6.04 in collaboration with our customers,
implementing their requests to improve the coverage, speed and
usability of our software solution.”

The release of STAR-CCM+ v6.04 has three specific aims:

• to further expand the application coverage through the addition
  of new and validated physics
• to further improving quality, robustness and speed of our
  meshing technology
• to enhance usability of 3D-CAD, the surface preparation tools,
  the CAD-Clients, and the visualization capabilities

Eulerian Multiphase

Heat and mass transfer between phases have been added to the
existing Eulerian multiphase capabilities. These new features, in
combination with a range of new phase interaction options, allow
the simulation of wider range of situations. Also added in v6.04 is
the option for phase permeable walls opening up the possibility of
simulating collection efficiency on boundaries, a key requirement
for the study of vehicle soiling, icing prediction on
aircrafts.

DEM bonding and breaking

The Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) can be used to simulate the
motion of the granular flow of sand, food particles, metal powders,
plant matter, capsules and slurries, etc. In STAR-CCM+ v6.04 this
model is enhanced with ability to simulate particle bonding -
“clumping” - and breaking under constraint , as well as particles
connected by flexible bonds.

Liquid Film formation, transport and
stripping

The accurate simulation of liquid sprays requires the ability to
predict what happens when droplets from the spray interact with a
solid surface. The STAR-CCM+ v6.04 release includes a new model to
predict the formation and transport of a thin liquid film on a
solid surface, and its subsequent stripping and break-up under
aerodynamic forces.

Parallel meshing

The STAR-CCM+ v6.04 release includes parallel meshing
capability. Available initially for the polyhedral and prism layer
meshers, the parallel meshing capability delivers significant
reductions in both memory requirement and meshing time.

Unlock the full power of STAR-CCM+
from within Autodesk Inventor

New in STAR-CCM+ v6.04, the Inventor CAD client allows you to
leverage advanced simulation capabilities from the comfort of the
Autodesk Inventor environment. With full parametric associativity,
boundary setup and both polyhedral and trimmed cell meshing, the
CAD clients allow analysis to be seamlessly integrated into your
engineering design process. The STAR-CCM+ CAD clients are also
available for CATIA V5, SolidWorks, Pro/E and NX.

Contact: Lauren Gautier, +1-734-453-2100, href="mailto:lauren.gautier@us.cd-adapco.com">lauren.gautier@us.cd-adapco.com

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