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Welcome to ANSYS Advantage!
This issue of ANSYS Advantage spotlights companies that benefit from high-performance computing in creating high-fidelity models required for robust product design. Volvo Aero employs HPC in its Life Tracking System to accurately determine aero engine wear and tear. In the development of 3-D glasses, NVIDIA accelerates engineering using a GPU and HPC. Parker Aerospace turns existing workstations into a virtual server to increase throughput on aircraft components design. Other articles demonstrate using HPC for a variety of applications, from PCB to tunnel design. As always, the magazine includes articles from companies around the world using ANSYS technology to develop best-in-class products, including transformers, bicycles, wireless power supplies and power plants.
BEST PRACTICES
Reaching New Heights
High-performance computing with ANSYS takes simulation to new levels of power, fidelity and engineering insight.
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Bigger, Better, Faster: HPC Technology Leadership
Intense focus on HPC software development enables breakthrough productivity on current and emerging hardware solutions.
AEROSPACE
Tracking Jet Engines
Volvo Aero leverages HPC to help track engine part wear, saving customers service and replacement costs.
BEST PRACTICES
Taming the HPC Queue
Parker Aerospace recruited workstations into a virtual server to deliver timely, robust designs.
ELECTRONICS
Speeding to a Solution
ANSYS HPC helps a consulting firm evaluate high-fidelity models with rapid turnaround.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
HPC Delivers a 3-D View
NVIDIA accelerates engineering 3-D glasses with a GPU and ANSYS HPC.
CFD CONSULTING
Parlez-Vous HPC?
French consulting firm EURO/CFD offers clients cost-effective, flexible access to world-class HPC resources.
CONSTRUCTION
Tunnel Vision
Zitron trusts engineering simulation to meet evolving needs in tunnel ventilation system design.
ELECTRONICS
Low Power, High Performance
The acquisition of Apache increases ANSYS capabilities for designing low-power electronics devices while satisfying ever-increasing performance requirements.
POWER
Power Play
Multiphysics-based simulation reduces transformer size, cost and noise.
POWER GENERATION
Building a Safer Power Plant
One major concern for power plant designers is a disruptive event that may interrupt energy generation.
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Ply-Cycle
ANSYS Composite PrepPost assists in efficient, cost-effective design of a carbon fiber-based bicycle frame.
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Designing Wireless Power Supply Systems
Simulating the entire power supply system helps to develop the latest technology for charging mobile electronic devices.
ACADEMIC
Working at the Frontiers of CFD Simulation
As they push the boundaries of engineering simulation, academic research teams must meet exacting technology standards.
ACADEMIC
Linking Scanned Data to Simulation
Researchers use terrestrial laser scans to develop solid models for accurate structural simulation of buildings.
BEST PRACTICES
ANSYS Workbench Cranks Up Simulation
Piaggio engineers an enhanced design workflow to develop a crankshaft.
TIPS AND TRICKS
Not All Stresses Are Reported Equal
Different stress and strain results in ANSYS Mechanical versus Mechanical APDL may indicate need for a refined mesh.
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