2012ANSYS,Inc.

November15,2012 1
ExploreandImproveyourDesign
FasterthanEverBeforeWithANSYS14.5
November,2012
SimonPereira
ProductManager
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ANSYSVision
ANSYShasaveryclearvisionfor
SimulationDrivenProductDevelopment!
Bestinclasssolverscombinedformultiphysics
Easeofuse,knowledgecapture,integrationplatform
Parametric,persistent,automated
Designexploration&robustdesign!
ANSYShasaveryclearvisionfor
SimulationDrivenProductDevelopment!
Bestinclasssolverscombinedformultiphysics
Easeofuse,knowledgecapture,integrationplatform
Parametric,persistent,automated
Designexploration&robustdesign!
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ThePathtoRobustDesign
SinglePhysics
Solution
Accuracy,robustness,
speed
Multiphysics
Solution
Integration
Platform
Whatif
Study
Parametric
Platform
Simultaneous
Solve
DesignExploration
DOE,ResponseSurfaces,
Correlation,Sensitivity,
Unifiedreporting, etc.
Optimization
Algorithms
PublishedAPI
RobustDesign
SixSigmaAnalysis
Probabilistic
Algorithms
Adjointsolver
methods
RobustDesignisan
ANSYSAdvantage
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FromTheGroundUp
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Deformation
oftheStator?
SinglePhysics/MultiPhysics
Singlephysicsistheentry
pointtoSimulation
MultiPhysicsenablesreal
virtualprototyping
ElectromagneticForceDensity
withThermalStressandElectromagneticForceload
FluidPressure
Distribution
2waycoupledwitha
transientstructuralsolution
Stress?
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ParametricCADConnections
PervasiveParameters
PersistentUpdates
ManagedState,UpdateMechanisms
RemoteSolveManager(RSM)

Neededfor"WhatIf?"
WhatIf?
ParametricPersistenceis
anANSYSAdvantage!
Interactivelyadjustthe
parametervaluesandUpdate
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GuidingPrinciplesofANSYSWorkbench
CADModel
Workbench
Model
Parametric
UpdateinCAD,ANSYS
DesignModeler orANSYSSpaceClaim
Persistent
Modelsetupkeepsupwith
modelchanges
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GuidingPrinciplesofANSYSWorkbench
Highlyautomated
Physicsawareintelligentdefaults
Contextsensitivemeshing(prism,
contact,etc.)
AutomaticContact
(FEA),
Nonconformal
interfaces(CFD),etc.

AutomatedMeshing
Applyloadsongeometry
Gostraighttosolution!
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GuidingPrinciplesofWorkbench
Flexibility:
Breadthmethods/controls
Depthofbasic/advancedtools
Controlmeshingsequence

HexDominant
Tet
Swept
Usercanrelyondefaults
oraddcontrol
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PervasiveParameters
Outputparameterscreatedfroman
expressioninANSYSCFDPost
ParameterdefinitioninMechanical
Simulation(implicit,explicit,MBD)
Inputparametercreatedfroman
expressioninANSYSFluent
InANSYSDesignModeler
InputParameterscreatedinthe
ICEMCFDAddinat14.5
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DesignExploration
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Optimization
OptimalCandidates
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Exhaustmanifolddesign
InputParameters
OutletDiameterofthe
manifold
Thicknessatinlet
ExternalTemperature
EngineRPM
Allsamplesreports
maxdeformation
below1.5mm
ParametricGeometry
Pressure&Flow
Velocity
Thermal
Deformation
Stress
Response Parameters
MaxFlowTemperature
MaxDeformation
MaxVonMises stress
Uncertainty
ofinput
parameters
MaximumDisplacementshouldnotexceed1.5mm
ResponseSurfaceshowing
theeffectofenginespeed
andthicknessatoutleton
themaximumdeformation
SixSigmaAnalysis
ExampleApplication
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WhereareYou?
Youmaywanttoconsiderhowfaralongthepathyoursimulationpracticesare
Perhapsyoucouldimproveyouruseofdesignexploration/optimizationand
greaterleverageyourinvestmentinsimulation?
