Author Archives: John Chawner

Happy 24th Birthday, Pointwise

Posted on November 10, 2018

I received a text message early this morning from a friend and I’m embarrassed to say it reminded me of something that had slipped my mind (which my lovely wife would blame on my recent concussion).

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Where’s My This Week in CFD?

Posted on November 9, 2018

The most recent edition of This Week in CFD was published on 28 September. Rest assured, there has been a lot of activity in the world of CFD in the intervening weeks. What there hasn’t been is any time to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss the Mesh Effects Symposium at GMGW-2

Posted on October 30, 2018

The 2nd AIAA Geometry and Mesh Generation Workshop (GMGW-2) is happening this January in San Diego prior to AIAA SciTech. One interesting component of the workshop is a mini-symposium on Mesh Effects on CFD Solutions that’s free for anyone attending … Continue reading →

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I Should Be at the ASSESS Congress Today

Posted on October 29, 2018

The ASSESS Congress 2018 is happening today outside Atlanta where an invitation-only group of engineering simulation leaders are gathered to “launch the simulation revolution.” But I’m not among them and that’s a problem. 

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The Latest CFD Meshing News From Pointwise

Posted on October 12, 2018

If you are interested in mesh adaptation, high order meshing, structured grids, hybrid meshes, mesh automation, and meshing process simplification, those topics represent just the last month or so at Pointwise. Read on for the details including how you can … Continue reading →

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I’m Kelly Senecal and This Is How I DON’T Mesh

Posted on October 4, 2018

I was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to an Irish mother and a French-Canadian father. We moved to Northern Michigan just before first grade, and it was there that I attended school through the twelfth grade. I was always interested … Continue reading →

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Everything New in Pointwise V18.2

Posted on October 3, 2018

The marquee feature in Pointwise Version 18.2 is the ability to generate high-order meshes but the new features don’t stop there. The hybrid meshing technique T-Rex now includes several features that more robustly and more flexibly generate boundary layer resolving … Continue reading →

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