Simcenter STAR-CCM+

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) based simulation software developed by Siemens Digital Industries Software. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ allows the modeling and analysis of a range of engineering problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, stress, particulate flow, electromagnetics and related phenomena[1].

Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ running on Windows 10
Developer(s)Siemens PLM Software
Initial release2004
Stable release
Version 2020.2
PlatformLinux, Windows
Available inEnglish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
TypeComputational fluid dynamics and multiphysics simulation
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteSimcenter STAR-CCM+ website

Formerly known as STAR-CCM+, the software was first developed by CD-adapco and was acquired by Siemens Digital Industries Software as part of the purchase of CD-adapco in 2016. It is now a part of the Simcenter Portfolio of software tools[2].

History

Development work on STAR-CCM+ was started after a decision was taken to design a new, integrated CFD tool to replace the existing product STAR-CD which had been developed during the 1980s and 1990s by Computational Dynamics Ltd, a spin-off company from Professor Brian Spalding's Imperial College London research group[3]. During this time, STAR-CD had obtained a market leading position across a number of applications, most notably in the automotive industry. In 2005, nearly 75% of all points scored during the Formula One World Championship were won in cars designed using STAR-CD[4]. By developing a new tool from scratch, STAR-CCM+ aimed to take advantage of more modern programming methods and to provide an expandable framework in which to further develop the code's capabilities and application scope[5].

STAR-CCM+ was first announced at the 2004 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Conference in Reno, Nevada[6]. One of the unique features was a generalized polyhedral cell formulation, allowing the solver to handle any mesh type[5] imported. The first official release included the world's first commercially available polyhedral mesher, a technology able to deliver model convergence up to ten times faster than an equivalent tetrahedral mesh[7][8].

Development

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is developed according to a continual improvement process, with a new version released every four months[9] (in February, June and October). The program consists of a client-server architecture[10], implemented using object-oriented programming[9]. The server executable is written in C++ and the client implemented in Java. This approach allows for the pre- and post-processing activities and the more demanding computation to be carried out on different hardware, if desired.

At the start of the 2019 calendar year, the numbering convention for Simcenter STAR-CCM+ versions was changed to match that used by other Siemens software products. The original numbering convention continues to denote the build number.

Usage

Prior to CD-adapco's acquisition by Siemens, the customer base was approximately 3,200 accounts with 52% of licence sales attributed to the automotive industry, making Simcenter STAR-CCM+ the leading multiphysics solution in that market[1].

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See also

References
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  2. "STAR-CCM+". Siemens Digital Industries Software. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "Spinout companies | Faculty of Engineering | Imperial College London". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. "CD-adapco Helps Renault To Succes". www.gptoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. "CFD Review | CD adapco Group Releases STAR-CCM+". www.cfdreview.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. "Dynamics Magazine Issue 22, Spring 2004". mdx2.plm.automation.siemens.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  7. "CFD Review | CD-adapco Releases STAR-CCM+ Box Set". www.cfdreview.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  8. Peric, Milovan (2004). "New Development in Numerical Methods". ERCOFTAC Bulletin. 62 – via ERCOFTAC.
  9. "STAR-CCM+ V3.02: Three is the Magic Number". CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive. February 29, 2008.
  10. Palazzi, Antonello (2018). "3.2". Nuclear thermal hydraulic analysis using coupled CFD and system codes (PDF) (PhD). Imperial College London. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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