Prometech Software, Inc. (CEO: Toshimitsu Fujisawa, Head Office: Tokyo, hereinafter Prometech) has released the particle-based simulation software “Particleworks Ver. 8.0.0” and the granular materials simulation software “Granuleworks Ver.3.0.0”.

Particleworks is a CFD simulation software based on MPS -moving particle simulation- method. By using particles as calculation points without mesh generation, it greatly reduces the number of pre-processing steps such as simulation model creation and simulates complicated liquid behaviors including large-scale deformation of free surfaces such as oil behavior of power train, piston oil cooling, vehicles driving into the flooded road, mixing of food, chemicals and resin, debris and concrete flow, and tsunami runup, etc. Because of such simulation capabilities, Particleworks has been attracting attention in various fields including automotive, machinery, electric, material, food, chemical, biomedical, energy, and civil engineering industries all over the world. 

Granuleworks is a granular material simulation software based on the discrete element method (DEM) theory. It can be used for manufacturing processes using powders, powder processing, and design and improvement of powder equipment for various fields including food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, transport equipment, and electronic materials. Besides, by coupling with Particleworks, it can also simulate bubbles’ behavior in liquid.


【 New capabilities of Particleworks 】

■Multi-resolution
This method divides the simulation domain into the Coarse domain and the Fine domain, which are computed using coarse and fine particles, respectively. By only placing fine particles in areas that require high resolution or are narrow, it is possible to reduce computational load and memory consumption.

■MPFI
MPFI is a method that simultaneously calculates the pressure and viscosity terms of the Navier-Stokes equations implicitly without separating them. This method is effective for problems with low Reynolds numbers and high pressure, such as the flow of high-viscosity fluids like resins.

■Snow model
We provide the modeling of snow as a Bingham fluid (a fluid that does not flow until it is subjected to a certain shear stress). This allows for calculations such as snow compaction behavior, where snow is deposited and compressed.

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Our User Support Service will be unavailable from Tuesday December 27th, 2022 to Monday January 9th, 2023 due to a sequence of winter holidays.

We will reply to all inquiries from Tuesday January 10th, 2023. We apologize sincerely for any inconvenience we may cause.

Dear Customers,
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Thank you for your continued support.

Our User Support Service will be unavailable from Saturday August 13 to Sunday August 21, 2022 due to a sequence of summer holidays.

We will reply to all inquiries on Monday August 22, 2022. We apologize sincerely for any inconvenience we may cause.

Prometech Software, Inc. (CEO: Toshimitsu Fujisawa, Head Office: Tokyo, hereinafter Prometech) has released the particle-based simulation software “Particleworks Ver. 7.2.0” and the granular materials simulation software “Granuleworks Ver.2.2.0”.

Particleworks is a CFD simulation software based on MPS -moving particle simulation- method. By using particles as calculation points without mesh generation, it greatly reduces the number of pre-processing steps such as simulation model creation and simulates complicated liquid behaviors including large-scale deformation of free surfaces such as oil behavior of power train, piston oil cooling, vehicles driving into the flooded road, mixing of food, chemicals and resin, debris and concrete flow, and tsunami runup, etc. Because of such simulation capabilities, Particleworks has been attracting attention in various fields including automotive, machinery, electric, material, food, chemical, biomedical, energy, and civil engineering industries all over the world. 

Granuleworks is a granular material simulation software based on the discrete element method (DEM) theory. It can be used for manufacturing processes using powders, powder processing, and design and improvement of powder equipment for various fields including food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, transport equipment, and electronic materials. Besides, by coupling with Particleworks, it can also simulate bubbles’ behavior in liquid.


【 New capabilities of Particleworks 】

■Finite Volume Method (FVM) calculation performance improvement
The airflow analysis function using FVM: Calculation speed and accuracy have been greatly improved, and various boundary conditions and steady-state analysis functions have been added.

■Multi-GPU capabilities
FVM and conjugate heat transfer (CHT) analysis functions can support single-process multi-GPU analysis, which is allowing for larger-scale airflow and thermal analysis.

■Post-processing
The post-processing functions improved, including additional mapping options and flow measurement methods.

Dear Customers,

Thank you for your continued support.

Our User Support Service will be unavailable from December 24th, 2021 to January 3rd, 2022 due to a sequence of winter holidays.

Prometech Software will present the latest information and use cases of our fluid flow simulation software “Particleworks” and granular material simulation software “Granuleworks” at the AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION 2021 ONLINE. Please come and visit us at our online booth.
 
We will introduce the advantages, the capabilities, and the features of Particleworks by the hand of several use cases with a focus on the automotive industry, in addition to a broad variety of other industries, such as the electronics, machinery, medicine, chemicals, food, materials and the construction industry.

At our booth, you’ll find the solutions below that will promote the evaluation and verification of vehicle design, experiments, and production technologies.

- "Particleworks", fluid simulation software
- "Granuleworks", DEM-based granular simulator
- HPC/GPGPU-related services that are indispensable for accelerating simulations
- Visualization services

At the workshop, we will share the application examples of Particleworks and Granuleworks, such as oil lubrication in transmission and engine, motor cooling, waterproof design, etc.