Schaeffler needed faster, more accurate methods to evaluate oil-spray cooling in electric motors, traditionally assessed through costly physical testing. The company adopted Altair nanoFluidX, optimized for NVIDIA GPUs, to simulate complex fluid behavior using SPH methods. The solution accurately replicated test results while running up to 20 times faster than competing tools. Simulation turnaround dropped from days to hours, reducing compute costs and minimizing physical prototypes. By leveraging GPU acceleration and Altair’s CFD workflow, Schaeffler improved thermal accuracy, accelerated development timelines, and delivered more reliable e-motor designs to market.

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