Founder
Daniel Hudson is a Mechanical Engineer passionate about creating well-designed products lasting beyond their customer’s intended use. He believes engineering is a detail oriented job and in his experience measuring twice and cutting once is always faster. He strives to automate repetitive tasks and collaborate with knowledgeable professionals to solve challenging problems.
Education:
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M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo.
Professional interests:
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Simulation
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Electric Vehicles
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Semiconductors
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Automation
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Thin Film Coating
Personal Interests:
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Biking
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Backpacking
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Traveling
ABOUT
WELCOME
Optimal CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) enables designers and engineers to confidently design and create optimized products using well informed analysis. Whether you're looking to analyze a design, validate a simulation model, or optimize a design parameter , we’ll provide you with sound advice and guidance every step of the way.
OUR SERVICES
Visualize high stress regions or understand how the product deforms. Optimize the design for cost and weight or analyze assemblies over a range of manufacturing tolerances. Contact Optimal CAE today to analyze your application.
Structural Analysis
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Static/Dynamic
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Impact/Drop
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Composite Structures
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Rubber Material Models
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Plasticity Models
FEA Capabilities
RECENT EXAMPLES
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Structural analysis of automotive electronics box
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Stress analysis of semiconductor process chamber seal over range of manufacturing tolerances
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Impact analysis of handheld device
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Weight optimization of structural support frame
Heat is typically a harmful byproduct or a desirable process parameter. Let Optimal CAE investigate heat flow through your application. Our engineers will help you decide what analyses are right for your application.
Thermal Analysis
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Steady State Analysis
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Transient Analysis
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Coupled Thermal Flow
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Battery Cooling
FEA & CFD Capabilities
RECENT EXAMPLES
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Temperature analysis of battery pack
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Temperature of power electronics enclosure
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Temperature uniformity of handheld device tester
The simulation code best equipped to solve fluid problems is Finite Volume Method or commonly known as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Contact Optimal CAE to analyze your application.
Fluid Flow Analysis
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Internal Flow
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External Flow
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Fans
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Coupled Thermal Flow
CFD Capabilities
RECENT EXAMPLES
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Fluid cooling of battery pack
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Airflow of actively cooled electronics enclosure
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Impinging Jet