Altair CFD™ is a comprehensive suite of computational fluid dynamics tools designed to address a wide range of fluid mechanics challenges across various industries. Whether performing thermal analysis of buildings, predicting vehicle aerodynamics, optimizing gearbox lubrication, reducing cooling fan noise, or developing innovative medical devices, Altair CFD provides the necessary solutions. The suite includes multiple solvers, such as a general-purpose Navier-Stokes solver for thermal and general applications, a smoothed-particle hydrodynamics solver ideal for free surface flows like oiling, sloshing, and mixing, and a Lattice Boltzmann Method solver for aerodynamics and aero-acoustics. All these tools are accessible under a single license, enabling companies to tackle diverse applications while minimizing software expenses.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Multiple Solutions Available: Altair CFD offers robust, fast, and accurate solvers, providing engineers with the most appropriate technology for each application and reducing modeling turnaround times.
- High-Performance Solvers: All solvers are optimized for use on clusters of GPUs, ensuring faster and more efficient simulations regardless of scale and complexity.
- Efficient Workflows: The solvers and pre- and post-processing tools are connected by a common, intuitive interface in Altair® HyperWorks®, ensuring seamless software deployment.
- Unique Aero-Acoustics Capability: Altair CFD accurately predicts aero-acoustic noise from rotating equipment such as fans and wind turbines.
- Solve Complex Multiphysics Problems: The suite offers coupling solutions with other Altair tools to simulate fluid-structure interaction and thermomechanics.
- Coupling with the Discrete Element Method: Users can perform coupled CFD-DEM simulations with Altair® EDEM™, accurately simulating particle-fluid systems such as fluidized beds, spray coating, and spreading.
Primary Value and User Solutions:
Altair CFD empowers engineers and designers to efficiently and accurately simulate complex fluid dynamics scenarios, leading to optimized designs and reduced development costs. By offering multiple solvers under a single license, it provides flexibility and cost-effectiveness, allowing users to select the most suitable solver for their specific application. The integration with high-performance computing and cloud solutions ensures scalability and rapid simulation turnaround times. Additionally, the unique aero-acoustics capabilities and multiphysics coupling options enable users to tackle complex, real-world engineering problems with confidence.