Simulation software produces solutions faster
Ansys is releasing Version 11.0 of its Ansys engineering simulation software package, with new and enhanced tools and capabilities that enable users to complete jobs efficiently and fully leverage 'simulation-driven product development' for a wide range of applications.
This release is said to represent the leading edge in integrated, best-in-class computer-aided engineering (CAE) functionality, including advanced analysis, meshing, optimisation, multiphysics and multibody dynamics.
The enhancements to Ansys 11.0 software follow the tradition of making powerful simulation tools available to an increasingly wider range of product developers. Jim Cashman, president and CEO of Ansys, comments: As with previous major product releaseswe are pleased that Ansys continues to deliver according to customer expectations: better and more expansive toolsall in pursuit of true simulation-driven product development."
Ansys is introducing new solver technology designed to reduce time when performing transient solutions. Version 11.0 uses Variational Technology (VT) as an advanced predictor-corrector algorithm to reduce the overall number of iterations for nonlinear static and transient analyses. In the CAE fieldthis kind of analyses traditionally results in long run times - and has discouraged users from performing 'what if' scenarios that might provide information about how a design performs in the real-world environment. By reducing the overall number of iterationsAnsys has greatly reduced the solution time for nonlinear static and transient analyses. This capability provides a 2X to 5X speedup for the initial solutionsdepending on the hardwaremodel and type of analysis used. Ansys VT Accelerator technology makes re-solves 3X to 10X faster for parameter changesallowing for effective simulation-driven parametric studies of nonlinear and transient analyses in a cost-effective manner.
The integration of Ansys and Ansys CFX technologies in the Ansys Workbench platform has also taken another step forward. With version 11.0users will be able to set upsolve and post-process a two-way fluid structure interaction (FSI) simulation completely in Ansys Workbench. The latest release also provides a single post-processing tool. Ansys Workbench significantly reduces the time needed to obtain solutions to complex multiphysics phenomena.
Ansys 11.0 has been refined to address some industry-specific needs as well. In the rotating machinery sectorfor exampleAnsys leverages the power of its advanced fluids (Ansys CFX) and multiphysics (Ansys) softwarealong with its integration platform (Ansys Workbench)and combines these with a partner tool (Vista CC Design) that allows users to develop better turbomachines in shorter time. The Ansys Workbench platform provides an integrated geometry design and analysis system that links all elements of the design process. It is the integration platform for advanced physics capabilities in Ansys CFX and Ansys Blademodeler that enable designers to model rotating machinery such as pumpscompressorsfansblowersturbinesexpandersturbochargers and inducers. The integration of all these Ansys solutions into the design process can take weeks out of the CAE process by eliminating manual file transferresult translation and re-analysis time. The partner toolinitial sizing software used during the preliminary design phaseis from PCA Engineers Limited.
Integrating meshing technologies and applications to provide the widest selection of meshing tools has been a major focus for Ansys in the past five yearsand the latest release is no exception. Ansys 11.0 delivers more examples of meshing technology integration and provides physics-based meshing solutions that tailor the mesh for mechanicalelectromagneticscomputational fluid dynamics (CFD) or explicit dynamics simulation. Best-in-class meshing technology from AnsysAnsys ICEM CFD and Ansys CFX products has been integrated in the Ansys Workbench platform to leverage the strengths of the various algorithms to provide an intelligentflexible and robust solution to meshing.
The goal of the Ansys focused software development road map is to provide customers with the most advanced and reliable engineering simulation solutions available in the industry.
Chris Reidvice president of marketing at Ansyssays: "With Ansys 11.0we have continued our track record of adding significant new and enhanced capabilities to address increasing complexity and sophistication - simulation requirements that come from our valued customers as well as the industry in general."
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