Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2302
: Model the complexity
Battery thermal runaway workflow
CHALLENGE
Setting up battery thermal runaway is complex
SOLUTION
New dedicated thermal runaway workflow within the Batteries solution and a cell exothermal empirical heat release model
BENEFITS
Fast setup in minutes, for a full pack with hundreds or thousands of cells
No complex field functions or countless reports
Improved understanding of runaway propagation
Provides critical insights prior to costly certification safety tests
Helps in the design of mitigation measures
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2. Thermal runaway simulation configurator
: heat release model
Workflow demonstration
ccm2302-heat release model Workflow demonstration.mp43. Implicit Multi-Step for Mixture Multiphase with Large Scale Interface (MMP-LSI)
CHALLENGE
High computational cost of applications with multiple multiphase regimes combining mixtures and free surfaces
SOLUTION
Implicit Multi-Step enables sub-stepping for the volume fraction multiple times within the flow timestep
BENEFITS
Speed up multiphase simulations
Decouples flow from need for small timestep for volume fraction
Allows larger flow timestep
Mirrors implementation for VOF
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Faster multiphase simulations without losing fidelity
4. Spray drying including Liquid-solid-gas material option for DEM particles
CHALLENGE
Predict particle motion and phase-change for applications that dry wet solids
SOLUTION
Model the evaporation of liquid components in Discrete Element Method (DEM) particles
BENEFITS
Accurately simulate drying processes in direct, convection-based dryers like drum dryers, spray dryers, fluidized bed dryers or indirect conduction-based dryers
Enabling many applications in the chemical processing, mining, steel, food and battery manufacturing industry
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5. Refine high priority (foreground) and background region during Overset Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR)
CHALLENGE
Many applications involve motion with close-proximity of solid bodies which requires dynamic mesh adjustments for maximum solution stability
SOLUTION
Overset region mesh refinement is matched to the background region mesh
BENEFITS
Improved solution robustness
Fully automatic with no additional setup efforts by the user
Enhancing a wide range of applications: Transmission gear boxes, store separation, valves etc.
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