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Customizing STAR-CCM+ to Automate a Virtual Port Flow Test Thomas Walker Manager, Custom Tools Engineering Services CD-adapco

Your CAE Partner for Success www.cd-adapco.com

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.

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Turn on power and pressurize test bench Read sensor settings Record data and determine error Set desired valve lift

Install Swirl meter into Swirl or Tumble Rig

Bolt Head to Rig Visualize data in graphs to determine design improvements

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Results that Provide 3D Results with Ease; Results that help Focus on Engineering Design

“Your” Port Flow Custom Tool

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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!