Scalability, multiphysics capability, support

solid mechanics needs to be improved along with CAD capability

Optimization for airfoils, FSI for wings and compressor blade, Multiphase problems

It is user friendly and performance is good in linux and in windows platorms, in supercomputer too.

There are multiple licencing options, but all are too costly.

it is capable to run in our supercomputer with multiple cores, helping to do complex simupations to run faster.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is an incredibly powerful and versatile simulation tool, particularly for aerospace engineering. It offers comprehensive capabilities for fluid dynamics and heat transfer simulations, making it invaluable for analyzing and optimizing aerodynamic performance. The user-friendly interface and robust solver technology ensure accurate and reliable results, which is critical for engineering applications.

While the software is highly capable, the advanced features and custom scripting can be complex, requiring time and effort to master. Additionally, it is resource-intensive, necessitating robust hardware for large simulations. These factors can pose challenges but are also indicative of the software’s powerful capabilities.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is solving complex fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems, crucial for aerospace engineering. It allows for detailed analysis and optimization of aerodynamic performance, which benefits the design and development process by reducing the need for physical prototypes and enabling faster, more accurate engineering decisions.

In a lot of areas and it is easy to use such as meshing and it runs/solves pretty fast. It also does have a capability to complete a diverse series of analysis. Overall a good software.

I think that there is overall a good amount of references and documentation, but training on the software and help videos could be better.

Thermal behavior of engine and how it affects surrounding structures.

automatization of the software, easy to use

the program takes trainning and practice to use the hole system

less time and risk

Modeling and analysis and gives analysis results of fluid through porous membranes as well.

Inconsistent meshing, lacks a bit with details.

Fluidi flow through porous members, gives analysis details how the flow effect the parts along the flow and change the designs according to the results.

User friendly and easy workflow. Tractability!

License constraints and using different licences for serial and parallel computing

Applications related to offshore wind and marine

User friendliness and vast scope for simulation

Surface meshing time is too long due to not being able to use parallel meshing.

Fluid flows for high pressure and low pressure flows, two phase flows and thermal flows.

Very robust and logical structure, minimalistic interface, great product documentation and support. Abundance of features and physic phenoma to simulate and evaluation tools.

Very complicated for a newbie, needs years of learning. Worth it, though.

Combustion modelling, racecar external aero

The field functions are extremely powerful way to automate inputs. They also allow you to tackle custom problems in an easier way

There is no clear distinction on when a field function cannot be used and a parameter is required. It only tells you that it does not work but the user does not really know why or what to use instead

Complex fluid flows and heat transfer problems