WILSONVILLE, Ore., Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the latest
release of its leading general purpose, front-loading computational
fluid dynamics (CFD) FloEFD solution offering greater accuracy and
user productivity. Updated features in this new version include
improved mesh handling, an enhanced transient solver, a robust EDA
interface, and an interface to Abaqus Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
software for stress analysis. Engineers and specialists in the
automotive, aerospace and electronics markets will directly benefit
from the improved accuracy and productivity.
The latest version of the FloEFD™ product offers new
capabilities for minimizing user time and effort spent on meshing.
The FloEFD tool can automatically fill gaps of specified size to
quickly make the model watertight, thereby eliminating the time and
necessity to adjust the original geometry. The new equidistant
refinement capability lets users build multilevel uniform meshes
around the body or surface of the model with just one click. And
the mesh preview visualization tool helps users achieve the desired
mesh with ease and speed.
"The new improvements in the definition of the mesh settings are
an enormous help especially for our external aerodynamics
simulation cases. The ability to define layers of refinements, to
setting a specific cell size as well as defining local regions
based on basic geometric objects helps us save the time we used to
spend on defining the correct mesh settings," stated Dr.
Geraldo Olivares, senior research
scientist and director, Crash Dynamics and Computational Mechanics
Laboratory, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, Kansas. "Other enhancements such as mesh
preview and the ability to analyze the mesh quality enable us to
specify high quality mesh settings even faster and more
accurately."
The new FloEFD product release also features the following:
- A highly improved transient solver allows for faster solution
of transient applications as well as higher accuracy for
pressure-dominated tasks such as calculating filling/evacuating of
a tank or water hammer thereby increasing range of realistic
situations that can be modeled.
- A powerful electronic design automation (EDA) interface can
help users avoid creating PCBs manually. Users can now import
geometric EDA data including copper traces and vias. The interface
supports the Mentor Graphics Xpedition® (CC or CCE), IDF and OCB++
PCB design data formats.
- The refractive index depending on wavelength and temperature
offers higher accuracy of light and radiation analysis in case
materials with complex spectral characteristics are utilized e.g.
in automotive lighting industry.
- The ability to visualize rays used for precise radiation
modelling allows the user to better understand the impact of the
sources on the system, thus helping to find the reason of
overheating and suggest the solution faster.
- An engineering task usually requires views from different
angles. To support multi-disciplinary analysis, the FloEFD tool can
now export pressure and thermal loads to Abaqus for further stress
analysis.
- The Calculation Manager displays all projects currently running
and those in the queue, thus allowing users to get a better idea as
to where their projects stand and to easily control all
calculations running at the moment.
The FloEFD product is available as a stand-alone and/or a
CAD-embedded tool supporting popular MCAD platforms including Creo,
CATIA V5, and Siemens NX.
"We strive to provide our customers with the most advanced
technologies to address their fluid flow and heat transfer
simulation challenges and the latest version of FloEFD provides key
enhancements for greater accuracy and productivity," stated Dr.
Roland Feldhinkel, general manager,
Mentor Graphics Mechanical Analysis Division. "Our market-leading
FloEFD technology helps our customers become more competitive by
enabling greater product quality, reliability and faster
time-to-market."
Product Availability
The FloEFD product is available for shipment immediately. For
further product information, contact a Mentor Graphics sales
representative or visit the product website at:
https://www.mentor.com/products/mechanical/floefd/
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing
products, consulting services and award-winning support for the
world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues for the last
fiscal year in excess of $1.24
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor and Xpedition are registered trademarks
of Mentor Graphics Corporation. FloEFD is a trademark of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.)
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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