SimScale

Gudrun talks to Jousef Murad about the computing platform
SimScale. Jousef is currently studying mechanical engineering at
the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and focuses on
turbulence modelling and computational mechanics in his Master's
studies. He first learned about the existence of SimScale early
in the year 2015 and started as a FEA (finite element analysis)
simulation assistant in November 2016. Meanwhile he switched to
Community Management and now is Community and Academic Program
Manager at the company being responsible for user requests and
Formula student teams all over the world. Formula student is a
name for design competitions for teams of students constructing
racing cars.


SimScale is a cloud-based platform that gives instant access to
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis
(FEA) simulation technology, helping engineers and designers to
easily test performance, optimize durability or improve
efficiency of their design. SimScale is accessible from a
standard web browser and from any computer, eliminating the
hurdles that accompany traditional simulation tools: high
installation costs, licensing fees, deployment of
high-performance computing hardware, and required updates and
maintenance.


Via the platform, several state-of-the-art open solvers are made
available like,e.g., OpenFOAM and Meshing with SnappyHexMesh.
More information about the packages being used can be found at
https://www.simscale.com/open-source/ .


On top of having easier access to open source software, the
connected user forum is very active and helps everybody to enter
the field even as a person without experience.


Founded in 2012 in Munich (Germany), nowadays SimScale is an
integral part of the design validation process for many companies
worldwide and individual users. It is mainly used by product
designers and engineers working in Architecture, Engineering
& Construction or Heating, Ventilation &
Air-Conditioning. Also in the Electronics, Consumer Goods and
Packaging and Containers industries SimScale is useful for
testing and optimizing designs in the early development stages.


SimScale offers pricing plans that can be customized, from
independent professionals to SMEs and multinational companies.
The Community plan makes it possible to use SimScale for free,
with 3000 core hours/year using up to 16 cloud computing cores.


Simulation around Burj Khalifa using SimScale

References

Turbulence models on the English Wikipedia

S. Pope: Turbulent Flows. Cambridge University Press, 2000.

P. Sagaut, C. Cambon: Homogeneous Turbulence Dynamics.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.


Related Podcasts

G. Thäter, M. Hofmanová: Turbulence, Gespräch im Modellansatz
Podcast, Folge 155, Fakultät für Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut
für Technologie (KIT), 2018.

N. Vercauteren, S. Ritterbusch: Lokale Turbulenzen, Gespräch
im Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 144, Fakultät für Mathematik,
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2017.

P. Allinger, N. Stockelkamp, G. Thäter: Strukturoptimierung,
Gespräch im Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 53, Fakultät für
Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2015.

B.Valsler, D. Ansell: The Science of Turbulence, The Naked
Scientists Podcast, 2010.