CD-adapco, a leading provider of full-spectrum Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solutions, has announced the second major release of STAR-CCM+. First released in 2004, STAR-CCM+ combines the very latest CFD and computing technology, delivered in an environment that is easier to use than any other tool on the market, according to the company. This release adds state-of-the-art meshing technology and a wealth of advanced physics to STAR-CCM+'s capabilities. CD-adapco's President and co-founder Steve MacDonald recognises the impressive pace of STAR-CCM+'s development, "STAR-CCM+ is fast becoming CAE's benchmark for state-of-the-art technology and ease-of-use. This combination makes it a "must-have" tool for engineers across CAE and is another reason why CD-adapco is any organisation’s CAE partner for success."

Following the "from the ground up" philosophy that was the inspiration behind its original development, the mesh generation technology at the heart of this release has been rewritten from scratch. The resulting process, from surface import to post-processing is more robust, more powerful and more automatic than ever. The meshing capabilities include: surface wrapper — CD-adapco's technology-leading surface wrapper, for automatic repair of complex CAD, shaving hours off the model set-up process; the company’s innovative polyhedral meshing for fast and automatic meshing of complex geometries, without compromising solution accuracy; and solver optimised meshing, whereby the company’s meshing and solver development teams work hand-in-hand to ensure that all meshes are as robust and accurate as possible.

The rapid development of STAR-CCM+ means that V2 is also packed full of new physical models, opening the benefits of STAR-CCM+'s easy-to-use CFD insight to more engineers across all industries.