FLOVENT Version 5 Provides Usability, CAD Import and Gridding Improvements
FLOVENT Version5 makes airflow and thermal analysis of complex built environments easier than ever
October 2004
Flomerics has introduced Version 5 of Flovent airflow design simulation software
offering substantial improvements in the areas of usability, CAD import and numerical
stability. The menus have been redesigned in the new release to more intuitively
guide the user through the modeling process. Analysis accuracy has been improved
with a grid-based dissection CAD import method that provides better handling of
complex building geometries. Numerical stability has been increased by refining
Flovent's unique object-based localized gridding.
Usability has been improved by redesigning the top-level menu system so that
it is more consistent with design-based project creation. The node tree has
been simplified and focuses on a hierarchical view of the project geometry.
The file menu now lists the most recently opened files so they can be quickly
re-opened. Menu picks that provide importing and exporting of projects and assemblies
have been repositioned on the file menu for easier access. There have also been
significant performance improvements in accessing the data associated with very
large projects, very often encountered in building applications.
The new version also improves the handling of complex geometries by providing
an option to discretize imported solid models using a grid that reproduces the
model's shape to a high level of accuracy, while maintaining numerical efficiency
and avoiding any issues relating to the quality and accuracy of the imported
CAD data. In order to address an increasing interest in transient analysis,
a new feature has been introduced that allows for the import of a comma delimited
ASCII file defining any desired power versus time profile.
The localized gridding capabilities in the new version have been refined to
improve their stability and broaden applicability. The grid is associated with
objects so that the grid is constructed as you add objects, such as SmartParts models, rather than after the fact. Another new feature improves flexibility
by allowing objects in contact to be localized individually rather than with
all the localized components grouped together.
Flovent software from Flomerics reduces the time and skill required to simulate
complex ventilation problems, because it is specially designed for applications
in the built environment. Flovent provides tools that allow users to assemble
models from libraries, avoiding the need to create them from scratch. Flovent
provides an environment that enables fast, automated design studies. Automated
gridding and distributed processing across networks streamlines the process
of evaluating multiple iterations to optimize the design. With this new version,
Flovent continues to set the standard for airflow simulation in the construction
industry. Thermal dimensioning, contamination/moisture control and airflow inside
large buildings can now be easily undertaken in Flovent V5.
For further information, please contact:
Ian Clark Electronics Cooling - Product Manager
Mentor Graphics Mechanical Analysis, UK
81 Bridge Road
Hampton Court
Surrey,
KT8 9HH
UK