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RobustDesignisPartofGoodSimulation
Simulation(virtualproduct
development)isnow
consideredmainstream;
RobustDesignisnotfarbehind
Surveysshowthatcompanies
thatvalueengineering
simulationarealsointerestedin
optimizationandrobustdesign
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ANSYSPathtoRobustDesign
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RobustDesignToolsatANSYS
ANSYSFluent
BuiltinMeshMorphingand
shapeOptimization(MMO)tools
hookeduptoDXfor14.5
Adjointsolver
BaselineDesign
OptimizedDesign
Highsensitivity changesto
shapehaveabigeffectondrag
Lowsensitivity
Highsensitivity Shapeon
Downforce
R14 R14
0drag
0xhape
0duwnurce
0xhape
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RobustDesignToolsatANSYS
ANSOFTOptimetrics
Producefamiliesofcurves
SimultaneoussolvewithDSO
packs
AccesstoEBUAdjoint
WorkswithWorkbenchand
ANSYSDesignXplorer
Andmore
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Gap='0.002in'
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Gap='0.006in'
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ANSYSDesignXplorer
IntegralwithWorkbench
Parametricmultiphysics
modelingwithautomated
updates
BidirectionalCAD,RSM,
scripting,reportingand
more...
IntegralwithWorkbench
Parametricmultiphysics
modelingwithautomated
updates
BidirectionalCAD,RSM,
scripting,reportingand
more...
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OptimizationPartners
ANSYSsimulationsoftwarehasbeen
effectivelyusedinconcertwithmany
optimizationpartners
MATLAB(Mathworks)
modeFRONTIER (Esteco)
optiSLang (Dynardo)
eArtius
Optimus (Noesis)
RBFMorph
Sculptor(Optimal)
SigmaTechnology(IOSO)
TOSCA(FEDESIGN)
iSight (Dassault)
Qfin (Qfinsoft)
andmore
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Obstacles
Whensimulationexpertsareasked
aboutobstacles
Fullseriesofsimulationstakestoolong
Difficulttobuildaparametricgeometryormesh
Lackofsimulationresources
Difficulttostringvarioustoolstogether
(Hardware/Software)
Baselinemodelisdifficulttosolve
Lackoffaithinsimulation
Algorithmchoices
Other
Whichparametersarerelevant?
Difficulttounderstandresults
Mydesignisnotsuitableforoptimization
Mainobstaclestodesignexplorationandoptimization?
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Faster
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Combinesdirectoptimizationwitharecursiveresponse
surface
KNLPQL(LHS+Kriging+NLPQL,withboundreduction)
AdaptiveSingleObjective
LHS,6samples
BoundReduction,
LHSonlyneeds3
newsamples
BoundReduction,
showninHistoryplot
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Historychartisatimelineoftheoptimizationprocess
HistoryChart
LHSpointscreatefirst
Kriging responsesurface
NLPQLOptimumispredicted
andverification/candidate
pointsaresolvedandevaluated
AdditionalLHSpoints
createsecondKriging
responsesurface
Further
verification/candidates
andboundreduction
AdditionalLHSpoints
createsecondKriging
responsesurface
Final
Candidates
Bound
Reduction
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UntilANSYS14.0,designpointshadto
besolvedsequentially
Thatisrundp0throughtodp n.
Withpotentiallyhundredsoflong
runningdesignpoints,thiscanbetime
prohibitive.
SequentialDesignPointUpdate
dp1
dp2
dp3
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dp1
dp2
dp3
Dpn
RSM
R14.0supportsupdatingdesignpoints
simultaneouslyviaRSM.
Withseveraldesignpointsrunning
simultaneously,thetimetotheoverall
resultcanbegreatlylessened.
14.5includedalotofworktoimprove
therobustness,speedandusabilityof
RSM
SimultaneousDesignPointUpdate
Projectonclient
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RSMwith3
rd
PartyScheduler
RSMasascheduler
(Unit:Jobs)
RSMasatransport
mechanismtoa3
rd
party
schedulersuchasLSFor
PBS(Unit:Cores)
RSMhastwomodes.Itcanbeusedasaschedulerorasamechanismto
access3
rd
partyschedulersformoreadvanceddistributedsolves
Yousetupthecompute
serversandhowmany
jobsrunoneach,the
queuesandwhichhave
priority
Thirdpartytools
breakupthejobs
andcandistribute
themacrossa
network
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ANSYSproductsgrablicensesaseach
softwarecomponentisexecuted
Toupdatendesignpointssimultaneously
youneedn * thelicenses.
Thismakesrunningsimultaneousdesign
pointscost prohibitive.
Itcanalsomakedesignpointsproneto
failureifnotenoughlicenseswere
availableduringtheupdateprocess.
LicenseUsageDuringSimultaneous
DesignPointUpdate
dp1
dp2
dp3
Dpn
Projecton
client
License
Server
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At14.5ANSYSisintroducing
HPCParametricPacks.
