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Simulation Driven Product Developmentwith ANSYS Workbench platform

V. Morgenthaler

Onera Scientific Days

3/10/2012

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What is ANSYS Workbench?

• Integrate existing ANSYS tools

• Enables integration of 3rd-party tools

Integration Framework

• Develop state-of-the art user interfaces and applications

• Innovative UI design, UI toolkit

Application Framework

• Parameter Management

• Units and Expressions

• Journaling/Scripting/Batch execution

Common Tools and Services Framework

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Common Simulation Workflow & Tools

Geometry

Mesh

Setup

Results

Common Engineering

Language

Easy to Understand, to

Collaborate

Flexible & Robust

Physics awareDefinition of the process

Re-use standard

methodologies

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Comprehensive Multiphysics

Drag-and-drop multiphysics

Automated data transfer

Controlled solution mapping

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• 5 solvers

• All of them can adress all physics

• The most effective solver can be selected

ANSYS CFD

Pressure basedsegregated implicit

Pressure basedcoupled implicit

Pressure basedcouped implicitturbomachinery

oriented

Density basedcoupled implicit

Density basedcoupled explicit

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Explicit coupled multi-physics

Temperature DeformationRF Power

simulation of high power RF filter

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Implicit and transient system coupling

Streamlines and pressure Stress and deformationAero-elastic coupling

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Workbench Platform

Illustration:► Change the geometry► Update the project► Entire project updates

in batch mode

Never waste engineering effort

Done once, all aspects of the simulation can be reused

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PLM Connection

MCAD/ECAD Connection

and Integration

GeometryModeling

MeshingInteractive

Post-Processing

Design Exploration

and Optimisation

Data Management

System

Powerful enabling tools

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MCAD/ECAD Connection

interfaces & readers

Industry-leading CAD-neutral CAE

integration

bidirectional, associative and parametric

MCAD interfaces

Readers without live CAD access

Extend to support faceted data

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Geometry ModelingFeature based & direct modeling

Two approaches are available

DesignModelerFeature/History based Modeling

SpaceClaimDirect Modeling

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ANSYS Meshing

• Workbench

• Automatable

• Parametric

• Persistent

ANSYS Extended Meshing

• ICEM CFD

• TGrid

• Advanced Tools in ANSYS Meshing

Application-Specific

• TurboGrid for bladed components

• IC Engine

• Thermal Electronics

Meshing Tools

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Post-Processing

Fast access to standard results

High level of customization

Multiphysicpost-

treatmentMulti-projects

Easy animations

creation

Automatic Simulation

Report

k-eSST

Difference Plot

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• ANSYS DesignXplorer

• Easily advance from one-off simulation to DOE and optimization studies

• Response surface

• Goal Driven Optimization

• Six Sigma Analysis

Design Exploration and Optimization

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Rotation Parameter

Length Parameter

Incident Angle

E-Field Plot

Velocity

Pressure

Example of Design Exploration

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• MATLAB (Mathworks)

• modeFRONTIER (Esteco)

• optiSLang (Dynardo)

• RBF-Morph

• Sculptor (Optimal)

• Sigma Technology (IOSO)

• TOSCA (FE-DESIGN)

• and more…

Open to optimization partners

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Knowledge Management and Collaborative plateform

EKM

Link withPLM

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External Data or In-House code Integration

Workbench

Integration

Externaldata Field

ExternalConnector

SolverIntegration

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External data fields

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External Connector

•OS executable command to launch the external application

•Definition of the command is donethrough a python script

Application launcher

•Data passed via input and output files

• Input and output defined in an xmldescription file

Data exchange

•Parameter echanged using files

Parameter setup

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In-house Solver Integration

Tosca structure by FE DesignNon parametric optimization solver (topological optimization)

Initial design

Optimal result

Optimal designVerification

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Shaping the future of simulation

ANSYS Workbench fully integrates ANSYS CFD Workflow but also enables :

• Workflow Customization• Multiphysics simulation (Structural Mechanics – Low & High Frequency

Electromagnetism)• Design Exploration and Optimization• Simulation data Management and Capture Best Practices• Clustering and HPC

Our produts are following ANSYS Simulation Driven Product Development Strategy and accelerate Innovation.