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COMSOL Multiphysics vs. Simcenter STAR-CCM+

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    COMSOL Multiphysics

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACOMSOL Multiphysics® is a general-purpose simulation software for modeling designs, devices, and processes in all fields of engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. In addition to using multiphysics modeling for projects, models can be turned into simulation applications and digital twins for use by other design teams, manufacturing departments, test labs, and customers. The platform product can be used on its own or expanded with functionality from any combination of add-on…N/A

    Simcenter STAR-CCM+

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASimcenter, from Siemens, is a suite of simulation tools and software. STAR-CCM+ is a multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to study how products operate under real-world conditions.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    COMSOL MultiphysicsSimcenter STAR-CCM+
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    8.3
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    7.3
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    User Testimonials
    COMSOL MultiphysicsSimcenter STAR-CCM+
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    COMSOL, Inc
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    Siemens AG
    The applications that I have been using it with in terms of flow and energy and temperature distributions and coupled solvers, segregated solvers, these kind of areas if you need that, those kind of solvers, it's very good. It's very robust. Maybe on the combustion side, it could improve, especially if you have these kind of tabulated solvers that you want to use, not the detailed chemistry, then it becomes very difficult to get some results from it. And do you trust the results or not? That's always the question on that kind of application, something that I could think of really fast.
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    Pros
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    Siemens AG
    • If you get your knobs well in the case setup, It is reasonably accurate to compare with any test data.
    • It is good for repetitive workflows where you can greatly benefit from automation in the code.
    • Single Integrated Platform can save your ass to move back and forth between multiple codes.
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    Cons
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    Siemens AG
    • Implementing physics like Cox-Voinov model
    • Mesh related stability issues
    • Chemical & plasma physics
    • Integration with other products from Siemens (similar level as we have with Abacus)
    • Speed up the lagrangian solver
    • Improved guidence on uFluidics & evaporation models
    • Interoperability (HEEDS, AMEsim, System Modelling Workbench but also with non siemens products and open source codes required for LBM, DSMC, PIC, DFT...
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    Usability
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    Siemens AG
    Great single window GUI
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    Siemens AG
    Our designated support engineers do a proper job. On the outdated Help file and training material there is a lot to gain
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    Siemens AG
    It is super easy when it comes to implementing it.
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    Return on Investment
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    Siemens AG
    • Time saved in creating a inhouse code, tens and tens of hours.
    • Time saved in experimental setup, tens of hours.
    • Does add some time in testing to confirm star is doing what you think it's doing, but an overall net gain in productivity.
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    Screenshot of Multiphysics Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulationScreenshot of Car aerodynamics CFD simulationScreenshot of Integrated Design Exploration and OptimizationScreenshot of Fully integrated CFD based topology optimizationScreenshot of Multiphysics CFD - Electric Motor CoolingScreenshot of Multiphase Flows