Kyle Koppenhoefer, Author at AltaSim Technologies, LLC

Computational Simulation in Medical Device Design

Engineers have been using models since the beginning of time. Computational simulations provide a better way for engineers to model. Computational simulation continues to provide excellent value throughout the product development lifecycle. This engineering tool has significantly improved product quality, development cost and time-to-market for companies. In addition, engineers have used simulation to create highly […]

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Saving Time and Money for Rockwell Automation

Electronic Cooling, Featured / Kyle Koppenhoefer

Problem: As Rockwell Automation looked to improve product functionality, engineers relied on developing physical prototypes to test heat sink designs for its powerful microprocessor chips. This approach left mechanical engineers scrambling at the end of the design cycle to find an electronics cooling solution that would fit the prototypes and not delay new product releases.

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Modeling and Simulation: Opportunity

Multiphysics Modeling / Kyle Koppenhoefer

Modeling and Simulation: Opportunity “It’s not just what you do it’s also why you do it” – Part 2 With all these advantages of modeling and simulation that were documented in Part 1 of this blog where is computational analysis and virtual prototyping being used and what is the opportunity for future use? A

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Modeling and Simulation: Motive

Multiphysics Modeling / Kyle Koppenhoefer

Modeling and Simulation: Motive “It’s not just what you do it’s also why you do it” – Part 1 As scientists and engineers involved with modeling and simulation it is natural for us to focus on the intricacies of the tools that we use and to instinctively value the use of computational analysis.

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COMSOL Conference and 5.2

Community, COMSOL Multiphysics / Kyle Koppenhoefer

COMSOL Conference and 5.2 Better Than Ever It has taken us some time to share about this year’s COMSOL Conference because we have been thinking of just the right word to describe it. The problem is that there is too much to describe, and we know we cannot describe it as indescribable… so we waited.

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Seal Well Solves Green House Gas Problem

Community, Multiphysics Modeling / Kyle Koppenhoefer

Seal Well Solves Green House Gas Problem in Oil and Gas Wells It is not very often that AltaSim gets to openly brag (with permission) about one of its clients, but this is one of those times. We are excited to share about the work of Homer L. Spencer, P. Eng, Seal Well Inc.

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COMSOL Midwest Meeting

COMSOL Multiphysics / Kyle Koppenhoefer

COMSOL Midwest Meeting July 22, 2015 Columbus, OH AltaSim Technologies is joining with COMSOL to bring you the COMSOL Midwest Meeting, an all-day event where you can learn more about modeling with COMSOL Multiphysics® and advance your skills in multiphysics simulation. Together, we will be introducing the Application Builder, and teaching a variety of

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COMSOL Workshops

COMSOL Multiphysics / Kyle Koppenhoefer

COMSOL Workshops Over the years, our association with COMSOL has grown from one of novice user to avid user to COMSOL Certified Consultant to experts who provide Training Classes to help new and existing users maximize their use of COMSOL Multiphysics. Last fall, we had several conversations with COMSOL about a possible new association. As a result,

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Training & Teaching Helps Us Grow

Training / Kyle Koppenhoefer

Training & Teaching Helps Us Grow One of the Core Values we keep coming back to is #6 – “Courage of our Convictions.” Taking into consideration our other Core Values, we understand it is a fine line we walk when we communicate confidence in our authority to operate our business and act boldly to

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MEMS Energy Harvester for Reusing Waste Heat

Thought Leadership / Kyle Koppenhoefer

During our recent webinar with COMSOL on thermal-structure interaction modeling, we at AltaSim Technologies demonstrated modeling of a MEMS energy harvester that scavenges waste heat. Examples of sources for waste heat range from microprocessor chips, to internal combustion engines, to chemical processing plants. If the waste heat generated from these cases could be used to

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