CFdesign News

CFdesign Adds Advanced Pump Design Simulation Training to CFD-University

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:52:00 EST

CFdesign Adds Advanced Pump Design Simulation Training to CFD-University

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – December 9, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced the availability of the Advanced Pump Design Simulation Training course as part of the CFD-university. This new pump design curriculum provides customers with the convenience of on-demand access to a comprehensive suite of video segments which contain the latest tips, techniques and best practices for conducting pump simulation design studies. Although focused on pumps, this information can also be applied to other turbomachinery applications such as fans or turbines while the segmented design promotes use as a refresher course by allowing the viewer to quickly jump to a specific topic of interest.

“I have found that the CFD-university is a fantastic tool. The online CFD-university classes clearly guided me through the steps of setting up a project, solving it and then viewing the results,” explains Ilan Braunstein, Mechanical Engineer, MRV Communication (Networks) LTD.

“CFdesign provides design engineers insight into their pump design that cannot be obtained by using traditional physical prototyping methods. By using CFdesign, engineers are able to develop more innovative and efficient products.” explains Mark Decker, CFdesign Application Team Leader focused on Turbomachinery.

By attending this online class you will discover applications for upfront CFD, learn how to build simulation-ready models and simulation design studies in Autodesk® Inventor®, and make decisions based on simulation results.

CFD-university supports expanded use of CFdesign through on-demand self-paced fundamentals training, advanced training and a series of live application specific Webinars. This suite of training options, available to active maintenance customers through the CFdesign Customer Portal, provides ready access to the theoretical and practical information necessary to solve flow and thermal problems within a digital prototyping process.

About CFdesign
Using CFdesign, engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD system using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2011 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

About Blue Ridge Numerics
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle. Connect with design engineering colleagues at: www.upfrontcfd.com.

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

CFdesign Engineers to Lecture at Autodesk University on Using CFD with Revit and Inventor to Solve Flow and Thermal Challenges

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:53:00 EST

CFdesign Engineers to Lecture at Autodesk University on Using CFD with Revit and Inventor to Solve Flow and Thermal Challenges

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – November 24, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that Parker Wright, CFdesign Application Team Leader focused on AEC (Architectural Engineering and Construction), and Luke Mihelcic, CFdesign Product Marketing Manager, will lecture classes during Autodesk University Virtural 2010.

Autodesk University (AU) brings together Autodesk users, developers, executives, solution providers, and strategic partners from around the world. For those unable to travel to AU in Las Vegas, NV, Autodesk offers an AU Virtual Premier Pass which gives full access to the entire AU Virtual class curriculum consisting of 230 training classes, product clinics, and industry keynotes.

The “CFD for the Built Environment: Improving Sustainability” class (session ID: AB320-1C) on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 10:00am Pacific Standard Time will be taught by Parker Wright. If you are an architectural or MEP engineer who needs to understand the air flow and thermal qualities of your designs you should attend this online class.

This product clinic will introduce attendees to CFD for the built environment. Attendees will learn how to integrate CFD into BIM, how to leverage Revit® models in CFD simulation, and how CFD is being applied in new and retrofit construction designs.

After attending the class you should understand how to: integrate CFD into BIM, optimize your designs, move designs further upstream to maximize cost & time savings, use Revit more effectively with CFdesign® by applying our tips and tricks, and use innovative ventilation techniques.

Luke Mihelcic will teach the “CFD 101: Inventor-Driven Flow and Thermal Simulation” class (session ID: MA330-1C) on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 3:00pm Pacific Standard Time. You should attend this class if you are a design engineer who needs to solve flow and thermal problems the fastest way possible using upfront CFD and Autodesk Inventor.

This product clinic will give attendees an introduction to upfront CFD, the types of challenges that Upfront CFD can help solve, and an in-depth look at the type of insights possible with CFdesign® 2011.

By attending this online class you will discover applications for upfront CFD, learn how to build simulation-ready models and simulation design studies in Autodesk® Inventor®, and make decisions based on simulation results.

