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Preprocessor

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    scSTREAM HeatDesigner
Modeling CAD data Interface (import) Parasolid, STEP, JT, STL, IGES, ACIS, CATIA V6, CATIA V5, CATIA V4, Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/Engineer), SOLIDWORKS, NX, Solid Edge, Inventor, DWG, DXF (2D, 3D-face), 3DM, VDAFS, XGL, IDF, Autodesk Revit, ARCHICAD, Nastran, SHAPE, 3ds, SketchUp, IFC, PRE, MDL, NFB, Gerber (RS-274D, RS-274X), IPC-2581B Parasolid, STEP, JT, STL, IGES, ACIS, CATIA V6, CATIA V5, CATIA V4, Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/Engineer), SOLIDWORKS, NX, Solid Edge, Inventor, DWG, DXF (2D, 3D-face), 3DM, VDAFS, XGL, IDF, MDL, NFB, Gerber (RS-274D, RS-274X), IPC-2581B
CAD data Interface (export) Parasolid, STL, MDL, NFB Parasolid, STL, MDL, NFB
Primitives Cuboid, hexagon, cylinder, cone, sphere, revolved rectangle, point, panel (orthogonal, quadrilateral), 2.5D solid part, pipe components, fan (flat, axial, blower), electronics (including chassis, thermal circuit model (two-resistor, DELPHI, multi-resistor), fin, slits, Peltier device, heat pipes), air-conditioning appliances (including 4 way cassette, 2 way cassette, wall type, floor type, outdoor unit, anemostat, linear diffuser) Cuboid, hexagon, cylinder, cone, sphere, point, panel (orthogonal, quadrilateral), 2.5D solid part, pipe components, fan (flat, axial, blower), electronics (including chassis, thermal circuit model (two-resistor, DELPHI, multi-resistor), fin, slits, Peltier device, heat pipes)
Geometry modification Boolean operation (sum, subtract,multiply, divide), shape simplification (deformer, filling hole, projection deletion, R fillet deletion), copy, mirror copy, wrapping, solid edit Boolean operation (sum, subtract, multiply, divide), shape simplification (deformer, filling hole, projection deletion, R fillet deletion), copy, mirror copy, wrapping. solid edit
Registration of parts library
Mesh generation Tetrahedron ● (finite element model)  
Hexahedron ● (cylindrical coordinate system)  
Cuboid
Cut-cell  
Conditions Easy set-up through wizard
Preset default conditions
Unused dialogs hidden
Collective settings to undefined regions
Material property library (editable)
Laminated materials
Absorption-desorption property calculation  
Operation and control environment VB Interface
Selectable mouse operation modes
Mapping  
Viewer mode

 

Solver


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    scSTREAM HeatDesigner
Mesh Structured
mesh
●(Cartesian or cylindrical coordinate) ● (Cartesian coordinate)
Unstructured
mesh
● (finite element model)  
Multiblock
Cut-cell ● (solid, panel, thin shape)  
Moving objects  
6-degree-of-freedom motion (6DOF)  
Numerical scheme Finite volume method
Pressure
correction
SIMPLEC, SIMPLE SIMPLEC
Convection
term accuracy
1st/3rd (QUICK/WENO) upwind scheme 1st/3rd (QUICK/WENO) upwind scheme
Matrix MICCG, ILUCR, ILUCGS, FMGCG, FMGCGS MICCG, ILUCR, ILUCGS, FMGCG, FMGCGS
Non-linear coupled solver ● (JFNK method)  
Steady-state/transient calculation
Flow types Incompressible
fluid
Compressible
fluid
 
Non-Newtonian
fluid
 
Buoyancy
(Boussinesq
approximation)
Buoyancy
(low-Mach-number approximation)
 
Multiple fluids  
Gas mixing  
Foaming resin
model
 
Turbulence models   Standard k-ε model, RNG k-ε model, MP k-ε model, AKN linear low-Reynolds-number model, MPAKN linear low-Reynolds-number model, Non-linear low-Reynolds-number model, Improved LK k-ε model, Two-equation heat transfer (NK) model (high Reynolds number), Two-equation heat transfer (AKN) model (linear low-Reynolds-number), LES (Smagorinsky, Dynamic Smagorinsky, WALE, mixed-time scale) Standard k-ε model,
AKN linear low-Reynolds-number model
Thermal
analysis
Heat conduction (fluid/solid)
Convective heat transfer
Heat radiation (view factor method)
Heat radiation (flux method)  
Heat conduction panel
Solar radiation ● (direct / sky solar radiation / reflection)  
Lamp (graphic output of rays)  
Joule heat  
Mean radiation temperature calculation  
Global solar radiation calculation  
Diffusion
analysis
Diffusivity  
Sedimentation rate  
SORET effect  
Index for ventilation effciency Age of air, life expectancy of air, inlet contribution rate  
Thermal comfort index PMV / SET* / WBGT  
Illumination analysis Solar radiation / lamp (graphic output of rays)  
Humidity/dew condensation analysis Relative humidity / absolute humidity  
Dew condensation  
Humidity transfer in solid  
Reaction analysis Chemical reaction  
Combustion
Eddy-dissipation model, PDF (Probability Density Function) method
 
