CAESES allows turbomachinery designers to create efficient parametric geometry for endwall contouring, in order to optimize not only the blades but also the hub surfaces.
Variable Geometry for Endwall Contouring of Turbines and Compressors
Geometry for the Design of Wageningen B-Series Propellers
Some time ago we had a request from a propeller designer to come up with an easy-to-use parametric geometry model in CAESES® for the Wageningen B-Series. There is a mathematical definition published for setting up such a marine ship propeller…
Released CAESES 4.2
We have released version 4.2 of our geometry modeling and optimization software CAESES®. All details about new features, changes and bug fixes can be found in our changes log. Check out some of the highlights below! Download Now …
FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS Partners with Simerics, Inc. to Announce Geometric Closed Loop Optimization for CFD
FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS and Simerics enable CFD users to analyze the effectivity of their designs. BELLEVUE, January 30 2017 – As the CFD industry grows, FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS and Simerics have combined 3D Optimization modeling software with CFD simulation software into one solution, Geometric…
Job Opening: Management and Sales Assistant
FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS AG is actively recruiting for the full-time position (40h per week, possibly slightly less) of a Management and Sales Assistant. The starting date would be as soon as possible. DETAILS
Automated Optimization using Adjoint Flow Solvers
Here at FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS, we recently carried out a case study for an automated optimization process based on the shape sensitivities computed by an adjoint CFD solver. The open-source optimization toolkit Dakota by Sandia National Labs, that is integrated in…
Global Optimization using Response Surfaces
For the optimization of flow-exposed products, CAESES® offers a set of strategies that allows users to automate the intelligent design creation process. Design variables are linked to the variable geometry and get controlled by algorithms that are called design engines.…
Repositioning CAESES Free
Claus Abt and Stefan Harries, CEOs of FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS After more than three years of offering CAESES® Free along with our pro-version CAESES®, we are repositioning our product portfolio. Our flag-ship product CAESES® – which comprises simulation-ready CAD and optimization…
STG Award “Students meet Industry” Granted to CAESES-Based Thesis
For his masters thesis on the optimization of a rim-driven thruster for an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV), Heinrich Grümmer was honored one of the two first prices at the Students meet Industry event in 2016. The Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft e.V. (STG)…
Direct Coupling of Parametric CAD and Adjoint CFD
In the context of different R&D projects over the last few years, we at FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS have developed and implemented a new method for our product CAESES® that is based on the direct coupling of our efficient CAD parameterization and…