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Latest News
Here is a selection of our latest posts relating to meshing, Caelus, DEM and CFD.
AFMC (Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference) is held biannually in Australia, and the 22nd AFMC2020 was the latest, held in December 2020. AFMC2020 was organised by Australasian Fluid Mechanic Society (AFMS),…
Applied CCM Pty Ltd would like to wish all our customers a Happy New Year. To start 2021, Fetch Mesh – The CFD mesh store has a 25% discount off…
In this month’s blog, we are ending 2020 on a festive note, by using Pointwise to mesh Santa's hat with Pointwise's new Automatic Surface meshing. Automatic Surface meshing is now available…
Applied CCM Pty Ltd announces the launch of Fetch Mesh – The CFD mesh store. MELBOURNE, AUS (23 November 2020). Fetch Mesh will complement our current suite of products and…
This monthly mesh we refer readers to our guest blog “Recombination of Voxel Transition Cells for OpenFOAM meshes”, published on Another Fine Mesh. That article describes a utility (vtCombine) developed by…
This monthly mesh we refer readers to our guest blog "It's all in the numbering - mesh renumbering may improve simulation speed”, published on Another Fine Mesh. We all know that…
Introduction This monthly mesh we discuss part 2 in a blog series on "Car park Ventilation CFD with Pointwise, Caelus, CFX and FDS". First published in Another Fine Mesh on 27th…
This monthly mesh we refer readers to our guest blog “Car park Ventilation CFD with Pointwise, Caelus, CFX and FDS”, published on Another Fine Mesh. Design of covered car parks in Australia requires CFD…
In this monthly mesh, during COVID-19 we continue to focus on Aerospace meshes with Pointwise, whilst working from home. This article steps through how Pointwise can be used to generate…
This monthly mesh we are referring readers to our guest blog "Mesh adaptation with Python, Pointwise and Caelus", published on Another Fine Mesh. Mesh adaptation is one of the NASA…
This is our first blog in the monthly mesh series for 2020, and we hope you enjoy the meshes this year. To start the year off we are focusing on…
In this month’s blog we are ending 2019 on a festive note, by using Pointwise to mesh a pod racer version of Santa's sled! Obviously, Santa's sled normally has lots of…
It is with deep regret advise that the Symposium on OpenFOAM Technology 2020 (SOFT) scheduled to take place in Melbourne 22 April has been cancelled. The rapidly changing circumstances relating…
In 2020 we are conducting a "Pointwise for Aerospace CFD Workshop". Details are below. Title: Pointwise for Aerospace CFD Workshop Date/time: Monday 20th April 2020, from 09:30 - 16:30pm AEST…
In this month's blog we describe the usage of Python to drive a process of mesh adaption with Caelus and Pointwise. Mesh Adaption can be beneficial in reducing the effort…
We are pleased to announce that Applied CCM has been named the Pointwise Distributor of the Year for 2019. Martin Leahy received the award from Pointwise executive vice presidents John…
Introduction In this month's blog we use Pointwise as a pre-processor for performing a CFD analysis with ANSYS Fluent and OpenFOAM from the same Pointwise mesh. The geometry (Figure 1)…
We are pleased to announce an upcoming mesh adaption webcast coming live on the Applied CCM YouTube channel on Monday 11th November 2019. Details are below. Title: Python, Pointwise and…
The October CFD Meetup was held on Wednesday 9th, at the Hub, Docklands in Melbourne. We had around 35 people attend, with two talks focused on the ANSYS CFD software.…
CFD simulations involving three dimensional (3D) complex geometry have become the norm. This hasn't lessened the need for two dimensional (2D) simulations. Sometimes geometry and flow are such that a…
Introduction The August article features the scripting of a Pointwise mesh by using Pointwise's Glyph scripting functionality. The publicly available Glyph script "CreateOH" is used to automatically create a 2D…
Applied CCM have been organising and hosting a series of Melbourne Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) meetup events in 2019, and the latest was our fourth event on August 7th 2019…
The July mesh features the meshing of a Raspberry Pi - also known as a raspi. We will show details of a Pointwise mesh, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis…
Background The June mesh showcases the Pointwise meshing and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of a horizontal wind turbine placed under a twin deck bridge. This case was meshed in…
In the case study, “Pointwise and the Evolution of Faster, Easier, More Reliable Automated Meshing,” learn more about user-independent automated meshing and take a look at the latest meshing technologies…
The next major version of Caelus, 9.04, was released today. This release focused on bring some major libraries inline with the current OpenFOAM release (v6) and improvement to the Caelus…
This is the third in a series of articles you will see from us in 2019 about meshes we have been working on. The March mesh showcases a golf club…
