Chemical Kinetics and Internal Combustion Capability Added to Altair Portfolio

TROY, Mich., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair today announced that Lund Combustion Engineering – LOGE AB has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA), adding LOGEsoft and LOGEengine for chemical kinetics modeling and internal combustion engine simulation.

"LOGEsoft and LOGEengine are meant to bridge the gap between fundamentals in chemistry and applied engineering," said Fabian Mauss, CEO at LOGE. "Our software helps engineers access the latest research in chemistry in combustion and chemical engineering, which is important information during the design process. We are thrilled to be partnering with Altair because we see many opportunities for complementarity that HyperWorks user will view as valuable solutions."

LOGEsoft performs combustion and chemical kinetics simulations for all reactive systems with a unique solver for complex chemical systems. LOGEsoft features a transient one-dimensional model for integrated engine combustion as well as after-treatment simulation containing detailed chemistry which enables it to analyze and optimize entire powertrain systems. LOGEsoft is also capable of predicting emission levels of soot, NOx, CO and unburned hydrocarbons. The software offers affordable computation times compared to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis with the complement of detailed chemistry.

LOGEengine contains an intelligent tool for automatic simulation tuning, which aims to take experimental data to a complete case when coupled with LOGEsoft in-cylinder combustion models. LOGEengine uses a genetic algorithm to identify the ideal dataset for compression ratio, initial temperature, fuel/air mass, EGR rate, wall temperature and pressure offset.

"As an Altair HyperWorks customer, I am glad to see LOGE AB join the Altair Partner Alliance," said Tim Laska, Ph.D., Director of Modeling at Sundrop Fuels. "LOGEsoft robustly and quickly solves our complex reaction mechanisms to accurately predict reactor products".

LOGEsoft and LOGEengine are suited for applications where combustion engines are applied, with specialties in the modeling of in-cylinder combustion, including those of detailed emissions models, exhaust after-treatment and biomass gasification.

To learn more about LOGE and the software, register for the introductory webinar taking place Dec. 8, 2015 at 9 a.m. EDT and 1 p.m. EDT, or visit the LOGE solution page.

About the Altair Partner Alliance

Altair's HyperWorks platform applies a revolutionary subscription-based licensing model in which customers use floating licenses to access a broad suite of Altair-developed, as well as third-party, software applications on demand. The Altair Partner Alliance effectively extends the HyperWorks Platform from more than 20 internally developed solutions to upwards of 60 applications with the addition of new partner applications. Customers can invoke these third-party applications at no incremental cost using their existing HyperWorks licenses. Customers benefit from unmatched flexibility and access, resulting in maximum software utilization, productivity and ROI. For more information about the Altair Partner Alliance, visit www.altairalliance.com.

About Lund Combustion Engineering, LOGE AB

Lund Combustion Engineering, LOGE AB, is a Swedish consultancy and software development company. Our main competence is the development of software tools used for simulation of chemical processes such as combustion, emission formation and after-treatment. Our product LOGEsoft is specialized in analyzing and simulating complex chemistry processes for engineering applications. LOGEengine is the newest addition to the LOGEsoft product family and is an intelligent tool for automatic simulation tuning. LOGEengine aims to provide a complete solution for going from experimental data to a fully set up case coupled to the LOGEsoft SRM in-cylinder combustion models. To learn more about LOGE, please visit www.loge.se.

About Altair

Altair is focused on the development and broad application of simulation technology to synthesize and optimize designs, processes and decisions for improved business performance. Privately held with more than 2,600 employees, Altair is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA and operates more than 45 offices throughout 24 countries. Today, Altair serves more than 5,000 corporate clients across broad industry segments. To learn more, please visit www.altair.com.

Media Contacts

Altair Corporate/North America
Jennifer Korail
+1 248 304 1429
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Altair Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Evelyn Gebhardt
+49 6421 9684351
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Lund Combustion Engineering, LOGE AB
Karin Gido Hedberg
+46 46 286 24 81
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