Case Study: Kanto Gakuin University enhances fluid and thermal simulation learning with Hexagon scSTREAM

Hands-on lectures of scSTREAM in class helps students better understand fluid/thermal phenomena in indoor environments

Kanto Gakuin University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design sought a better way for its students to comprehend complex but invisible fluid and thermal phenomena, such as air flow and thermal distribution, which are critical to architectural design. To move beyond theoretical lectures, Associate Professor Dr. Tomoyuki Endo wanted to incorporate hands-on computer simulation into the curriculum, requiring software that was both educational and practical for future professionals. The vendor, Hexagon, provided its scSTREAM thermal fluid analysis software to address this teaching challenge.

Hexagon's solution involved implementing its user-friendly scSTREAM software, which came with detailed tutorials and extensive support, into the university's lectures. Each student was given a dedicated laptop to run the software, enabling them to visualize and analyze environmental phenomena through hands-on case studies. The results were a significantly deeper student understanding of spatial design concepts, the ability to verify their own architectural designs through simulation, and the acquisition of practical skills that would benefit them in their future careers at major construction firms. Hexagon's tools proved to be an indispensable part of the curriculum.

Kanto Gakuin University

Tomoyuki Endo

Associate Professor