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The latest issue of ANSYS Advantage features articles on the powerful ANSYS Multiphysics simulation tool, how Whirlpool optimized a refrigerator design, and how a leading aerospace and defense company applies engineering simulation throughout its organization. The industry spotlight focuses on how rotating machinery designers are delivering higher levels of performance, efficiency and reliability. As always, this issue contains tips and tricks, product information and a variety of articles, including the topics of predicting radial seal wear, optimizing the performance of dry powder inhalers and certifying oil derricks for service.
Articles
EDITORIAL
A Matter of Survival
Simulation and statistical methods help manufacturers achieve high product quality now essential in competing on the world market.
MULTIPHYSICS
Multiphysics in Action
Powerful coupled-physics simulation tools solve
demanding applications in a wide range of industries.
THOUGHT LEADERS
CAE on the Offensive
A leading Australian aerospace and defense company, Tenix
Defence Pty Limited, reports on computer-aided engineering
software trends.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Keeping Cool While Cutting Costs
Simulation helps keep temperatures and costs down while
optimizing refrigerator design.
MATERIALS
Predicting Wear in Radial Seals
Finite element analysis is performed in a step-wise approach
in which seal geometry is re-meshed with each load cycle
to account for wear-off of material at the contact surface.
Savings from Submerged Combustion Melting
Simulation helps glass manufacturers understand
complex phenomena in next-generation melter technology.
HEALTHCARE
Breathing Easily
Simulation of airflow in human noses can become
a useful rhinosurgery planning tool.
Ins and Outs of Inhalers
Simulation helps optimize the performance
of a dry powder inhaler for drug delivery.
OIL AND GAS
Supporting the Oil and Gas Industry
Longevity and safety of drilling derricks and substructures
are increased through stress analysis.
Departments
PARTNERS
Integrated Analysis Achieves State-of-the-Art Workflow
A collaborative process and better tools help Modine engineers
leverage the virtual environment to meet emission standard
design changes.
From CAD to CAE
FLUENT software now offers support for Autodesk Inventor.
TIPS AND TRICKS
Analyzing Buckling in
ANSYS Workbench Simulation
Simulation shows how parts catastrophically deform under
compressive loads that exceed the structure’s material
strength.
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Parametric Design Analysis for
Evaluating a Range of Variables
Tools help to study engineering trade-offs in
Simulation Driven Product Development.
Spotlight on Engineering Simulation for Rotating Machinery
As the World Turns
World conditions and increased competition challenge rotating
machinery designers to deliver higher levels of performance,
efficiency and reliability — faster than ever before.
Hot Streaks and Deformation
Software tools from ANSYS improve durability and reduce
emissions in gas turbines by helping to reduce creep
in combustion liners.
Innovative Diagnosis for Instability
in Turbomachinery
Simulation helps to predict subsynchronous vibrations and
rotordynamic stability for centrifugal compressors.
High-Speed Product Design
Integrated software facilitates design and development
of expansion turbines to avoid failure. Runners Experience Longer Life
Fracture mechanics helps ensure longevity of propeller-type
runners in hydropower plants. |
