Category Archive: UK & Ireland

May
17

Topology Rendering in STi

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Mar
14

Bloodhound 1000 mph car project (UK)

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              The two chassis models depict deflection contours due to combined thrust loads from jet and rocket. There is a closeup of the rear subframe under the same loadcase     Free size optimisation of the composite monocoque.                Front suspension subframe assembly model   …

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Mar
07

Generation of Optimised Hybrid Electric Vehicle Body in White Architecture from a Styling Envelope

By J. Christensen, C. Bastien, M. V. Blundel, O. Grimes, A. Appella, G., Bareham, K. O’Sullivan Coventry University, Priory Street, CV1 5FB, UK   Abstract As focus on the world climate rises, so does the demand for ever more environmentally friendly technologies. The response from the automotive industry includes vehicles whose primary propulsion systems are …

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Mar
07

City University London Racing

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Nov
02

Update on the Bloodhound 1000mph car project (UK)

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Learn more about the Bloodhund Project here … You may also enjoy the video “Why is BLOODHOUND SSC the shape it is?” Of course, structural optimization based on OptiStruct is also part of the Bloodhound Project

Feb
23

HyperWorks Tutorials (by Altair UK & Ireland)

  An additional set of HyperWorks tutorials is available for all students using HyperWorks. Each download contains an engineering task based on real world design problems and includes ready to use HyperWorks model files or software recordings to explore. Simply download the file to your machine, unzip the contents and get started. Currently, the following additional …

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Oct
11

University of Nottingham -TEXGEN Workshop

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM -TEXGEN WORKSHOP In March, Altair was invited to participate in the TexGen Workshop that took place in Nottingham. There was a variety of industries represented at this event. TexGen is open source software developed at the University of Nottingham for modelling the geometry of textile structures. TexGen has been used by the Nottingham Composites group …

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Mar
11

HyperWorks at Newcastle University, School of Marine Science and Technology

HYPERWORKS AT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The School of Marine Science and technology is the largest and broadest-based marine school in the UK, covering the fields of marine engineering, marine biology, naval architecture, offshore engineering, coastal management and small craft technology, and enjoys a substantial international reputation. The School’s current research areas …

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