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Professional Multiphysics
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Core Package
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Real-world mechanical behavior is often the result of several physical factors acting simultaneously and multiphysics software allows engineers to simulate a product's behavior when those multiple physical factors interact.
The Professional Multiphysics core package includes analysis capabilities for static stress and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics, steady-state and transient heat transfer, steady and unsteady fluid flow and electrostatics.
This core package includes FEMPRO, an easy-to-use, single user interface for finite element modeling, results evaluation and presentation and a suite of modeling capabilities.
FEMPRO features user-friendly tools and wizards to: transfer temperature results to a static stress analysis, MES,
linear dynamic or electrostatic analysis; transfer electrostatic results to a static stress analysis, MES or heat transfer analysis; transfer fluid flow results to a static stress analysis or MES; and couple heat transfer and fluid flow analysis to accurately simulate natural, forced or mixed convection.
Typical Applications- Blast and shock tests
- Crash test simulation
- Drop tests
- Earthquake simulation
- Fuel sloshing
- Impact analysis
- Material forming
- Material transport and storage
- Mechanical linkages
- MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) design
- Press-fit
- Pre-stress concrete
- Product life cycle simulation (failure)
- Rolling, extruding and forming
- Snap-fit
- Snap-through buckling
- Stamping
- Tolerance testing
- Underwater design optimization
- Valve response
- Vehicle rollover
- Wear analysis
Analysis CapabilitiesModeling- InCAD technology for direct CAD/CAE data exchange with Alibre Design, Autodesk Inventor, Inovate, IronCAD, KeyCreator, Mechanical Desktop, Pro/ENGINEER, Rhinoceros, Solid Edge and SolidWorks
- Full associativity with each design change for most CAD solid modelers
- CAD support for 3-D solid models in ACIS, IGES, STEP and STL file formats
- CAD support for 2-D and 3-D wireframe geometry in CDL, DXF and IGES file formats
- Ability to create a CAD Transfer Utility installation package to provide direct data exchange even when ALGOR and the CAD package reside on separate computers
- Part names, part colors and unit of length from a CAD solid model are captured in the FEA model
- Ability to automatically model the fluid medium based on a CAD solid model
- Capability to model flow obstacles as distributed resistance parts
- Superdraw 2- and 3-D sketching tools including capabilities to draw points, lines, rectangles, arcs, circles, splines and tangent lines and modify sketch objects with commands including copy, divide, fillet, intersect, rotate, mirror, move, parallel, trim/extend and delete
- Complex surface modeling
- Joint Creation Utility for automatically creating pin and ball joints based on either two specified endpoints or a mid-point
- Beam modeling including direct access to AISC section property data
- KinePak mechanism wizard to define links and then dynamically examine the motion of various types of basic mechanisms
- Capability to combine all element types available for a given analysis type in a single model
- Capability to import FEA models that are stored in ABAQUS, ANSYS, FEMAP®*, NASTRAN, PATRAN or SDRC file formats
*FEMAP is a registered trademark of UGS Corp. of Plano, Texas.
Meshing- 2- and 3-D parametric, structured meshing options for 3-point triangular, 4-point rectangular, 8-point 3-D, between two objects and 4-object 3-D meshing
- Automatic, unstructured 2-D meshing
- Automatic, unstructured 3-D quadrilateral or triangular surface mesh generation and refinement
- Automatic, intelligent, feature-based mesh refinement and
point-and-click definition of areas where a finer mesh is desired
- Mesh seed points for specifying locations of nodes (e.g., to apply loads and constraints)
- A midplane mesh engine for reducing thin, solid features in a CAD model to plate/shell elements with automatic handling of parts, assemblies, multi-thickness regions and mixed element type models
- Automatic, hex-dominant hybrid solid meshing to produce higher quality elements on the first pass and more accurate results
- Boundary layer meshing to capture important details around the fluid boundary
Element Library- 2-D kinematic element
- 3-D kinematic element
- 2-D hydrodynamic element
- 3-D hydrodynamic element
- General contact element
- Contact element
- Coupling element
- Dashpot element
- Translational actuator element
- Rotational actuator element
- Slider element
- Pipe element
- Spring element
- Pulley element
- 2-D element (planar, axisymmetric)
- 3-D truss element
- 3-D beam element
- 3-D membrane element
- 3-D membrane plane stress element
- 3-D plate element
- 3-D shell element
- Thin composite element
- Sandwich (thick) composite element
- Motion-enabled composite element
- 3-D brick element
- 3-D tetrahedral element
- Gap element
- Cable element
- Rigid element
- 2-D gasket element (geometrically linear and nonlinear)
- 3-D gasket element (geometrically linear and nonlinear)
