Honda Automobile divides their meshing CPU time by 3 with OMNIS™/Hexpress | NUMECA International
When you gaze upon the beauty of a car’s curves, how often do you think about people who worked for you to be able to enjoy this view? Let’s not forget that designers are working hand in hand with engineers: these cars, despite their eye-catching look, have to satisfy the manufacturability, a low aerodynamic drag, structural robustness, etc.
Many of Honda cars are designed in the Honda Automobile Research & Development Center located in Tochigi, Japan. This facility houses state-of-the-art research equipments: a car-to-car crash test, a proving ground (with a road of Belgian brick!), wind tunnels, etc.
But prior to all these physical tests, Honda Engineers perform and analyze CFD computations on external aerodynamics of the car body, as well as aero-thermal computations of the underhood: radiator fans, flow around engine bay/peripherals, exhaust system, etc.
All these computations require a high level of accuracy from the software used and a fast turnaround time. The product has to be mature and robust enough to meet industrial expectations.