About CFdesign
Using CFdesign, engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD system using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2011 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Paul Whalen
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

Blue Ridge Numerics Launches CFD-University

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:36:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Launches CFD-University

New suite of continuing education programs and live seminars empower customers to increase proficiency and maximize the investment in CFdesign directly from each engineer’s desktop.

CFdesign Customers Can Click Here
to Login to CFD-university

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – September 16, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced the launch of CFD-university. CFD-university supports expanded use of CFdesign through on-demand self-paced fundamentals training, advanced training and a series of live application specific Webinars. This new suite of training options, available to active maintenance customers through the CFdesign Customer Portal, provides ready access to the theoretical and practical information necessary to solve flow and thermal problems within a digital prototyping process.

"CFD-university provides an informative, efficient on demand resource for CFdesign customers seeking to begin or further develop their knowledge,” explains Jason Pfeiffer, VP of Engineering, Blue Ridge Numerics. “This new resource will expand the reach of CFdesign to more engineers on the team, allowing companies to realize the quality and innovation advantages available from our product."

The Fundamentals Training session is tailored towards design engineers new to CFdesign and provides a comprehensive, step-by-step approach for learning the fundamental elements and workflow of CFdesign 2011, from initial model set-up to navigating through a complete multi-scenario design study.

The Advanced Training sessions are on-demand videos for more experienced users that have a sound understanding of the CFdesign fundamentals and are ready to apply those elements to specific industry applications. Each of these process-focused videos runs about 30 minutes in length and focus on best simulation practices for applications in industries such as electronics, lighting and architectural engineering.

The online CFdesign Webinar series are ongoing educational seminars that highlight advanced functionality and tips and tricks for approaching specific problems for the highest degree of design insight in the shortest time possible. Customers have both the option to attend these live interactive events or later watch the archived Webinar.

About CFdesign
Using CFdesign, engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD system using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2011 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

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CFdesign 2011 Selected Editors Pick of the Week by Desktop Engineering

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:05:00 EDT

CFdesign 2011 from Blue Ridge Numerics Selected
Editors Pick of the Week by Desktop Engineering

Designer-friendly analysis system's potential to compress design cycles cited by editor at large.

Click Here to Read the complete
Editors Pick of the Week

Click Here to Visit the CFdesign 2011
Resource Center with Informative Videos

DUBLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA Desktop Engineering (deskeng.com) announces that version 2011 of Blue Ridge Numerics's (Charlottesville, VA) CFdesign upfront CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis system was selected as its Editors Pick of the Week for September 8, 2010.

The CFdesign modus operandi is simple, says Anthony J. Lockwood, editor at large for Desktop Engineering. Give designers and engineers an easy-to-use system to leverage CFD power early and often in their design cycle. Running CFD to study and optimize designs from the earliest stages compresses production cycles, fosters innovation, leads to robust products, and gets product to market sooner.

Although it is high-power CFD, CFdesign operates from the designer's point of view, notes Lockwood. It clears away the complexities of CFD set-up and meshing, for example. Meshing, in fact, is automatic. And CFdesign works as closely with Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, and SolidWorks as you get.

Over the years I have seen CFdesign grow from a good tool to have to what many believe is a mission critical tool, concludes Lockwood. Any designer who must deal with fluid and thermal issues should make it a point to give CFdesign a serious look.

Read the complete Editors Pick of the Week at Design Study Automation Embedded in the CAD.

Desktop Engineering magazine, which is published monthly by Level 5 Communications, is an industry-leading media brand covering hardware and software engineering solutions for the manufacturing, medical, automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, process, and other industries. Its readership of 60,000 is 100-percent involved in upfront design processes. Desktop Engineerings website, deskeng.com, is a valuable resource updated regularly with breaking news from the global engineering, design, and manufacturing industries.

Desktop Engineering covers MCAD, simulation and analysis, reverse engineering, and rapid technologies for design engineers and engineering management, said Steve Robbins, executive editor. We focus on computer technologies that enable 3D modeling and simulation.

Each issue of DE offers news updates, hardware and software reviews, articles, and in-depth coverage of rapidly evolving industries, Robbins added. DE delivers information that increases ROI and helps shorten time to market. Whether engineers are working on the latest aerospace project or an industrial designer is creating a new cell phone, DE provides solutions to their day-to-day challenges.

