The hallmark of Fluent News has always been the featured articles that describe a wide assortment of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications. Over the years, the simulations reported in our pages, along with hundreds of others, have brought benefits to businesses, academic projects, and research programs all over the world. CFD has helped companies improve product quality, shorten time to market, and save money. It has made the quality of our lives better through healthcare advancements and has even helped us have more fun through simulations of amusement park rides and the equipment used by the Olympic athletes we watch every four years. In this Special Edition of Fluent News, we celebrate the widespread success of fluid simulation by focusing on stories that reflect the multitude of benefits that CFD continually provides to our customers across a broad range of applications.

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