This release has the following new templates:

• GT Interface Template for seamless integration with GT-Suite, an 1D simulation tool.

• Ball 3D Valve Template for simulation of 3D movement of ball valve using a totally new mesh algorithm.

• Helical Gear Template for simulation of a pair of helical gears.

• Data Exchange sub-module: This new sub-module handles data exchange with other simulation cases or third party software. It is currently available only for the Heat module with mixed time scale heat transfer simulation e.g. Piston cooling.

The new enhancements in the existing templates are:

• Crescent Template: New mesh smoothing algorithm with corner keeping for better representation of the teeth shape. This results in better conservation and convergence.
• Piston Cooling Template: Multiple pistons can be modeled by the same Piston Cooling module e.g. a complete engine with multiple pistons. The conjugate heat transfer simulations can be performed without using any python script.
• Vehicle Template: New Under-hood Thermal meshing capability is included in Vehicle Template. User can keep selected solid or internal fluid components within the template. An output for drag development is also added.
• Marine Template: A new submerged hull type is added to simulate the underwater objects, such as submarine, UAV, etc. Users can choose whether to keep the water free surface or not.
• Swash Plate Piston Template: In this version, the swash plate angle can be a user defined variable.

• New button added in tool bar for direct access to global expressions.

• New local refresh button added in the Results Panel to the right end of value range bar. This is used to refresh value range of the contours to the maximum and minimum values in the selected geometric entities.

• A "shell" shape is added in template mesher that can generate structured mesh for spherical type shells based on user specification or CAD surfaces. Non-spherical shape with similar topology may also be generated using non-spherical CAD surfaces.
• A "pipe" shape is added in template mesher that can generate structured mesh for long and thin pipe, such as flow channels based on user specification or CAD surfaces. The pipe mesher can handle non-circular cross-section shape as well as pipes with changing cross-section sizes and shapes.

• A figure "8" shaped structured mesh is added to template mesher. The main application is the side gaps of rotating machinery with two rotors such as twin screw compressors.

• Added support CTRIAR & CQUADR elements in Nastran mesh reader.

• Allows more mesh layers in gaps in rotor template mesher for PD machines

• Most of the features and the functionalities of Simerics solver, including all the templates and radiation model, now can run on multiple computers using MPI parallel algorithms.
• Major improvement in MGI interface algorithm makes MGI interface more stable and more robust with guaranteed conservation even when the interfaces have overlaps or gaps.

• Improvement in radiation ray tracing with moving mesh.

• Added fail-over option for linear solvers: Solver automatically switches between AMG and CGS, when the current setting does not converge.

• Added anisotropic heat conductivity.

• Major bug fixes:

  • Fixed VOF restart issue

  • Fixed wrong pressure display on MGI conjugate wall

  • Fixed updating issue of temperature on MGI interfaces

  • Fixed boundary condition update issue when adding new domain

  • Fixed inconsistent interface reorientation

  • Fixed RC values for MPI

  • Fixed inconsistency in volumetric flux output

  • Fixed cycle average restart issue

  • Avoid core dump for pure Heat without Flowwhen higher order scheme is chosen

  • Fixed convergence issue for 1D resistance model

  • Fixed random direction generator in radiation for Linux

  • Fixed circumferential valve direction check issue

  • Fixed animation and restart issues for monitor points

• Added cycle average or maximum distribution display for pressure and volume fraction

• Users can create multiple animations together in a single session

• The output file of distributed variables, such as pressure distribution on a surface, is written in xml format which is fully compatible with Simerics input format. Therefore, the results can be read back directly without any modification. Users still have the option to write the file in old simple text format.
• Heat flux can be displayed as streamlines