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ANSYS AIM 16.2Overview


All Products Involve Multiple Physics

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…Every Engineer Will Use Simulation

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Our most innovative customers are rapidly deploying simulation

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AIM – Simulation for Every Engineer

AIM enables every engineer to leverage 3D engineering simulation encompassing the breadth of ANSYS physics in a single, easy to use environment.

Stress Analysis

Geometry Creation and Preparation

Design Exploration

Meshing for all Physics

Fluid-Structure InteractionElectric Conduction

Fluid Flow

Heat Transfer


A New Platform for Simulation

Immersive, easy-to-use user experience with guided simulation workflows

Multiple physics and multiphysics simulation in a single window

Automation and customization combined with rapid design exploration

Define custom templates and workflows

Use simulation templates for multiphysics workflows

Apply and edit model setup using immersive controls


ANSYS AIM Overview


AIM Capabilities


Integrated Geometry Creation/Preparation

Geometry import from both CAD and neutral sources

Native, bi-directional integration with all major CAD systems

Quickly clean-up, repair and simplify geometry for simulation

Extracted fluid volumes for flow simulationSuspension model imported from .SAT file

Gear box with advanced lighting and shading

Valve assembly repaired and internal flow volume created


Robust and Automated Meshing

Automated and user defined mesh resolution based on engineering intent

Parallel mesh generation for tetrahedral and hexahedral meshing with inflation

Rapidly generate high quality meshes for complex geometry

Tetrahedral mesh for stress analysis

Tetrahedral mesh for electric conduction

CFD mesh for external flow


Evaluate Fluid Performance

Pressure drop through flow control valve

Steady-state, laminar and turbulent, compressible and incompressible, and buoyant flow and heat transfer

Evaluate pressure drop, calculate lift and drag, and evaluate fluid loads on structures

Rapidly evaluate the flow and thermal performance of designs

Streamlines over a rear spoiler

Streamlines through a butterfly valve


Evaluate Structural Performance

Static analysis of parts and assemblies to evaluate deformation and stress, fatigue, nonlinear contact and large deflections

Modal analysis to determine natural frequencies and mode shapes

Rapidly evaluate structural performance early in the design cycle

Static deflection of a robot arm assembly

First principal stress in a clutch housing and frame assembly

Second mode of vibration of a graphics card

Trailer hitch fatigue safety factor

Train wheel/axle interference fit


Evaluate Thermal Performance

Steady-state thermal conduction with convection and radiation

Many options for multiphysics coupling:thermal-stress, thermal-electric, thermal-electric-stress

Rapidly evaluate temperature and heat transfer to predict thermal performance

Temperature in a soldering iron

Temperature in an exhaust manifold

Temperature in a heat sink


Evaluate Fluid-Structure Interaction

Force and thermal transfer from fluids to structures

Accurate and fast mapping of both normal and tangential fluid forces

Rapidly evaluate structural response from fluids for both internal and external flows

Solar array deformation from wind loading

Exhaust manifold fluid-structure interaction

Deformation in butterfly valve based on fluid forces

T-Junction Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT)


Evaluate DC Electrical Performance

Electric potential in a buss bar

DC electric conduction with current and voltage boundary conditions

Many options for multiphysics coupling:thermal-electric, thermal-electric-stress

Rapidly evaluate current distribution, voltage drop and power loss to predict electric performance

Current density, temperature and equivalent stress in fuse element

Temperature and current distribution in a TEC


Visualize Results

Integrated post-processing and results visualization for all physics

GPU and parallel CPU post-processing for both qualitative and quantitative output

Create meaningful graphics to effectively communicate simulation results

Contour plot of displacement magnitude

Fluid velocity vectors

Pressure contour on isosurface of constant velocity magnitude


Design Exploration and Optimization

Support for pervasive parameters from model setup though simulation results

Quickly setup and evaluate multiple design alternatives using parametric variation

Rapidly optimize designs using goal-driven optimization

Determine response surfaces from DOE

Rapid evaluation of multiple design points

Evaluate parameter sensitivities


Automation and Customization

Full journaling and scripting based on native IronPython scripting

Predefined and user defined templatesdefine simulation workflows

User interface extensions for custom loads and boundary conditions

Define custom loads with ACT extensions

Automate complex simulation workflows with user defined templates

Predefined and user defined templates


AIM – A Platform for Multiphysics

Immersive, easy-to-use user experience with guided simulation workflows

Multiple physics and multiphysics simulation in a single window

Automation and customization combined with rapid design exploration

Cues provide user guidance

Multiple and multiphysics in a single window

Apply and edit model setup using immersive controls

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