Don’t miss Dr Alan Mueller’s presentation on Thursday, November 9, 2006 during the 10.45am User Presentation slot.

CD-adapco's Dr Alan Mueller, a leading expert in FSI simulation will present "Fluid Structure Interaction Coupling STAR-CD and ABAQUS " at the East Regional Users' meeting in Providence, RI on Thursday, November 9, 2006.The presentation will include several examples of Fluid-Structure Interaction, including STAR-CD and ABAQUS coupled through MPCCI and an overview of the Computational Continuum Mechanics (CCM) technology at the heart of STAR-CD and STAR-CCM+.

Dr Mueller is excited to be able to discuss the latest developments with a knowledgeable audience of ABAQUS users: "Several years of experience with FSI have identified key challenges which CD-adapco's unique strategies are aimed at resolving. The talk will summarize the state of the art and future development trends towards meshing strategies and advanced coupling techniques for a wide range of fluid-structures applications."

Please also join us for a welcome reception the evening before the meeting, hosted by CD-adapco at the Marriott Courtyard Providence Downtown. The event will offer attendees a relaxed environment to network with others in the ABAQUS user community.

Dr Mueller will be available throughout the whole meeting to answer questions about FSI and CFD and to demonstrate CD-adapco's unique range of CAE solutions. CD-adapco is the leading global provider of full-spectrum engineering simulation (CAE) solutions for fluid flow, heat transfer and stress, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, CAD-embedded CFD options, CAE consulting services and training. Principal offices are in New York, London and Yokohama with subsidiary offices across the world. http://www.cd-adapco.com