G2

Birk U.

Executive Coordinator

Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/9/2018

"Simplicity at the cost of underlying details?"

4/5

What do you like best about Ingrid Cloud?

Very simple and intuitive UI, with lots aesthetic layout and logical structuring of functionality placement. Gives a lot of relevant information about key parameters of the object entered into the virtual wind tunnel with easy to understand graphs of force variation with time. The video visualisations are also very helpful in understanding the key flow structure of the aircraft. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ingrid Cloud?

Lack of information about the "magic" happening behind the scenes. Would like to have (the option to show) a more detailed overview of how the mesh is generated, the choice of solver used, temporal and spatial discretisation and generally more advanced information about the underlying principles of how the simulator gets from my .stl to its results. Would also like to have modules to incorporate propeller dynamics and tandem wing interactions with specific coefficients of drag and lift calculated using a user selected surface area. I would also like to know what Reynold's number the simulation assumes and what characteristic lengths/areas are used to calculate non-dimensional coefficients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Ingrid Cloud:

Definitely give Ingrid Cloud a chance to blow your mind. This is a service providing CFD at the touch of a button, like we have gotten used to with much else in a digital world. They still have some growing aches as a newcomer in the game, especially with allowing some more user customisation and providing the user with more background data, but definitely worth it! As a student, I will refrain from commenting on the price, as I have only used the free tokens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ingrid Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using it as a baseline comparison tool to estimate C_D0 of a 4PAX, eVTOL aircraft fuselage designed as part of a 3rd year group design project (GDP) that is part of the 4YR MEng degree in Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College London. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.