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Simulating Eddy Current Testing of Honeycomb Aircraft Panels with ANSYS...
Within the aerospace and transportation industries, it is always desirable to minimize weight without sacrificing strength. One such method of achieving this in aircraft wings and other aircraft...
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ANSYS Fluent 19 Speeds CFD Spray Simulations
Sprays are everywhere. From fuel injectors in combustion engines to spray nozzles in paint shops and to food industry for material processing, one can see their applications. Sprays can be found in the...
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Thermo-Mechanical Analysis Methods for Printed Circuit Boards Part 3:...
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this three-part series, Mike Kuron discussed modeling techniques for printed circuit boards (PCBs), and thermal analysis of electronic components. In this final installment, I...
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A Cure for Your Composites Woes
It’s the time of year again when folks from all around the globe head to Paris for the JEC World Composites Show. Sadly, this year, I won’t personally be attending but ANSYS will have a great team at...
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Simulating Radar Signatures of Electrically Large Targets in ANSYS HFSS
Designing for stealth involves reducing a platform’s radar cross section or RCS. Simply put, RCS represents a target’s ‘size’ as seen by a radar system. Stealth design seeks to minimize a platform’s...
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Optimizing the Thermal Design of Electric Machines with Simulation
Electric machines are inherently multiphysics devices. They convert electrical energy to mechanical energy, and produce heat in the process. Because modern machines are pushed to their limits, they...
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High-Caliber Calibration Yields More Representative ROMs
Simulation has become a critical part of the design process for engineers around the world. Coupled with advanced design optimization software, it can drive development to improve product performance...
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From LEGOs to Minecraft: Real-time 3D Simulation for Every Engineer
I grew up with LEGO® bricks and I still love them. The next generation of engineers is growing up with interactive worlds like Minecraft® and immersive virtual reality experiences. When these future...
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Designing Efficient Downhole Gas Separators with ANSYS CFD
Downhole gas separators are complex devices in terms of flow physics. ANSYS Fluent can meet the challenges of this difficult application with appropriate modeling capabilities and expedite the design...
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UCLA Students Investigate Magnetohydrodynamic Pump in Space
In fall 2016, our group of UCLA science and engineering students created Bruin Spacecraft Group, an organization that encourages student-initiated space mission engineering. One year later, we learned...
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Airfoils Don’t Fly, Aircraft Do: Why In-flight Icing Certification Benefits...
If you travel by plane during the winter, you are used to the de-icing process: The jet taxis to the de-icing station, where technicians spray the it with chemicals to remove any ice that may have...
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Simulation Spurs Stent Innovation
Medicine comprises multiple challenges due to the ongoing development of science and daily discoveries regarding the treatment of diseases. As human life expectancy increases, medical devices, such as...
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RBF Morph makes ANSYS Fluent more Flexible in RIBES Clean Sky Project
Way back in 2005, I co-authored a paper for the Fluent News magazine titled “FSI Makes Fluent More Flexible.” Now I’m here to talk about how RBF Morph makes ANSYS Fluent more flexible In RIBES Clean...
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Modelithics Talks 3D Components — Why, When, How?
The use of 3D modeling in electromagnetic (EM) analysis is a crucial step in circuit design flows, as wireless technology moves to smaller scales and more compact designs. Although planar, “2.5D” EM...
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Electric Transformer Design with ANSYS Discovery AIM
Transformers are used extensively in electronics products to modify voltage before electrical energy can be transmitted. Alternating current in one coil produces a varying magnetic field that induces...
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Sensing the Future of Autonomous Vehicles: ANSYS Acquires OPTIS
Barely a day goes by without some type of autonomous vehicle — self-driving car, drone or mobile robot — making the news. Today, we’d like to add some autonomous-related news of our own. It is with...
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Simulation is UniNa Corse Team’s Formula for Success
As newcomers to the Formula SAE competition, we, the student members of the UniNa Corse team, debuted our first car at FSAE Italy 2017, which was held at Varano de’ Melegari. We also finished first in...
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Safety First for Autonomous Vehicles
When it comes to autonomous driving, safety is imperative. But how can we test this new technology to safeguard both passengers and pedestrians? How can we subject an autonomous vehicle to every...
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Additive Manufacturing Advances Cooling Limits
All businesses strive to increase efficiency and lower costs. If your business fails to innovate, your products will be surpassed by others that do. Imagine that your latest product design achieves...
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ANSYS Discovery Release Powers Up 3D Design
On the heels of February’s exciting product launch, we announce the first point release for the ANSYS Discovery family of products. Our development team has been hard at work to incorporate customer...
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