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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ comes with add-ons that provide a dedicated approach for simulations of specific engineering applications—the Electronics Cooling Toolset and the Simcenter STAR-CCM+ In-cylinder Solution.
Electronics Cooling Toolset
The Electronics Cooling Toolset provides a simplified approach within Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to perform simulations of thermal management for electronics devices—from design to solution analysis.
Setting up an Electronics Cooling Simulation
The following steps outline the recommended workflow to analyse electronic devices using the Electronics Cooling Toolset in Simcenter STAR-CCM+.
Defining the Setup
Follow these steps to define the physics, units, and solver settings for an electronics cooling simulation.
Defining Materials
Follow these steps to set up the various materials that are present within your electronics device.

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Add-ons
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ comes with add-ons that provide a dedicated approach for simulations of specific engineering applications—the Electronics Cooling Toolset and the Simcenter STAR-CCM+ In-cylinder Solution.
- Electronics Cooling Toolset
  The Electronics Cooling Toolset provides a simplified approach within Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to perform simulations of thermal management for electronics devices—from design to solution analysis.
  - Accessing the Electronics Cooling Toolset
    The Electronics Cooling Toolset is accessible by clicking a customized toolbar button in Simcenter STAR-CCM+.
  - Setting up an Electronics Cooling Simulation
    The following steps outline the recommended workflow to analyse electronic devices using the Electronics Cooling Toolset in Simcenter STAR-CCM+.
    - Defining the Setup
      Follow these steps to define the physics, units, and solver settings for an electronics cooling simulation.
      - Defining Materials
        Follow these steps to set up the various materials that are present within your electronics device.
      - Downloading the ODB++ Extraction Package
        For the import of ODB++ files in the Electronics Cooling Toolset, you must download an ODB++ extraction package from Support Center.
    - Defining Parameters
      Follow these steps to define global parameters. A global parameter is a scalar physical quantity that can be defined once and used in multiple Construction Geometries, QuickParts, or QuickPart Surfaces.
    - Creating and Positioning the Components
      Follow these steps to define the geometry, placement, and physics of the components in your electronics device.
    - Adding an Enclosure and Fans
      Follow these steps to create an enclosure for your electronics device and to fit fans in the enclosure walls.
    - Extracting Fluid Volumes
      Follow these steps to define air and coolant domains for an electronics cooling simulation.
    - Setting Boundary and Interface Conditions
      Follow these steps to define the physical conditions on the surface of a QuickPart.
    - Setting Up the Mesh
      Follow these steps to define the mesh of an electronics cooling simulation.
    - Preparing the Post-Processing
      The Electronics Cooling Toolset allows you to analyze the solution while the simulation is running, as well as when it completes.
    - Running the Simulation
      Follow these steps to run the simulation.
    - Analyzing the Results
      Follow these steps to view, plot and report the results of the converged simulation.
  - Electronics Cooling Toolset Reference
    The following sections provide definitions and settings for the various objects within the Electronics Cooling Toolset.
  - Electronics Cooling Toolset Formulation
  - Bibliography
- Simcenter STAR-CCM+ In-cylinder Solution
  Simcenter STAR-CCM+ In-cylinder Solution provides a simplified approach within Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to perform transient moving-mesh simulations of internal combustion engines (ICE).
- Application Productivity Tools
  Application Productivity Tools (APTs) are specialized add-ons that allow you to focus on specific applications. These tools are available as plugins for Simcenter STAR-CCM+.

Defining Materials

Follow these steps to set up the various materials that are present within your electronics device.

To define the solid materials:

Right-click the Setup > Physics node and select Edit.
In the Materials group box, next to the Solid Sim Materials box, click Select....
In the Select Materials dialog, click Add Material.
From the database of standard solid materials, select the materials to suit your components and click OK.

To create an identical copy of a solid material:

In the list of Solid Simulation Materials, select the material of interest and click Duplicate.

To edit the properties of a solid material:

In the list of Solid Simulation Materials, select the relevant material.
Set the Material Name to suit your requirements.
Specify the material properties using one of the following methods:
- For a constant material property, set Method to Constant and enter the respective value in the Value box.
- For a material property that is a function of temperature, set Method to Polynomial in T and click the respective Value box. In the Polynomial Input dialog, set the Polynomial in T Properties.
- For an anisotropic material property, set Method to Anisotropic. You specify the components of the anisotropy tensor when setting up the relevant QuickParts, see PCB Reference and Generic Reference.
Note Not all methods are available for each material property. For example, the Anisotropic method is only available for the Thermal Conductivity property.
Click Apply and Close.

To reduce the time when setting up the solid components, select the material that characterizes most components:

Next to the Default Solid box, click Select....
From the list of Solid Sim Materials, select the relevant material and click OK.

Note The Default Solid property does not support Solid Sim Materials with Thermal Conductivity > Method set to Anisotropic.

To define the gas material:

In the Material group box, next to the Default Gas box, click Select....
In the Select Material dialog, next to the Selected Gas Material box, click Select....
From the database of standard gas materials, select a suitable gas, such as Air, and click OK.
Set the Material Name and material properties to suit your requirements.
Click Apply and Close.

A similar procedure is followed to define the Default Liquid material.