<s>
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
computational	O
fluid	O
dynamics	O
solver	O
developed	O
by	O
ESI	B-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
solver	O
allows	O
for	O
coupled	O
heat	O
and	O
mass	O
transport	O
along	O
with	O
complex	O
multi-step	O
gas-phase	O
and	O
surface	O
reactions	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
especially	O
useful	O
for	O
designing	O
and	O
optimizing	O
semiconductor	O
equipment	O
and	O
processes	O
such	O
as	O
chemical	B-Algorithm
vapor	I-Algorithm
deposition	I-Algorithm
(	O
CVD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
at	O
the	O
Ecole	O
Nationale	O
Superieure	O
d'Arts	O
et	O
Metiers	O
used	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
rapid	O
thermal	O
chemical	B-Algorithm
vapor	I-Algorithm
deposition	I-Algorithm
(	O
RTCVD	B-Algorithm
)	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
used	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
model	O
transparent	O
conductive	O
oxide	O
(	O
TCO	O
)	O
thin	O
film	O
deposition	O
with	O
ultrasonic	O
spray	O
chemical	B-Algorithm
vapor	I-Algorithm
deposition	I-Algorithm
(	O
CVD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Louisville	O
and	O
the	O
Oak	O
Ridge	O
National	O
Laboratory	O
used	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
develop	O
the	O
yttria-stabilized	O
zirconia	O
CVD	O
process	O
for	O
application	O
of	O
thermal	O
barrier	O
coatings	O
for	O
fossil	O
energy	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Indian	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
Bombay	O
to	O
model	O
the	O
interplay	O
of	O
multiphysics	O
phenomena	O
involved	O
in	O
microfluidic	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
fluid	O
flow	O
,	O
structure	O
,	O
surface	O
and	O
interfaces	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
their	O
extensive	O
study	O
of	O
CFD	O
software	O
tools	O
for	O
microfluidic	O
applications	O
,	O
researchers	O
at	O
IMTEK	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Freiburg	O
concluded	O
that	O
generally	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
can	O
be	O
recommended	O
for	O
simulation	O
of	O
free	O
surface	O
flows	O
involving	O
capillary	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
optimize	O
the	O
various	O
fuel	O
cell	O
components	O
and	O
stacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
at	O
Ballard	O
Power	O
Systems	O
used	O
the	O
PEMFC	O
module	O
in	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
improve	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
its	O
latest	O
fuel-cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
other	O
energy	O
applications	O
,	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
was	O
employed	O
by	O
ABB	O
researchers	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
geometry	O
of	O
a	O
high-current	O
constricted	O
vacuum	O
arc	O
drive	O
by	O
a	O
strong	O
magnetic	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Akron	O
used	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
simulation	O
flow	O
patterns	O
and	O
pressure	O
profiles	O
inside	O
a	O
rectangular	O
pocket	O
of	O
a	O
hydrostatic	O
journal	O
bearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stanford	O
University	O
researchers	O
used	O
CFD-ACE	B-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
suppression	O
of	O
wake	O
instabilities	O
of	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
circular	O
cylinders	O
in	O
a	O
freestream	O
flow	O
at	O
a	O
Reynolds	O
number	O
of	O
150	O
.	O
</s>
