Dan Combest
@dancombest.bsky.social
Multiphysics Simulation Engineer & #programmer working in the #EV industry. Following developments in #CFD , #CAE , #HPC , and #DataScience
Fascinated with Design for Manufacturability and Assembly #DFMA
Fascinated with Design for Manufacturability and Assembly #DFMA
Development of advanced manufacturing techniques requires understanding of the underlying manufacturing challenges on a fundamental level.
Solid state batteries are a prime example where we are creating manufacturing techniques as we understand the science.
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
Solid state batteries are a prime example where we are creating manufacturing techniques as we understand the science.
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
Anode-free solid-state batteries: Fundamental insights bring them a step closer to practical use
From laptops to electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries power everyday life. However, as demand for longer-lasting devices threatens to outstrip the energy that lithium-ion supplies, researchers are ...
techxplore.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Development of advanced manufacturing techniques requires understanding of the underlying manufacturing challenges on a fundamental level.
Solid state batteries are a prime example where we are creating manufacturing techniques as we understand the science.
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
Solid state batteries are a prime example where we are creating manufacturing techniques as we understand the science.
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
Physicists uncover evidence of two arrows of time emerging from the quantum realm phys.org/news/2025-02...
Physicists uncover evidence of two arrows of time emerging from the quantum realm
What if time is not as fixed as we thought? Imagine that instead of flowing in one direction—from past to future—time could flow forward or backwards due to processes taking place at the quantum level...
phys.org
February 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Physicists uncover evidence of two arrows of time emerging from the quantum realm phys.org/news/2025-02...
Reposted by Dan Combest
BREAKING: Rivian secures a $6.57B loan to build a massive EV plant in Georgia! Project Horizon will create 7,500 jobs, produce 400k EVs annually, and drive the future of clean transportation.
Read more: riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...
Read more: riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...
Rivian Secures $6.57 Billion Loan for New EV Manufacturing Facility in Georgia - RivianTrackr
In a move set to revolutionize the EV industry, Rivian Automotive has secured a $6.57 billion loan from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office. This funding supports the development of ...
riviantrackr.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
BREAKING: Rivian secures a $6.57B loan to build a massive EV plant in Georgia! Project Horizon will create 7,500 jobs, produce 400k EVs annually, and drive the future of clean transportation.
Read more: riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...
Read more: riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...
Honda starting a demo manufacturing line for their solid state battery technology. No details on energy density and overall mass.
The promises of greater range, simplified cooling, durability, safety, simpler manufacturing are worth the investment.
#ev #battery
www.topspeed.com/honda-solid-...
The promises of greater range, simplified cooling, durability, safety, simpler manufacturing are worth the investment.
#ev #battery
www.topspeed.com/honda-solid-...
The Science Behind Honda’s Solid-State Battery Breakthrough
Honda may become the first car company to get an all-solid-state battery into an actual car. Here is how they're doing it.
www.topspeed.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Honda starting a demo manufacturing line for their solid state battery technology. No details on energy density and overall mass.
The promises of greater range, simplified cooling, durability, safety, simpler manufacturing are worth the investment.
#ev #battery
www.topspeed.com/honda-solid-...
The promises of greater range, simplified cooling, durability, safety, simpler manufacturing are worth the investment.
#ev #battery
www.topspeed.com/honda-solid-...
Reposted by Dan Combest
"Geothermal is the rare energy source to garner bipartisan support — it’s a way to both reduce planet-warming emissions and put America’s drilling rigs and oil-and-gas engineers to work."
Geothermal startups hit funding and project milestones this year, buoyed by growing demand for carbon-free energy from data centers, factories, and EVs.
Reporting by @mariagallucci.bsky.social
Reporting by @mariagallucci.bsky.social
Was 2024 a breakout year for next-generation geothermal energy?
Geothermal startups hit funding and project milestones this year, buoyed by growing demand for carbon-free energy from data centers, factories, and EVs.
buff.ly
December 20, 2024 at 3:01 PM
"Geothermal is the rare energy source to garner bipartisan support — it’s a way to both reduce planet-warming emissions and put America’s drilling rigs and oil-and-gas engineers to work."
Anyone in the Bay area that is involved with or interested in #CFD should attend this
sites.google.com/view/jkwsymp...
sites.google.com/view/jkwsymp...
Jameson-Kim-Wang Symposium
Objectives
To bring together researchers working on both fundamental and applied aspects of CFD to provide an open forum for discussing future directions of CFD
To celebrate the careers of Antony Jame...
sites.google.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Anyone in the Bay area that is involved with or interested in #CFD should attend this
sites.google.com/view/jkwsymp...
sites.google.com/view/jkwsymp...
I'll repost this from
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With a link to the reference paper.
fun3d.larc.nasa.gov/papers/nia_2...
