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05/11/2009
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Fluid dynamic and heat transfer simulation specialist, CD-adapco, is to collaborate with Battery Design LLC, a provider of battery modelling software. The aim is to deliver improved battery simulation software, primarily to the automotive industry, by next year to meet the growing trend toward electric vehicles.
 Richard Johns, CD-adapco's automotive director, added: "The rapid growth in the electric vehicle market and the need for a powerful analysis capability has resulted in the partnership with Battery Design and the development of a tool for fully coupled simulation from the cell to the pack and installation levels."
The simulation capability will give the automotive industry its first comprehensive tool to enable the study of interaction between a battery cell and its automotive environment. Initial applications will focus on critical thermal management issues that have a direct influence on both battery temperature and safety.
Robert Spotnitz, president of Battery Design LLC, added: "Extending Battery Design's models into a full 3D environment will further enhance our understanding of installation effects and the behaviour of large scale battery systems. The collaboration between CD-adapco and Battery Design will deliver an analysis tool that will accelerate product development and support vehicle programs across the globe.
"We have also given considerable attention to developing an engineering process that will allow our customers to perform simulations based on data that is realistically available to them from Li-ion cell producers. We have had huge interest from our automotive customers and we anticipate this analysis tool will enable them to bring electric vehicles to the market faster and with more confidence."
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Justin Cunningham
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