Feature
SPORTS
The Simulation Race for America's Cup
Yacht designers used engineering simulation in a variety of applications
to edge out the competition.
Applications
MATERIALS/PARTNERSHIPS
Plying the Composite Trade
ESAComp software overcomes challenges in designing with composites.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Hair Today
Product developers in the cosmetics industry can put simulation to use in
performing hierarchical analyses of hair care product performance.
AUTOMOTIVE
Heavy-Duty Lightweight
An innovative aluminum design gives a truck-body manufacturer the
competitive edge in the worldwide construction industry.
POWER GENERATION
Gassing Up with Coal
A two-fluid multiphase model allows for more accurate simulation of coal gasification.
PROCESS EQUIPMENT
Chopping Away at Solids
CFD simulation provides a pump company with a virtual test facility.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
No-Hassle Kitchen Appliance
Finite element analysis helps redesign a countertop water filter.
AEROSPACE
Overcoming Big Challenges for
Small Turbojet Engines
Engineers used FEA to develop an impeller for a microjet turbine engine for
unmanned drone aircraft.
POWER GENERATION
Keeping It Cool
Modeling fluid flow and heat transfer throughout a nuclear fuel assembly
helps prevent reactor burnout.
PROCESS EQUIPMENT
The Greening of Gas Burner Design
Simulation assists in developing efficient and environmentally friendly
recuperative burners used in heat-treating applications.
Departments
TRENDS & PRACTICES
Managing Engineering Knowledge
Web-based solution is aimed at hosting and integrating simulation
data, processes and tools for more effective Simulation Driven Product
Development.
THOUGHT LEADERS
The Democratization of Engineering Analysis
To compete successfully in today’s business climate, Procter & Gamble
makes analysis tools available to rank-and-file engineers as well as to
analysts and advanced simulation experts.
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Rotordynamic Capabilities in ANSYS Mechanical
Useful features are available to study vibration behavior in rotating parts.
TIPS & TRICKS
Submodeling in ANSYS Workbench
To obtain accurate stress in a local region, submodeling separates local
analysis from the global model.
Spotlight on Engineering Simulation in the
Biomedical Industry
Making Life Longer and Better
The biomedical industry is emerging as a strategic user of
engineering simulation.
Turning Up the Volume
The use of shape memory alloys offers the promise of better
functioning in cochlear implants.
Hip to Simulation
Evaluation of designs for a hip replacement prosthesis
overcomes physical and scientific limitations.
Walking Pain Free
New insoles designed with the ANSYS mechanical suite
relieve pain from foot disease.
Engineering Solutions for
Infection Control
Simulation assists in designing a hospital ward to reduce
the airborne transmission of disease.
Standing Up Right
ANSYS Multiphysics sheds light on the wonders of the
human spine and how to fix it.
Designing with Heart
CFD-based design optimization for a pediatric implant can
shave years off the development cycle.
Going with the Flow
Functional biomedical imaging through CFD provides a new
way of looking at pathological lungs.
Battle of the Bulge
Rapid prototyping results in a new surgical tool to treat
back pain. |