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With a link to the reference paper.
fun3d.larc.nasa.gov/papers/nia_2...
December 14, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I'll repost this from
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With a link to the reference paper.
fun3d.larc.nasa.gov/papers/nia_2...
x.com/HiroNishikaw...
With a link to the reference paper.
fun3d.larc.nasa.gov/papers/nia_2...
As a simulation engineer that works in modelling fluids daily, this is the most fascinating collection of videos on the topic.
Notes: web.mit.edu/hml/notes.html
Videos: web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
Notes: web.mit.edu/hml/notes.html
Videos: web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
December 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM
As a simulation engineer that works in modelling fluids daily, this is the most fascinating collection of videos on the topic.
Notes: web.mit.edu/hml/notes.html
Videos: web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
Notes: web.mit.edu/hml/notes.html
Videos: web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
It's extremely important for US automotive to exist and offer options to consumers. New manufacturing processes, materials, technology, design innovation, regulations and capable workforce are critical to success.
Without any of this, a race to the bottom...
insideevs.com/news/743705/...
Without any of this, a race to the bottom...
insideevs.com/news/743705/...
Here’s What A Zero Star EV Crash Test Looks Like
Lacking basic safety equipment like seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters, the Neta V is becoming famous for all the wrong reasons.
insideevs.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:14 PM
It's extremely important for US automotive to exist and offer options to consumers. New manufacturing processes, materials, technology, design innovation, regulations and capable workforce are critical to success.
Without any of this, a race to the bottom...
insideevs.com/news/743705/...
Without any of this, a race to the bottom...
insideevs.com/news/743705/...
Reposted by Dan Combest
So, today the 10 year old got interested in scutoids due to a Vi Hart video, and that led to looking into all sorts of weird shapes, and HOLY SHIT how come nobody told me about trajectoids? www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbuX...
“Solid-body trajectoids shaped to roll along desired pathways”
YouTube video by NCCR SwissMAP
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November 28, 2024 at 1:31 AM
So, today the 10 year old got interested in scutoids due to a Vi Hart video, and that led to looking into all sorts of weird shapes, and HOLY SHIT how come nobody told me about trajectoids? www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbuX...
There is certainly value in developing new simulation methods that aren't absolutely accurate. They may be directionally accurate and tell me that a change from the baseline increases or decreases the measured design variables.
This is my current expectation with machine learning and CAE.
This is my current expectation with machine learning and CAE.
November 27, 2024 at 7:05 PM
There is certainly value in developing new simulation methods that aren't absolutely accurate. They may be directionally accurate and tell me that a change from the baseline increases or decreases the measured design variables.
This is my current expectation with machine learning and CAE.
This is my current expectation with machine learning and CAE.
Well this is some exciting news today.
Rivian Receives Conditional Commitment for up to $6.6 Billion Loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Program
rivian.com/newsroom/art...
#ev #manufacturing #automotive #rivian
Rivian Receives Conditional Commitment for up to $6.6 Billion Loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Program
rivian.com/newsroom/art...
#ev #manufacturing #automotive #rivian
Rivian receives conditional commitment from DOE for $6.6B for GA plant - Newsroom - Rivian
Rivian Receives Conditional Commitment for up to $6.6 Billion Loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Program
rivian.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Well this is some exciting news today.
Rivian Receives Conditional Commitment for up to $6.6 Billion Loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Program
rivian.com/newsroom/art...
#ev #manufacturing #automotive #rivian
Rivian Receives Conditional Commitment for up to $6.6 Billion Loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Program
rivian.com/newsroom/art...
#ev #manufacturing #automotive #rivian
Exciting day in motorsport. GM is bringing a Cadillac team to the #F1 grid in 2026 www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gene...
Looks like Mario Andretti, the last American F1 champion, will serve as a director on the team's board.
#motorsport #formulaOne
Looks like Mario Andretti, the last American F1 champion, will serve as a director on the team's board.
#motorsport #formulaOne
General Motors agrees on deal to become 11th F1 team in 2026
www.motorsport.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Exciting day in motorsport. GM is bringing a Cadillac team to the #F1 grid in 2026 www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gene...
Looks like Mario Andretti, the last American F1 champion, will serve as a director on the team's board.
#motorsport #formulaOne
Looks like Mario Andretti, the last American F1 champion, will serve as a director on the team's board.
#motorsport #formulaOne
Has anyone tried this BVTKNodes for blender? bvtknodes.readthedocs.io/en/latest/BV... Saw some really interesting thermal + PCB rendering of some CFD results for forced airflow over a circuit board.
