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Simulation Driven Product Developmentwith ANSYS Workbench platform

V. Morgenthaler

Onera Scientific Days

3/10/2012


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


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


Comprehensive Multiphysics

Drag-and-drop multiphysics

Automated data transfer

Controlled solution mapping


• 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


Explicit coupled multi-physics

Temperature DeformationRF Power

simulation of high power RF filter


Implicit and transient system coupling

Streamlines and pressure Stress and deformationAero-elastic coupling


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


PLM Connection

MCAD/ECAD Connection

and Integration

GeometryModeling

MeshingInteractive

Post-Processing

Design Exploration

and Optimisation

Data Management

System

Powerful enabling tools


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


Geometry ModelingFeature based & direct modeling

Two approaches are available

DesignModelerFeature/History based Modeling

SpaceClaimDirect Modeling


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


Post-Processing

Fast access to standard results

High level of customization

Multiphysicpost-

treatmentMulti-projects

Easy animations

creation

Automatic Simulation

Report

k-eSST

Difference Plot


• 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


Rotation Parameter

Length Parameter

Incident Angle

E-Field Plot

Velocity

Pressure

Example of Design Exploration


• MATLAB (Mathworks)

• modeFRONTIER (Esteco)

• optiSLang (Dynardo)

• RBF-Morph

• Sculptor (Optimal)

• Sigma Technology (IOSO)

• TOSCA (FE-DESIGN)

• and more…

Open to optimization partners


Knowledge Management and Collaborative plateform

EKM

Link withPLM


External Data or In-House code Integration

Workbench

Integration

Externaldata Field

ExternalConnector

SolverIntegration


External data fields


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


In-house Solver Integration

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

Initial design

Optimal result

Optimal designVerification


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.