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Meshing strategies for explicit simulation

Using a drop-test simulation, we would like to show you that it is not always necessary to defeature your CAD model in a time-consuming manner, ...

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Fracture mechanics: From the K-factor to damage analysis

We’ve all broken a pretzel stick before and perhaps know that fracture caused by bending leads to a 90° angle surface while fracture caused by ...

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Meshing – Connecting geometry and the solver

Ideally, we want to input the geometry and output the results. However, due to complexity, we must rely on numerical solutions. The discretization of ...

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Which is the correct welding speed?

Welding processes generate a lot of heat output in the smallest possible area, which is why adapted process control is important in order to avoid ...

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How Small is Too Small? Optimal CFD Domain

Have you ever noticed that the results of your simulation depend on the position of the boundary conditions? A few questions quickly arise: How large ...

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Functional safety – a kid’s playground?

The boy was 11 years old, and the electric trike was supposed to be a Covid-related father-son project. But suddenly there was a fully functional ...

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Fan calculation? ‘Fan’-tastic! Off to the ‘fan curve’.

The ventilation of large and small rooms, as well as the design of the necessary equipment and its supply and exhaust ducts, present the engineer ...

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Design of asynchronous machines with Motor-CAD

E-machines are ubiquitous when it comes to converting electrical energy into motion and vice versa. Among the many types of e-machines, the ...

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NVH toolkit – Bringing Test & Simulation Together

Measurements are usually time-consuming and cost intensive. However, they can help to better define uncertain simulation parameters such as material ...

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Distorted Metal 3D-Prints? Try ANSYS Process Simulation

Additive manufacturing (AM) has surpassed the peak of its hype curve and new challenges await on the way to industrialization. While design freedom ...

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Mesh morphing with method: The heat exchanger

You want to use the capabilities of the Ansys Fluent Adjoint Solvers for the free-form optimization of your design? Then you need to consider the ...

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Contact Pressure Analysis in Ansys – A Tough Nut?

Contact calculations are ubiquitous in structural mechanics, and metrics like penetration and contact stiffness are constant companions. This article ...

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