CD-adapco STAR-CCM+ v10.06

CD-adapco has released STAR-CCM+ v10.06, the latest update to its flagship engineering simulation solution. The release features the introduction of computational rheology, in keeping with the company’s aim to facilitate innovation through multidisciplinary design exploration.

Computational rheology further expands the multidisciplinary scope of STAR-CCM+ and targets problems where viscous and viscoelastic effects are dominant. The types of applications that are now possible to solve are flow in static mixers (bread dough, food, etc), flow into containers (toothpaste, shampoo, etc), pumping slurries with significant heat generation, extrusions (foam rubber insulation for door seals, rubber tires, etc) and material processing. The capability is built on the same finite element framework as computational solid mechanics delivered in v10.04.

Computational rheology allows users to find solutions for a new category of applications, ranging from extrusions to polymer and material processing, without requiring an additional licence. The updated capability is accessible from the familiar and single STAR-CCM+ user interface, leveraging all other STAR-CCM+ features from the geometry to the solution.