Optimal Solutions Software, LLC, was recently named the most promising start-up of 2006 in Idaho for its revolutionary software and its business plan. Judged by venture capitalists, angel investors and experienced entrepreneurs, the Idaho Falls-based company won the annual TechLaunch competition held on June 29th in Sun Valley.
DRAG REDUCTION ON A GENERIC HIGH-PERFORMANCE ROAD-CAR
The above animation depicts the results of a drag reduction study on a generic high-performance road car. A parametric optimization of the bodywork shape has been carried out to show the potential for aerodynamic assessment and development in CFD at the conceptual design stage of vehicle design development.
Traditionally, the approach to design optimization in CFD has been to parameterize a CAD model and then re-mesh each new design. By using Optimal Solutions Sculptor real-time design alteration tool, design changes are made directly to the CFD case file, thus removing the need to re-CAD/re-mesh. The result is a dramatic reduction of man-time required to design the model.
