FRIENDSHIP-Framework

World class software for the maritime and turbomachinery industry

Superlatives are in themselves ambiguous. They request proof  and provoke disbelief if not objection.

In fact, all arguments that can be attributed to the FRIENDSHIP-Framework are objectively verifiable and make it, in total and in part individually, world class software.

The FRIENDSHIP-Framework offers solutions for fast,  functional, first-class design. Design that  outperforms traditional engineering and too similar engineering solutions. For the complex functionality offered with the FRIENDSHIP-Framework is singular in the market.

In a nutshell, our computer aided engineering solution provides solutions for a vast reduction of model complexity, computational time and too of the engineer's resource invest. In other words: it provides fast and convenient engineering solutions for better designs—and, subsequently, for better products.

These arguments are:

Functionality: Consolidated, holistic  design process  combining comprehensive parametric modeling technology complemented with unique mathematics, variant generation based on integrated constraint management  and assessment strategies, single and multi objective optimization, solutions for data handling and exchange. The system is an integration platform for both CAD and CFD functionality. Unique in the global market.

Rationale: Simulation driven design. It turns the traditional design process around. Literally 180 degrees, see our graphic illustration. For it is no longer the designer, who manually searches for the optimal design. It is the designer, who defines the desired design performance and leaves the variant generation to integrated simulation.  Employing computer power, integrated simulation generates vast amounts of design options and renders their performance. Simulation, thereby, drives the geometry development. It is, consequently, the designer, who chooses the best, most task-suitable design from the pool of options. Integrated assessment strategies support him in this task. In a metaphor, which captures the huge difference in tedious work employed, it is no longer searching for the needle in a haystack. It is choosing the optimal needle from numerous high-class sister designs presented on red velvet cushions.

Approach: The design approach is holistic, ranging from initial geometry set-up to final optimization. Key asset  is a measurable acceleration of time-consuming processes, for instance CFD calculations. The design process is streamlined following best-practice resource management.  Your own internal process structure, however, is crucial. We can help you streamline your internal process chains for better resource management and better results. 

Modeling: Partially and fully parametric modeling offer smart form description. The essence of a shape is captured with only few parameters while the number of degrees of freedom is reduced by least one order of magnitude. Form description within the FRIENDSHIP-Framework follows its holistic approach and is thus ready for subsequent optimization.

Evolution: The FRIENDSHIP-Framework is the spearhead of technological development. Throughout the globe, it is the only software solution for simulation-driven design, which functionally combines computer aided design (CAD) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It offers an unrivalled scale and scope of functionality. Software developer FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS determined the evolution of flow-exposed surface design in two ways. Firstly, we have made simulation-driven design applicable for hydro and aerodynamic design—a technology established in topology opimization via, for instance, finite elemente analysis (FEA). Secondly, we have designed a software solution, which integrates CAD and CFD in a single system. First, worldwide.

Wit: We work with various valuable partners whose creativity and innovative wit we do not want to miss. The cooperations we nurture on an international level help us to enrich the development of the FRIENDSHIP-Framework with some of the best ideas and developments in (computer aided) design technology worldwide.

Optimization: Single and multi objective optimization strategies  get the best out of your designs. They achieve measurable improvements in performance and quality. Typically, 5 percent increase in energy efficiency for ship hulls. Check our case studies and R&D section for the bigger picture. We offer an on-site pilot optimization to make sure that you make the most of the optimization functionality at your hand.

Results: The FRIENDSHIP-Framework delivers. Target-oriented solutions like distributed computing help you to develop more designs from the same resource invest. Delivering first-class quality generated by mathematical operations. The ultimate argument: our customers. Leading in their field. Shipyards like STX, DSME, Hudong and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Model basins like HSVA and SVA. (Turbomachinery) manufacturers like Rolls-Royce Deutschland, VOITH Turbo and Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Design offices like SDARI, USDDC and Van Oossanen. Research institutes like Cetena. Universities like PNU, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi Istanbul. They use the FRIENDSHIP-Framework for a reason. Or two.

Know-how: We have five years development advantage backed by extensive experience in CAD, international collaboration and academic research. Our core competences are parametric modeling, optimization and integration. Complementing our  solutions in aero and hydrodynamic design, we offer a services portfolio including consultancy, process integration, on-site training and implementation/configuration assistance.

[read top-down] It is a framework. Indeed. That's a definite plus. Integrating, extending, merging—all possible within the FRIENDSHIP-Framework, supported by several coupling modes. Include existing simulation codes and programs and enhance their scale and scope of functionality within the FRIENDSHIP-Framework. It is made to fit your purpose and constantly driven further to meet your requirements. And if that should not prove sufficient, we will work on a solution.

A good read for more technical background data is our Technical Overview, a compact data sheet.

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