Altair and GE Aviation
establish strategic engagement to pursue new opportunities
TROY, Mich., Feb. 24, 2021 /CNW/ -- Altair, (Nasdaq: ALTR) a global technology
company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of
simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), and artificial
intelligence (AI), today announced that it has acquired Flow
Simulator from GE Aviation. Flow Simulator is an integrated flow,
heat transfer, and combustion design software, which enables mixed
fidelity simulations to optimize machine and systems design.
As part of the acquisition, Altair and GE Aviation have signed a memo of
understanding (MOU) to facilitate a higher level of collaboration
and establish a long-term strategic partnership. The relationship
will include Altair's continuous
development of Flow Simulator; granting GE Aviation access to
Altair's complete software suite
to explore enhanced functionality aligned to real-world use cases
and workflows; and ongoing executive engagement between both
parties to establish deeper strategic alignment and pursue new
ventures.
"We successfully collaborated with GE Aviation for many years on
several initiatives including rotor dynamics using Altair
OptiStruct, which opened doors for new opportunities to work
together. We value our strong relationship with GE Aviation as we
join forces to drive innovation for aircraft engines and beyond,"
said James R. Scapa, founder and
chief executive officer, Altair.
"Utilizing Altair's simulation and AI-driven approach to
innovation, there is great potential to expand Flow Simulator's
capabilities and make it available to new industries focused on
simulating systems models including automotive, electromobility,
battery, defense, and renewable energy."
"Altair will bring Flow
Simulator's capability to simplify the modeling of complex thermal
systems to new industries. This will expand global technical
capabilities," explains Arjan
Hegeman, senior executive – Technology, GE Aviation.
"Concurrently, GE Aviation and Altair will continue developing Flow Simulator
together, with even more advanced simulation technologies and
design tools that will continue to expand its capabilities for a
broader base of users."
System-level design has become increasingly critical as
organizations are tasked with simulating complex duty cycles. Fast
software solutions like Flow Simulator are needed to model an
entire system, including rapid iteration concept modeling and
understanding of system simulation and system behavior in
applications such as rotating machinery design, electromobility,
wind turbines, heat exchangers, and virtually anything that
encompasses thermal management.
GE Aviation developed Flow Simulator to serve as a fast flow
network simulator for aircraft engines – simulating how an entire
flight cycle would behave in the real world, from runway and take
off to flight and landing. Since its inception, it has been used to
simplify modeling for a variety of complex thermal systems
applications, including healthcare, locomotives, and renewable
energy. Prior to acquiring the technology, Altair was a commercial distributor of Flow
Simulator, which was available through the Altair Partner Alliance
(APA).
Key features of Flow Simulator include:
- Fully-coupled flow/thermal network modeling – An
extended library of preconfigured elements and components
leveraging a large set of publicly-available experimental data for
pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics.
- Control system module – Proportional integral derivative
(PID) controllers, feedforward, and missions can be integrated with
flow/heat transfer models to optimize the simulated-machine
operation during cycle/mission analysis.
- Optimization module – Monte
Carlo, Optimal Latin Hypercube, and N-factorial analyses
quickly explore the entire design space of a 3D modeling
environment. An analytical model can be parametrized based on flow
configuration, shape, dimension, and thermal characteristics to
achieve an optimal cost-benefit design.
- User-defined elements – Ability to integrate a
customer's own IP and element formulations using UDE creator
supported in flexible python scripting as well as with Fortran
language. APIs are provided an option to connect Flow Simulator
with external software for multidisciplinary analyses.
- Intuitive interface – A modern interface for pre, post,
solve, and optimization. The three-dimensional design environment
gives users the ability to overlay/integrate the network model with
3D computer-aided design (CAD) while integrating a customer's IP
and element formulations seamlessly.
For more information about Flow Simulator, visit
https://www.altair.com/flow-simulator/.
About Altair (Nasdaq:
ALTR)
Altair is a global
technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in
the areas of simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), and
artificial intelligence (AI). Altair enables organizations across broad
industry segments to compete more effectively in a connected world
while creating a more sustainable future. To learn more, please
visit www.altair.com.
About GE Aviation
GE Aviation, an operating unit of
GE (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop
engines, components, integrated digital, avionics, electrical power
and mechanical systems for commercial, military, business and
general aviation aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network
to support these offerings and is part of the world's Digital
Industrial Company with software-defined machines and solutions
that are connected, responsive and predictive. For more
information, visit us at https://www.ge.com/aviation. Follow GE
Aviation on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GEAviation and
YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/GEAviation.
Media Contacts Altair:
Corporate
Jennifer Ristic
+1.216.849.3109
jristic@altair.com
Altair Europe/The Middle East/Africa
Evelyn Gebhardt
+49 7031 6208 0
gebhardt@altair.de
Investor Relations
The Blueshirt Group
Monica Gould +1 212.871.3927
ir@altair.com
Media Contact GE
Aviation:
Catherine
Heiman
1.513.800.4855
Catherine.Heiman@ge.com
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