Siemens PLM Software

NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - October 26, 2016) - Siemens PLM Software, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) software, announced today the latest release of STAR-CCM+® software, version 11.06. This latest version of the industry-leading engineering software tool allows engineers to discover better designs, faster and aligns with Siemens' Smart Innovation Portfolio that helps manufacturers optimize their Digital Enterprise and realize innovation.

STAR-CCM+ v11.06 introduces the Electronics Cooling Toolset (E-Cool). E-Cool facilitates the creation and manipulation of electronics components for the thermal performance analysis of board and system level electronics devices. Parts such as fans, heatsinks, chips, and boards can be imported from industry-standard IDF files, or created in STAR-CCM+.

"This new capability allows engineers to focus their time on making the right decisions for improving the thermal efficiency of their electronics systems," says Siemens PLM Software Senior VP of Product Management Jean-Claude Ercolanelli. "It utilizes an entirely new concept for quickly managing and exploring their entire product design space to match their industrial engineering objectives."

While the E-Cool innovation is among the leading enhancements offered in STAR-CCM+ v11.06, this version features many more advancements, offering users significant gains in technology, user experience and productivity.

• For filtration, fluidized beds or biomass furnaces type of applications the Source Smoothing technique automatically smooths and coarsens the underlying computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh to make it more appropriate for DEM calculations. This provides the benefit of shortening the computational time of DEM simulations, ultimately allowing engineers to evaluate more design configurations in the same amount of time.

• For applications like multiphase flow through nozzles and orifices, bubbly flow or counter gravity flow, the Adaptive Multiple Size Group Population Balance (A-MUSIG) allows users to accurately model flows where the dispersed phase of bubbles, droplets or particles has a varied population in terms of size.

• The new Simulation Tree Comparison feature, meanwhile, significantly increases usability by allowing the side-by-side comparison of the simulation setup from two different cases. Users can easily identify differences or variations from best practices, saving time in checking their simulation setup.

For additional information about the key enhancements offered in STAR-CCM+ v11.06, including detailed expert previews of A-MUSIG, DEM Source Smoothing, Simulation Parameters, Simulation Tree Comparison and more, please visit our blog page and www.siemens.com/mdx .

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Digital Factory Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) software, systems and services with over 15 million licensed seats and more than 140,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software works collaboratively with its customers to provide industry software solutions that help companies everywhere achieve a sustainable competitive advantage by making real the innovations that matter. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and services, visit www.siemens.com/plm .

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment -- such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems -- and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of EUR75.6 billion and net income of EUR7.4 billion. At the end of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com .

Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. STAR CCM+ is a trademark or registered trademark of Computational Dynamics Limited. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders.

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