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Ansys FENSAP-ICE Aircraft Icing Getting Started

Course Overview

This course teaches the essential skills you will need to perform aircraft icing, anti-icing and de-icing simulations using Ansys FENSAP-ICE. Hands-on workshops cover every aspect of conducting these simulations, from creating project folders, that will allow you to organize and methodically study a wide variety of in-flight icing conditions, to analyzing the performance of a bleed-air system that prevents ice formation on the leading edge of an aircraft component. In this manner, Course Modules 01 through 05 are constructed to progressively acquire aircraft icing simulation skills using modules and workflows of Ansys FENSAP-ICE. Course Modules 06 to 08 complement the above by providing guidelines on mesh creation, how to use Ansys Fluent with Ansys FENSAP-ICE, and some fundamentals regarding the physics of in-flight icing. 

Prerequisite

  • A technical education and background in fluid dynamics and heat transfer is recommended. 
  • An engineering degree is encouraged but not required.

Electives

Teaching Method

Lectures and workshops (computer practical sessions) to validate acquired knowledge. Workshops cover the most common in-flight icing environments and types of IPS (ice protection systems).

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Learning Outcome

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

  • Understand the quasi-steady approach of Ansys FENSAP-ICE to simulate ice accretion over aircraft components
  • Learn how to account for different in-flight icing environments, Appendix C, D and O, and particle (droplets & crystals) distributions using Ansys FENSAP-ICE.
  • Learn how to conduct conjugate heat transfer simulations with Ansys FENSAP-ICE to evaluate the performance of bleed-air and electro-thermal ice protection systems.

 Available Dates

Currently, no training dates available

Learning Options

Training materials for this course are available with an Ansys Learning Hub Subscription.

Agenda

This is a 4-day classroom course covering both lectures and workshops.  For virtual training, this course is covered over 8 x 2-2.5 hour sessions, lectures only.

Virtual Classroom Session 1, 2.5 hours / Live Classroom Day 1

  • Module 1: Fundamentals and Theory of In-flight Icing
  • Lecture 01: Fundamentals and Theory of In-flight Icing
  • Module 2: Introduction to FENSAP-ICE
  • Lecture 02: Introduction to FENSAP-ICE
  • Lecture 03: FENSAP-ICE User Interface
  • Workshop 02: Welcome and Introduction to FENSAP-ICE GUI

Virtual Classroom Session 2, 2.5 hours / Live Classroom Day 1

  • Module 3: Ansys Preprocessing Guidelines & Workflows - Icing
  • Lecture 04: CAD & Meshing Workflows for Icing
  • Workshop 03: FENSAP

Virtual Classroom Session 3, 2 hours / Live Classroom Day 2

  • Module 4: Introduction to the airflow solver of FENSAP-ICE, FENSAP
  • Lecture 05: The airflow solver of FENSAP-ICE
  • Lecture 06: FENSAP User Interface Features
  • Workshop 04: FENSAP

Virtual Classroom Session 4, 2.5 hours / Live Classroom Day 2

  • Module 5: Introduction to the particle solver of FENSAP-ICE, DROP3D
  • Lecture 07A: Introduction to DROP3D Droplet Particle Module
  • Lecture 07B: DROP3D Ice Crystals
  • Lecture 08: DROP3D User Interface Features
  • Workshop 05: DROP3D

Virtual Classroom Session 5, 2 hours / Live Classroom Day 3

  • Module 6: Introduction to the ice solver of FENSAP-ICE, ICE3D
  • Lecture 09: Introduction to ICE3D
  • Lecture 10A: ICE3D User Interface Features
  • Lecture 10B: Postprocessing solutions with Ansys CFD-Post
  • Workshop 06: ICE3D

Virtual Classroom Session 6, 2.5 hours / Live Classroom Day 3

  • Module 7: Ansys Preprocessing Guidelines & Workflows - CHT
  • Lecture 12: CAD and Mesh Guidelines & Workflows - CHT
  • Workshop 07: Conjugate Heat Transfer Preprocessing

Virtual Classroom Session 7, 2.5 hours / Live Classroom Day 4

  • Module 8: Introduction to the conjugate heat transfer solver of FENSAP-ICE, CHT3D:
    Evaluating the performance of the Ice Protection System (IPS)
  • Lecture 13: Introduction to Conjugate Heat Transfer
  • Lecture 14: 3D Unsteady Heat Conduction Module C3D User Interface Features
  • Lecture 15: CHT3D User Interface Features
  • Workshop 08: Conjugate Heat Transfer

Virtual Classroom Session 8, 2 hours / Live Classroom Day 4

  • Module 9: Introduction on how to use the airflow solver Fluent with FENSAP-ICE:
    For Fluent users interested in in-flight icing simulations
  • Lecture 11A: Fluent Flow Module User Interface Features
  • Workshop 09: Using Fluent with FENSAP-ICE