Nextflow Software

Nextflow Software, founded in 2015 startup and headquartered in Nantes France , is developing ON computer-aided design CAE for computational hydrodynamics (CFD, from computational fluid dynamics).

The company played a decisive role in the transfer of SPH (from the English. Smoothed Part Hydrodynamics/Hydrodynamics of Smoothed Particles - a computational method for modeling fluid and gas dynamics) from scientific laboratories to the hands of analysts in various industries, which allowed much faster modeling of complex transitional problems as part of the product development cycle.

History

2021: Siemens Takeover

On June 10, 2021, Siemens announced TAdviser's takeover of Nextflow Software, an independent supplier of advanced hydrodynamic modeling (CFD) solutions based on the particle method. Nextflow Software will be part of Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Siemens buys a French developer of hydrodynamic modeling software. Photo: news.cgtn.com

Nextflow Software's fast, inaccurate CFD solutions will complement Simcenter's software portfolio, which is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, which includes both software and the service component. This will accelerate the calculation of CFD tasks requiring complex non-stationary staging for all key industrial areas: automotive, aerospace, marine and others. Implemented technologies will be used to investigate such processes as lubrication of reduction gears, oscillation of liquids in tanks, cooling of electric motors by spraying, etc.

"Our customers increasingly need sophisticated modeling at the earliest stages of design. As a result, there is a high demand for fast automated CFD solutions for calculating non-stationary currents that take into account both gas and liquid, "commented Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, senior vice president of modeling and testing solutions at Siemens Digital Industries Software. "Inaccurate technologies solve such problems and quickly lead to results, as well as reduce time and financial costs."

Siemens Digital Industries Software technologies already hold a strong position in the CFD technology market, where Siemens supplies both CAD-oriented and high-precision solutions for mechanical and electrical design purposes. With the introduction of the Nextflow Software Smoothed Particle Method (SPH technology) in the Simcenter portfolio, analysts will be able to take advantage of the complementary capabilities of mesh and inaccurate solution algorithms. This will bring together the strengths of different technologies and increase their scope.

"We are very happy to join Siemens and expand the horizons of CFD modeling for our customers," said Vincent Perrier, head of Nextflow Software. - So far there is no single validation method for all industrial industries. As problems become more complex and the design cycle shrinks, analysts are striving to find an optimal balance between accuracy and the duration of computing processes. Nextflow Software SPH solutions perfectly complement the CFD applications of the Simcenter portfolio and make it possible to get closer to this goal. "