- Thermal 2-D element (planar, axisymmetric)
- Thermal rod element
- Thermal plate element
- Thermal brick element
- Thermal tetrahedral element
- Fluid 2-D element (planar, axisymmetric)
- Fluid 3-D element
- Electrostatic 2-D element
- Electrostatic 3-D brick element
- Electrostatic 3-D tetrahedral element
- Click here for a more detailed element library
Material models- Elastic
- Plastic
- Variable tangent
- Curve description
- Curve description with cutoff tension
- Drucker-Prager
- von Mises with isotropic hardening
- von Mises with kinematic hardening
- von Mises curve with isotropic hardening
- von Mises curve with kinematic hardening
- Temperature-dependent orthotropic
- Thermoelastic
- Thermoplastic
- Viscoelastic (thermal-creep)
- Viscoplastic (thermal-creep)
- Mooney-Rivlin (2, 5 and 9 constants)
- Ogden (1st - 6th order)
- Arruda-Boyce (thermal and finite-strain viscoelastic)
- Blatz-Ko (thermal and finite-strain viscoelastic)
- Hyperfoam (1st - 6th order)
- Linear elastic isotropic
- Linear elastic orthotropic
- Linear temperature-dependent isotropic
- Linear temperature-dependent orthotropic
- Gasket (geometrically linear and nonlinear)
- Piezoelectric
- General piezoelectric
- General piezoelectric temperature-dependent anisotropic
- Anisotropic
- Thermal isotropic
- Thermal orthotropic
- Temperature-dependent thermal isotropic
- Temperature-dependent thermal orthotropic
- Fluid isotropic
- Fluid orthotropic
- Fluid isotropic power-law
- Fluid orthotropic power-law
- Fluid/thermal isotropic
- Temperature-dependent fluid/thermal
- Fluid/thermal ideal gas law
- Electrostatic isotropic
- Electrostatic orthotropic
- Electrostatic temperature-dependent isotropic
- Electrostatic temperature-dependent orthotropic
- Temperature-dependent composite
- Composite laminate
Loading and Constraints- Initial velocities and rotations
- Impact planes
- Point-to-surface and surface-to-surface contact
- Static and dynamic friction
- Forces (nodal, follower, surface, edge, gravitational and centrifugal)
- Moments
- Temperatures (nodal, surface, initial and applied)
- Voltages (nodal and surface)
- Prescribed displacements (nodal, surface and edge)
- Prescribed rotations (nodal, surface and edge)
- Pressures (surface, follower and hydrostatic)
- Tractions
- Variable surface and distributed loads
- Global and off-axis constraints (nodal, surface and edge)
- Variable-stiffness off-axis constraints (nodal, surface and edge)
- End releases
- Twisting (plate elements)
- Local coordinate system support
- Lumped masses
- Mass moments of inertia
- Displacement vs. period, acceleration vs. period and G vs. period spectrum
- Acceleration and G power spectrum density
- Ground or base motion
- Acceleration and force excitation frequencies
- Convection (steady and temperature-dependent)
- Radiation (isolated and body-to-body)
- Heat flux
- Internal heat generation (steady and temperature-dependent)
- Rotating reference frames
- Automatic constraints of walls
- Prescribed velocities (nodal, surface and edge)
- Fan effects
- Applied voltages
- Current and charge density
- Curing and mean temperature difference
Solver Options- Sparse Lanczos eigensolver
- Symmetric sparse
- Unsymmetric sparse
- Skyline
- Algebraic multigrid (AMG) iterative
- Preconditioned bi-conjugate gradient iterative
- Preconditioned bi-conjugate gradient stabilized iterative
- Preconditioned conjugate gradient square iterative
- Preconditioned GMRES iterative
- Banded
- Segregate
- Riks method
- Restart capability
- Automatic time-stepping
- Parallel processing for multiple processors
- Distributed memory processing (32- and 64-bit Linux [Red Hat])
Results Evaluation- Integrated environment for model visualization and results evaluation
- 3-D dynamic viewing options and rich colors provided by OpenGL-based displays
- Result displays of:
- Displacement
- Stress
- Strain
- Plastic strain
- Strain energy density
- Reaction force
- Factor of safety
- Vector plots of principal stress directions
- Plate/shell thickness
- Isosurfaces
- Mode shape plots
- Static and time-dependent temperature distribution
- Static and time-dependent heat flow
- Static and time-dependent heat flux
- Fluid flow velocity, pressure, vorticity, streaklines and streamlines
- Reaction force, stress tensor and maximum principal and minimum principal stress resulting from the flow of fluids
- Vector plots of fluid flow velocity
- Particle tracking of fluid flow
- Voltage distribution
- Steady-state flow of electric current
- Current flow lines and vector plots
- Force flow lines
- Electrostatic reaction force
- Electrostatic charge
- User-supplied functions operating on calculated results, user-supplied constraints and material properties
- AISC (ASD 1989) code checking
- Shear and bending moment diagrams
- Precision contouring for accuracy assessment
- Support for Tsai-Wu, Maximum Stress or Maximum Strain failure criteria for composites
- Stress linearization utility for use with a linear static stress analysis on 2- or 3-D thin-walled structures
- Built-in, virtual instrumentation through Monitor for result graphs
- Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) display
- Output power spectrum density at nodes
