Your CAE Partner for Success www.cd-adapco.com Customizing STAR-CCM+ to Automate a Virtual Port Flow Test Thomas Walker Manager, Custom Tools Engineering Services CD-adapco
Why Automation? When you get beyond Validation, you need to be • Productive… Meet Business Requirements, Making Deadlines… • Following Work from established Best Practices… • Standardization, Repeatability… • Reducing Errors, Trapping Errors, Auditability… • Interoperability with other software/databases in your design • system without manually transferring data… Leveraging product expertise in engineers without the need • for them to have software expertise… Leveraging the expertise of analysis experts. • Return to a focus on Design as opposed to Analysis
Why Customization? STAR - CCM+ is a process oriented Commercial Grade CAE • tool that delivers the entire engineering simulation workflow in a single integrated software environment. We e want ant cus ustomization bec because we e hav have a a pr process we e need need to o foc ocus on. on. We e want ant to o filter er out out ev everything that hat is not not crucial to o get get the he pr process don done qui quickly, eas easily, aut automatically and and cor orrectly.
The Port Flow Analysis Process (Port Flow Engineer’s View) • Clear ear pr proc ocess, but but withou thout 3D t 3D visualizati tion to to hi highl ghlight w why hy ther there e is a a pr probl oblem. . Turn on • Res esult i is slow ow pr proc ocess of of tes testi ting, and and power and pressurize fabr fabricati ting new new des designs. test bench Visualize data Read Set desired in graphs to Install Swirl Bolt Head sensor meter into determine valve lift Swirl or settings to Rig design Tumble Rig improvements Record data and determine error
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Results that Provide 3D Results with Ease; Results that help Focus on Engineering Design
“Your” Port Flow Custom Tool • Customized Tools for Yo You . • A Specif ific ic tool for Your our application.
What Services do we provide? – Comprehensive Capability Flow, Thermal, Stress, Fatigue … Multi-phase, Conjugate Heat Transfer, Multi-discipline – Outsourced Projects Overflow of Production Work New Method Development, New Application Validation Optimization – Custom Tool Development Custom integrated engineering tools to automate work processes so you can spend more time innovating – Training/Mentoring Custom on-site training – On-site staffing Short and long term staffing
Why use Engineering Services? The answer is Expertise and Support. • CD-adapco Engineering Services has deep expertise in all • areas of STAR-CCM+ analysis and can automate your process your way . We will work closely with you so your tool is right for your process need. ‘Services can support and maintain that relationship as new • versions of STAR-CCM+ come to market by testing your tool before the latest version of STAR-CCM+ is released. Your tool will be protected once it is implemented so that it • continues to work once it is rolled out to your enterprise.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME!
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