For more information about daily news updates, monthly updates from the magazine, and advertising opportunities, contact:

Desktop Engineering, Level 5 Communications Inc.
1283D Main St., Dublin, NH 03444
603-563-1631, fax 603-563-8192
DE-Editors@deskeng.com
www.deskeng.com

Blue Ridge Numerics Annouces the Release of CFdesign 2011

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Annouces the Release of CFdesign 2011
Allowing Engineering Teams to Get More Done in 24-hours than
other Physical and Digital Methods

CFdesign 2011 provides design engineers with the first Design Study automation
embedded in the CAD system

Click Here to Visit the CFdesign 2011
Resource Center with Informative Videos

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – September 1, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced the release of CFdesign 2011, and the availability for current CFdesign customers to download it from the Customer Portal. New functionality and major enhancements in CFdesign 2011 equip engineering teams with the power to get more done in 24-hours than with other methods. The highly-automated fluid flow and thermal management decision making processes in CFdesign 2011 provides an effective alternative to costly and time consuming physical testing methods that often lack a complete picture of design performance. CFdesign 2011 provides a platform for engineering companies to gain a competitive advantage and sustain critical growth by better utilizing existing personnel and network resources.

The new CFdesign 2011 collaboration tools effectively connect local and global teams. The knowledge sharing features allow team members ranging from the novice to the power user to have flow and thermal management tools available on-demand, and flexible enough to suit their individual needs.

Using CFdesign 2011, engineering teams will have design performance feedback faster which provides a more direct path to product innovation. This allows for do-it-right-the-first-time designs from concept to validation. CFdesign 2011 delivers more of what engineers need in less time than the physical, or digital, alternatives.

CFdesign 2011 combines our commitment of bringing best-in-class CFD software to the design engineer that include the tools they need to be successful, with a feature-rich software platform that will also help make the company as a whole successful,” explains Derrek Cooper, CFdesign Product Manager, Blue Ridge Numerics. “We have incorporated features, such as automated mesh sizing with instant preview, a suite of design study automation tools, a model-centric workflow, and Web-based collaboration that will help engineers get more done in 24-hours than ever before. CFdesign 2011 helps design engineers compress the design process while expanding their reach. Engineers no longer have to wish they had more time to run additional simulations leading to innovative products with improved quality -- they do.”

CFdesign 2011 Key Features:

One-Click Simulation
New tools added to CFdesign 2011 simplify and expand the use of simulation to every CAD engineer on the team using CAD-entity groups and Design Study Rules to provide a convenient way to have a simulation setup in one-click and begin exploring flow and thermal design options.

CAD-entity groups
Collections of named parts or surfaces that are created in the CAD system utilizing tools on the new CFdesign toolbar. They provide a convenient way to automate the assignment of settings and the building of the design study.
Design Study Rules
Associations between a CAD part name, CAD material name or CAD entity group, and a CFdesign setting. Use them to automatically assign settings to frequently recurring CAD components, providing the ability for one-click simulation.

Design Study Automation
With several new features like a CAD-embedded Design Study Builder and design study templates, engineers can now avoid the déjà vu experience of repeating the same process over and over when setting up a multi-scenario design study from within Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, and SolidWorks.

Design Study Builder
A powerful automation tool that allows for variation of multiple parameters such as materials, flow and thermal conditions as well as design variations driven directly from your design tables inside your cad system.
Design Study Templates
By capturing standard processes, templates give design groups the ability to define standard processes and reduce the need to “start-over” every time.

Remote Solving & Mobile Alerts
CFdesign 2011 is built to support the multi-scenario design study process by making it easy to harness all the computational horse power available on your existing network. A new remote solving manager will help you setup and allocate the workload across multiple workstations and alert you via a text message and email when a simulation has started and finished as well as providing solution progress along the way.

Remote Solving
An important part of the CFdesign Automation Suite that provides the freedom to schedule and run multiple scenarios from a single source, gaining access to all solving engines on your network.
Mobile Alerts
Notifications can be sent via email or text messages keeping you informed on the progress of your design study.