Pointwise has published the case study, “Automatic Generation of High-Quality Meshes Using Pointwise and Glyph” which details how Glyph scripts integrated with Pointwise can reduce meshing time from up to…
Applied CCM are the distributors of Pointwise in Australia and New Zealand. This is the second in a series of meshing articles you will see from us in 2019. February's…
Pointwise released an updated version of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh generation software. While primarily a maintenance release, it includes new geometry model import, improved CFD flow solver export,…
Thanks to all for attending our inaugural Melbourne CFD meetup, and to our speakers Gabrian Balelang and Scott Burch! It was so great to see a mixture of industry, university,…
Here at Applied CCM, we love meshing. In our opinion there's nothing better than a nice looking mesh, ready to use in our CFD analysis and give it the best…
Pointwise has released the webinar, “High-Order Mesh Generation Using Pointwise.” The webinar addresses the two main challenges tied to the degree elevation of linear elements: boundary conformance and curving of…
Our inaugural Melbourne Computational Fluid Dynamics Meetup (MCFDM) will consist of two talks on Computational Fluid Dynamics. Melbourne CFD Meetup The agenda is as follows: 5:45pm: Arrival, with refreshments available…
The 13th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries is a conference held biennially in Melbourne in December 2018, and is supported by CSIRO and Monash University.…
OpenFOAM training courses, based in Melbourne have now been released for 2019. Scheduled Dates OpenFOAM® Standard Course This course is suitable for Engineers with little or no prior OpenFOAM® experience. Delivered…
The latest release of Pointwise’s computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh generation software delivers high-order, curved mesh generation, the fundamental building block required by the next generation of CFD solver software…
Pointwise has released a new, updated version of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh generation software. Building on experiences gained through participation in CFD workshops, this new release includes the…
Pointwise, Inc. has compiled their recommended meshing strategies developed while creating meshes for the 3rd and 4th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshops into a case study, “Meshing Strategies for Propulsion Aerodynamics”.…
Pointwise, Inc., the choice for CFD meshing, announced a new white paper, “The Ultimate Guide to Writing Import and Export Plugins,” that will help you fully integrate Pointwise into your…
Pointwise has released the webinar, “Meshing Automation and Adaptability in Pointwise V18.1.” which details the new features supporting overset meshing and automation tools in Pointwise. Overset Data Displayed on a…
Pointwise, the choice for CFD meshing, released an on-demand webinar that helps to improve your proficiency with Pointwise by doing a meshing walk-through of a CFD benchmark. Hybrid unstructured mesh…
Look at the evolution of fluid dynamics and you’ll quickly realize that our understanding of the subject has advanced a great deal in a relatively short space of time. To…
The next major version of Caelus, 8.04, was released today. This release comes with a new Python library, waves library, and several other application and library improvements. Here’s a summary…
MELBOURNE, AUS and OTTAWA, CAN (01 December 2017) Applied CCM Pty Ltd and Applied CCM Canada have announced partnership agreements with DCS Computing for worldwide sales and support of CFDEM®workbench.…
The next major version of Caelus, 7.04, was released today. This release is the largest release to date with major new capabilities in both the library as well as application-based…
Applied CCM will present a webinar entitled “V8 Supercar design with CFD” on 21 March 2017 at 7.30pm AEDT (GMT+11). In this webinar, discover: The aerodynamic anatomy of V8 Supercars…
The Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) series is held biennially in December and is supported by the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (www.afms.org.au). The conference moves around Australia and New Zealand…
By Scott Burch, CFD Engineer, Garry Rogers Motorsport After such a successful debut season with the Volvo in 2014, we were left feeling very confident with the aerodynamics of the S60…
In keeping with the April/October bi-annual release schedule, the next major version of Caelus, 6.10, was released today. We’ll continue to deliver bi-annual releases until at least 7.04 in April…
This major new release of Pointwise V18 for CFD mesh generation is now available for download and production use. It includes the biggest change to our core meshing technology since…
I'm Darrin Stephens, Director of Applied CCM Pty Ltd and I was born and raised in Innisfail, a small country town in the far north of the state of Queensland,…
The next major version of Caelus, 6.04, was released today. We’ll continue to stick to bi-annual releases with 6.10 coming in October. Much of the effort this release was spent…
