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InsightCAE

We implement automated calculation processes according to your wishes and specifications. We can easily provide and maintain these as add-on modules to InsightCAE,

Thereby

• you speed up your daily work,
• errors due to incorrect operation are avoided,
• complicated tasks can also be carried out by inexperienced colleagues

Some examples of apps we have developed for our clients:

• Ship Resistance Analysis by CFD
• CFD for flooding of ship hulls
• Maneuvering of Ships with Controlled Rudder and Seaway using CFD
• Performance Analysis of Sailing Rigs Using CFD
• Seakeeping behavior of ships using frictionless theory
• Roll Damping of Ships Using CFD
• Thermal Analysis of Brakes
• Marine Propeller and Propulsion
• Plate heat exchanger
• Gas dispersion
• Ventilation for air conditioning of industrial halls and buildings

The documentation can be found here: InsightCAE Manual.

The sources of the LaTeX document are found on Github.com: InsightCAE Manual (PDF).

Installation

The installation procedure is described in Manual for InsightCAE in the section “Obtaining InsightCAE” .

In order to use open source software productively and efficiently for daily tasks, the Automation Framework InsightCAE is provided by silentdynamics.

InsightCAE serves as a framework for the automated execution of analysis procedures. The aim is to provide interfaces to all tools and simulation programs that are required for a specific calculation task.

• Customized CFD/FEM workflows
• No license costs, particularly advantageous for multiple users and parallel HPC applications
• For Linux and Windows systems
• HPC / Cloud support

Our additional service:

• Introduction to the use of the software by organizing training sessions
• Provision of support and contact persons to resolve problems
• Implementation of extensions and automation solutions

Individual open source projects can often only fulfill partial tasks in the analysis process. For complex calculation tasks, a combination of several open source CAE tools is often required.

• Workflows of numerical simulations are often complex and are processed manually:
  
  InsightCAE provides tools to automate these workflows:
  
• For recurring tasks, the “best practice” approach is implemented. The user only needs to provide a few necessary parameters. A graphical user interface (GUI) allows for parameter input and contains the documentation.

Simulation Tools as Backends

We mainly use this software:

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  OpenFOAM is the most comprehensive free computational fluid dynamics program currently available.
  It has all the functions necessary for successful CFD application. In addition, the source code is completely open, and it is completely free. Coupled with good parallel scalability, this opens up great potential for increasing productivity and design security while reducing costs.
  The focus of OpenFOAM is on Computational Fluid Dynamics. However, due to its open and modular architecture, the software is also ideal for solving other tasks, such as calculating electric and magnetic fields. Particularly because of the boundless customization options of open-source software, highly individual solutions can be excellently developed.
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  Code_Aster is the finite element program from Electricite de France (EDF). Since 2001, it has been free software and is available under the GPL license.
  Compared to other free FEM codes, Code_Aster stands out for its extensive functionality. In addition to the numerical solver, which operates both serially and in parallel, there is the pre- and post-processing workbench “Salome” for processing and meshing models, and for visualizing results.
  Since Code_Aster is developed and used for the calculation of nuclear reactors, the code is subject to comprehensive quality control.
  Code_Aster's special software architecture enables extensive automation of all calculation processes.