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Introduction to Ansys Icepak (Classic) (Self-paced Learning Available)

Course Overview

Ansys Icepak provides flow and thermal management solutions for many types of electronic design applications. The primary goal of this course is to cover the basics of working in the Ansys Icepak user environment. Students will be introduced to the world of electronics thermal modelling through a combination of lectures, workshops and examples/demonstrations. The lectures and examples/demos are covered during the online sessions while the workshops are to be completed independently between online sessions. The online sessions include ample Q & A time to discuss questions, comments and feedback related to the workshops and Icepak modelling in general.

Prerequisites

  • A technical education and background in fluid mechanics and heat transfer is recommended but an engineering degree is not required. This course is designed for clients who have little to no experience with Ansys Icepak.

Teaching Method

Lectures and computer practical sessions to validate acquired knowledge. A training certificate is provided to all attendees who complete the course.

Learning Outcome

Following completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Overall Capabilities of Ansys Icepak and where to look for a certain capability.
  • Steps to create/import geometry in Icepak and import CAD geometry using SpaceClaim.
  • Inputs and boundary conditions required to perform a Thermal simulation.
  • Best practices for model building, meshing, solving and checking the results.
  • Multiphysics workflows with Ansys Icepak.
  • How and where to get additional resources and support.

 Available Dates

Learning Options

Training materials for this course are available with an Ansys Learning Hub Subscription. If there is no active public schedule available, private training can be arranged. 

Self-paced Learning 

Complete a class on your own schedule at your own pace. Scope is equivalent to Instructor led classes. Includes video lecture, workshops and input files. All our Self-Paced video courses are only available with an Ansys Learning Hub subscription.

Agenda

This is a 3 day classroom course covering both lectures and workshops. For virtual training, this course is covered over 10 x 2 hour sessions lectures only.

Virtual Classroom Session 1

  • Lecture: Introduction and Ansys Icepak Overview
  • Lecture: Interface and Modelling Basics

Virtual Classroom Session 2

  • Lecture: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives - Part 1
  • Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives – Part 2
  • Workshop: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives - Part 1
  • Workshop: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives - Part 2

Virtual Classroom Session 3

  • Lecture: Conformal Meshing
  • Lecture: Non-Conformal Meshing
  • Workshop: Conformal Meshing
  • Workshop: Non-Conformal Meshing

Virtual Classroom Session 4

  • Lecture: Solver Setup
  • Lecture: Physics and Transient Modeling
  • Workshop: Basic Solving and Post Processing
  • Workshop: Transient Simulation

Virtual Classroom Session 5

  • Lecture: Post Processing

Virtual Classroom Session 6

  • Lecture: Parametric and Optimization
  • Lecture: Using Macros in Ansys Icepak
  • Workshop: Parametric Trails

Virtual Classroom Session 7

  • Lecture: ECAD Import
  • Lecture:  Introduction to Ansys Workbench and Ansys SpaceClaim

Virtual Classroom Session 8

  • Lecture: MCAD to Ansys Icepak using Ansys SpaceClaim
  • Workshop: MCAD to Icepak using Ansys SpaceClaim

Virtual Classroom Session 9

  • Lecture: Multi-Level Meshing
  • Workshop: Multi-Level meshing

Virtual Classroom Session 10

  • Lecture: Tips and Tricks
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Day 1

  • Lecture: Introduction and Ansys Icepak Overview
  • Lecture: Interface and Modelling Basics
  • Lecture: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives – Part 1
  • Workshop: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives - Part 1
  • Lecture: Conformal Meshing
  • Workshop: Conformal Meshing
  • Lecture: Solver Setup
  • Workshop: Basic Solving and Post Processing
  • Lecture: Post Processing

Day 2

  • Lecture: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives – Part 2
  • Lecture: Icepak Import Options
  • Workshop: Model Building using Ansys Icepak Primitives - Part 2
  • Lecture: Non-Conformal Meshing
  • Workshop: Non-Conformal Meshing
  • Lecture: Physics and Transient Modeling
  • Workshop: Transient Simulation
  • Lecture: Using Macros in Ansys Icepak

Day 3

  • Lecture: Introduction to Ansys Workbench and Ansys SpaceClaim
  • Lecture MCAD to Ansys Icepak using Ansys SpaceClaim
  • Workshop: MCAD to Icepak using Ansys SpaceClaim
  • Lecture: Multi-Level Meshing
  • Workshop: Multi-Level meshing
  • Lecture: Parametric and Optimization
  • Workshop: Parametric Trails
  • Lecture: Tips and Tricks