Fluent is Official Supplier of CFD Software to Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

November 12, 2003, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Fluent Incorporated, leading supplier of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to the automotive industry, announces an exclusive sponsorship agreement with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) of Mooresville, North Carolina. Although CFD software has a long history of use in automotive manufacturing and Formula One racing, DEI is one of the first to add this high technology tool to its engineering arsenal in NASCAR racing.

DEI’s engineers use Fluent’s software (called FLUENT) to simulate the performance of racing vehicle components. FLUENT is a desktop engineering tool that simulates fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical reactions. “FLUENT has been used to analyze coolant, oil, cylinder head and intake manifold flows of the engine. FLUENT has also been useful in improving the performance of the race car's over body and under body, cooling system, under hood and brake duct flows, as well as the combustion air inlet,” says Charles Jenckes, DEI’s team engineer. "In the ultra competitive world of NASCAR racing, top teams rely on tools that generate results. Fluent's suite of CFD tools allows Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to accomplish its mission of developing winning race cars and engines.”

As a sponsor/supplier to DEI, Fluent provides DEI engineers with the software, training, and unlimited technical support to ensure that they successfully introduce CFD to their intensive design environment, and achieve maximum benefit from the technology.

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About Fluent

Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services. Fluent's software is used for simulation, visualization, and analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and chemical reactions. It is a vital part of the computer-aided engineering (CAE) process for companies around the world and is deployed in nearly every manufacturing industry. Using Fluent's software, product development, design and research engineers build virtual prototypes and simulate the performance of proposed and existing designs, allowing them to improve design quality while reducing cost and speeding time to market. Fluent's corporate headquarters are located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, with offices in Belgium, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, and Sweden. Its CFD software is also available around the world through joint ventures, partnerships, and distributors.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Correa Fluent Inc. 10 Cavendish Court Lebanon, NH 03766 (603) 643-2600 Ext. 668 jrc@fluent.com

About Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Dale Earnhardt Inc. has accumulated an impressive collection of trophies including two NASCAR Busch Series championships, two NASCAR Truck Series championships, two Daytona 500 victories and 14 Winston Cup victories. Earnhardt, Jr., 29, has won eight of those NASCAR Winston Cup Series races and two Busch Series championships with Dale Earnhardt Inc.

For more information, contact: Chris Hunt Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1675 Dale Earnhardt Hwy. No. 3 Mooresville, NC 28115 (704) 662-8955 pchunt@dei-zone.com