Is there any Cheap FEA software?

Hello, I'm looking for a cheap commercial FEA software, it does not have to be multi physics or contains non linear simulations, all i need is an FEA soft in which we can import STEP files and...

06 July 2017 7,985 0 View

How to convert .unv or .med files to .inp or .msh files?

Hello, Is there any software in which we can convert the mesh files (.unv or .med) to (.inp or .msh) files? Thank you in advance

06 July 2017 2,667 0 View

Is there a method to get rid of matrix singulatiry?

Hello, i wish to know if there is any algorithme to get rid of matrix singularity. thank you.

04 May 2017 1,152 6 View

PhD or an engineer?

Hello, I am in my final year to get my engineering degree at numerical calculations (FEM majoratelly), i'm really confused whether investing 3 years in a PHD thesis, which can help me enhance and...

04 May 2017 3,296 3 View

Experimental modal analysis results?

03 April 2017 1,996 3 View

What could/ should be done before a finite elements analysis?

Hello everyone, i'm an intern in a company that produces HVAC systems, my mission is to study the transmission of the vibrations generated by the moving parts(fans, compressor...) to the bodycar,...

02 March 2017 3,829 9 View

The ''MODSELOPTION'' an ''MXPAND'' commands on Ansys?

09 October 2016 5,895 0 View

Transient analysis with modal superposition on Ansys?

How to chose from the modal base the optimal base of mods to be exapanded depending on their effecitves modals masses for use in transient analysis with modal superposition on Ansys?

09 October 2016 4,867 4 View

Is it possible to keep the eigen frequencies and eigen modes of a flexible body when we represente it by rigide bodies ?

is it possible to represent a flexible body by a multiple of rigide bodies (>10 bodies), this rigide bodies are attached between them by springs and dumpers so they can behave exacly like the...

01 January 1970 3,536 5 View

How to convert accelerations to displacements in frequency domain?

01 January 1970 9,058 0 View

What is the most Operating System (OS) which can be INSTALL on Tiny hard devices like Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware ?

I'm targeting to deploy a mesh network and manually configure MANET routing protocols. I'm preparing scenarios, architectures, and hard devices needed to do that. Are there some step-by-step...

03 March 2021 1,931 5 View

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

02 March 2021 0 0 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

How to show arrows over the streamlines in CFD-post?

I follow this to make streamlines like the photos attached below: (software- CFD post-processing) First I plot the 2D streamline over a surface "streamline 1". them I plot a vector by the...

01 March 2021 8,668 3 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

Can Virtual Servers (remote dekstop manager) run heavy ANSYS Fluent CFD simulation ?

I have a virtual machine. My host Pc specs are not that good thats why i went for virtual servers. so basically my host pc has 8gb of ram with nvidia quadro k2200 4Gb DDR5 GPU ,processor intel...

01 March 2021 8,415 1 View

How to increase mesh quality of a cfd model in ansys fluent?

How can one improve mesh skewness, orthogonality, aspect ratio?

28 February 2021 7,730 3 View

How can we simulate an hyperelastic-viscoelastic behavor with Ansys APDL?

I am working on modeling and simulation of biomecanical material behaviour, I have succeded on simulating skin using anisotropic hyperelastic material, on APDL and in our lab's finite element...

28 February 2021 552 3 View

Complex wave form in ANSYS?

Is there a way to input wave speed in a complex form on ANSYS? The wave speed I need to assign a material is 325(1+0.11i) however I have been unable to do this thus far. Failing that, is there...

27 February 2021 5,969 1 View