Team Environment
New workflow and collaboration functionality equate to getting more of the team involved on every project. CFdesign’s powerful 3D viewer now even works inside your Web browser meaning everyone can evaluate simulation results even when they don’t have a CFdesign license or are not a CFdesign user.

Model-centric Workflow
The heart of the CFdesign workflow that allows maximizing screen real estate as well as access to all functions directly on the model. This provides fewer workflow interruptions and improved usability for the entire team.
Material Library Management
There are twice as many materials now available in the material library. New materials such as standard internal fans, customer requested fluids and solids as well as a brand new LED material type have been added. Materials can now be searched, filtered and tagged as favorites. Material databases can also be shared with other team members.
Next Generation Automatic Mesh Sizing
An extension of the existing powerful automatic mesh sizing, these refinement options improves the mesh automatically in critical areas, such as gaps while providing an instant preview of the surface mesh.
Web-based Collaboration
The Customer Portal has been expanded to allow the secure sharing and viewing of results data across the design team as well as those outside the organization with authorization.
3D Viewer in a Web browser
The powerful CFdesign 3D Results Viewer has been developed to work inside of a standard web browser as an add-on. This reduces the need for members of the team to have to download and install the 3D Viewer locally as an application which opens the ability for more collaboration and knowledge sharing of the simulation results.

Decision Center
With CFdesign 2011 extracting the data you need to drive design performance just got better. New thermal image camera-like visualization and performance data output options add more muscle to this already robust tool.

Results Interpretation & Visualization
Identifying the optimal design just got easier. Filtering and sorting through the mountains of data and presenting them in a very simple way is the heart of the Design Study Environment. Numerous improvements were made to the visualization suite of tools including thermal imaging results view, fan & contact thermal model operating points in the decision center.

An online CFdesign 2011 resource center with informative videos and a demonstration request form is available at: www.cfdesign.com/2011

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Blue Ridge Numerics Shows Strong Growth in UK and European Markets

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:14:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Shows Strong Growth in UK and European Markets

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – August 18, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the makers of CFdesign, the leading upfront computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package, announced today that it has shown a strong year over year growth of more than 40% in the UK and European markets through the first half of 2010. In response to this growth, the UK Operation has relocated to a new purpose-designed office space, the German and Channel teams have expanded and a customer support team for France has been established.

The strong UK and European growth can be attributed to several key factors including CFdesign’s customer-proven accurate simulation results, the speed and ease in which CFdesign operates, the CFdesign multi-scenario design study environment, the CFdesign team approach taken to make customers successful, and the strength and stability of Blue Ridge Numerics. The CFdesign UK and European teams will continue to be expanded and enhanced to keep pace with the growth.

“Our focus remains on our customers and providing the best customer support in the industry. This approach is especially important during these challenging economic times, and our strong performance in the first half of 2010 has allowed us to grow our UK and European teams” explains Martin Cregg, Director - European Operations. “Our professional teams coupled with our leading upfront CFD package, CFdesign, help assure the success of design engineering companies doing fluid flow and/or thermal design studies.”

About CFdesign
Using CFdesign engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD package using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2010 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

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Blue Ridge Numerics Releases Upfront CFD Buyer's Guide

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Releases Upfront CFD Buyer's Guide

Click Here to Download Guide

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – July 23, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, today released for immediate download an Upfront CFD Buyer’s Guide for engineers and managers seeking information before purchasing CFD software. This Free Guide discusses the advantages of using upfront CFD early in the design process where companies have discovered time and cost savings gained using product simulation.

Wading through tons of information on flow and thermal simulation software tools can be a challenge. Many traditional CFD options in the market will not support a company’s CAD-driven product development process or the engineering staff’s time commitment to one task. Engineers downloading this guide will be introduced to a shopping list of specific capabilities that will ensure the best upfront CFD solution is purchased.

A Few of the Key Elements Needed in an Effective CFD Solution:

Simulate multiple design options – the ability to simulate multiple designs and view them at one time to make direct comparisons, upfront in the design process where it is most effective.
Make faster, more accurate decisions - leverage native geometric models while working in a familiar CAD-environment and seamlessly integrating with the CFD-environment to run fluid flow and thermal studies.
Achieve the innovation – the ability to cut the time and expense associated with physical prototyping which frees engineering resources to create more innovative products that are associated with today’s successful companies.

