Several enhancements and new features were recently added to the SimScale simulation platform; especially with regards to its fluid flow simulation capabilities. With 40,000+ users in 190 countries, SimScale offers a powerful 3D simulation solution for any valve producing company that is looking to optimize its valve development process and stay ahead of the competition. Simulation technology allows one to operate virtual test designs, sometimes making a three months process possible in one day. This can substantially speed up the development process and therefore allows for higher volumes of customized orders. It is used in many industries, including chemical, power, metalworking, and oil & gas, where there is an ever-increasing demand for innovative valves that meet specific requirements.
The transport of a certain substances (“species”) within fluid flow plays an important role in many process engineering or food processing applications. With the latest update, SimScale now supports the simulation of multiple species, instead of just one.
The new enhancement is particularly useful to the naval and marine industries as well, offering two main features:
Turbulence models: The multiphase flow analysis type now supports both RANS as well as LES models to account for turbulent effects within the free surface flow, enabling one to predict the flow field of a free surface flow more accurately.
Local time-stepping: In real-world design projects, steady-state simulation results are often preferred in early project phases due to their quicker computing times and significantly smaller result data size. With the new local time-stepping option, SimScale users can now compute steady states of multiphase flows very simply.
