a recent article on engineering.com highlighted a new computational fluid dynamics (cfd) software program from diabatix that makes designing liquid cooling components easier for engineers with a new algorithm that combines heat transfer, air flow, and form optimization to design the necessary component.
the software designs liquid cooling components. (diabatix/youtube)
the article explained, “the automation of engineering tools has generally not kept up with designers’ needs. as a result, engineers typically start with a conceptual design, then simulate the design, refine it to evaluate a change, and re-simulate it. this tedious iterative process is time consuming and inefficient, and while it may eventually converge on an adequate design, it rarely results in an optimal one.”
this new algorithm allows engineers to enter the thermal requirements into a web-based interface that connects to a supercomputer to analyze the data remotely. the results are shown through the web browser and the engineer can even monitor the progress of the design in real-time.
according to the article, “the platform evaluates product manufacturability as well as optimal thermal performance. each manufacturing method has different constraints that must be taken into account during the design process. for example, machined metal parts have minimum radii for corners due to practical size limitations on the tooling, while casting requires a design with no undercuts so that the part can be extracted from the mold, and 3d printing imposes yet another set of constraints.”
the diabatix website added, “the liquid cooling designs with freeform internal geometries achieve lower maximum operational temperature (e.g. igbts, electric vehicles) or minimum thermal expansion (electronic manufacturing systems) or more uniform temperature (e.g. cooling of lasers and leds). the platform is extremely fast because it manages the automatic execution of thermal simulation & optimization on supercomputers.”
learn more about the cfd program in the video below:
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