The Challenge

MT Propeller aims to improve the design of ice protection systems for its propellers, shorten simulation times from one week to less than a day. This allows MT Propeller to incorporate the ice accretion simulations more efficiently in its design cycles. Increased computational resources through HPC uptake would allow MT Propeller to design more complex propellers for larger aircraft and analyse ice protection systems performance as installed on the aircraft.

The Solution

The Northern Numerics UderEis software offers some of the most advanced physical models for simulating ice accretion on aircraft components. UderEis is HPC capable and cut down the MT Propeller simulation times to less than a day. UderEis also allowed the simulation of ice accretion on rotating propellers. Using the computational resources of the Arctur HPC cloud it was possible to perform ice accretion analysis on a rotating propeller as installed on a small aircraft. A user-friendly GUI was developed, with detailed online tutorials for prospective users of UderEis to facilitate software adoption. The UderEis on-demand flexible licensing scheme is very competitive compared to licensing schemes of larger vendors.

Business Impact

The dramatic reduction of ice accretion simulation times and the ability to analyse ice protection system performance on rotating propellers as installed on aircraft increase the reliability of the ice protection system and result in multiples of 10k € savings for MT Propeller. The shorter turnaround times on HPC platforms and correspondingly more efficient design cycles lead to a substantial reduction in the labour costs for design. Moreover, the new ability to analyse larger and more complex cases for larger aircraft allow MT Propeller to explore a new market and potentially increase their sales.

As for Northern Numerics, the availability of its products on the Fortissimo Marketplace and increased visibility will allow it to attract more business. Northern Numerics conservatively expects to double its sales volume. Both MT Propeller and Northen Numerics benefit from outsourcing computational resources and management to the Fortissimo Cloud on demand, with corresponding savings in the higher margin.

Arctur aims to increase its SAAS and PAAS sales by offering a new product in its portfolio, with annual sales increase.

Benefits

• Reduced costs for simulations of multiple 10k €
• Reduced simulation times from one week to less than a day.
• Use of much more realistic physical models by the end-user.
• Reduced HPC costs for the HPC expert by outsourcing computational resources to the Cloud.
• Reduced software licensing costs by both the end-user and HPC expert thanks to the UderEis flexible on-demand scheme billed by core-hour.

Organizations Involved

End User: MT-Propeller (MTP)
ISV: Northern Numerics Ltd. (NNL)
HPC Provider: Arctur