- Ability to calculate enthalpy based on weighted average part temperature
- Point-and-click result inquiry options
- Result text listing
- Support for exporting results to common Windows applications
- Annotations to highlight the location of minimum and maximum results
- Capability to define result probes at desired locations
- Dynamic clipping planes for slicing models
- Realistic visualization of elements
- Capability to display parts as transparent (translucent)
- Automated tools for multiphysics simulation to:
- Transfer temperature results to a static stress analysis, MES, linear dynamic or electrostatic analysis
- Transfer electrostatic results to a static stress analysis, MES or heat transfer analysis
- Transfer fluid flow results to a static stress analysis or MES
- Couple heat transfer and fluid flow analysis to accurately simulate natural, forced or mixed convection
Results Presentation- Capability to save all settings for a specific presentation and view that same display at any time or use those settings with a different model
- VRML utility to generate 3-D, web-based models with results
- Export a model's visualization data to third-party HOOPS Stream File (HSF) format
- Output result contours and graphs as BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, PCX and TGA formats
- Integrated animation creation and display tools
- Automatic image generation of each result presentation for inclusion in reports
- Report Wizard and environment for automatic HTML or PDF generation and display
User Interface- Windows-native interface with tree views, multiple views and docking toolbars
- Right-click application, modification and deletion of loads, constraints and FEA properties
- Capability to import constraints from ASCII text files
- Shortcut keyboard and mouse controls for dynamic viewing options
- Capability to use mathematical expressions for data entry
- Built-in data checking for reasonable input
- Ruler to display scale when viewing models
- Multiple undo and redo capability
- Load and constraint set capabilities for managing different design scenarios
- Timeline editor/viewer for viewing and editing the multiplier data associated with a time-dependent loading event
- Drag and drop
- Material Library Manager includes a library featuring materials from MatWeb and provides the capability to import, create and manage customized libraries
- Curve-fitting utility for determining material data
- Automatic view factor calculator for determining the amount of radiation to be passed between bodies in a steady-state heat transfer analysis based on user-specified input
- Film/Convection Coefficient Calculator for open (external), closed (internal) and buoyant flows uses classical correlations to estimate the heat transfer coefficient between a solid and adjoining fluid
- Right-click, context-sensitive help
- Support for standard and custom unit systems
- Data management utility for archiving models
Automation- API for reading ALGOR results and using the automatic 3-D meshing tools
- Published, centralized file format
- Built-in script and macro tools
- Add-In Manager provides ability for third-party plug-ins that offer extended software functionality
- Support for plug-and-play analysis add-ons
- Capability to define a user-defined result type
- EAGLE, a programming language designed to assist in performing repetitive tasks, conducting parametric or variational FEA studies, optimizing designs and performing FEA and MES analyses which require multiphysics
Configuration- Customization options for user control over default settings, displays, annotations, reports and much more
- Internationalized language support including:
- Graphical user interface and user documentation in Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
- Automatic language detection based on Windows regional settings
- Convenient selection of language of user's choice
- Support for Windows (32- and 64-bit), Linux (32- and 64-bit) and HP-UX (64-bit) operating systems
- Ability to run an analysis on a remote computer
- Support for 3-D motion controllers from 3Dconnexion including SpacePilot, SpaceBall, SpaceMouse and SpaceTraveler
- Customizable mouse functionality including pre-defined and user-defined templates
- Support for LAN and WAN networked license sharing; enterprise-wide and remote-use licensing; and single, node-locked licensing
- Support for redundant servers
Service and Education- "What's New" dialog summarizes recent software updates
- "Getting Started" demo to guide first-time users
- Keystroke-specific tutorials
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User's Guide with robust search and index capabilities and available in international languages
- Integrated HTML Programming with ALGOR Guide with robust search and index capabilities
- ALGOR Assistant for expert, on-demand support through a real-time chat or design session
- Technical support and software updates with a current Software Updates and Support subscription
- Automatic software update wizard periodically checks for new software
- Tools for managing your customer account available from the My Account section of the ALGOR web site
- Regular e-mail newsletter
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