Tired of spending hours manually post-processing your simulation results? Do you find yourself repeating the same steps every time you need to visualize your data from OpenFOAM, VTK, VTM, or MED files? Well, say goodbye to tedious tasks and Read more…
The oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries heavily rely on aging infrastructure operating under demanding conditions. Ensuring the integrity of these assets is paramount, and API 579-1/ASME Fitness-For-Service (FFS) provides a robust framework for evaluating the structural Read more…
Fire. It’s a powerful and destructive force, and understanding how structures behave under its intense heat is crucial for ensuring safety and minimizing damage. This is where fire resistance testing and simulation come into play. One of the most Read more…
Yesterday, Fire Models released FDS 6.10.0, the newest version of the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)! This release is packed with improvements, bug fixes, and exciting new features that will help you take your fire modeling to the next level. Read more…
For simulating turbomachinery like Pelton turbines, a stationary mesh just won’t cut it. We need to account for the actual rotation of the rotor to accurately capture the fluid dynamics. That’s where dynamicMeshDict in OpenFOAM comes into play! This Read more…
In the world of engineering simulation, understanding how materials behave under extreme conditions is crucial. From designing safer vehicles to predicting the effects of explosions, simulating high-speed events like impact and explosions requires specialized tools. Enter OpenRadioss, a powerful and Read more…
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is crucial for understanding and predicting fluid behavior in a wide range of applications, from designing airplanes and optimizing pipelines to modeling weather patterns. However, traditional CFD methods based on solving the Navier-Stokes equations can Read more…
Data centers are the backbone of the modern world, powering everything from social media to online banking. But the surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is placing unprecedented demands on these facilities, pushing power densities to new heights and exacerbating Read more…
In the realm of CFD, we’re constantly striving to simulate real-world fluid flows accurately. One of the biggest challenges in this endeavor lies in capturing the behavior of fluids near solid surfaces. This is where the concept of the boundary Read more…
Hey engineering and computational enthusiasts! If you’ve ever delved into the world of finite element analysis (FEA) or computational fluid dynamics (CFD), you know that a good mesh is the foundation upon which accurate simulations are built. But creating Read more…