#simulation @blender3d.bsky.social #cfd
#simulation @blender3d.bsky.social #cfd
November 24, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Has anyone tried this BVTKNodes for blender? bvtknodes.readthedocs.io/en/latest/BV... Saw some really interesting thermal + PCB rendering of some CFD results for forced airflow over a circuit board.
#simulation @blender3d.bsky.social #cfd
#simulation @blender3d.bsky.social #cfd
One of my favorite sites of all time, project Euler ( projecteuler.net ). Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. #projectEuler #cPlusPlus #programming
November 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
One of my favorite sites of all time, project Euler ( projecteuler.net ). Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. #projectEuler #cPlusPlus #programming
CuPy is an open-source array library for GPU-accelerated computing with Python. CuPy utilizes CUDA Toolkit libraries including cuBLAS, cuRAND, cuSOLVER, cuSPARSE, cuFFT, cuDNN and NCCL to make full use of the GPU architecture.
cupy.dev
#cuda #python #gpuAcceleration
#numericalAnalysis
cupy.dev
#cuda #python #gpuAcceleration
#numericalAnalysis
CuPy
NumPy & SciPy for GPU
cupy.dev
November 23, 2024 at 10:18 PM
CuPy is an open-source array library for GPU-accelerated computing with Python. CuPy utilizes CUDA Toolkit libraries including cuBLAS, cuRAND, cuSOLVER, cuSPARSE, cuFFT, cuDNN and NCCL to make full use of the GPU architecture.
cupy.dev
#cuda #python #gpuAcceleration
#numericalAnalysis
cupy.dev
#cuda #python #gpuAcceleration
#numericalAnalysis
Some really interesting work over at SplineCloud.
Framework to store engineering data in repositories while showcasing datasets with graphs.
I can see how this is useful in academia and industry, especially for dashboards showing recent simulation results.
splinecloud.com
#CFD #dataAnalysis
Framework to store engineering data in repositories while showcasing datasets with graphs.
I can see how this is useful in academia and industry, especially for dashboards showing recent simulation results.
splinecloud.com
#CFD #dataAnalysis
SplineCloud
Discover, share and reuse expert knowledge in engineering and science
splinecloud.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Some really interesting work over at SplineCloud.
Framework to store engineering data in repositories while showcasing datasets with graphs.
I can see how this is useful in academia and industry, especially for dashboards showing recent simulation results.
splinecloud.com
#CFD #dataAnalysis
Framework to store engineering data in repositories while showcasing datasets with graphs.
I can see how this is useful in academia and industry, especially for dashboards showing recent simulation results.
splinecloud.com
#CFD #dataAnalysis
Who could think of a better place to learn a little bit about Aerodynamic Generation of Sound, than with Lighthill and Ffowcs-Williams? Check out youtu.be/8BmESsMroRM and with film notes at web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf/20...
#aeroacoustics #acoustic #automotive #aerospace
#aeroacoustics #acoustic #automotive #aerospace
20. Aerodynamic Generation of Sound
YouTube video by Barry Belmont
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Who could think of a better place to learn a little bit about Aerodynamic Generation of Sound, than with Lighthill and Ffowcs-Williams? Check out youtu.be/8BmESsMroRM and with film notes at web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf/20...
#aeroacoustics #acoustic #automotive #aerospace
#aeroacoustics #acoustic #automotive #aerospace
The #magnetohydrodynamics of stars are #physics on an immense length and time scale with complex #multiscale interactions. One of my favorite videos showing this phenomena described an event "On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced all three.
September 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
The #magnetohydrodynamics of stars are #physics on an immense length and time scale with complex #multiscale interactions. One of my favorite videos showing this phenomena described an event "On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced all three.
Multi-GPU Hybrid computing within #openfoam has been around for a while. In fact, my first big talk at the OFW was speaking about my library coupling within FOAM Extend (github.com/Unofficial-E...) the host-device memory bandwidth bottlenecks at the time were the main reason development slowed.
github.com
September 21, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Multi-GPU Hybrid computing within #openfoam has been around for a while. In fact, my first big talk at the OFW was speaking about my library coupling within FOAM Extend (github.com/Unofficial-E...) the host-device memory bandwidth bottlenecks at the time were the main reason development slowed.
The OpenFOAM workshop 3 (2008) (OFW3) in Milan (openfoam-extend.sourceforge.net/OpenFOAM_Wor...) was super interesting. The meshing section introduced what would become snappyHexMesh (sourceforge.net/projects/ope...). Almost daily, I use the mesher developed by ENGYS for tough industrial cases
sourceforge.net
September 21, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The OpenFOAM workshop 3 (2008) (OFW3) in Milan (openfoam-extend.sourceforge.net/OpenFOAM_Wor...) was super interesting. The meshing section introduced what would become snappyHexMesh (sourceforge.net/projects/ope...). Almost daily, I use the mesher developed by ENGYS for tough industrial cases