Companies are deploying open source CFD software in a range of different ways. Although we know of no formal measures available, it seems from anecdotal evidence that it’s use is…
The next major version of Caelus, 5.10, was released on October 26. It has been 6 months since the last release and we’ll continue to stick to our bi-annual releases…
MELBOURNE, AUS and OTTAWA, CAN (09 September 2015) Applied CCM Pty Ltd and Applied CCM Canada have announced partnership agreements with Celeritas Simulation Technologies LLC for worldwide sales and support…
The next major version of Caelus, 5.04, was released on April 27. It has been 6 months since the last release and we'll continue to stick to our bi-annual releases…
In a previous post we compared the run time performance for Caelus 4.10 on six of the supported operating systems (Windows 7 Pro, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, RedHat…
While I have been lurking in the background, helping out Applied CCM the past, today I am officially announcing the launch of my company Applied CCM Canada. I started Applied CCM Canada to service…
Caelus 4.10 is supported on eight (8) operating systems (OS's), Windows 7 Pro, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, RedHat EL 6.x, RedHat EL 7.x, Mac OSX 10.9.5 and 10.10.…
I've been meaning to write an article about SCons and was having a hard time deciding how to present it. And procrastination might have been a factor as well. Anyway, a @caelus_cml twitter…
It's been a busy last couple of months for Applied CCM. In fact, so busy I haven't been able to write our first meaningful blog post! We've been busy with a lot…
Our Work
Here is a selection of our work, from publication to images and videos of simulations.
Publications
Abstract We present a velocity correction scheme that is suitable for the simulation of the broad range of Mach number…
Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a useful tool for predicting flow in cases where experimental measurements can be difficult…
Abstract Polymeric flocculants have been used to enhance the settling and thereby the separation process by which the particles mix…
Abstract The Caelus library is a general purpose numerical framework for the solution of the continuum mechanics problems. The framework…
Abstract Recent years have witnessed a significant proliferation of numerical libraries being used in computational continuum mechanics. While the appearance…
Abstract Incompressible turbulence models have been implemented in Caelus, a general purpose numerical framework, to enable computations of turbulent incompressible…
Abstract Cyclone separators play a dominant role in the industrial separation of dilute particles from an incoming gas flow. The…
Abstract Bluff body shapes are used to promote better heat and mass transfer in various industrial flow situations, flow past…
Abstract Turbulence is a phenomenon that occurs frequently in nature and is present in almost all industrial applications. Despite significant…
Abstract Bubble column reactors are widely used in the chemical and biochemical process industries, but numerous examples can be found…
Abstract Fast transient solution of incompressible turbulent flows still occupy a dominant place in engineering computations. Majority of the solvers…
Abstract We present improvements to several core numerical scheme in the Caelus library that are a first step in improving…
Abstract This paper presents a fast transient solver suitable for the simulation of transient turbulent flows. The main characteristic of…
Abstract For many industrial fluid dynamics problems, it is impractical to perform experiments on the physical world directly. Instead, complex,…
Abstract Design optimization is becoming increasingly important in engineering practice. In particular, shape optimization is becoming an important part of…
Abstract Computer modelling has been used extensively in some processes in the sugar industry to achieve significant gains. This paper…
Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling offers powerful simulation capability, but only provides information for a given design and set…
Abstract Computing the shape derivatives in turbulent incompressible flows is a basic requirement for any design optimisation gradient based algorithm.…
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In V8 Supercars we deal with fluid problems which are complex and dominated by flow separations. The Pointwise software as a CFD meshing tool is very robust and delivers high fidelity results for our models. It has proven to be significantly faster while still providing a higher level of mesh detail without consuming extra memory. Using Pointwise has allowed us to mesh models in less than 1 hour which with other software took us over 6 hours to mesh. Additionally, the excellent export capabilities of Pointwise allow us to export our models in less than 10% of the time it use to take with our previous meshing software. These speed increases have given us the ability to devote computational resources to other projects, significantly increasing our productivity and allowing us to have a more streamlined and efficient work flow.