Theyallowuserstorunn
designpointssimultaneously,
amplifyingthebase
license(s)
Scalable,similartoANSYSHPC
Packs
EnabledbyANSYSWorkbench,
DesignPointsUpdates,
ReservedLicensing,andRSM.
ANSYSHPCParametricPacks
NumberofSimultaneousDesignPointsEnabled
64
2
8
NumberofHPCParametricPackLicenses
1
4
16
32
3 4 5
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TimeRequiredForAParametricStudy
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UnusedCores
Onesetofsolversand
1HPCParametricPack
WithoutHPC
94%ReducedTime
toInnovation
HPCparametricpacksamplifyboth
solverlicensesandHPClicenses
allowingyoutodrasticallyreduce
timetoinnovation,withoutthecost
ofadditionalsolverorHPClicenses
Onesetof
Solverkeys
Foursetsofsolverkeys
OR
+ 1HPCPack
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HPCParametricPack
ExampleApplications
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ProblemDescription
Largedeflectionnonlinearstaticmodelinvestigating
designsensitivitytomaterialproperties
Inputparameter:materialproperty(8designpoints)
RearAxleModel
EvaluatingMaterialProperties
Detail:
Sparsematrixsolverrunningincore;4loadsteps
1,393,811nodes,829,701elements(4,151,766DOF)
Hardware:DellworkstationwithdualIntelXeonE52690(2.90GHz,16cores),256GBmemory,
alljobsrunning2cores
LicensingSolution
1ANSYSMechanical
2ANSYSHPCParametricPacks
Result/Benefit
5xspeedupoversequentialexecution
Easierandfullyautomatedworkflow!
Acknowledgment:PaulSchofieldandJiaping Zhang,ANSYSHouston
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ProblemDescription
Improvemixingwhilereducingenergy
Designobjective:
Optimizetheinletvelocitieswithintheiroperatinglimitssothatbothtemperaturespreadat
theoutletandpressuredropinthevesselareminimized
InputParameters:fluidvelocityatthecoldandhotinlet(8DesignPoints)
MixingVessel
EvaluatingBoundaryConditions
inlet
cold
outlet
inlet
hot
Detail:
KEpsilonModelwithStandardWallFunctions
52,000nodesand280,000elements
Workstation:HPworkstationwithdualIntelXeonE52687W
(3.10GHz,16cores),128GBmemory
LicensingSolution
1ANSYSFluent
2ANSYSHPCParametricPacks
Result/Benefit
~4.5xspeedupoversequentialexecution
Easierandfullyautomatedworkflow
Acknowledgment:PaulSchofieldandJiaping Zhang,ANSYSHouston
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FatigueAnalysisofShaft
EvaluatingGeometries
Problem
FatigueAnalysisofsteelshaftsubjectedtoshearcyclicloading
ontopsurfacewhilebeingfixedonthebottomend
Inputparameters:baseheight,basethickness,grooveheight
(15designpoints)
Detail:
Strainlifefatigueanalysisofshaftsubjecttocyclicloadingonthetopsurface
364,959nodes,82,863elements
Hardware:DellworkstationwithdualIntelXeonE52690(2.90GHz,16cores),256GBmemory,
alljobsrunning2cores
LicensingSolution
1ANSYSMechanical,1FatigueModule,1ANSYSDesignModeler
2ANSYSHPCParametricPacks
Result/Benefit
3.2x speedupoversequentialexecution
Easierandfullyautomatedworkflow
Acknowledgment:PaulSchofieldandJiaping Zhang,ANSYSHouston
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FinalRemarks
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WrapUp/NextSteps
ANSYSwasdesignedfromthegrounduptohelpyoutoevaluatemultiple
productdesignideaswitharangeofdesignparametersacrossarangeof
conditionswithinasinglesimulationenvironment,leadingtohighproduct
integrity!
ANSYS14.5bringsfurtherrobustnessandtimesavings.
Contactme:
Simon.Pereira@ANSYS.com
+17348126528
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ANSYS14.5WebinarSeries
RegisterNowat:www.ansys.com/14.5+Release
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ANSYSTraining
InterestedinLiveTrainingSessionswithANSYSExperts?
Trainingclassesareofferedbothlocallyandonline.
Viewtheentirescheduleat:
http://www.ansys.com/Support/Training+Center
Topicsinclude:
IntroductiontoANSYSMechanical
IntroductiontoANSYSDesignModeler
IntroductiontoANSYSFluent
IntroductiontoANSYSIcepak
IntroductiontoANSYSHFSS
IntroductiontoANSYSExplicitDynamics
IntroductiontoANSYSICEMCFD
AndManyMore
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