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Discovery AIM 2019 R2 Update

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ANSYS Discovery AIM

2019 R2 Update

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Discovery AIM 2019 R2 New Features

• Shared topology
• Nonlinear springs
• Live to AIM enhancements
Suspension control arm bushings modeled with nonlinear springs

Thermal-electric-stress simulation
transferred from Live to AIM Transformer and cold plate (fluid-solid CHT model) with shared topology
Shared Topology

• Sharing tab available in


Modeling
− Allows creation and visualization
of shared topology
− Should be last modeling operation

Transformer and cold plate (fluid-solid CHT model)


with shared topology and resulting conformal mesh
Fuel tank model (shell model) with shared
topology and resulting conformal mesh
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Conformal mesh for conjugate heat transfer

Sharing tab allows creation and visualization of shared topology

Shell and tube heat exchanger temperature results


Nonlinear Spring

• Nonlinear spring
‐ Longitudinal or rotational 3-D spring
‐ Specify nonlinear force-stretch curves in three
orthogonal directions
‐ Enables simulation of nonlinear behavior of Suspension control arm, bushings modeled with nonlinear springs
bushings and mounts

Specify tabular data for nonlinear spring stiffness components

Suspension control arm von Mises stress


Discovery Live to AIM Enhancements

• Electric conduction physics


‐ Electric conduction
‐ Thermal-electric
‐ Thermal-electric-stress
• Thermal-stress physics
• Modal supports
‐ Cylindrical, ball, planar, hinged
• Point mass
Thermal-electric-stress simulation of fuse
element transferred from Live to AIM
Beta Features
Discovery AIM 2019 R2 Beta Capabilities

• Beta features can be activated by


selecting Tools > Options >
Appearance
• Beta features can be uniquely
turned on or off by selecting Tools
> Options > AIM
• For more information consult the
AIM Beta Documentation available
in the ANSYS Help
Structural Beams (Beta)

• Structural beams
‐ Static, modal and random vibration analysis
Pedestrian arch bridge model with shared topology
‐ Create or extract beams using Modeling
‐ Share topology for beam and beam/shell
connections
‐ Contacts are not generated for parts with
shared topology
‐ Beam end releases
‐ Visualization of beam cross sections for
mesh and results display
‐ Beam results – bending moment, axial
Undersea platform beam mesh
force, etc. shown with cross section expansion
‐ Allows simulation of manufactured Truss system beam bending moment
structures shown with cross section expansion
Pedestrian Arch Bridge (Beta)

Beam, shell and solid mesh with beam cross section visualization

Beam, shell and solid model created in Modeling

Bridge deformation from gravity and pedestrian loading

Shared topology created in Modeling

Equivalent stress in beams with cross section visualization


Thank You

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