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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release of Abaqus Unified FEA from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 19-November-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. General contact in Abaqus/Standard 6.8-EF greatly simplifies contact definition for complex models with many interacting parts. For example, an engineer can use this capability to understand the realistic behavior of an automobile hydraulic clutch assembly.
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Image 2. A new fastener modeling capability in Abaqus/CAE 6.8-EF allows modeling of point-to-point connections such as spot welds and rivets. For example, an engineer can create fastener definitions on this aircraft fuselage skin-stringer panel in only minutes.
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Image 3. An enhanced SolidWorks Associative Interface in Abaqus/CAE 6.8-EF provides geometry transfer and maintains the relationship between SolidWorks and Abaqus models. Updates include improved performance and robustness for large assemblies and support for SolidWorks 2009.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Accelerated Simulation Performance with Microsoft’s Windows HPC Server 2008
These graphics are associated with the 15-Oct-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. Using 128 cores of a 256 Core Intel Harpoon Cluster, R Systems used this model of an automotive rear differential-axle model (courtesy of Dana Holding Corporation), to evaluate the performance of Abaqus FEA Software and Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008. Abaqus FEA enables the analysis of how bearings and bolts perform during assembly of the differential-axle as well as how the full assembly performs under various operating loads (input from the vehicle transmission with output to the axles that drive the wheels). The simulation which normally solves in a little over 2 days with 8 cores, solved in 3.5 hours using 128 cores.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Isight for Abaqus
These graphics are associated with the 18-Sept-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. In Isight for Abaqus, the user can trade off design alternatives from a DOE study and visualize the virtual prototype with one click in Abaqus/Viewer. In this landing gear example, the user is able to select the design with the smallest deflections that still meets the maximum allowable stress criteria.
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Lenovo Establishes New Simulation Center with Solutions from Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 21-May-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. Abaqus from SIMULIA is used by Lenovo to compute the natural frequencies of a desktop computer. Realistic simulation enables Lenovo’s design engineers to determine what parts to modify and where to add damping materials in order to make the computer quieter and more durable.
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Image 2. Virtual drop tests of a cell phone are performed using Abaqus from SIMULIA to analyze the stress and strain of main parts as the phone strikes a surface from various directions. Realistic simulation enables design engineers to evaluate whether the stiffness of the phone’s components meets performance requirements.
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Image 3. Virtual ball impact tests of a cell phone are performed using Abaqus from SIMULIA to analyze the stress caused by the impact of a hard object on the LCD screen. Realistic simulation enables design engineers to evaluate whether the phone’s components meets performance requirements.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Major Advancements in New Abaqus Release from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 20-May-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes. For detailed information about the new features and enhancements in Abaqus 6.8, please click here.
Image 1. The new anisotropic hyperelastic material model in Abaqus 6.8 enables the complex modeling and analysis of biological tissues. This capability enables medical device manufacturers to improve the performance and reliability of medical devices such as stents.
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Image 2. A low-cycle fatigue method in Abaqus 6.8 assists electronics engineers in assessing the lifecycle of solder joints, which helps predict failure in electronics systems due to repeated temperature cycling.
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Image 3. Industry-unique capabilities in Abaqus 6.8 allow automotive engineers to capture full-vehicle noise and vibration response due to tire rolling effects and viscoelastic material effects from tires, bushings, isolators, and laminated steel.
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Image 4. A new Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) multiphysics capability in Abaqus 6.8 allows industrial equipment manufacturers to predict loads on earth-moving equipment during soil excavation. The capability can also be used to predict the behavior of fluid-filled containers, hydroplaning tires, and bird-strike on aircraft.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release of Abaqus for CATIA V5 from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 7-April-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. Abaqus for CATIA V5’s advanced simulation capabilities accelerate and improve product performance evaluation within the CATIA V5 environment. In this electronic device example, design engineers can use associative and rules-based modeling capabilities in CATIA (top image), and then employ advanced Abaqus analysis to evaluate realistic design behavior in relation to established performance specifications (bottom image).
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Image 2. This cooling impeller is rotating at 10,000 RPM, causing the blades to flatten slightly while inducing large stresses at the bases of the blades (top image). Abaqus for CATIA enables design engineers to evaluate the effect of this type of loading on the structure’s natural frequencies as a result of stress stiffening and changes to the geometry (bottom image) during the design phase.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Abaqus BioRID II Crash Dummy Model from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 18-March-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. The new Abaqus BioRID II model is used to evaluate the risk of neck injury during a rear-end collision. In this rear-impact simulation, the dummy’s reaction is shown at 0, 110, and 250 milliseconds. The Abaqus model, along with the physical test dummy it represents, is used by automotive OEMs and seat suppliers to design head restraint systems that minimize whiplash injuries that can often occur in low-speed rear collisions.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces the Release of SIMULIA SLM for Simulation Lifecycle Management
These graphics are associated with the 16-January-2008 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. The top image shows the 2D web-based interface for SIMULIA SLM. By leveraging PLM functionality from ENOVIA, SIMULIA SLM enables the management of data, process, and tools associated with all types of simulation. The lower image demonstrates how SIMULIA SLM takes advantage of ENOVIA - 3DLive to search, view, and navigate simulation information in a 3D collaborative environment.
