This document introduces the V2010.0 Release of the ACE+ Suite of applications. It summarizes the new features and improvements developed in the last 20 months, i.e. since the V2009.0 release in December 2008. It also includes the list of issues that have been corrected during this period of time.

You can view and download the V2010.0 Release Notes by clicking here.

Some of our software requires the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package to be installed. If you have trouble getting the software to launch, it is a good idea to ensure that this is installed. An error message that usually indicates the need to install this package is the following:

OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument Press ENTER to exit script

To install the redistributable, run the vcredist_x86.exe (on 32-bit Windows) or vcredist_x64.exe (on 64-bit Windows) executable in your UTILS/bin directory. This will install the required DLLs.

The package installs certain runtime components of Visual C++ libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++. Reinstalling over a prexisting installation will not cause problems, so if you are not sure whether this package is installed, don't hesitate to install it just in case it wasn't already there.

The 2010 ESI CFD User's Conference will be held September 14, 2010 in Santa Clara, CA.

This conference represents a unique opportunity for the technical exchange between CFD-ACE+ users as well as a chance to preview upcoming technical advancements. This is a free event for all current ESI CFD users.

Please, visit the event's information page for more details and to register.

One of the various new features introduced in CFD-GEOM V2009.2 is the ‘Exposed Boundaries’ visualization tool. This tool allows users to quickly visualize those areas where closure problems remain in an otherwise closed and “watertight” model.

In engineering systems, the presence of obstacles in the flow path provides resistance to flow accompanied by a pressure drop across the component. Often, the flow paths within such components are too complex to be resolved by a mesh (assuming it is known) and only the macro effects are of interest to design engineers.