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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.
Electronics Cooling Toolset Reference
The following sections provide definitions and settings for the various objects within the Electronics Cooling Toolset.

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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+.
  - Electronics Cooling Toolset Reference
    The following sections provide definitions and settings for the various objects within the Electronics Cooling Toolset.
    - Setup
      The Setup manager node allows you to define the physics, default units, solver settings, QuickPart libraries, and ODB++ import environment for an electronics cooling simulation.
    - Parameters
      The Parameters node allows you to define, edit, and delete global parameters, which you can use in multiple Construction Geometries, QuickParts, or QuickPart Surfaces.
    - Construction Geometries
      The Construction Geometry manager node allows you to create and edit geometry objects.
    - QuickParts
      QuickParts describe the components of an electronics device and incorporate geometry, placement, and physics settings.
    - Placement
      The Electronics Cooling Toolset offers various positioning capabilities for Construction Geometries and QuickParts.
    - Interactive Right-Click Actions
      The Electronics Cooling Toolset offers various interactive dimensioning and positioning capabilities for Construction Geometries and QuickParts.
    - Mesh
      The Mesh manager node allows you to define and control the volumetric discretization of the computational domain.
    - Scenes
      The Scenes manager node allows you to visualize the geometry, mesh, and solution data that are contained in the simulation.
    - Results
      The Results manager node allows you to compute and display summaries of solution data.
    - Field Functions
      The following field functions are made available to the electronics cooling simulation depending on the physics setup:
  - 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+.

Electronics Cooling Toolset Reference

The following sections provide definitions and settings for the various objects within the Electronics Cooling Toolset.

Electronics Manager Right-Click Actions

The following actions are available when you right-click the Electronics node at the root of the object tree:

Summarize...

Displays the following summary of simulation data in the Output window:

Total Power: sum of all specified heat sources.
Gravity Direction: display of gravity vector.
Number of QuickParts: total number of all QuickPart objects.
Number of Mesh Cells: number of cells for the generated volume mesh.
Number of Iterations: current iteration number.
QuickPart Type Count: lists the number of QuickParts for each available QuickPart type.

Collapse Tree

Shrinks the tree back to its default size.

Update

Updates the simulation setup. Use this action if your model is out of date and you encounter a problem regarding a CAD data or QuickPart update.

Common Object Right-Click Actions

The following action is available when you right-click an object node in the tree:

Edit: Allows you to edit the properties of the selected object. Applying this action to several QuickParts of the same type enables you to multi-edit the physics. Hold down the <Ctrl> key when selecting the parts.

The following actions are available to all object nodes except for the Setup nodes:

Delete: Removes the selected object from the tree. Deleting the resulting part of a Construction Geometries Operation reverses the operation and restores the input parts. When you delete a QuickPart Surface, the corresponding faces are transferred back to the default surface.
Rename...: Allows you to change the name of the object under which it is stored in the tree.
Set New Tag...: Creates a new tag and adds it to the selected object. Tags can be used to organize objects in the model. If you have a large simulation with many objects in the tree, you can add a custom tree for quick access to the objects that are associated with a tag. See Using Custom Simulation Trees.
Set Tags...: Allows you to set a new or previously created tag to the selected object. For more information, see Set New Tag.