The developer of Actran Release 13.0 says this acoustics simulation offers engineers improved performance, new capabilities and ease-of-use features for reducing and optimizing sound in products. New elements and boundary conditions: With support for rigid body elements, users can model rigid connections between different parts and apply required boundary conditions, providing them with modeling flexibility.…

Designing a wind farm requires satisfying many constraints. The ultimate goal is to maximize energy capture while minimizing wind loads on turbines, balance-of-plant costs, and maintaining all setback and avoidance criteria. This complicated task is most easily accomplished with assistance from specialized computer programs developed just for the wind industry. The most widely used program,…