ANSYS has
announced ANSYS 13.0, the latest release of its simulation software suite
featuring an array of new capabilities designed to compress design cycles,
optimize multiphysics functionality and maximize the accuracy of virtual
prototypes.
New solver methods
incorporated in ANSYS 13.0 deliver greater fidelity, helping engineers perform
simulations with more accurate results reflecting changing operating conditions
over time. For example, a new HFSS£ transient solver for dynamic
electromagnetic simulations such as broadband and radar incorporates automatic
adaptive mesh refinement and a local time-stepping procedure to accurately
represent the geometry and fields while optimizing runtime, stability and
efficiency. In addition, a new hybrid solver bridges finite element and
integral equation methods for high-frequency electromagnetics problems, a match
for applications that combine simulation over a large distance-for example,
antennas--with detailed features and complex materials such as computer
components.
In the structural mechanics
arena, 3-D rezoning can be used for applications that involve large shape deformations,
allowing engineers to stop their simulation as their mesh becomes
distorted-then remesh the material's current state and continue the simulation.
For modeling turbulence in fluid environments, an embedded large eddy
simulation (LES) solver delivers speed yet maintains accuracy, applying LES to
complex areas of interest and faster-solving Reynolds average Navier-Stokes
(RANS) to the rest of the solution. ANSYS 13.0 also introduces a new fluid
dynamics capability for multiple reference frames, which enables engineers to
model multiple moving systems simultaneously - for example, the rotation of
wheels as a car moves around a corner.
ANSYS 13.0's new adaptive
architecture makes it easier for users with different engineering specialties
to develop real-world simulations that incorporate multiphysics and to
collaborate and exchange data. Integration with Microsoft Excel enables users
to interact with spreadsheets that contain analytic representations of models
and parameter table definitions. Other enhancements include a cutcell meshing
feature that produces nearly all hexahedral elements on complex 3-D geometry
automatically, an external data mapper that imports data in the form of a
column text file defining a point cloud, and tighter integration among the
Maxwell, HFSS and mechanical solvers when performing
electromagnetic-thermal-structural simulations.
In the area of performance, ANSYS
13.0 incorporates new speedup ratios that are dramatically greater than
previous releases of the software. Power enhancements include a new and unique
application of variational technology that reduces solution time by a factor of
five to 10 when applied to harmonic analysis, officials said. The latest ANSYS
release also features greater support for GPU processors.
Finally, ANSYS 13.0 supports the company's
vision of making multiphysics simulation tools accessible to a wider range of
users. The suite delivers fluid and structural simulation tools for
turbomachinery design and analysis; new models for internal combustion (IC)
engine applications; and new process and energy industry solutions, including
multiphase, real gas, nucleate boiling and chemical reaction tools. Meshing,
element modeling, more-tightly coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI),
nonlinear functionality and other improvements round out the enhancements in
the 13.0 release which will be available for customer download later this year.
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