Automotive Applications
Advances made in CFD/Multiphysics technologies, coupled with the phenomenal growth in the speed and memory of computers in the last decade, have made it possible to routinely conduct simulations of complete automotive configurations. The ability to model a complete automotive system at desired conditions provides valuable data to enable faster and cheaper design and evaluation cycles.
Modeling and simulation for the Automotive industry presents its own set of unique challenges. ESI Group’s CFD and multiphysics solutions have been validated and are widely used by the Automotive industry to address this market’s unique need for specifically tailored solutions which address a wide range of automotive applications, e.g. the need to perform automatic model building of the complex geometry of the underhood through an adaptive Cartesian grid technology.
ESI Group provides high fidelity engineering analysis services and simulation software tools for a wide range of automotive applications including:
- External Flows
- External Aerodynamics
- Underhood/Underbody Aerothermal
- Front-end/Underhood Airflow
- Motorsports Performance
- Dirt/Dust Accumulation
- Rain/Snow Ingestion
- Cowl Plenum Flow
- Brake Cooling
- In-cabin Flows
- Airbag Deployment (by FPM)
- Airbag Inflators
- HVAC Duct Flow
- Windshield De-icing
- Windshield De-misting
- HVAC Climate Control
- Instrument Panel Outlet Flow
- Fan/Blower Noise Reduction
- Engines and Accessories
- Spark Plug Systems
- Oil Pan Sloshing
- Water/Oil Pumps
- Oil Flow in Bearings
- Water Jacket Cooling
- Intake/Exhaust Manifold
- Fuel Injection Systems
- In-Cylinder Engine Flow
- In-Cylinder Combustion
- Automatic Transmission
- Pumps (Gerotor/Vane)
- Flow Circuit
- Circuit Filling
- Oil Pan Sloshing
- Torque Converter
- Filter
- Spool Valves
- Clutch Flow Dynamics
- Other Components
- Catalytic Converter
- Fuel Tank Filling
- Fuel Tank Sloshing
- Headlamp Heating
- Radiators
- Cooling Fans
- Shock Absorber Flow Control
