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    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

    Simulink

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMathWorks offers the Simulink product family including the Simscape physical modeling suite, simulation, validation, and testing tool set, a 3D animation module, signal processing toolbox for wireless communication, control systems, and event-based monitoring, to aid in the design of complex systems.N/A
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    Simcenter STAR-CCM+Simulink
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    Simcenter STAR-CCM+Simulink
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Simcenter STAR-CCM+Simulink
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Simcenter STAR-CCM+Simulink
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
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    Usability
    7.3
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    Support Rating
    7.5
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Simcenter STAR-CCM+Simulink
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    MathWorks
    Thanks to the Simulink program, an electrical and electronics engineer can easily design and have information about the system before applying it. After performing the calculations mathematically, it can be tested with this correct program. One of the biggest advantages of the simulation program is that it gives results close to real results. It is also possible to find many training videos.
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    Pros
    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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    MathWorks
    • Control system design for continuous and discrete systems. The control systems toolbox includes many pre-built blocks for common functions, signals and plant models that help you analyse input vs. output responses.
    • Greatly responsive and easy to use graphic based environment ideal for the easy representation of processes using signals that go from one block into another. Most engineering and scientific models including systems of equations can be translated to a Simulink model.
    • Many pre-built toolboxes allow you to save time and facilitate access to create models applicable to many areas of science/engineering like fluid mechanics, robotics, decision making and embedded or electrical systems.
    • Simulink comes bundled within the standard MATLAB package and most of its coding features/packages are compatible and can be used within the Simulink development environment.
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    Cons
    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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    MathWorks
    • Simpler codification data
    • Better layout of document usage
    • Option of codification manual
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    Usability
    Siemens AG
    Great single window GUI
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    MathWorks
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    Support Rating
    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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    MathWorks
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    Implementation Rating
    Siemens AG
    It is super easy when it comes to implementing it.
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    MathWorks
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    Alternatives Considered
    Siemens AG
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    MathWorks
    Control blocks and more detailed algorithms can be run in Matlab Simulink. Simulation and PCB drawing of electronic circuit boards are performed in Proteus.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    MathWorks
    • Reduced investment to achieve desired outcomes in research projects.
    • Opened the doors for our students to experiment with previously unknown engineering methods.
    • Fostered the adoption of model-based design by a great portion of our faculty, especially in more technical areas.
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    Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Screenshots

    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