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NUMECA InternationalExperience with European project

participation Prof. Ch. Hirsch

President

Aerodays-2011 ----- Session 4H: SMEs: Key Actors for Innovation--- Madrid, 29-31 March 2011 2

NUMECA, as a CompanyFunded in 1993, as a spin-of of the Fluid Mechanics Department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB)

Development of Grid generation and CFD software tools dedicated to families of applications (Turbomachinery –Aerospace - Marine – Automotive, multiphysics,…)

17 years market presence with large worldwide customer base, with more than 330 customers and 2500 licenses, worldwide

Over 100 staff members worldwide, including over 60 in Brussels (highly skilled engineers, PhD’s and computer scientists)

Profitable company, with a 2 digits growth over the last few years20% growth in 2010


AutoMesh-4G: NUMECA Grid Generation Suite

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NUMECA Main Software Products

HEXPRESS/HybridCombine CAD handling and meshing of very complex geometries

CAD repair and Full Conformal Unstructured Parallel Grid Generator

Breakthrough in full automatic Parallel meshing with HEXPRESS/HybridFul geometry with 16 Million mesh points. From CAD to mesh in 4H on a 4 cores PC


Non Linear Harmonic – Fine mesh (3 harmonics)

4 hours on 8 procs compared to 2 months on 200 procs with other CFD commercial software



FINE/Hexa + Multiphysics and FSIFlow Integrated Environment Dedicated to Complex External and Internal Flows

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FINE/Hexa + CPUBoosterFlow Integrated Environment Dedicated to Automotive Applications

Breakthrough in 2nd Order Accurate CFD solution with FINE/Hexa:16 Million mesh points runs in about 1,5 hour on a 16 cores PC

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FINE/Hexa multi-physics environment

• Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT), solid-fluid and fluid-fluid blocks

• Heat source model• Fluid modelling:

• Ideal gas with Cp(T) + Real fluid modelling [Presented in FINETM/Hexa session]

• TABGEN: Thermodynamic table generation tool

• Porous media module• Multiphase modelling

• Cavitation model I: Barotropic law• Cavitation model II: Thermodynamic tables• Lagrangian module• Evaporating droplets• Free-surface flows: VOF model

• Spray model (Euler/Lagrange module)• Combustion modelling

• Non-premixed combustion• Partially premixed combustion• Premixed combustion• Multispecies framework

• Radiation modelling• Models for optically thick media (i.e. large

flames) • Advanced radiation modelling: Discrete

Ordinates Method/ Finite Volume Method• Wall-to-wall radiation heat transfer (non-

participating media)• Aero-acoustics (Far-field noise prediction )• Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI):

• Modal approach• MPCCI to Abaqus, Ansys• FINE/Hexa + Oofelie

• User-Solver Interaction: FINE/Open


Innovation

The continuous development of the NUMECA software systems requires permanent attention to innovation

An important effort in R&D is therefore critical toMaintain technological leadershipRemain competitivePrepare the next generation software systems

For an SME it is essential to find support for its R&D investments


R&D support

Different ways are open for R&D funding at SME’s National-Regional level

Optimal if you can find the required technological support in the Region or the country

But if the needed technological support is in Europe, then the EU Framework Program offers unique opportunities

If you have an R&D capacity in-house, then the R&D programs of the EU offer many options


NUMECA experience with EU projects

NUMECA has been involved since its early years in EU projects, either as

Partner Coordinator of projects that we initiated

Participation in projects can be a difficult task, when no prior network of relations has been established

a certain level of recognition of the in-house technology is essential

In all cases it requires an in-house technological level of interest to the other partners, in a ‘Give and Take’ strategy


NUMECA has been involved in many projects in FP4; FP5; FP6, FP7

NUMECA has initiated and coordinated several projectsIn FP5: TROPHY on hydroplaning simulation In FP5: QNET-CFD as a Network of ExcellenceIn FP6: NODESIM-CFD on Non-deterministic simulations (started in November 2006)In FP6: ADCOMB-CFD project MARIE-CURIE Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) (2005-2007)In FP7: COMBINA is a Marie-Curie IAPP project on combustion

NUMECA experience with EU projects


ADCOMB-CFD Marie-Curie ToK project

Excellent mechanism to increase the technological level of an SMENUMECA needed to extend its software to the simulation of combustion phenomena, but had no in-house expertiseThree university groups were contacted with top level expertise

TUDelftUniversity HeidelbergUniversity Darmstadt

Post-docs from these groups spend 1 to 2 years at NUMECA in Brussels, introducing the latest models in the NUMECA softwareThis program continues under FP7 as IAPP (Industry-Academia Partnership) --- COMBINA


History of TROPHY project

NUMECA had contacts with MICHELIN, who had shown interest for our software systems

The objectives of MICHELIN for hydroplaning prediction were beyond the current capabilities of the software as it required many new functionalities, such as

Fluid-structure coupling for the deformation of the tireFree surface flow of the water filmThe interaction between these effectsComplexity of the material and geometrical structure of a tire

NUMECA proposed to launch an EU project with these objectives, as they represented high level technological and innovative challenges


History of TROPHY project

Once the consortium is established the proposal has to be written

EU proposals are very heavy to write and require, in addition to the technical content, attention to general issues such as

Socio-economic impact of the projectIts European dimension: why does the project require European partnershipHow will it contribute to the global objectives of the European program as set out in the CallA key element of the evaluation is the management of the project: deliverables, deadlines, milestones and all the actions needed to follow-up and guide the projectEvaluation of risks and steps to be taken in case of problemsBudget and level of involvement of all partners


Participation in Aeronautic projects

FP6 DESIDERUFASTFLOMANIAHISAC…………..

FP7ATAACERICKAFFASTIDIHOMVALIANTMARSFour CLEANSKY projects


Benefits

Participation in EU projects has important benefitsIt increases the technological expertise and know-how, through the input of the other partners in the projectIt confronts the SME to the highest technological requirements in its field of activity, coming form the ‘end-users’ of its products or servicesIt helps adapting its products to the most advanced needs and expectations of the industryIt creates a network of relations and potential partners with the European industry, research world and potential customersIt offers a window of opportunities to gain recognition on the European sceneIt is very often a source of ideas and creativity towards new products


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