Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Review
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What is Simcenter STAR-CCM+?
Simcenter, from Siemens, is a suite of simulation tools and software. STAR-CCM+ is a multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to study how products operate under real-world conditions.
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What is Simcenter STAR-CCM+?
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software for the simulation of products operating under real-world conditions. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ brings automated design exploration and optimization to the CFD simulation toolkit of every engineer.
The single integrated environment includes everything from CAD, automated meshing, multiphysics CFD, sophisticated postprocessing, and design exploration. This allows engineers to efficiently explore the entire design space so that they can make better design decisions faster.
The vendor states the additional insight gained by using Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to guide the user's design process ultimately leads to more innovative products that exceed customer expectations.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Features
- Supported: Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Supported: Simulation workflow automation
- Supported: Design Exploration
- Supported: Postprocessing and Visualization
- Supported: Virtual Reality
- Supported: CAD Modeling and complex geometry handling
- Supported: Automated meshing and adaptive mesh refinement
- Supported: Multiphase flows
- Supported: Reacting flows
- Supported: Particle flows and Discrete element method
- Supported: Turbulence Modeling
- Supported: Aeroacoustics
- Supported: Fluid structure interaction and solid mechanics
- Supported: Rheology
- Supported: Moving objects
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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ customers explain how they solve some of the most difficult problems that industry has to offer using multiphysics Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and design exploration.
Design Exploration for CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is the key technology to help fluid and thermal engineers find better designs, faster. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has been built around the idea of a fully automated workflow from CAD to results that is leveraged by a fully integrated design exploration tool.
Multiphysics CFD simulations involve simultaneous physical phenomena, whose numerical models dialogue with each other with a substantial level of numerical coupling: Fluid dynamics, heat transfer/radiation, electrodynamics, solid stress, chemistry/combustion, etc., Simcenter S...
Show More Multiphase flows can be found in a wide range of today's products across all industries. Modeling the associated complexity to engineer innovative solutions requires efficient high fidelity multiphase computational fluid dynamics software (CFD) tools. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ offer...
Show More Computational fluid dynamics CFD based topology optimization marks a revolution in engineering innovative flow solutions. With Simcenter STAR-CCM+ topology optimization based on computational fluid dynamics, CFD is easier. Together with additive manufacturing, this enables eng...
Show More Watch how Simcenter STAR-CCM+ multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software helps improve aerodynamic performance for the Aerospace & Defense industry. The pipelined, automatic meshing helps handle the most complex geometries.
Vehicle aerodynamics CFD simulation is a key factor in the race for efficient, sustainable, yet attractive individual mobility solutions. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software that allows users to build a high-fidelity, co...
Show More Watch how virtual reality in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ allows anyone to explore a simulation model in an intuitive and immersive sense, increasing insight, and empowering innovation.
Preparing 3D CAD for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation is a necessary evil and a traditionally time-consuming task for CFD engineers without adding any true engineering value. But CAD preparation does not have to be tedious or require special CAD modeling software....
Show More The development of innovative reacting flows and combustion systems requires high fidelity computational fluid dynamics software tools. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ offers a wide range of industry-relevant, accurate and fast CFD models for single and multiphase reactions
Simcenter's customers describe its support model - A Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) for every paying customer.
Customers interact with the same Support Engineer who acts as a champion for their success with the software.
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Integrations
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- HEEDS
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| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Simcenter, from Siemens, is a suite of simulation tools and software. STAR-CCM+ is a multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to study how products operate under real-world conditions.
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Reviewers rate Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Customer Support highest, with a score of 8.4.
The most common users of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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September 12, 2023
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Review
I'm the sole user for that product, but of course, the requirements and the design comes from other teams. And then I carry out the simulation. So I carry out the task with Star-CCM+ and then I give my verdict to those teams, along with any suggestions to improve our technology and products.
- Meshing, for instance, it's very easy to mesh, try different approaches to meshing. Traditionally that's a very difficult job, but in STAR-CCM+ it makes it very easy and very reliable. Post-processing also is very nice and in all the modeling, the physics that you can carry out and you can simulate is also very, very nice. I tried to move to the priorities that does a good job. All in all, it's a very good software.
- Maybe a little bit on the automation side and if you want to script something, if you want to automate procedures, that happens through every simulation round that you have. That part could be a little bit cumbersome right now, depending on the operating system that you use.
- Introducing the software on other platforms like Mac OSS.
July 14, 2023
Excellent simulation tool
Thermal analysis of aircraft engine nacelles. Ventilation analysis, engine component cooling. Use conduction, convection and radiation in conjugated heat transfer analysis.
