Clicking a button - so easily are GeoDict simulations and even entire parameter studies now relayed from the GeoDict GUI to the GeoDict Cloud.

The first project year has flown by! Thanks to a highly successful collaboration, we reshaped and fine-tuned our cloud computing portfolio with help from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and KaleidoSim.

Parameter study regarding the phase distribution in an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell
Fig. 1 Parameter study regarding the phase distribution in an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. In the study, digital models were created in the GeoDict Cloud and both the ratio of the two solid phases (SP1 and SP2) and the porosity were varied. The study was conducted by P. Marmet et al. at ZHAW [1].

GeoDict simulations, and even entire parameter studies, are now easily relayed from the GeoDict GUI to the GeoDict Cloud simply by clicking a button. Fig 1 shows an example of a parameter study.

In the GeoDict Cloud, unlimited resources are available to the user and even complex studies with hundreds of simulations are handled within a few hours. The results can then be conveniently downloaded with the handy project manager.

Schematic representation of the Pluri-Gauss method
Fig. 2 Schematic representation of the Pluri-Gauss method used by the GeoApp "Solid Oxide Electrode Generation" to generate realistic microstructures of solid oxide electrodes.

The second highlight is the GeoApp "Solid Oxide Electrode Generation", which is available for all our clients in the GeoDict 2023 release. Realistic microstructures of solid oxide electrodes are generated using this GeoApp (see Fig. 1) through the so-called stochastic Pluri-Gauss fields. The process is shown schematically in Fig. 2.

References

[1] Marmet, P., Holzer, L., Hocker, T., Boiger, G. K., Hilden, J., Reeb, S., & Fingerle, M. (2021). Generation of virtual three-phase structures based on Gaussian random fields : an important option for Digital Materials Design of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes [Conference presentation]. GeoDict User Meeting 2021 Book of Abstracts, 22.