FLUENT for CATIA V5Rapid Flow Modeling for CATIA V5 Environment

FLUENT®forCATIA®V5softwarebringsfluidflowandheattransferanalysisintotheCATIAV5productlifecyclemanagement(PLM)environment.OperatingcompletelywithinnativeCATIAV5datastructures,FLUENTforCATIAV5providesafullgenerativerelationshipbetweenmanufacturing-readygeometrymodelsandtheflowanalysismodel.Itreducesthecycletimeforcomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)analysisandenablesasimulation-baseddesignapproachinwhichdesign,analysisandoptimizationhappenallwithinthesingleworkflowoftheCATIAV5PLMenvironment.Thisresultsinbetter-performingproductsdesignedinashortertime.

A Partnership with Dassault SystèmesANSYS,aleadingproviderofSimulationDrivenProductDevelopment™andCFDsolutions,andDassaultSystèmes,aleaderinproductlifecyclemanagement(PLM)solutions,haveworkedtogethertodevelopFLUENTforCATIAV5software.ThetightdevelopmentpartnershipbetweenthetwocompanieshasresultedinacompleteCFDprocess,fromgeometryconditioningtopost-processing,residingentirelyinsidetheCATIAV5interface.Thisintegratedsolutionenablescompaniestoperfectproductperformanceearlyinthedesigncycle.

ANSYShasmorethan20yearsofCFDexperience.TheANSYSnetworkofofficesanddistributorshipsguaranteesnearbyaccesstoitsservicesinthelocallanguage.

Workflow• FullyCATIAV5PLM-based

workflow• Rapidflowmodelingtechnology

speedsuptheanalysisprocess• Fullygenerativerelationship

betweengeometrymodelandanalysismodel

• Knowledge-basedoptimizationready

• Allowsremotesubmissiononcomputeclusters

CAD Geometry• CATIAV5nativeorimportedparts

andassemblies• Automatedflowvolumecreation,

cleanupandsimplification(defeaturing)

• Solidgeometriescanbeeasilyconvertedtoflowvolumes

• Inletsandoutletscanberenderedwithdifferentcolors

General Modeling Capabilities• Compressibleandincompressible

flow• Three-dimensional,steady-stateor

transientflows• Inviscid,laminarandturbulent

flows,withtheindustry’smostadvancedturbulencemodelingcapabilities

• Internalandexternalflows• Multiplereferenceframeand

slidingmeshmodelsforrotatingmachinery

• Lumpedparametermodelsforporousmedia,fans,ventsandheatexchangers

• Newtonianornon-Newtonianflows

• Heattransferincludingforced,naturalandmixedconvection;conjugate(solid/fluid)heattransfer

ThePLMembeddedsolutioncycleofFLUENTforCATIAV5

Product Features

PLM IntegrationFLUENTforCATIAV5technologyhelpsensurethatcompaniesmakethemostoftheirV5PLMinvestments.ThesoftwareisbasedonDassaultSystèmes’CAAV5infrastructureandnativedatastructures;itisthefirstfullyV5PLM-integratedCFDsolutionthatrevealstheeffectsoffluiddynamics.

FLUENTforCATIAV5ismorethanfluiddynamicstechnologyembeddedintotheCADprogram;itisCFDabsorbedintotheV5PLMprocessesoftheworld’sleadingmanufacturingcompanies.TheinterfaceissimilartoDassaultSystèmes’structuralanalysissoftware,makingiteasytolearn,easytouseandeasytoremember.BecauseFLUENTforCATIAV5usesthesamegeometry,meshingandpost-processingtoolsasDassaultSystèmes’structuralanalysissoftware,analysisknowledgeandskillscanbetranslatedtotheCFDprogram.ResultscanbetransferredeasilytootherpackagesresidingwithintheV5PLMenvironment.

Rapid Flow ModelingRapidflowmodelingisthestrategyofcapturingwell-understoodmodelingtechniquesandencapsulatingthemintoaneasy-to-use,highlyautomatedgraphicaluserenvironment.ThekeybenefittousersistheabilitytoperformquickCFDvalidationsofdesignalternatives.FLUENTforCATIAV5softwareincorporatestherapidflowmodelingapproachtoprovideahighlevelofautomation,whichiskeytotheuseofCFDasadesigndecisionsupporttool.Tasksthatrequirealotofmanualintervention,suchasmeshing,solutionsteeringandreporting,arefullyautomated.FLUENTforCATIAV5providescustomizedtoolstoquicklyextractaflowvolumefromthesolidparts,acrucialfirststepintheCFDprocess.Theautomatedmeshinglogiccutsthetimeittakesengineerstocreatehigh-qualitycomputationalmeshes—fromdaystominutes.

• Multiplespeciestransporttomodelgasorliquidmixtures

• Multiphaseflowswithfreesurfaces,includingopenchannelflows

• Automaticsolutionprocess

Boundary Conditions• Pressures,velocities,massflowrates

andvolumetricflowratesatinletsandoutlets

• Farfield,symmetryandperiodicboundaryconditions

• Stationaryormovingwallswithorwithoutinternalconduction,heatgenerationandthermalresistances

• Datamappingandtimevariationofboundaryparameters

• Movingmeshfortime-dependentrotatingmachineryproblems

• Multiplereferenceframeforrotatingmachinery

• Per-phaseboundaryconditionsfortwo-phaseflowswithfreesurfaces,includingtopandbottomliquidlevelforopenchannelsflows

Material Properties• Comprehensivedatabaseofgases,

liquidsandmixturesaswellasmaterialdatabaseavailableinCATIAV5

• Usersitescanaddcustommaterialstolocaldatabaseinstallations

• Userscandirectlyenterpropertiesforadditionalmaterials

• Thermalexpansioncoefficientsareavailableforallmaterials

• Temperature-dependentmaterialpropertiescanbedefined

Product Features

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Thehybridmeshinacarengineradiator