"The upfront CFD Buyer’s Guide is a must-have for engineers, managers, and executives seeking information on improving their company’s design processes and developing a more effective path to innovative product design." says Paul Whalen, Marketing Manager, Blue Ridge Numerics. "Today’s volatile business environment demands that new product centric companies must have engineering software tools that lead them to a distinct competitive advantage and solid profits. Accepting a trade-off between process and solution capabilities means they could end up with expensive shelfware."

About CFdesign
Using CFdesign engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD package using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2010 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

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Blue Ridge Numerics Announces the Release of CFdesign 2010 Summer Update with Full Support for CoCreate 17.0

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces the Release of CFdesign 2010 Summer Update with Full Support for CoCreate 17.0

Watch Video on CFdesign's Integration with CoCreate 17.0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – July 8, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced the CFdesign 2010 Summer Update is available for immediate download through the CFdesign customer portal. This latest update is part of the quarterly product update release schedule and includes many product enhancements including full support for CoCreate 17.0, a massed particle collision report and enhanced smoke visibility.

Using CFdesign engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD package using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2010 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

"This is the third and final scheduled quarterly product update for CFdesign 2010, which continues to provide design engineers the most comprehensive upfront CFD software package available," says Derrek Cooper, CFdesign Product Manager, "As with each update, this Summer Update provides users with integration updates and enhancements requested by customers ."

CFdesign is released annually each fall followed by three scheduled quarterly updates, which is unique to the CAE industry. This consistent development process assures that CFdesign remains compatible and can take advantage of the latest release of each CAD tool, Microsoft Windows, and new hardware advancements.

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Blue Ridge Numerics Renews the CFdesign Collegiate Competition Sponsorship Program for Next Season

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Renews the CFdesign Collegiate Competition Sponsorship Program for Next Season

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – May 27, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that it will again offer the CFdesign Collegiate Competition Program for the 2010-2011 season. After a second successful program year, Blue Ridge Numerics will continue to provide a free license of CFdesign software to qualifying teams to help them optimize their designs and gain real-world engineering experience.

Japheth Learn, Lead Aerodynamics Engineer, Rochester Institute of Technology Formula SAE Racing Team explains “RIT continues to do very well in the Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competitions. By using CFdesign simulation software we are able to improve the design of key vehicle components giving our team a critical completive edge.” With hard work and CFdesign, this year’s Formula RIT team achieved an impressive fifth place out of over 100 competing universities.

RIT Formula Racing Team Finshed
5th out of over 100 teams with the aid
of CFdesign 2010.

As a part of the Collegiate Competition Program, Blue Ridge Numerics provides free commercial-grade CFdesign licenses and full access to technical support. Teams can also access the customer portal to download the latest version, currently CFdesign 2010, watch CFD-tv training videos and interact with engineering peers on the user forum.

“We are pleased to offer CFdesign to the collegiate competition teams for another year.” Says Paul Whalen, Collegiate Competition Manager, Blue Ridge Numerics. “Providing CFdesign to college students gives them access to real-life engineering software which not only helps them innovate their vehicle designs today, but also provides a valuable engineering experience they can reference to help differentiate themselves to future employers in today’s competitive business environment.”

CFdesign Sponsored Collegiate Competitions for the 2010-2011 Season:
Blue Ridge Numerics will support the following competitions during the 2010-2011 school year. All teams participating in these competitions are encouraged submit a license request at: http://www.cfdesign.com/Academic/Collegiate-Sponsorships-Request.aspx

• EcoCAR Challenge
• Formula Hybrid
• Formula SAE Series
• Baja SAE Series
• Formula Student
• North American Solar Challenge
• Solar Decathlon

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

New Website Provides Community Service for Design Engineers Interested in Upfront CFD

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT

New Website Provides Community Service for Design Engineers Interested in Upfront CFD

CARY, NC. – May 13, 2010: A new web site for design engineers interested in implementing CFD early in the product development process has gone live at www.upfrontcfd.com.

