TRAINING SESSIONS

Learn about the latest ANSYS solutions enhancements, with a focus on large and complex applications. The following courses, instructed by technical domain experts, offer insight into products from ANSYS for a variety of advanced analyses. Participants receive quality hands-on instruction and the opportunity to ask questions of ANSYS experts who are deeply involved in technology development and support.

Multiphysics – Direct Coupled-Field Elements
This half-day course focuses on multiphysics simulation using direct coupled-field elements. The course describes the coupled-physics solutions available with direct coupled-field elements, which allow a user to solve a multiphysics problem by employing a single finite element model with the appropriate coupled-physics options set within the element itself. Analysis problems such as, piezoelectricity, Joule heating, electroelasticity, and thermal–electric–structural coupling are all readily solved with the ANSYS coupled-field elements.  Attendees will learn how to set up and solve a Joule heating problem using the ANSYS Workbench 2.0 environment.

Multiphysics – Fluid Structure Interaction
This half-day course focuses on multiphysics simulation methods pertinent to solving fluid structure interaction (FSI) problems. Fluid structure interaction occurs when a fluid interacts with a solid structure, and the resulting structural deformations alter the flow of the fluid itself. An FSI solution requires coupling between mechanical and CFD solutions. This training course describes the implicit sequential coupling technology employed by ANSYS to solve complex FSI problems using the ANSYS MFX Multi-field solver. Attendees will learn how to set up and solve a two-way fluid-structure interaction solution using the ANSYS MFX Multi-field solver implemented in the ANSYS Workbench environment.

Advanced Multibody and Linear Dynamics with Mechanical Products from ANSYS

This is a two-part session.

Part one of this course discusses the dynamic response of structures. Participants will learn how to estimate the natural frequencies, mode shapes and mode participation factors of a linear elastic structure. Then, focusing on a linear dynamics approach (modal superposition), the class covers the steady-state response of a structure to sinusoidal loads of known frequency, the dynamic response of structures under the action of time-varying loads, random vibration of a structure using a power spectral density function (PSD), damping and complex eigen analysis. An overview presents simulations involving rotating machines (rotor dynamics). Finally, the class addresses the handling of large models using hardware techniques (parallel computation) and software techniques (component mode synthesis).

The second part of this course focuses on the convergence of multibody dynamics (MBD) with traditional FEA. MBD and FEA were once separate engineering disciplines; a project involving conceptual modeling of machinery and mechanisms formerly required the skills of two highly trained engineering professionals. This class focuses on the latest technology from ANSYS that integrates MBD and FEA into one highly productive software application interface. Attendees will learn how to perform rigid and flexible dynamics studies and how to use those studies as the basis for comprehensive optimization and fatigue investigations.

High-Performance Computing with ANSYS Mechanical Products
Customers are continually increasing model sizes and the fidelity of their simulations, and ANSYS continues to lead in high-performance computing (HPC). With ever-increasing features inside of Distributed ANSYS (DANSYS) and the addition of new solver technologies like the Supernode solver for SMP ANSYS, ANSYS mechanical products address a wide variety of HPC customer needs. This half-day course provides information on computing requirements of the mechanical products’ solvers, including hardware considerations, memory usage, parallel processing and I/O considerations. This session includes general information on how to measure solver performance and discusses optimizing performance for several structural analysis types and equation solvers.

Via the ANSYS Workbench Remote Solve Manager, customers using mechanical products from ANSYS can leverage desktops and clusters or servers to provide maximum solution throughput, expanding the scope of HPC to include desktop interaction. Remote Solve Manager can be used either standalone, with Microsoft® Computer Cluster Server or with PBS Professional. Learn how to integrate ANSYS simulation with your IT infrastructure.

Fracture Mechanics Lecture Series
Fracture mechanics deals with analyzing cracks and flaws occurring in a structure under various loading conditions. Fracture can occur under cyclic application of loads, by fatigue or by overloading.

Fracture mechanics simulations involve both the material and geometric nonlinearities. Software from ANSYS is used not only to determine quantitative fracture mechanics parameters such as stress intensity factor (K), J-integral or crack tip opening displacement, but also to understand the mechanism of fracture processes. This lecture discusses use of different material models that can account for the accumulation of damage (for example, by void initiation and growth).

This half-day course addresses the above topics in light of exciting new developments in the 12.0 release along with best modeling practices and recommendations.  Workshops for 2-D and 3-D modeling techniques also are available as reference material.

Composite Lecture Series
Composite materials (or composites) are advanced engineering materials that are made from two or more constituent materials. Often, these have significantly different physical properties that remain distinct at a macroscopic level within the combined structure. The physical properties of the combined structure are generally anisotropic and vary significantly based on factors such as the design of the structure, the method it was built, the orientation of the fiber and the type of reinforcement used.

This half-day course covers different modeling solutions for composite materials using different layered solid/shell elements. It discusses different methods of specifying layer definitions and properties through direct input or import using third-party interfaces. In addition, the lecture discusses strategies for modeling failure of composite layers and simulating delamination in composite structures.

