Why Simcenter Flotherm?
With more than 34 years of development and user feedback, Simcenter Flotherm is the leading electronic cooling simulation software solution for electronics thermal analysis. It shortens development at IC package, PCB and enclosure level through to large systems such as datacenters.
- Accelerate electronics thermal design workflow
Simcenter Flotherm seamlessly integrates into electronics workflows, enabling efficient thermal simulations from early design to final verification. Key features include SmartPart technology, extensive libraries, EDA and MCAD data handling, stable solver, and automatic model calibration for swift thermal analysis.
- Leverage accurate, fast thermal analysis
Simcenter Flotherm provides rapid and reliable cartesian gridding for large electronics models. Designed for diverse length scales, its SmartPart-based gridding eliminates the need for re-gridding, enabling faster simulations and focused design exploration.
- Reduce model creation time with intelligent SmartParts
Use Simcenter Flotherm's interface, intelligent modeling, and libraries for fast model construction, supporting early thermal architecture decision-making. SmartParts libraries include electronics-specific components for quick model building.
- Incorporate EDA and mechanical design data complexity during development
Enhance model complexity and fidelity as EDA and mechanical design teams progress. Import and preprocess CAD data, handle EDA complexity with the EDA Bridge, offering swift processing and varied modeling fidelity options.
Simcenter Flotherm capabilities
- Transient thermal analysis
Simcenter Flotherm offers precise transient analysis for electronics, modeling events at sub-microsecond timescales. It supports various transient behaviors, aiding in power cycle modeling, device transitions, fan control, and evaluating derating and thermal mitigation strategies.
- Robust meshing
Optimize thermal design with Simcenter Flotherm's instant and user-friendly gridding. The structured-Cartesian method ensures stability and efficiency, with SmartPart-based grid generation instantly updating, eliminating the need for full re-gridding with geometry changes.
- BCI-ROM technology
Simcenter Flotherm's BCI-ROM technology enables rapid transient thermal analysis of electronics, achieving speeds up to 40,000+ times faster than 3D CFD while maintaining accuracy. It is versatile for various thermal environments and exportable in multiple formats for diverse tools.
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