- Thermal analysis
- Aerothermal analysis
- heat exchangers
- Graphical interface
- Training
July 11, 2023
good
for external aero
- accuracy
- easy
- fast
- wing aero
analysis of multiphysics problems, engineering services, all kinds of problems
- simulation tree
- client-server
- meshing
- stability on linux
- sph
July 11, 2023
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ customer review
product optimization, helping in faster development of our products, reducing time to market, first time right testing approach
- easy to use
- fast solver
- well documented
- the cad interface
- the measurement tool
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
All flow simulations that are relevant for topics that might have direct impact on product performance. So optical column conditioning, outgassing and deposition rates, defectivity, Optics Life time, Thermal and pressure stability.
- Multiphase Flow
- Meshing capabilities for industrial problems
- CAD import from NX
- User Interface
- Postprocessing & visualization
- Implementing physics like Cox-Voinov model
- Mesh related stability issues
- Chemical & plasma physics
- Integration with other products from Siemens (similar level as we have with Abacus)
- Speed up the lagrangian solver
- Improved guidence on uFluidics & evaporation models
- Interoperability (HEEDS, AMEsim, System Modelling Workbench but also with non siemens products and open source codes required for LBM, DSMC, PIC, DFT...
We use it for vehicle and engine cfd simulations. Majorly for underhood, underbody, cabin, and thermal problems. Engine wise CHT, air flow and etc. With the help of the design optimization module, we are able to solve the frequent problems that occur during the performance evaluations. It makes the Engineer role easy at the organizational level.
- Physics setup
- Postprocess
- Automation tool
- Parallel computing
- File size will be very big to handle.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
We use Simcenter STAR-CCM+ as a general-purpose CFD solver for things like cooling systems, lube systems, exhaust systems, external hydrodynamics, etc. It is extremely user-friendly, easy to automate, and very capable as a single-tool multi-physics solver.
- Automation without the need for scripting
- Multi-physics sims in single GUI (such as FSI)
- Strong multi-phase capabilities (air, water, cavitation, etc.)
- Flexible licensing
- Scripting language is Java, not Python (for instances that built-in automation doesn't cover)
- Error messages not always the most helpful
- Cannot change simulation settings without license
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
I use it to model two-phase fluid heat transfer with high fidelity modeling of nucleate boiling and related phenomena. It's in parallel or complete replacement to experimental testing that is difficult or not feasible to implement in a lab setting.
- Variety of fluid physics models.
- Amount of documentation and references gives a good starting point.
- Fast and intuitive interface.
- More generalized automation functions, some features are incompatible with scripting.
- More state of the art numerical methods available.
- Examples and documentation on created generalized user code to access back-end data.
We use Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to perform CFD analyses on a variety of topics mostly within the automotive industry but also in other sectors of industrial research. The software allows us to extract all the important performance indicators like pressure drop, heat transfer coefficient, noise level, transient behavior, etc.
- CAD manipulation and repair.
- Conjugated Heat Transfer.
- Automated Meshing.
- Design of Experiments.
- CFD modelling in general.
- Mode advanced user coding.
- More extended use of GPUs.
June 01, 2022
Decade old usage review with a DecoRUM
Those old guys of CD-adapco knew me by name. I have been using it for more than a decade and I was like the branding police when people fail to name it properly (StarCCM+, star-CCM, etc). I have used it for a wide variety of problems in the majority of my CFD career. I had a love & hate relationship with this code as it messed up my career after having a glorious career for a decade.
- If you get your knobs well in the case setup, It is reasonably accurate to compare with any test data.
- It is good for repetitive workflows where you can greatly benefit from automation in the code.
- Single Integrated Platform can save your ass to move back and forth between multiple codes.
- Coupled solver is a whole mess with a whole lot of bandwagon of tuning parameters to get what you are looking for.
- The way AMR is implemented seems to be too complicated. Make it simple.
- For Buddha's sake, implement a Frequency based solver.
May 18, 2022
StarCCM+: Let's begin the Engineering
I use it for 2D/3D designing and analyzing the strength of the structure under different kinds of forces and calculating the maximum deviation and moment. It's good to have tools at the beginner level, easy to learn, use and teach to others. It's economical too. You can develop a different types of parts, structures, and shapes in it and perform their analysis based on the requirements and data available. You can then re-adjust the forces to see the variation in former and latter deviations & moments.
- Calculating deviation
- Calculating moment
- Modelling
- Stress analysis of pipes
- Animation showing how deviation would proceed in a solid.