The upfrontcfd.com site is a central source of information for design engineers exploring how to integrate CFD as an analysis tool in the early stages of their design work. Content will be developed and expanded as the site matures and will include case studies, technical papers, blogs from experienced upfront CFD practitioners, how-to videos, and contributions from the upfront CFD community.

“I think there is a need for a definitive resource where CAD professionals can learn how to implement CFD without having to be experts,” says Bob Cramblitt, principal of Cramblitt & Company and founding editor of the site. “Before now, information has been scattered among different publications and vendors’ web sites. This provides a depository for all information related to and impinging upon upfront CFD.”

The upfrontcfd.com site will be updated on a regular basis, and subscribers can receive RSS feeds and/or monthly e-newsletters to find out about the latest content. The site is sponsored as a community service by Blue Ridge Numerics, makers of CFdesign software.

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For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

Blue Ridge Numerics’ CFdesign 2010 Received NASA Tech Briefs Product of the Year Award

Thu, 6 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics’ CFdesign 2010 Received NASA Tech Briefs Product of the Year Award

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – May 6, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that CFdesign 2010 has been named Product of the Year by NASA Tech Briefs magazine. The 15th annual NASA Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year winners is a select group drawn from the 12 NASA Tech Briefs Product of the Month recipients throughout 2009. At the end of the year, NASA Tech Briefs readers’ are asked to vote on a Product of the Year from those 12 monthly nominees.

Linda L. Bell, NASA Tech Briefs Editorial Director, explains “The NASA Tech Briefs Products of the Year are those with the highest practical value and technical merit for our design engineering audience. Selected by the readers of NASA Tech Briefs, the winners represent the most significant new products introduced to the design engineering community during 2009.”

“What makes this award so special is that the winners are selected by the readers of NASA Tech Briefs,” says Ed Williams, CEO, Blue Ridge Numerics. Ed continues “we are extremely honored to have received the award this year. It is a great testament to our continued commitment to bring our multi-scenario design study environment for upfront CFD software to the engineering community, and helping to drive innovative fluid flow and thermal product designs to market faster than anyone else.”

About CFdesign
Using CFdesign engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD package using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2010 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

About Blue Ridge Numerics
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle.

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

Blue Ridge Numerics Presents Webinars on Digital Prototyping in a Flow and Thermal World

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Presents Webinars on Digital Prototyping in a Flow and Thermal World

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – April 20, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that it will be offering two live Webinars on Digital Prototyping in a Flow and Thermal World. The first Webinar will be on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 11:00am ET and cover the importance of flow and thermal simulations from within the CAD environment, presented by Luke Mihelcic, Product Marketing Manager, CFdesign. Luke will be joined by our special guest presenter Mark Owens, Mechanical Engineering Manager, Industrial Scientific Corporation. The second event will be on Thursday, April 29 at 12:00noon ET and will cover the importance of thermal simulations from within the CAD environment with focus on the LED lighting industry. This Webinar will be presented by Ryan Abel, Lighting Application Engineer, CFdesign.

The presenters will discuss:

Managing design studies from within the CAD environment using the CFdesign Design Study Manager
How to perform multi-scenario design studies, on different design options at the same time, in the CFdesign Design Study Environment
Comparatively reviewing critical values in the CFdesign Design Center
The process of simultaneously assessing performance of multiple designs in the CFdesign Design Review Center

Click on the event below to register:

Digital Prototyping in a Flow and Thermal World - Wednesday, April 28 at 11:00am ET

LED Lighting - Digital Prototyping in a Thermal World – Thursday, April 29 at 12n ET

Using CFdesign engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD package using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2010 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

About Blue Ridge Numerics
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle.

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PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Fully Supported by CFdesign 2010

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Fully Supported by CFdesign 2010

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – April 15, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that CFdesign 2010 fully supports the latest release of PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5. The Wildfire 5 enhancements, coupled with the design study environment in CFdesign 2010, give engineers incredible power and speed in making insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations. The simulations begin from within Wildfire 5 using CFdesign’s design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment.

