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Mentor Graphics Mechanical Analysis Division
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FloEFD reduces thermal prototypes needed on Terra
Azonix used FloEFD software from the Mentor Graphics Corporation Mechanical Analysis Division to reduce the number of thermal prototypes needed from 12 to just one on its Terra embedded computer.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2009
Schueco uses CFD software for photovoltaic panels
Schueco, a producer of photovoltaic panels, used Flomerics' Flovent computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to redesign its products to improve their thermal performance.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 September 2008
CFD software aids data centre cooling
APC's system allows the user to model a wide range of data centre configurations and distill the results into simple algorithms that predict cooling performance for typical data centre layouts.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 July 2008
Software predicts power tool heat
EFD.Lab saves users time and effort by automatically differentiating between solid and fluid regions for internal and external flows to create the fluid domain.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 July 2008
Software helps with performance sail development
WB-Sails uses EFD.Lab to pinpoint problem areas in sails where flow separation is likely to occur, creating drag and slowing the boat.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 July 2008
Fan maker expands use of design software
Bronswerk Heat Transfer, a manufacturer of heat exchangers and fans, has expanded use of Flomerics' EFD.Pro from strictly research and development to everyday engineering design.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 June 2008
Initiative boosts fluid software sales
Unlike traditional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software, EFD operates inside the mechanical CAD tools that engineers are familiar with, without any transfer of data.
News from Engineeringtalk, 28 May 2008
CFD software reveals the secrets of flight
YouTube video combines actual footage of human flight in wingsuits with airflow simulations using computational fluid dynamics software.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 May 2008
Cooling system cuts energy costs for scientists
Engineers at Affiliated Engineers (AEI) used Flomerics' Flovent computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to optimise the cooling system and maximise the energy savings.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 May 2008
Fluid software speeds the design process
EFD 8.2 features an optimised mesher which requires even less RAM to solve models with a large number of features.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 May 2008
Mesh generation techniques explained
Paper explains the need for a computational mesh and the pros and cons of different mesh types.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 April 2008
Simulation software gains dedicated user forum
CFD-online has set up a dedicated discussion forum for users of EFD.Pro, EFD.V5, EFD.Lab and as well as SolidWorks-branded CosmosFloworks and FloXpress.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 April 2008
F1 initiative makes CAD-embedded CFD attractive
Restrictions on the use of computational fluid dynamics analysis software by Formula One teams might actually increase the use of more efficient CFD tools.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 February 2008
20 years of computational fluid dynamics
Flomerics has reached an age that puts it among the oldest companies involved in computer aided engineering.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 January 2008
CFD software supports latest Wildfire release
Unlike other CFD programs, EFD.Pro works directly with native Pro/Engineer geometry - with no translation or copies - in order to keep pace with on-going design changes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 January 2008
Fluid dynamics software aids extractor hood design
EFD.Lab engineering fluid dynamics software from Flomerics helped Marenco half the time it would normally have taken it to design an extractor hood.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 January 2008
Group aims for wider acceptance of CFD
One reason CFD finds limited use in product design is the effort required to clean up CAD geometry and construct the mesh prior to the analysis.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 December 2007
Simulation software serves SolidWorks users
FloXpress is a cut-down version of CosmosFloWorks that enables engineers and designers to simulate complex, 3D fluid flow and heat transfer processes inside the SolidWorks user environment.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 November 2007
Fluid dynamics software helps ship design
EFD.Lab meets Saipem's needs for shortened design time and ease of use in the design of transportation barges, construction and drilling vessels and deck structures.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 November 2007
Simulation software receives user approval
Flomerics' research found that 28.5% of respondents said they would strongly recommend, 66.4% said they would recommend and only 5.2% said they would not recommend EFD.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 October 2007
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