'CFdesign' helps RCR's NASCAR pitstops

"'CFdesign' is perfect for our high-performance engineering teams," stated RCR's David Holden. "We build prototypes in 'Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire', hit a button, and instantly we're ready for a CFD simulation that delivers fast results on a workstation PC. If we want to investigate alternative designs, we make the changes in 'Wildfire' and, within minutes, we're getting real-time results on the new designs from the 'CFdesign' Runtime Monitor.

"There have been issues associated with using a more traditional CFD software tool in the past. It couldn't handle parametric design changes, it required a dedicated engineering analyst to run the software, and it needed a computer the size of a washing machine to deliver simulation results in a reasonable timeframe. We needed a tool the whole team can use, and that's why we selected 'CFdesign'."

First introduced in 1992, BRNI's 'Upfront CFD' concept and its associated products, coupled with a proprietary technology platform, are designed to enable customers to minimise physical prototyping and testing, while focusing up to 65 percent of their product development schedules on innovation instead of compliance.