RadTherm 8.0 also amplifies the value of other engineering programs, specifically fluid flow software. By allowing engineers to import fluid flow results from multiple data sets into a single thermal model, RadTherm becomes the link between different engineering departments. For example, underhood thermal experts can merge their results with a full-vehicle climate control analysis. By merging disparate models and reducing overall time to market, engineering teams using RadTherm can significantly improve their bottom line productivity.

Dr. Allen Curran, ThermoAnalytics Vice President, says, "RadTherm 8.0 contains powerful new features that our customers have requested. RadTherm 8.0 will let engineers simulate a wide range of thermal issues from brakes to passenger thermal comfort.”

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Important new features in version 8.0:

Shared Memory Parallel Processing
Version 8.0 can be licensed to run thermal solutions with multiple processors. The multiprocessor speedup is excellent, allowing users to generate results faster than ever. Average models see a 1.8 factor speedup with two processors, 2.6 with three processors, and 3.3 with four processors. A user interface sets the number of processors, and the software automatically handles the distribution of processor loads with no further user interaction.

Geometry and Results Export
Users can now export mesh geometry from the RadTherm interface for editing or use in other analytical software. Results can also be exported on an element-level basis for use in CFD as boundary conditions or FEA codes for thermal stress analysis. The results are exported as a NASTRAN NEUTRAL file.

Variable Results Write
Users can create or import curves to define when transient results are written to file. This allows for a mixture of high- and low-temporal resolution data storage within a single file. Periods of high transience can be captured in high resolution while segments of low transience can be stored with fewer data time steps.

Standard View Buttons and Snap Views
Hot buttons for setting geometry to standard views like +X,-X axes have been added to the GUI. Holding down the spacebar now functions as an angular SNAP function during view rotation with the mouse. Precise view settings can still be set using the graphics view dialog box.

Optimization
RadTherm models can now be optimized with iSIGHT. One or more cost functions are created within iSIGHT in terms of RadTherm model parameters (inputs) and results (outputs). iSIGHT then executes a series of RadTherm model runs and adjusts the model parameters automatically, based on model results, to minimize the objective function. Optimization parameters include a part’s position, size, material, emissivity, flow rate, and heat transfer coefficient.

New Primitives
New primitive shapes can be created parametrically from the user interface—sphere, plate, and elbow primitives have been added. In addition to these parametrically created primitives, a folder with over 100 primitives of various shapes and mesh densities is also installed. The folder name on a typical installation is C:\Program Files\RadTherm\Primitives.

Help Assistant
A more sophisticated help system is included with version 8.0, including search functionality and user bookmarks.

About  ThermoAnalytics, Inc.

Founded in 1996, ThermoAnalytics, Inc. is an employee-owned company with its headquarters in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula. ThermoAnalytics is a leading developer of thermal, fluid-flow, and infrared modeling software. ThermoAnalytics software products and services help engineers in organizations worldwide to optimize product concepts early in the design process, enabling them to significantly improve product quality while reducing product development time and cost. ThermoAnalytics software is used in many industries, including automotive, aerospace, electronics, environmental, manufacturing, and defense applications.

ThermoAnalytics thermal and infrared software products are available through distributors in the United States, Europe, India, Japan, and South Korea. Additional information on ThermoAnalytics products can be obtained on the web: www.thermoanalytics.com or by e-mail: info@thermoanalytics.com