ORECA Motorsport, global industry experts in high-performance racing vehicle engineering, has selected Siemens Simcenter software to advance CFD and composite structural optimization across its racing vehicle development programs, including its Le Mans 24 Hours hypercar program with Ford Motor Company. Part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ and Simcenter Optistruct will replace ORECA’s legacy CFD environment, helping its engineering teams improve simulation efficiency, introduce more advanced multiphysics analysis and establish more closely integrated workflows from vehicle design through virtual testing and optimization.
“ORECA Motorsport was looking for a simulation environment that could support accelerated and more streamlined workflows from design through simulation while enabling new types of multiphysics analysis,” said Jean-Philippe Pelaprat, head of aerodynamics, ORECA Group. “Siemens’ simulation software gives our engineering teams the flexibility to run more advanced simulations and optimize composite structures in a highly demanding motorsport environment.”
ORECA Motorsport is using Siemens Simcenter software to advance CFD, multiphysics simulation and composite structural optimization across its high-performance racing vehicle development programs.
ORECA will use Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to streamline CFD workflows and conduct multiphysics simulations that combine aerodynamic, thermal and brake-related effects. Bringing these interdependent conditions into a unified simulation environment gives engineers a more complete understanding of vehicle behavior and makes it easier to evaluate how changes in one area may affect overall performance.
Simcenter Optistruct will support the optimization of carbon-fiber composite layups used in performance-critical vehicle components. Engineers can evaluate different material arrangements and structural configurations to achieve the necessary balance among stiffness, strength and weight before committing to physical prototypes.
Together, the two applications create a more connected virtual development environment in which aerodynamic behavior, thermal loads, braking conditions and composite structures can be evaluated earlier and with greater detail. The approach supports faster design iteration, reduces dependence on physical testing and gives ORECA’s engineering teams more opportunities to explore performance improvements within the compressed development cycles of professional motorsport.
“Our collaboration with ORECA shows how Siemens Xcelerator empowers engineering organizations to push the limits of performance through simulation-driven engineering,” said Sam Mahalingam, executive vice-president of Simulation, HPC and AI, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “By bringing advanced CFD and composite optimization together within a digital twin environment, we’re giving customers the tools to explore bold new design approaches and drive innovation in some of the most demanding, competitive engineering programs in the world.”
Motorsport provides an especially demanding environment for simulation-led engineering, with small aerodynamic, thermal or structural changes potentially affecting lap times, component reliability and overall vehicle performance. The same virtual-first development methods are increasingly being applied across automotive engineering and advanced manufacturing, where teams face similar pressures to improve performance, limit physical prototyping and shorten development schedules.
About Siemens Digital Industries Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software helps organizations digitally transform using software, hardware and services from the Siemens Xcelerator business platform. Its software and comprehensive digital twin technologies enable companies to optimize product design, engineering and manufacturing processes across industries ranging from semiconductors and electronics to automotive, aerospace and industrial manufacturing. For more information, please click here.
About ORECA Motorsport
Founded in 1973 by Hugues de Chaunac, ORECA Motorsport designs, assembles, develops and fine-tunes racing chassis, engines and system architectures. Its experience developing and operating vehicles on the track supports high-performance solutions adapted to racing circuits and championships worldwide. ORECA has achieved nearly 250 victories in LMP2 and 11 consecutive wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The company also participates in Hypercar programs with four major manufacturers and supports customers competing in the World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series from its facilities in Signes, Magny-Cours and Indianapolis. To learn more, please click here.
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