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Automotive Enterprise Finds Efficiency with Rescale and STAR-CCM+ Power-on-Demand
技术
- 分析与建模 - 数字孪生/模拟
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云计算
适用行业
- 汽车
- 石油和天然气
用例
- 添加剂制造
- 制造过程模拟
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
- 硬件设计与工程服务
挑战
American Axle & Manufacturing 是全球领先的一级汽车供应商，其仿真需求面临着挑战。他们使用计算流体动力学来模拟润滑过程，旨在优化油进入产品内轴承或齿轮的方式。这些模拟很复杂并且需要大量的计算资源。他们的模型需要 32 到 150 个内核才能运行，这决定了所需服务器的大小。在使用 Rescale 之前，他们只有一台具有 64 个核心的服务器。主要挑战是硬件需求的可扩展性。为了优化特定的车轴，他们需要进行多次运行，这可能是行驶中的汽车或以不同速度行驶的 SUV 的不同倾斜角度。根据他们需要多快的时间得到答案，他们可能希望同时运行许多这样的作业，而不是等待一项一项地运行。
关于客户
American Axle & Manufacturing 是全球领先的一级汽车供应商。他们在全球 13 个国家开展业务，年收入达 39 亿美元。他们的客户都是各大汽车公司。他们提供传动系统和传动系统，例如前轴、后轴、PTU 和 eDrive 单元。他们使用计算流体动力学来模拟产品中的润滑过程，旨在优化油进入产品内轴承或齿轮的方式。这些模拟很复杂并且需要大量的计算资源。
解决方案
Rescale 为 American Axle & Manufacturing 面临的挑战提供了解决方案。 Rescale 提供了几乎无限扩展硬件资源的按需功能。这使得 American Axle & Manufacturing 能够在非常有限的时间内并行进行大量运行。他们决定选择 Rescale 的重要因素之一是 CD-adapco 提供的名为 STAR-CCM+ 的代码。 Rescale 与 CD-adapco 建立了合作关系，这使得 American Axle & Manufacturing 能够将 CD-adapco 提供的软件许可证与 Rescale 提供的硬件结合起来高效使用。这称为按需供电许可证。他们仅在必须运行大量项目时才使用它，并且在不运行时不会计费。这是他们使用软件和硬件资源的一种非常有效的方式。他们喜欢 Rescale 的另一件事是该公司愿意安装新软件。
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