Specifythephysics,andFLUENTforCATIAV5technologyperformsthesimulationwithouttheneedtomonitorthecalculation.Thebuilt-inrapidflowmodelingtechnologydramaticallycutstheengineeringtimerequiredtoperformaCFDanalysis.Oncethesimulationisdone,comprehensivereportsaregenerated.Allmodelsarefullyupward-compatiblewithANSYS®FLUENT®software,aleadingfluiddynamicsproductintheANSYSportfolio.Engineerscandomoreandbetteranalysesfaster,allwithintheirfamiliarCATIAV5environment.Formoreadvancedanalysisorpost-processingoptions,userscanlaunchtheANSYS®Workbench™platformandANSYSCFD-Postsoftware.

ApplicationsFLUENTforCATIAV5softwareusesoneoftheworld’smostvalidatedCFDsolvers,whichcanhandledemandingapplicationssuchas:• Automotive:cabinheating,ventilationsystems,enginecooling,

airintakes,exhaustmanifolds,catalyticconverters,mufflers,waterjackets,fuelinjectors,fuelcellsandmanymorecomponents

Industry Solutions

RELEASE 13.0

Meshing• Fullyautomatedandtransparent• Meshcustomizationforspecificvolumes

andsurfaces• Resolutionandelementtypes

automaticallytailoredforhighefficiencyanddesiredaccuracy

• PrismMeshGenerationforallwallsorspecifiedsurfaces

Interface, Graphics, Post-Processing and Reporting• InterfacesimilartoDassaultSystèmes

analysistools(GPS)• Post-processingtoolsfromDassault

SystèmesanalysismodulesenhancedforCFD

• Automaticreportsofflowandheattransferinformationwithembeddedalertsandgraphics

• Convenientvisualizationofpressure,velocityandtemperaturefieldsoneasilysweptplanesandboundaries

• Animationofsimulationresults• Displayofflowpathlines• Displayofresidualplotsandmultiple

monitors(surfaces,forces,torque)toanalyzetheresultsandcontrolsolutionconvergence

• Extensiveandintuitivecustomizationcapabilitiestoexpandmodelingfunctionalitiesanddeploywell-provenworkflow

• MultiplelevelsofcontrolofentiresolutionprocesstofitfullCFDproductlifecycleneeds

• SupportCATIAV5VBscriptingandmacros

• RemotesubmissionofsolutiononLinux®andWindows®

• AutomaticdatatransferandplotcreationinANSYS®CFD-Post

• Easycut-planecreationfordatavisualization

• Imagetransformationtooltorecoverfullgeometryfromsymmetricorperiodicsectionsduringpost-processing

• LaunchandautomaticcreationofanANSYSWorkbenchprojectwithANSYSFLUENTsystems

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Velocityvectorsandtemperaturefieldonanairplaneanti-icingsystem

Meshsectionshowingprismboundarylayersandtet/hybridmesharoundanaircraftfuselageandenginenacelle

• Aerospace:environmentalcontrolsystems,includingcabinandcockpitventilationsystems

• Electronics:electronicscoolingandthermalmanagementsystems• Equipment manufacturing:valves,flowmeters,ducts,heat

exchangers,molds,pumps,mixingdevicesanddies• External flowsincludingaerodynamicdesignandpropellerdesign• HVAC:buildingheatingandventilation,includingcleanrooms,fire

andcontaminationdetection,andarchitecturaldesign

The ANSYS AdvantageWiththeunequalleddepthandunparalleledbreadthofANSYSengineeringsimulationsolutions,companiesaretransformingtheirleading-edgedesignconceptsintoinnovativeproductsandprocessesthatwork.Today,almostallofthetop100industrialcompaniesonthe“FORTUNEGlobal500”investinengineeringsimulationasakeystrategytowininagloballycompetitiveenvironment.TheychooseANSYSastheirsimulationpartner,deployingtheworld’smostcomprehensivemultiphysicssolutionstosolvetheircomplexengineeringchallenges.TheengineeredscalabilityofsolutionsfromANSYSdeliverstheflexibilitycustomersneed,withinanarchitecturethatisadaptabletotheprocessesanddesignsystemsoftheirchoice.Nowondertheworld’smostsuccessfulcompaniesturntoANSYS—withatrackrecordof40yearsastheindustryleader—forthebestinengineeringsimulation.

Industry Solutions

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Online Help and Documentation• Completehypertext-basedonline

documentation• Comprehensiveuser’sguide• Tutorialguidewithmodel-specific

examples• OnlineaccesstoaFLUENTforCATIA

V5-specificwebsitewithproductandsupportresources

Compatibility• FullycompatiblewithANSYSFLUENT,

ANSYSWorkbench,ANSYSCFD-PostandTGrid™foradditionalanalysis,post-processingandmeshingcapabilities

• Compatiblewithgeometric,simulation,optimizationandfilemanagementmodulesembeddedintoCATIAV5PLM

• Windows®XPforpre-processingandpost-treatmentintoCATIAV5

• AvailableforCATIAV5R18andR19

Supported Hardware• WindowsXP32-and64-bitfor

pre-processingandpost-treatmentintoCATIAV5

• SolvercanrunonWindowsXPandawidevarietyofothercomputingplatformsinboth32-and64-bit,inserialorparallel

• WindowsXPforpre-processingandpost-treatmentintoCATIAV5

• SolvercanberunremotelyonLinuxorWindowsmachinesdedicatedforcomputationoronclusters

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Flowlinescoloredbypressureinastaticmixer