MSC.Software and ACUSIM Software, Inc. announced the direct coupling of AcuSolve with MD Nastran for Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) simulations. Utilizing MSC.Software’s OpenFSI Interface, the structural and fluids solutions communicate without third-party software and enable an efficient solution for problems requiring complex fluid-structure interaction modeling. Wing Flutter Benchmark Flow Pressure Distribution An integrated simulation system with…
Chrysler Group LLC contracts with Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software announced that Chrysler Group LLC, which produces Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram Truck and Mopar vehicles and products, has selected Siemens PLM Software’s technology for product design and development.Chrysler Group began using Teamcenter software, Siemens PLM Software’s digital lifecycle management solution, as its corporate-wide PDM system in 2008. Teamcenter provides a single source…
Using FEM for Infrasound Propagation
By Dr. Mihan H. McKenna, Research Geophysicist, US Army Engineering R&D Center, Vicksburg, Miss Generally classified as sound between 0.05 and 20 Hz, infrasound cannot be heard by humans, but can be detected on specialized sub-audible microphones which operate on the principle of a vibrating pressure field generating recordable electronic impulses. Classical infrasound monitoring focuses…
COMSOL introduces the Plasma Module
Burlington, VT — COMSOL, Inc. announces the release of the Plasma Module. Based on COMSOL Multiphysics, the Plasma Module brings easy-to-use tools for the study of low temperature plasmas. The module is designed for researchers, engineers and experimentalists in the field of plasma science to model non-equilibrium discharges which occur in a wide range of…
COMSOL Announces Chemical Reaction Engineering Module
BURLINGTON, MA — COMSOL Inc releases the Chemical Reaction Engineering Module. This new module is built on the COMSOL platform to create a single environment where engineers and scientists obtain highly accurate studies of material transport and chemical reactions of a wide assortment of chemistries under different operating conditions. Users can simulate reaction systems ranging…
Simulating Crash-dummy Performance with FEA
The idea for the automotive crash-test dummy arose in the 1950s when U.S. Air Force flight surgeon Col. John Stapp realized that more of his fighter pilots were dying in car crashes than from accidents in their hi-tech jet aircraft. The Stapp Car Crash Conferences started that decade and continue today as a venue to…
NEi Software Debuts Advancements in Simulation Webinar Series
NEi Software announces the launch of its Advancements in Simulation Webinar Series. The complimentary series will focus on recent advancements in software driven product design testing. Engineers will gain insight into how to use the latest Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) software innovations to help meet business objectives such as reducing material costs, time to market…
Journal Showcases Multiphysics Use Worldwide and on the Moon
BURLINGTON, MA — COMSOL Inc. announces the availability of COMSOL News 2010, the newest edition of its annual technical journal. Articles in COMSOL News 2010 were selected from a record-breaking 350 user presentations delivered at the COMSOL User Conference series held throughout the world last fall. This 60-page edition of COMSOL News presents a broad…
STAR-CCM+ and Abaqus Co-Simulation For Fluid-Structure Interaction
CD-adapco’s STAR-CCM+ will have a direct link to Abaqus FEA, delivering two-way fluid-structure interaction. Using direct co-simulation coupling provides efficiency and reduced overhead associated with issues such as data transfer through file exchanges or use of external middleware software. This will make coupled fluid-structure-thermal calculations a regular part of the engineering design process. CD-adapco’s partnership…
SME Education Foundation and Siemens PLM Software Prepare Students for Global Manufacturing Arena
The SME Education Foundation and Siemens PLM Software offer SME Education Foundation sponsored schools the opportunity to use the latest PLM tools in their curriculum. Siemens PLM Software and the SME Education Foundation will provide a package to the academic institution including unlimited seats of any Siemens PLM Software technology; free center-based training, and free…
Baldwin High School Wins Real World Design Challenge National Aviation Design Competition
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) announced that its FloEFD™ computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software product was used by all state finalists in the annual Real World Design Challenge (RWDC), a national aviation design competition that was held in Washington D.C. on March 26-29. The 2010 RWDC National Champion is the team from Baldwin High School…
Maplesoft Announces Simultaneous Release of MapleSim 4 and Maple 14
These products are based on Maplesoft’s core technologies, which include the symbolic computation engine and physical modeling techniques. Together, these technologies provide tools for design, modeling, and high-performance simulation, including real-time and hardware-in-the-loop applications. MapleSim 4 introduces a new 3-D construction feature, which can save you time when developing multi-body models. MapleSim provides feedback by…
Multiphysics Modeling Analyzes Materials to Revolutionize Solar Energy
