Flow modelling combined with PLM system

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 2, 2006

Rapid flow modelling technology added to PLM environment to increase automation and robustness, allowing fluid flow analysis early in the design, improving performance and cutting time to market.

Fluent has released Fluent for Catia V5 (FCV5) to bring its rapid flow modelling technology into Dassault's Catia V5 product lifecycle management (PLM) environment.

By providing a high degree of automation and robustness, rapid flow modelling allows fluid flow analysis to be applied early in the design cycle, resulting in improved design performance and reduced time to market.

As a fully integrated tool within Dassault's V5 PLM environment, FCV5 is compatible with upstream and downstream PLM functions and enables flow simulation to be performed with ease as part of the product development process.

Designed to match the workflow of native Catia analysis tools, FCV5 can be easily adopted by current Catia users.

Operating completely within native V5 data structures, FCV5 is fully generative and supports parametric modelling, knowledge-based engineering, and analysis-driven optimisation studies within the Catia PLM system.

It uses automation to lower the product's learning curve, allowing even occasional users to deliver quick robust engineering design validation studies throughout a product's lifecycle.

The software is upwards compatible with the Fluent 6.2 product line to support complex and detailed CFD simulation tasks.

"FCV5 delivers on the promise of a highly automated and robust flow simulation capability that operates completely within the PLM workflow," said Paul Bemis, VP of Marketing at Fluent "By working closely with Dassault throughout the development, Fluent has been able to introduce technology advances for CFD in the Catia V5 platform and deliver a first product release with an unprecedented level of integration and simulation capability".

"We plan to build on this foundation to help our customers fully deploy CFD analysis within their PLM vision".

Dale Berry, Director of Industry Solutions at Simulia, said: "FCV5 is a result of the partnership between Dassault and Fluent, the industry leader in CFD".

"The general trend of using integrated analysis as a decision support tool for the early design stage of a product is being driven by our users".

"This fully embedded and optimised CFD product involving proven technology in our user's V5 PLM environment will accelerate their product development process".

"This collaboration with Fluent demonstrates the power of the open Simulia platform and our CAA V5 architecture to deliver simulation tools for engineers involved in product design".

Laurent Collonge, Product Manager of FCV5, said: "We are excited to announce this first release of our CFD product for Catia V5".

"The product is the result of an outstanding technical collaboration between Fluent, Dassault and our customer advisors, who have helped us ensure that this first release meets their need for ease-of-use, reliable simulation results, and a high level of integration".

FCV5 will be demonstrated at the Catia Operators Exchange Annual PLM Conference and Technifair in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from 19th to 22nd March.

It will also be premiered in France at Industrie 2006, Paris, 27th to 31st March, on Dassault's stand.