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Discover Innovative Updates: Flownex SE 2026 R1

This release introduces a focused set of major and minor improvements designed to make simulation workflows more robust, connected and user-friendly. Key updates include Ansys Mechanical integra...

All Things Ansys Episode 142: Sandia National Labs Designs Digital Twins for Nuclear Safety Analysis – With Ansys Partner Flownex

Published on: May, 11 2026 With: Eric Miller, Andrew Hahn, Molly Rhodes, Miles Adkins Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by...

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Flownex Simulation Environment – New Feature Highlight – Custom Reactor Zone Colors

Note: The following materials are current as of Flownex Version 9.0.4.6126 (also known as Version 2025 R3). Prior versions may lack this capability, and future versions may contain additional c...

Discover Innovative Updates: Flownex SE Release 3

The latest release of Flownex, version 9.0.4, brings a compelling mix of major innovations and thoughtful refinements that elevate its 1D simulation capabilities to new heights. From the introduc...

Press Release: PADT Selected as a Capability Provider for ENERGYWERX Voucher Opportunity 2

Clean Energy Technology Companies Have Until September 12, 2024, To Submit Requests for Vouchers Worth up to $250,000 in Ansys and Flownex Simulation Consulting and Services Voucher 2 Covers Perfo...

An Independence Day Brisket Analysis

The smell of fireworks and freedom is in the air! This year, my contribution to the family's Independence day festivities is a smoked brisket. Unfortunately, I have learned from experience that cooki...

Flownex Version Control with GIT Client

Flownex 2024 has added version control in the form of a Git Client. In Git, all versions of a project and related files are stored in either a local or a remote repository (aka "repo"). This benefits...

Student Rocketry Panel: Using Simulation to Propel Designs

We were thrilled to conduct an interview with Adam Trumpour and several student teams from the United States and Canada. The attendees included members from various teams and organizations: MACH team...

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Press Release: PADT Announces Robert McLoughlin as Vice President of Sales

After working with Robert McLoughlin as a representative of our partners for many years, we are pleased to announce that he agreed to accept the role of Vice President of Sales for PADT. You can...

Borrowing a Flownex License

Today we will walk through how to obtain and maintain a license by connecting to a server and checking out a license. Flownex requires that users to have a license to run, so checking out a license m...