Structural Analysis
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| Analysis Type |
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Static |
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Modal |
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Buckling (linear & nonlinear) |
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Transient |
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Spectrum |
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Harmonic |
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Random vibration |
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Substructuring |
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| Geometric Nonlinearity |
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Large strain |
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Large deflection |
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| Material Model Highlights |
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Linear material models |
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Rate-dependent plasticity |
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Rate-independent plasticity |
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Hyperelasticity |
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Viscoelasticity |
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Creep |
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| Contact Modeling |
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Bonded/no separation sliding |
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Pretension (bolts, etc.) |
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Joints |
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Spot welds |
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| Nonlinear Contact Modeling |
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Rough |
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Frictionless |
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Friction |
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Gaskets |
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| Advanced Analysis |
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Rotordynamics |
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Component mode synthesis |
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Cyclic symmetry analysis |
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Rezoning |
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Submodeling |
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Element birth and death |
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Thermal Analysis
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| Analysis Type |
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Steady State |
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Transient |
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| Thermal Modeling |
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Conduction |
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Convection |
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Radiation |
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Phase Change |
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Fluid Dynamics
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| Modeling Capabilities |
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Variety of inlet and outlet B.C. |
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Steady-state flow |
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Transient flow |
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2-D flow (using thin 3-D segment) |
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3-D flow |
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Time-dependent boundary conditions |
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Incompressible flow |
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Compressible flow |
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Natural convection |
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Fan model |
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Periodic domains |
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Porous media |
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Heat transfer |
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Conjugate heat transfer |
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Non-Newtonian viscosity |
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Turbulence (isotropic) |
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Turbulence (anisotropic/RSM/LES) |
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Dynamics/moving-deforming mesh |
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Immersed-solid/MST method for moving parts |
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Internal radiation (participating media) |
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Species modeling |
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Flow pathlines (massless) |
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Acoustics (source export) |
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Cavitation |
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Multiphase (free surface) |
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Fluid-structure interaction option |
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| Solver Options |
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Pressure-based coupled solver |
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Parallel solving on local PC |
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Parallel solving over network option |
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Customizable, scripting and user functions |
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Electromagnetics
Low Frequency
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Electrostatics |
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AC conduction |
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DC conduction |
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Magnetostatics |
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AC harmonic magnetic |
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AC harmonic electric |
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Electric transient |
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Ion optics |
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| Magnetic Transient |
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Translational motion |
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Rotational motion |
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Coupled Physics
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Acoustics |
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Acoustics-structural |
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Electric-magnetic |
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Fluid-structural |
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Fluid-thermal |
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Electromagnetic-fluid |
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Electrostatic-structural |
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Magnetic-structural |
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Electromagnetic-thermal |
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Piezoelectric |
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Piezoresistive |
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Thermal-electric |
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Thermal-structural |
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Thermal-electric-structural |
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Electromagnetic-thermal-structural |
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Reduced-order modeling (ROM) |
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Pre-Processing
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| Modeling Capabilities |
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IGES/STEP geometry reader |
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Beam modeling |
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| Meshing Capabilities |
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Defeaturing |
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Surface meshing |
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Tetrahedral meshing |
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Prism inflation layers |
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Swept-hex meshing |
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Thin-sweep meshing |
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Multizone hex meshing |
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Automatic hexa-core meshing |
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Automatic hexa-dominant meshing |
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Adaptive mesh refinement |
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| Boundary Conditions |
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Solid model loads and boundary conditions |
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Tabular loads and boundary conditions |
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Function loads and boundary conditions |
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Apply temperature loads |
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Post-Processing
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Report generator |
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Contour displays |
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Vector displays |
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Isosurface displays |
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Slicing displays |
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Quantitative calculations |
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Particle tracing |
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Animation |
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Output (images, Excel data) |
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General
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ANSYS Engineering Knowledge Manager™
(EKM) data management ready |
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Parallel solvers (HPC licenses req.) |
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Solver scripting language |
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Parameter manager |
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