Import tool smoothes the way to thermal analysis: News from Fluent

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Fluent has released Icepro 4.1, the latest version of its model clean up and import tool for electronics cooling analysis. Icepro 4.1 makes it easy to convert any CAD model into an efficient thermal model. Typically, CAD models are too detailed to be thermal modelling-friendly, so a conversion step is necessary and often tedious.

Icepro 4.1 uses an intelligent and automated process to clean up CAD files and quickly make them suitable for thermal analysis in Fluent's Icepak electronics cooling software.

Icepro 4.1 is built on Parametric Technology Corporation's Granite technology, and is CAD-platform independent.

This capability allows for industry-standard files such as Step, Iges or SAT to be imported with the same efficiency as native Pro/Engineer files.

Icepro 4.1 has new capabilities for importing flow objects like holes, vents and fans, in addition to being able to represent arrays of holes as flow objects (vents or grilles) with the appropriate flow properties (free area ratio and/or loss coefficients).

CAD filtering through feature size is also implemented in Icepro 4.1 thus allowing users to discard objects that are smaller than a certain tolerance.

Icepro 4.1 is easy to use and remember, thus reducing the user's learning curve significantly.

It imports files quickly and efficiently, automatically ordering each object on a model tree as the data is read into the Icepro module.

The result is the rapid creation of an optimal thermal model that is ready for successful high quality thermal analysis in Icepak.

Icepro 4.1 is now available worldwide through Fluent's network of offices and distributors for an annual cost of US $3000 per seat.

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Import tool smoothes the way to thermal analysis

Icepro 4.1 is the latest version of the model clean up and import tool for electronics cooling analysis.