Engineering design has evolved from hand-drawn sketches and wooden splines to CAD, parametric modeling, simulation-driven design, and now Generative AI. Each shift expands creativity, accelerates exploration, and enhances decision-making, transforming engineering into a more intelligent, data-driven, and human-centered process.
A new era of underwater propulsion is emerging – powered by CAESES. In a bachelor’s thesis at Brno University of Technology, a hybrid toroidal rim-driven propeller was developed for compact underwater drones, combining toroidal blade geometry with rim-driven technology. Using CAESES for parametric modeling and CFD integration, the design achieved higher efficiency, lower noise, and exceptional debris resistance, showcasing how smart automation and simulation-driven design can redefine marine propulsion.
Join this joint session on November 18, brought to you by FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS, GridPro, and Flowthermolab, where we’ll explore an ultra-efficient, fully automated workflow for volute shape optimization.
At the 2025 SNAME FAST, FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS and HydroComp, Inc. will present a study on 11 m planing monohull design – to compare outcomes and resource requirements between CFD-based Design Space Exploration and Semi-Empirical Reduced-Order Design Space Exploration approaches.
CAESES is packed with powerful capabilities designed to accelerate simulation-driven design, but some of its most impactful features often go unnoticed. In this blog, we spotlight five advanced tools that can help you optimize geometry, enforce constraints, streamline workflows, and push the automation design further.
Discover how CAESES speeds up design of piston bowls with parametric modelling, automated optimization, and CFD integration, all in one smart workflow. Watch the video to see how it works whilst discovering how to confidently meet your performance goals.
A demihull of a houseboat has been optimized by studying the influence of bow shape modifications on the vessel’s total resistance. A parametric model was developed and subjected to a RANSE-based multi-objective optimization.
The newly released CAESES version 5.3 was developed with a strong focus on the design of marine systems such as ship hulls and propulsors. Its new functionality is primarily dedicated to users with the CAESES add-ons Maritime and Propeller, but it also brings along several news and improvements that will benefit all users.
PediaFlow is an implantable heart pump, intended to provide hemodynamics support for infants and young children with heart failure. Cornell University researcher Mansur Zhussupbekov used CAESES to improve the pressure recovery while maintaining biocompatibility.
We would like to thank all attendees of the CAESES User Conference 2024 for joining us at the Mercure Hotel in Potsdam, Germany, and for making this event such a great success! Everyone on the FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS team truly enjoyed meeting up and chatting with you. As always, your contributions and feedback were invaluable.