"Wildfire 5 users are able to work within their familiar CAD environment and run fluid flow and heat transfer simulations from CFdesign 2010. This enhancement in CFdesign 2010 demonstrates our commitment to the CAD user and the importance being able to run simulations early in the design process,” says Derrek Cooper, CFdesign Product Manager, “CFdesign enables engineers to create and compare multiple designs and scenarios to make important ‘what if’ design decisions early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest."

About Blue Ridge Numerics
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle.

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

Blue Ridge Numerics Releases CFdesign 2010 Spring Update

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Releases CFdesign 2010 Spring Update

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – April 12, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that the CFdesign 2010 Spring Update has been released. This latest release is part of the quarterly product update release schedule and includes many product enhancements including Autodesk Inventor 2011 certification, PTC Pro/E Wildfire 5 support, SpaceClaim 2009+ support and an improved license sharing process.

Using CFdesign engineers are able to make insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations while continuing to work in their CAD environment. The simulations begin from within the CAD package using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment. The unique multi-scenario design study environment in CFdesign 2010 allows engineers to view multiple designs at one time and visually compare the different results. CFdesign enables engineers to obtain accurate simulation results early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.

"The CFdesign 2010 Spring Release continues our commitment to providing the most comprehensive upfront CFD software package to the design engineer,” says Derrek Cooper, CFdesign Product Manager, “CFdesign enables engineers to create and compare multiple designs and scenarios to make important ‘what if’ design decisions early in the development process while working in their CAD familiar environment."

CFdesign is released annually each fall followed by three scheduled quarterly updates, which is unique to the CAE industry. This consistent development process assures that CFdesign remains compatible and can take advantage of the latest release of each CAD tool, Microsoft Windows, and new hardware advancements.

About Blue Ridge Numerics
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle. Learn more at www.cfdesign.com.

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 is Officially Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2011

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 is Officially Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2011

View of Inventor 2011 with model (left). Results of a multi-scenario design study conducted in CFdesign 2010 (right).

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – March 25, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that Autodesk has officially certified CFdesign 2010 as an Inventor 2011 integrated application. The Inventor 2011 enhancements, coupled with the design study environment feature already found in CFdesign 2010, give the engineer incredible power and speed in making insightful design decisions based on fluid flow and heat transfer simulations.

The inclusion of Fusion direct modeling within Inventor 2011 gives CFdesign users greater flexibility when making design changes. Fusion gives users the ability to edit and create parts and assemblies in a history free modeling environment. In addition, enhancements to Inventor 2011 Shrinkwrap provide the perfect matchup to CFdesign by providing highly efficient model preparation for simulation. Shrinkwraps are fully associative to production models providing for even greater gains in efficiency.

CFdesign is launched from Inventor 2011 using the design study manager, and the native model along with its associative information is opened within the CFdesign design study environment.

“Autodesk Inventor and CFdesign users that move to Inventor 2011 will find themselves working in their familiar Inventor CAD environment, yet having tremendous power to easily run fluid flow and heat transfer simulations,” says Derrek Cooper, CFdesign Product Manager, “CFdesign enables engineers to create and compare multiple designs and scenarios to make important “what if” design decisions early in the development process where the value of true upfront computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software is greatest.”

Watch Video on CFdesign for Autodesk Inventor 2011

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CFdesign 2010 Provides the Electronics Industry’s First CAD-driven Multi-scenario Design Study Environment

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

CFdesign 2010 Provides the Electronics Industry’s First CAD-driven Multi-scenario Design Study Environment

New Version of Upfront CFD Software Helps Mechanical and Thermal Engineers Achieve Pass-Fail and What-If Engineering Objectives Early in the Design Cycle

Watch the setup of an electronics multi-scenerio design study

Watch how CFdesign can help you make better electronics cooling design decisions

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – February 23, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced the availability of CFdesign 2010, the first computational fluid dynamics (CFD) application to provide a comprehensive CAD-driven design study environment that enable design engineers in the electronics industry to achieve pass-fail and what-if engineering scenarios as part of a highly efficient workflow.

This major upgrade addresses the needs of design engineers by providing an integrated airflow and heat transfer environment that enables a simulation of the design, placement, and performance of critical components as well as the entire system. First time, occasional, and advanced users are able to make decisions that satisfy pass-fail targets, while exploring ideas that can improve quality and drive innovation all from the CAD system they are currently using.