Particle analysis Marker particles  
Mass particles  
Reactant particles  
Charged particles  
Spray model  
Transforming dew condensation  
Transforming fluid/volume rate ● (MARS method)  
Discrete element method (DEM) Contact model Linear spring dashpot model, Hertz-Mindlin model, Walton-Braun model  
Cloth model  
Cohesion model  
Thermal  
Ad/desorption (Humidity)  
Multiphase flow analysis Free surface ● (VOF method, MARS method)  
Solidification / melting ● (VOF method, MARS method)  
Boiling / condensation ● (MARS method)  
Evaporation / condensation ● (MARS method)  
Current
analysis
Conductor current  
Conductor potential  
Braking effect of static magnetic field  
Electric field analysis Electrostatic field  
Thermal circuit model 2-resistor / multi-resistor / DELPHI model
Thermo-regulation model JOS-2  
Optimization Topology optimization  
Flow
conditions
Velocity
Power-law velocity  
Volume flow rate
Radial volume flow rate  
Pressure
(static, total)
Natural inflow / outflow
Air-conditioner model  
Fan model
Wave generation, wave dissipation ● (MARS method)  
Thermal conditions Fixed temperature
Heat source
Heat transfer coefficient
Contact heat transfer coefficient
Wall conditions No-slip (stationary wall)
Free-slip (symmetry wall)
Log-law condition
Power-law condition  
Surface roughness
Pressure conditions Fixed pressure
Pressure loss
Porous media  
Source conditions Volume force/pressure loss
Heat source
Smoke source (diffusing materials)  
Turbulence generation  
Humidification  
Plant canopy  
User-defined conditions Variables table / functions
Scripts (JavaScript)
User-defined function (compilation required)  
Calculation control environment Job management
Monitoring the calculation status
Email notification of the calculation
VB interface
Output post files   Software Cradle post files (FLD, iFLD) Software Cradle post files (FLD, iFLD)
Output for third party software   Abaqus, Nastran, Femtet, ADVENTURECluster, JMAG-Designer, EMSolution, Optimus, Isight, modeFRONTIER Autodesk Revit, ARCHICAD, EnSight, FieldView, Adams, Marc Abaqus, Nastran, Femtet,
ADVENTURECluster, JMAG-Designer, EMSolution, Optimus, Isight, modeFRONTIER, EnSight, FieldView

 

Postprocessor


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    scSTREAM HeatDesigner
Drawing functions Mesh, vector, contour plots
Isosurface, streamline, pathline, volume rendering
Geometry display ● (STL file, NFB file, Wavefront OBJ file)
2D graph
Mirror/Periodical copy
Vortex center
Drawing position / orientation Arbitrary plane, surface, entire volume, cylinder
Streamlines, isosurface
Pathlines
Arbitrary scaling
Arbitrary pick ● (scalar / vector value)
Special effects Oil flow ● (on plane / surface)
Texture mapping ● (on plane / surface, arbitrary geometry with texture)
Lighting, luster, gradation ● (preset, arbitrary)
Transparency, water-like expression, shadow
Ray, Cloth, String, Surface of particles, Road line, Heat transfer, IPC-2581
Photorealistic
Animation Vector animation
Flow line animation
Cut-plane weeping
Marker particle ● (turbulent diffusion effect)
Automatic translation of view point ● (view / focus points can be set)
Key-frame animation, Time line
Animation interpolated between cycles
Analysis results Variable registration (function registration)
Integral
(surface / volume)
● (scalar / vector integration)
Comparison ● (clipping function, image compare)
Projected area calculation
Automatic search of the local max / min positions
Import of CSV data
Automatic change of colorbar ● (preset, arbitrary)
Complex values data graphing
Data image output Microsoft BMP, JPG, PNG ● (size, resolution adjustable)
CradleViewer ● (support steady-state / transient animation, attach to Office applications)
AVI, WMV, MP4
VRML,FBX,STL
Copy&paste 3D onto Powerpoint
Operation and control environment Selectable help function
OpenGL (Hardware acceleration, software rendering)
VB interface
Selectable mouse operation modes
Stereoscopic view (side-by-side)
Plug-in functionality
Partial open field file by SSH
3D-ROM File reading

 

Miscellaneous

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scConverter
Mapping
Cradle fld,fph -> Nastran nas,bdf
Cradle fld,fph -> Abaqus inp
Cradle fld,fph -> I-Deas unv
Cradle fld,fph -> fld
scConverter
Conversion
Nastran nas,bdf -> Cradle fld,fph
Abaqus inp,fil -> Cradle fld
I-Deas unv -> Cradle fld
Cradle fld,pre -> Abaqus inp
cgns <--> Cradle fld,fph
Cradle p -> Cradle fld
Cradle fld -> Cradle iFLD
scConverter
Edit field files
Variable Registration
Cycle Operation
Scale conversion
Connect
Trimming
Edit titles
scConverter
Edit movies
Sequence number images(BMP,PNG,JPG)
Cross-fade
Image synthesis
Frame rate setting
Bit rate setting
Image size setting
Compress/Uncompress AVI, WMV
Continuous images from a movie file
scConverter
Structure Function
Transient thermal resistance -> Structure Function
Graph
HeatPathView List view
Heat balance
Heat path
Network diagram
Volume,Surface area,Thermal resistance of parts
Link with postprocessor
Route calculation by 2 and passing points
CSV output
scMonitor Navigation setting for 3D-ROM
Create 3D-ROM with VB Interface
Cradle XR AR function for iPhone/iPad