Creating and Using Well-Tuned Explicit Meshes
 This half-day course explains how to mesh CAD geometries for explicit applications (ANSYS AUTODYN and ANSYS LS-DYNA products) with the ANSYS Workbench meshing application and how to use these meshes to set up and run ANSYS AUTODYN analyses.

Mesh requirements for explicit (dynamic) analyses are significantly different from those used for implicit (mechanical) analyses. This course offers numerous examples to illustrate the methods users can employ to generate high-quality explicit meshes tuned for today’s explicit solvers.

The course also demonstrates how to utilize these meshes in ANSYS AUTODYN software and use them efficiently to perform detailed blast–structure and fluid structure analyses. Participants will learn how to use persistent links within the ANSYS Workbench environment to perform efficient parametric studies.

Electronics Cooling
Thermal simulation of electronics during design is paramount today with technology changing at such a fast rate. Electronic devices are getting more compact and the heat density is going up. It is important to accurately predict temperatures at the die level as peak local power dissipation is increasing. ANSYS has several products that are designed specifically for electronics cooling. They cover package, printed circuit board and system-level simulation. This half-day course provides an in-depth understanding of the capabilities of each of these products, illustrated using real-world examples. 

ANSYS Icechip and ANSYS Iceboard products specifically address detailed component and printed circuit board simulation. ANSYS Icepak software provides package, board and system-level thermal simulation. 
Import capabilities from ECAD and MCAD tools are discussed as well as the export capabilities to other products from ANSYS. This class is a must for those who are looking to make their thermal simulation of electronics more efficient.

Advanced Thermal Modeling with ANSYS Icepak
This one-day advanced course deals with advanced thermal systems and concepts. It includes modeling of PCBs, IC packages, interface resistances, altitude effects, radiation, heat pipes, Joule heating, thermoelectric coolers, transformers, cold plates, baffles, wall effects and external heaters/coolers. In addition, the course covers the modeling and selection of fans, heat sinks and vents. It includes several tables of thermophysical properties, performance charts and equations for such systems.

CFD for the Non-CFD Specialist
This one-day course introduces the CFD method, highlights differences and analogies between CFD and FEA and shows how CFD can be applied as part of a complete CAE solution. A mix of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercise convey the steps in performing a CFD analysis as well as some of the uses to which CFD can be applied in industry. This session is an excellent starting point for engineers or managers who are considering adding fluid simulation to their design process.

FEA for the Non-FEA Specialist
This one-day course is a review of structural mechanics and FEA methodology for engineers and managers.  A mix of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercise review the fundamentals of structural mechanics and FEA methodolgy.  This session is an excellent starting point for engineers or managers who are considering adding structural analysis to their design process.

Turbulence Modeling
This one-day course addresses turbulence modeling for the CFD practitioner and is taught by Florian Mentor, an expert in the field. It provides an introduction to the physics of turbulent flows and the effects of turbulence on engineering problems. An important part of the course is the discussion of the wall treatment of turbulence models and the associated grid resolution requirements for successful CFD simulations. The course also addresses unsteady flow simulations.

Combustion Modeling with FLUENT
This one-day advanced training course is designed for existing users of FLUENT software and covers combustion modeling, gas phase combustion models, additional physical models in FLUENT (discrete phase models, radiation models and pollution models), combustion modeling case studies and combustion modeling strategies. The advanced combustion modeling course has several tutorials that the students can work through during class.

Using User-Defined Functions with FLUENT
This one-day advanced training course is designed for existing users of FLUENT software and covers user-defined functions (UDFs) and how they work with the FLUENT code, C programming, FLUENT data structure and macros, interpreted versus compiled UDFs, user-defined scalars, discrete phase model, multiphase flows, parallel processing and practical examples. The UDF course also has several tutorials that the students can work through during class.

Customizing ANSYS CFX
This one-day advanced course focuses on enabling the user to customize simulations and models through the use of User FORTRAN, ANSYS CFX Command Language (CCL), ANSYS CFX Expression Language (CEL) and Embedded Perl in CCL. Attendees will learn how to structure FORTRAN subroutines to communicate with the CFX Solver. The course covers such topics as advanced solver control, customized CEL functions and accessing external data by utilizing FORTRAN User CEL functions and Junction Box routines. This course also covers the framework for a user to perform scripting in the execution and post-processing of ANSYS CFX simulations. A basic knowledge of FORTRAN is recommended.

Turbomachinery Analysis
This one-day course covers the practical aspects of turbomachinery analysis, with emphasis on best practices in using ANSYS CFX computational fluid dynamics software and related tools from ANSYS. Attendees will gain insight into the complete turbomachinery analysis process, including initial 1-D sizing and basic design; 3-D geometry creation; mesh generation; CFD case setup, analysis, and post-processing; as well as some related modal and stress analysis. The course includes examples that illustrate the use of all tools from ANSYS applicable to turbomachinery analysis.

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