CFdesign 2010 streamlines and strengthens the decision-making process. It provides a flexible and lightweight environment to create and manage electronics cooling and thermal management studies containing single or multiple scenarios. The new Decision Center provides a dashboard-like interface to asses process performance comparatively against competing designs and specified critical values. Additionally, design feedback is expressed in standard engineering terms, so engineers can locate critical pieces of information, such as junction temperatures, heat sink design, fan performance and location, as well as vent and airflow path locations on the first try without having to be a CFD expert or dig through mountains of CFD outputs. The straightforward flexible workflow brings the opportunity for design teams to satisfy multiple design criteria and drive innovation to the forefront.

“It is increasingly important that companies make simulation an essential part of the product development process. Design engineers need to be able to achieve confidence in the performance of their product designs before committing to a physical prototype, and CFdesign 2010 is a great step in that direction,” said Keith Meintjes, Research Director – CAE, CPDA: Collaborative Product Development Associates, LLC. “CFdesign 2010 empowers non-expert CFD end users in the CAD environment with a tool that allows easy evaluation of fluid flow performance with new single and multi-scenario design study capabilities. The new design study environment enables engineers to quickly compare different designs and make assessments of product performance upfront in the design process, resulting in overall improved product quality and innovation.”

“Traditional and embedded CFD products historically have not supported engineering design studies, as they have been built for a single analysis as the engineering objective, making multi-scenario design studies too time intensive, impractical, and at times impossible. As result, very few companies are getting the business impact they need from a CFD investment,” said Derrek Cooper, product manager, Blue Ridge Numerics. “CFdesign 2010 does what every CFD product has promised, but until now failed to do. It enables engineers to quickly create and compare different scenarios and make important product design decisions to satisfy pass-fail, quality, and innovation objectives early in the development process all from within their CAD software packages.”

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CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 is Compatible with Microsoft Windows 7

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 is Compatible with Microsoft Windows 7

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – January 29, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that CFdesign 2010 has been fully tested and is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7. The process ensures that CFdesign 2010 has passed Microsoft-designed tests for compatibility, reliability and performance on the Windows 7 platform using both 32- and 64-bit processors. CFdesign is also compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Microsoft Windows is the most widely used operating system in the design engineering environment.

“We are committed to leveraging and supporting the latest and greatest Windows operating systems,” says Derrek Cooper, Product Manager, Blue Ridge Numerics. “It is very important that our customers are able to keep their equipment and operating systems up-to-date and be assured that CFdesign will ‘just work’ on new versions of the Windows platform.”

In addition, CFdesign 2010 supports the new Core i7 processor from Intel providing users with up to 2.5 times faster processing times than with earlier processors.

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For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 Fully Supports NX 7

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Blue Ridge Numerics Announces CFdesign 2010 Fully Supports NX 7

View of NX 7 with model (left). Results of a multi-scenario design study conducted in CFdesign 2010 (right).

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – January 21, 2010: Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the leader in upfront CFD software, today announced that the recent Winter release of CFdesign 2010 fully supports NX 7. NX users are able to conduct computational fluid dynamic (CFD) studies seamlessly from the NX 7 environment. The Winter release of CFdesign 2010 leverages the synchronous modeling tools found within NX 7 and provides even tighter integration with CFdesign’s multi-scenario design study environment. CFdesign provides a straightforward flexible workflow with full associativity with the NX 7 CAD platform. NX customers can begin a fluid flow or heat transfer design study without having to export their geometry making the process seamless.

“The CFdesign 2010 support of NX 7 continues to provide NX users the value of working in their CAD-familiar environment and being able to efficiently run fluid flow and heat transfer simulations,” explains Derrek Cooper, product manager, Blue Ridge Numerics. “CFdesign 2010 enables engineers to quickly create and compare multiple designs and make important design decisions early in the development process.”

For Media Inquiries Contact:
Jim Spann
Blue Ridge Numerics
Ph: 1.434.977.2764 ext.120
jim.spann@cfdesign.com

CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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