CFD Simulation of HVAC Systems on Trains Makes Rail Travel More Comfortable
Every time I travel in Europe, I enjoy riding the fast, comfortable trains. Riding from city center to city center without long security lines and tight uncomfortable airplane seats (worse for me...
View ArticleWireless Charging Design in Wearables Using Simulation
Working for ANSYS gives me incredible opportunities to work with innovative companies and learn about the latest technologies that are being developed to improve our lives. One of the intriguing...
View ArticleStructural Simulation Delivers Modular Wi-Fi Towers Quickly
Wi-Fi access today seems more like a right than a privilege. But easy access to Wi-Fi is not widespread in many countries, especially in out-of-the-way rural areas where structural design and building...
View ArticleAESE: Simulation for a More Connected World
Today, after a video call with my kids at home, I feel more relaxed. Usually on long distance business travel, we are always concerned about the family at home. A few years ago long distance voice...
View ArticleDesigning an Environmentally Friendly Luxury Electric Vehicle with...
Developing a luxury electric vehicle (EV) from scratch with a short deadline demands organization and access to the right technology to get the job done. Lucid Motors of Menlo Park, California, met...
View ArticleANSYS 18.2 Enhances Simulation Speed and Accuracy
We continue to expand upon our best-in-class products and platform, and deliver on the Pervasive Engineering Simulation vision, with this week’s release of ANSYS 18.2. This latest release brings...
View ArticleLeaping the Chasm to 7nm Semiconductor Design
Every new, smaller technology node developed in the semiconductor field has its own challenges, and the 7nm node is no exception. Usually a smaller technology node decreases price per transistor, but...
View ArticleSimulation Used to Spur Design Development for Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is a key player in the future of clean energy, and multiple companies are pursuing new technologies to maximize nuclear’s contribution to the clean energy space. Founded in 2011 and based...
View ArticleThe EnSight CFD Simulation Post-Processing Story: Like a Multi-Stage Rocket
EnSight, the leading post-processor for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) data is now part of ANSYS. In the two decades since its launch, EnSight has taken off like a multistage rocket. Here is the...
View ArticleBrighter, Energy-efficient LED Headlights through CFD
LEDs are increasingly used in automobile headlights because of their small size and reduced energy consumption. But, though they are much more energy efficient than traditional headlights, most of the...
View ArticleInstant Engineering Simulation: ANSYS Discovery Live
ANSYS has long held the vision that every engineer would be able to benefit from the insight of engineering simulation. It seems intuitive that you would want to build a digital model of your product...
View ArticleAntenna-to-Environment Interaction Insights with Visual Ray Tracing
When preparing for a business or personal trip, most of us want to check our travel routes in advance. There are many route-planning tools on the web today, and they help us to anticipate route...
View ArticlePowering Devices with Vibration
Vibration in terms of simulation, for me at least, immediately makes me think of vehicles and larger structures: ride comfort in cars, the incredible forces caused by vibration that equipment on...
View ArticleTopology Optimization in ANSYS 18.1 – Motorcycle Component Example
If you’re not familiar with topological or topology optimization, a simple description is that we are using the physics of the problem combined with the finite element computational method to decide...
View ArticleImproving Smoked Food with Simulation
Smoking meat (and other food) in a barbecue smoker doesn’t sound complicated, but there are more factors at work in producing delicious food than you would expect. Barbecue enthusiast Travis Jacobs,...
View ArticleNew Version of ANSYS Mechanical – New Capabilities
Engineering is a pretty exciting place to be right now. There seems to be amazing news about new products and technologies being tested and released nearly every day. ANSYS 18.2 just launched and it’s...
View ArticleLeading the Electric Vehicle Charge
For every product powered by batteries — cellphones, hybrid and electric vehicles, implantable medical devices, drones, industrial equipment — there is an end user who is concerned about a battery’s...
View ArticleProprietary ANSYS App Optimizes Duct Flow and Pressure
Effective design for almost any kind of product, from consumer goods to industrial equipment, requires taking a large number of factors into account. By making appropriate trade-offs using simulation...
View ArticleEuropean Microwave Week on the Horizon
European Microwave Week 2017 is almost upon us. The 6-day event provides access to the very latest products, research and initiatives in the microwave sector. It also offers attendees the opportunity...
View ArticleThe Need for Speed Drives NASCAR’s Richard Childress Racing to the Cloud
In the world of stock-car racing, finding even the smallest competitive advantage is the difference between winning and losing. That’s why at Richard Childress Racing, we design and build our race cars...
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