Category: News

Windsor, United Kingdom, May 26th 2011

A number of sectors within industry have already recognised the benefits to business of harnessing the power of open source CFD solving and understand both the commercial and technical advantages of using computer resources effectively, through a parallelized process, which includes meshing, solving and post-processing.

Often the limiting factor in the uptake of open source technologies is the lack of expert technical support for the whole modelling process – Icon offers this comprehensive support via their annual subscription service: ICON FOAMpro 2.0.

ICON FOAMpro 2.0 Service includes:

– Technical Assistance: User-support via web portal, telephone and email
– Documentation: On-line User Manual, Tutorial Cases and Icon Developer & Release Notes
– ICON FOAMpro GUI: A Windows/Linux-based interface for ease of simulation set up (Icon-licensed pre-processing tool)
– ICON FOAMpro MESH: A Linux-based Automatic Parallel Hex-Dominant Mesher (GPL-licensed)
– ICON FOAMpro CFD: Linux-based Parallel CFD solvers (GPL-licensed)
– ICON FOAMpro POST: Post processing set up capability and support for ICON FOAMpro analyses using ParaView^® (Kitware open source-licensed). Support for proprietary-licensed post-processors is also available.

More details at: www.iconcfd.com/foampro
Details on Icon-organized International Conferences, Seminars and Training can be found at: www.opensourcecfd.com

About Icon Technology & Process Consulting Limited
ICON was established as a private limited company in May 1992. ICON’s strategy is as pertinent today as it was in 1992: to provide high-quality independent advice and expertise in process, technology and services.

ICON has extensive experience in the use proprietary software for CFD simulation and optimization together with expertise in developing and supporting open source CFD technologies. It supports customers from a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, energy and processing sectors.

The company is head-quartered in Windsor, UK with further offices in Europe and the USA.

David Green
Commercial Director
Berkshire House
Windsor
SL4 1QN
UK

** ParaView^® is a trade mark of Kitware, Inc.

The ICON CFD Seminar Series is designed to address typical questions on Open Source CFD processes and highlight the potential benefits to be gained from using the technology. The seminars are aimed at managers and engineers of CFD and R&D departments who are interested in utilising computer simulations to model fluid flow in a range of applications.

For all users of ICON FOAMpro or simply people who are curious to find out what’s new in the latest release, ICON organises a seminar that demonstrates how open source CFD, supported by the ICON FOAMpro service, can improve your design process.

Registration is free for industrial companies. So why wait? Book you place now as participant places are limited

The ICON CFD Seminar Series is designed to address typical questions on Open Source CFD processes and highlight the potential benefits to be gained from using Open Source CFD. The seminars are aimed at Managers and Engineers of CFD and R&D departments.

The agenda covers topics ranging from the benefits and pitfalls of open source CFD adoption, an overview of ICON’s solution package ICON FOAMpro, an example of an industrial case study and offers the opportunity for questions and discussion.

The ICON CFD Seminar Series will begin in March/April 2011 in Germany and Austria.

Registration is free for industrial companies. So why wait? Book you place now as participant places are limited.

The Open Source CFD International Conference 2010 to be held 4th/5th November 2010 in Munich, Germany has issued a Call for Abstracts.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of 300-500 words, including title and author contact information and affiliation.

Abstracts are invited for a broad range of topics and should aim to highlight validated methods and breakthrough technologies.

Works should demonstrate how adoption of open source CFD software is moving CAE process and business forward.
The following types of participation are all available at the event:

• Written paper
• Oral (slides) presentation
• Poster presentation.

The paper submission deadline is 30th June 2010 and a submission form is provided at: OpenSourceCFD.com.

Icon is pleased to extend its CFD services offering to industry and organisations with the addition of ICON FOAMpro service. This subscription-based service utilises open source CFD technology, coupled with an ease-of-use GUI and high quality telephone and email support.

For further details please refer to our ICON FOAMpro website section.

ICON organized the 2009 Open Source CFD International Conference in Barcelona that brought together users, developers, academics and industry managers.

Key note addresses were provided by Will Schroeder of Kitware Inc. who discussed Scientific Computing with Open-Source Software, Dr. Moni Islam of AUDI AG who addressed the Application of OpenFOAM^® Technology for Vehicle Aerodynamics Development and sharing the platform was ICON who presented its ICON FOAMpro: An Open Source CFD Support Service.

Full proceedings are available here.

The Conference was aimed at:

– Existing open source CFD software e.g. OpenFOAM^® users
– CFD Engineers seeking to investigate open source technology
– Industry Managers and IT Implementers
– Academia
– Technology Consultants

ICON and Volkswagen Group, Europe’s largest automaker, are pleased to announce the recent adoption of AeroFOAM, a methodology for performing predictive CFD simulations which is supported and developed by the inependent CFD service provider ICON.

The AeroFOAM process is the result of several years of collaboration which have refined a validated industrial process to enable cost-effective, scalable virtual design for Aerodynamics, Under-Hood Thermal Management and Vehicle Climate Control. A key strength of the solution is that it combines Icon’s CFD experience in supporting leading OEMs and suppliers, with a user interface which incorporates client-specific processes enveloping the open source software (OpenFOAM^®). The primary Volkswagen brands adopting the AeroFOAM process are Audi, Volkswagen and SEAT.

Audi, Volkswagen and SEAT estimate that “the technical and business benefits delivered by the AeroFOAM process from ICON are significant” when speaking of ICON’s engineering and technical support operation combined with the rapid, customisable aspects of the AeroFOAM process and the financial benefits of using an open source solver. The Volkswagen Group “expects significant progress in their aerodynamics and aeroacoustics development process through the use of OpenFOAM^® CFD technology“.

After the signing of a long term framework agreement between the comanies, Simon Weston, General Manager at ICON (London, UK) commented that “ICON are very pleased to support the Volkswagen Group with a fresh approach to CFD simulation processes. The Volkswagen Group has demonstrated great vision in supporting new innovation“.

About Volkswagen: The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. In 2007, the Group increased the number of vehicles delivered to customers to 6.189 million (2006: 5.734 million), corresponding to a 9.8 percent share of the world passenger car market.
The Group operates 48 production plants in thirteen European countries and a further six countries in the Americas, Asia and Africa. Around the world, more than 329,000 employees produce almost 25,400 vehicles or are involved in vehicle-related services each working day. The Volkswagen Group sells its vehicles in more than 150 countries. The Group is made up of eight brands from six European countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

ICON organized the 2008 conference which brought together users, developers, academics and industry managers. More than 120 delegates from over 16 countries assembled to hear presentations and exchange views. Topics discussed ranged from multi-phase flow to industrial optimisation. We look forward to another diverse mix of audience and presentations at the 2009 event.

The Conference was aimed at:

– Existing open source CFD software e.g. OpenFOAM^® users
– CFD Engineers seeking to investigate open source technology
– Industry Managers and IT Implementers
– Academia
– Technology Consultants

Amongst the industrial and academic contributors were key notes from Henry Weller from OpenCFD Ltd. discussing the Further Development of OpenFOAM, Jan Wildeboer of Red Hat who described Building Communities based on Open Standards and Open Source at Red Hat, alongside ICON who showed their FOAMpro GUI in their presentation on Open Source CFD in Practice – A Path to Industrial Scale Applications.

Full proceedings are available here.