By complementing the teaching of theories with the visualization of physical phenomena, incorporating Ansys software into your mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum provides students with hands-on experience using industry-leading simulation tools, significantly enhancing learning outcomes, student retention, and career preparedness.
Explore how Ansys software, paired with Education Resources, makes teaching core mechanical engineering topics like solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and dynamics easy, helping students master complex concepts and develop simulation skills.
Using simulation in courses on solid mechanics enables students to visualize stress distribution, material deformation, and failure scenarios, providing a deeper understanding of how to design safe and reliable mechanical systems under various loading conditions.
Lecture Unit: Structural Analysis of Beams with Ansys Discovery
Lecture Unit: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (1D Elements) with Ansys Mechanical
Using simulation in fluid mechanics courses allows students to model fluid flow in detail, solve complex Navier-Stokes equations, and visualize conservation laws. This enhances their understanding of fluid behavior, flow dynamics, and energy transport while optimizing systems like pipelines and hydraulic machines.
Case Study: Flow over an Airfoil in Ansys Discovery
Basics of CFD Simulation with Ansys Fluent
Exact solutions of Navier-Stokes equations using Ansys Fluent Software
Using simulation in heat transfer courses enables students to model temperature gradients, analyze heat flow, and optimize thermal system designs, providing a deeper understanding of conduction, convection, and radiation in real-world applications like heat exchangers and insulation.
Lecture Unit: Introduction to Heat Transfer with Ansys Discovery
Heat Transfer Tutorial with Ansys Fluent
Introduction to Heat Transfer in Fluids using Ansys Fluent
Using simulation in dynamics and vibration courses gives students hands-on experience modeling dynamic responses, analyzing damping and resonance, and solving complex motion equations, enhancing their ability to design stable and optimized mechanical systems.
Introduction to Explicit Dynamics using LS Dyna
Modeling the Crushing Behavior of a Tubular Structure in Ansys LS-Dyna
Why Teach Using Ansys?
Empower the next generation of mechanical engineers by integrating Ansys software into your curriculum. With Ansys, students can simulate real-world scenarios, mastering core concepts like heat transfer, structural mechanics, vibration analysis, fluid dynamics, and more. Teaching with Ansys bridges the gap between theoretical principles and hands-on application, giving students the tools to design, analyze, and optimize complex mechanical systems.
Using the same simulation software trusted by leading companies worldwide will equip your students with in-demand skills and a competitive career edge, improving placement rates. Bring innovation into your classroom and confidently prepare your students to tackle the toughest mechanical engineering challenges—teach with Ansys.
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