Faster Aerodynamic Simulation With Cart3D

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Overview

Cart3D offers a revolutionary approach to computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the computer simulation of how fluids and gases flow around an object of a particular design. By fusing technological advancements in diverse fields such as mineralogy, computer graphics, computational geometry, and fluid dynamics, the software provides a new industrial geometry processing and fluid analysis capability with unsurpassed automation and efficiency. Through a joint agreement with the Ames Commercial Technology Office, ANSYS, Inc., integrated Cart3D into its ICEM CFD product suite. Commercial users apply Cart3D to the analysis and conceptual design of military vehicles and commercial aircraft. Simulations generated by the program help to identify and fix problems with transport aircraft and helicopters. Cart3D simulates various crew escape configurations for NASA's Space Launch Initiative program. ANSYS intends to expand Cart3D's applications well beyond traditional aerospace uses, to aerodynamic and fluid flow simulations in automotive, turbo machinery, electronics, and process industries.