ANSYS Advantage - Volume VII, Issue 1, 2013

 

FEATURES


EDITORIAL

Taking Flight
Aerospace and defense leaders rely on engineering simulation to get their innovative ideas off the ground.

NEWS

Simulation in the News
A roundup of media articles on engineering simulation.

BEST PRACTICES

All Systems Go
Fuel efficiency, environmental compliance, safety, affordability, sustainment and innovation are priorities of aerospace and defense companies. Simulation is helping industry leaders to meet these and other strategic goals.

BRAKING SYSTEMS

Safe Landing
Esterel solutions help Crane Aerospace & Electronics to design braking systems that are certified for safety.

AIRPORT EQUIPMENT

On Board with Simulation
ThyssenKrupp uses virtual analysis to increase load limits while maintaining safety and costs for aircraft passenger boarding bridges.

ANALYSIS TOOLS

Ready for Liftoff
Recent technology developments from ANSYS help aerospace engineers address pressing engineering challenges.

AIRCRAFT ICING

Ice Shape
Fluid flow simulation that predicts ice formation on aircraft can help maintain safety, reduce test costs and decrease weight.

ROCKET ENGINES

Testing the Next Generation of Rockets
Structural analysis provides additional thrust for analyzing rocket engine test equipment.

WING DESIGN

Shaping Up
Mesh morphing reduces the time required to optimize an aircraft wing.

ANALYSIS TOOLS

Flight Simulator
Aeroelastic Prediction Workshop assesses computational methods for predicting unsteady flow fields.

THOUGHT LEADER

A Systematic Approach
Oil and gas leader FMC Technologies is making a science out of systems-level simulation.

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

Magnetic Attraction
Simulation aids a revolutionary magnetizing machine to produce magnets with precision-tailored magnetic fields, forces and behaviors.

ENERGY

Hot Stuff
NEM reduces cost and improves efficiency for concentrated solar power generation.

ACADEMIC

Gathering Dust
A new simulation approach helps to improve particle removal efficiency of wet scrubbers.

TECH TIP

Designing Solid Composites
Employing ANSYS Workbench workflow streamlines the simulation of solid composites.

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Additional Examples from FMC Technologies
FMC Technologies uses engineering simulation for a wide variety of applications -- more than we were able to publish in the print issue of ANSYS Advantage. Here are some additional examples.