This unique multiphysics modeling and simulation software combines tools in advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Electro-Magnetics (EMAG), Gas Dynamics and Finite Elements Structural Analysis, all working in a seamlessly integrated manner, helping to take decisions based on several physics involved in product manufacturing or performance, speeding up product development processes and increasing final product quality.

• Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Electro-Magnetics (EMAG)
• Gas Dynamics & Plasma Physics
• Finite Elements Structural Analysis

Application areas

• General purpose Multiphysics tool
  • Automotive
  • Aerospace
  • Electronics & Consumer Goods
  • Energy
• Unique Capabilities
  • Plasma processes
  • Thin Film Manufacturing: Semiconductors and Photovoltaic
  • MEMS & Microfluidics
  • Biotechnology
  • Electro-chemisty: Fuel cells and Battery

Value delivered

• Take solid decisions based on several physics involved in product manufacturing / performance processes
• Speeding up product development processes
• Producing high quality product
• Finite Elements Structural Analysis

New features for general purpose CFD and Multiphysics solutions:

CFD-VisCART

• Extension of Boundary Layer generation capability
• Boundary Layer support in parallel mode
• Boundary Layer generation on Thin-Walls
• New Local Thickness Boundary Layer growing method
• New Cancel mesh generation feature
• New Preserve Boundary between Two Patches feature for coplanar and intersecting patches
• New Cylindrical Bounding Box
• New Suppress option for surfaces, domains, sources and gaps
• New Mesh Extrusion feature
• New Domain marker positioning option
• Reduced VGD File Size

CFD-GEOM Traditional yet powerful mesher

• Newly Supported Surface Topologies
• New Advanced Trimming Tool
• New Boundary Layer Meshing Option
• Improved Boundary Layer Robustness
• New Discrete Surface Meshing Options
• New Discrete Surface Creation from Outlines Extension of Honeycomb Meshing to 2-D Geometries
• Modifications to CAD file open/import
• NewTip of the Day Dialog
• Others - Improved Advancing Front Triangle Meshing, IGES Reader, Geometry Revolution Tools, STL import/read, Entities Projection Tool, Surface Mesh Quality Tool, Improved Topologies Query Tool

ACE+ Solver

• Improved Linear Solver and Preconditioner choices
• Improved Domain Decomposition Efficiency
• Generalized Gradient and Divergence Calculations options
• New VOF Boussinesq Approximation

Plasma-based processes such as those used in the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries can now be simulated more realistically to draw valuable insights.

• Enhanced CAFVM Discrete Ordinate Method for Radiation
• Improved Plasma implementation with Wave Effects
• New Full Anisotropic Material support
• New Plasma User Subroutines options
• Other Improvements
• Additional CCP output
• New Gas Species Mole Fraction output
• New Gas phase reaction mechanism for Ar/NF3 mixtures

Other Enhancements

• Density Based Solver - Compressibility corrections for Turbulence models
• Great visualization with updates to post-processor, CFD-VIEW