By Karl-Anders Weiss, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany Solar collector designs based on polymers replace metal with plastics and offer potential of far lower costs. To analyze these designs, researchers must model factors like heat transfer, structural deformation, and stress. About half of fossil fuels are used in heating, so there is…
PTC® Expands its Support for 2010 FIRST ® World Championship in Atlanta
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) announced that is expanded its support for the 2010 FIRST ® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship in Atlanta, Ga., April 15 – April 17, 2010, co-sponsoring more than 30 teams and celebrating mentors. This brings the total number of PTC-sponsored FIRST teams to more than 100 for the…
MagNet Version 7 Released
The update includes several new features and general improvements to the electromagnetic field simulation software. These include additional support for multi-core processors and modeling nonlinear surface impedances. MagNet v7 introduced new parallel computing 3D solvers which are optimized to take advantage of multi-core processors. For computational intensive design problems, the simulation time is reduced due…
Autodesk 2011 Digital Prototyping Software Accelerates Design Process for Manufacturers
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) introduced its new 2D and 3D design and engineering software lineup for manufacturers of all sizes seeking to digitally design, visualize, and simulate their products before they are built. The technology integration offered by Autodesk Inventor 2011 software and the complete Autodesk Digital Prototyping software portfolio helps enable designers and engineers…
PTC Donates Pro/ENGINEER, Windchill, and Mathcad to Real World Design Challenge
PTC® (Nasdaq: PMTC) announced that it provided commercial-grade product development software, including Pro/ENGINEER®, Windchill® and Mathcad®, to the Real World Design Challenge (www.realworlddesignchallenge.org), a national aeronautical design competition. PTC also provides connections and access to mentors from its partner organizations across America who are participants in the competition and program management for the competition. The challenge…
Ulysse Nardin uses Maple to Lengthen the Running Time of New Watches
Ulysse Nardin, a Swiss watch manufacturer, is a pioneer in the innovative use of new technologies and materials in wristwatches. This company introduced the first silicon-diamond composite barrel spring in a wristwatch and continues to produce sophisticated new watches based on cutting-edge designs. Maple, the symbolic and mathematical calculation software from Maplesoft, is a tool…
HBM Launches Version 2.0 of its nCode GlyphXE™ Analysis Software
nCode GlyphXE™ 2.0 helps you to benefit from many improvements for easier and faster data visualization. In addition, irregularities in the measurement data can automatically be corrected using a new software module. The new option of viewing data directly from the browser is a convenient way to work with many data files. The new function…
Mentor Graphics Introduces FloTHERM IC Software
Addressing increased complexity, chip density, and high-speed requirements for today’s silicon designs, the FloTHERM IC solution is deployed as a unique web-based platform that delivers a high level of automation to the design tasks associated with full-spectrum thermal characterization and validation. A typical semiconductor thermal team spends approximately 60% of its time on standard package…
ANSYS Only Engineering Simulation Software Provider Named on Shareholder Performance Index
ANSYS, Inc., today announced that it has been named as the only engineering simulation software provider on this year’s Oliver Wyman Shareholder Performance IndexSM (SPI). This international ranking assesses the performance of firms in the communications, media and technology (CMT) industries. With an overall SPI score of 235, ANSYS placed 13th in the software and…
Virtual Prototyping with 3D CAD
By Brian MacCleery, National Instruments and Stephen Endersby, Dassault SystƒÂ¨mes SolidWorks Corp. Design failures may be the key to success in designing complex motion control machinery. Failing early and often may lead to rapid design success. Every mistake you catch in the early phases of development is a potential avoided catastrophe. Any programming mistake or…
Advanced Composites Analysis for Nastran
NEi Software and Firehole Technologies have formed a partnership that will first focus on leveraging Firehole’s multiscale composites analysis technology, Helius:MCT, to deliver an advanced composites analysis application to users of the NEi Nastran FEA package. “The integration of Firehole’s composites simulation technology is a continuation of our commitment to provide best-in-class composites analysis capabilities…
FEA and Altair ProductDesign Plays Key Role in Development of Xerox’s ColorQube Multifunction Printers
Using Xerox’s solid ink technology, the ColorQube series of high-speed multifunction printers lowers the environmental impact and cost of color printing. The cartridge-free ink sticks generate 90% less waste in supplies and enable pricing plans that cut the cost of color pages by up to 62% compared to traditional color lasers, without compromising print quality.…
Shooting for the Moon
ANSYS, Inc. has signed on an official sponsor of Astrobotic Technology Inc.’s Tranquility Trek mission, which involves developing a rocket-launched robot as part of the Google Lunar X Prize competition. As a sponsor, ANSYS is providing its multiphysics engineering simulation software in the development of the robot, lander, and payload adapter as the company races…