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Autodesk SimulationFast, Accurate and Innovative Simulation

Jonah NormandSimulation Sales Manager- Northern Europe & Emerging Countries

David HickSimulation Technical Manager- Northern Europe

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Agenda

� Simulation At Autodesk

� Introducing Autodesk Simulation CFD

� Customer Examples

� Demonstration

� Q&A

Join the discussions at #dpforum

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Driving business results by revolutionizing the way

customers simulate their products

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Autodesk Solutions for Digital Prototyping

Digital Concept

Digital Documentation

Enterprise PDM & Collaboration

Digital Engineering

Digital Factory Digital Simulation

Digital Visualization

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Autodesk Technology InvestmentsManufacturing Acquisitions

Note: Graphic reflects both technology and company acquisitions, ownership of parent company is not implied

2003 Today

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Who uses Autodesk Simulation tools…

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“In order to successfully take cost out of products, engineers must be able to understand the trade-offs for performance and quality”

“…engineering Simulation and Analysis (S&A) tools have increasingly become an indispensable component of the product development process.”

“A theme of product development is the incorporation of ‘simulation-driven design,’ reflecting the evolution to virtual simulation environments…”

“…Best-in-Class conduct a wide range of different types of simulation to get a truer picture of real world behavior.”

References:“Cost Savings Strategies for Engineering: Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions”, Aberdeen Group“Using the Cloud for Simulation and Analysis: A New Approach”, CIMdata“How SMB’s Save Time and Money by Reducing Physical Prototypes with Simulation”, Aberdeen Group

“To support their ability to assess performance throughout the design process… …Best-in-Class are 66% more likely that their competition to leverage digital prototypes.”

Why Simulate?

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Autodesk Simulation tools…

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Autodesk Simulation CFDUpfront Fluid Flow and Thermal Simulation

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CFD: Common Misconceptions

• Difficult

• Time-consuming

• Boring

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Autodesk is making Simulation accessible to all users in all parts of the product development process

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Conceptualize & Design

Engineer & Validate

Engineer for Manufacturing

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What is CFD?

� Navier-Stokes Equations

� Predict the motion of a fluid

� Beer, blood, air, water…

� Heat Transfer

� Conduction

� Convection

� Radiation…

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Business Benefits – Why Simulate?

� More innovation

� Improve Reliability/

Quality

� Improve performance

� Reduce Hit or Miss

Testing

� Faster time to market

� Increase sales

� Offer deeper product

knowledge

� Reduce Time/ Cost of

Outsourcing

� Reduce Product Cost

� Expand in-house

Expertise

� More innovation

� Improve Reliability/

Quality

� Improve performance

� Reduce Hit or Miss

Testing

� Faster time to market

� Increase sales

� Offer deeper product

knowledge

� Reduce Time/ Cost of

Outsourcing

� Reduce Product Cost

� Expand in-house

Expertise

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How We Are Different

� Design Study Environment

� Qualitative visualization

�Compare design

�Planes

� Iso surfaces

�Traces

� Quantitative results

�Define critical values

�Plot output

�Monitor location

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How We Are Different

Intelligent Automatic Meshing

� Automatic Mesh Sizing defines the mesh by performing a comprehensive

topological interrogation of the analysis geometry and determining the

mesh size and distribution on every edge, surface, and volume. Automatic

Mesh Sizing considers geometric curvature, gradients, and proximity to

neighboring geometry when computing all element sizes of the mesh

distributions.

Accelerant Finite Element Solver Technology

� The heart of Autodesk Simulation CFD is the finite element method. The

flexibility in modeling any geometric shape is unparalleled. Autodesk

Simulation CFD uses the finite element method to reduce the governing

partial differential equations (PDEs) to a set of algebraic equations. The

dependent variables are represented by polynomial shape functions over a

small area or volume (also known as an element). These representations are

substituted into the governing PDEs.

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Individual products you can buy

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A cloud based simulation service for new users1

A cloud based simulation suite service for Design Suite users2

3 Ways to Add Autodesk SimulationA Vision of The Future

Online

Online

Multi-physicsStress

Fluids

Thermal

Fatigue

Plastics

Mechanical Events

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Autodesk Simulation CFD… In their own words

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Customer success story

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Customer success story

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Customer success story

� Business Challenge

� Reduce runtime on a fixed cutter drill bit

� Technical challenge:

� Complex CAD geometry

� Result

� Reduced runtime on 1 analysis from 2wks to under ½ day

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Customer success story

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BeoLab5 Loudspeaker

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BeoLab5 Loudspeaker

� 4-way speaker system.

� 2500W delivered through 4 ICEpower

amplifiers.

� 190W RMS dissipated as heat.

� Dedicated s/w monitors and counteracts

temperature gains.

� Existing product with a large amount of

thermal test data.

� Tried for 3 months to analyse with a

traditional CFD tool

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BeoLab5 Loudspeaker

Key CFD tool selection criteria defined by B&O:

� Ability to handle complex geometry.

� Accurate thermal temperature values at specified

points.

� Fast computational time.

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BeoLab5 Loudspeaker

� Model analysed in 5 hours

� Results to within 5% of test data

� Additional design changes

demonstrated with the Design

Review Centre.

� B&O became a SIM CFD user within one week of benchmark.

� 15 engineers trained so far.

� SIM CFD now an integral part of their design development process.

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Conclusion

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Why Simulation CFD 2012?

� Powerful, mature, easy to use CFD tool

� All-purpose for fluid flow and thermal management simulation

� Mitigate design risk & examine innovative approaches quickly at

low cost

� Flow Control Building Products

� Thermal Management Electronics

� Industrial Machinery/Processes Transportation

� Gain a competitive advantage in the design process

� Maximize value of 3D modeling investment

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