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Image 2. In a typical manufacturing simulation, such as this blow molding of a bottle, SIMULIA SLM integrates and executes simulation applications, captures process workflows, manages simulation data, and enables the review of simulation results in a distributed, collaborative environment.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release of Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 12-December-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1.Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) analysis in Abaqus Explicit enables the modeling of complex fluid-structure interaction analysis, such as tire hydroplaning.
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Image 2. Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) analysis allows drop testing simulation of containers filled with fluids to study the durability and working life of the container under severe loading conditions directly in Abaqus. Model courtesy of Bayer MaterialScience, LLC.
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Image 3. The SolidWorks Associative Interface for Abaqus/CAE enables users to share components or an entire assembly from SolidWorks to Abaqus for advanced structural analysis. Modifications to the SolidWorks model can be quickly updated in Abaqus.
Features created in Abaqus/CAE—such as loads, boundary conditions, sets, and surfaces—update automatically when the modified model is reimported from SolidWorks.
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Image 4. In this example of a peristaltic pump, the Abaqus/CAE FSI Interface is used to simplify the process of defining fluid-structure interaction models in Abaqus coupled with third-party computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software.
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Apollo Tyres Gains Competitive Edge with Realistic Simulation from Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA Brand
These graphics are associated with the 5-December-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. In this example, Abaqus finite element analysis software is used by Apollo Tyres engineers to perform a footprint analysis which compares the contact pressure distribution between a tire under vertical and lateral loads (right) versus a tire with only vertical loads (left).
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Image 2. Apollo Tyres develops a wide range of passenger and commercial vehicle tires including the Aspire (pictured here), India's first W-speed rated, ultra high performance directional tire.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Student Edition of Abaqus Unified FEA from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 19-November-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, Professor Richard Regueiro is teaching Finite Element Methods by using Abaqus Teaching edition complimented with Abaqus Student Edition for class assignments.
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Pelamis Wave Power Delivers Ocean Energy Generators with Realistic Simulation Solutions from Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA Brand
These graphics are associated with the 14-November-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes and Pelamis Wave Power.
MicroSat Systems Accelerates Satellite Time-to-Launch with Realistic Simulation Solutions from Dassault Systèmes
These graphics are associated with the 9-October-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes and MicroSat Systems.
KTM Sportmotorcycle’s RC8 Superbike Gets Ready for the Street with Simulation Solutions from Dassault Systèmes
These graphics are associated with the 18-September-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes and KTM Sportmotorcycle.
Dassault Systèmes Announces
Abaqus for CATIA V5 Version 2.5 from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the 13-September-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes.
Image 1. In models such as this airplane fuselage panel the ‘Find Interaction Wizard’ in Abaqus for CATIA V5 is used to automatically detect surface pairs (indicated in red and green) that will likely come into contact during the analysis. This feature reduces setup time significantly for models with a large number of contact pairs.
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Image 2. In this steering knuckle model, Abaqus for CATIA V5 leverages CATIA’s Knowledgware tools to capture design knowledge and ensure that established standards are adhered to during the design and analysis process.
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Glass Service Improve BV Reduces Time and Cost of Bottle Blow Molding with Realistic Simulation Solutions from Dassault Systèmes
These graphics are associated with the 30-August-2007 press release from Dassault Systèmes and Glass Service Improve.
Image 1 GlassServiceImprove_Image1.tif
The bottle on the left shows flaws that occurred during the forming process. The bottle on the right shows improved wall thickness that can be achieved with an optimized bottle forming process.
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Abaqus FEA software is used to accurately model the glass mold with viscous materials to evaluate the optimum blow mold process in a virtual environment.
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Image 3 GlassServiceImprove_Image3.tif
The new automatic remeshing technique, developed by SIMULIA for Glass Service Improve, is applied during a counterblow analysis to simulate a multistage manufacturing process involving viscous materials that are subjected to high temperatures, large geometry deformation, and complex contact.
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Image 3 GlassServiceImprove_Image4.tif
Abaqus FEA results of the glass forming process include temperature distribution on the parison (preliminary bottle shape) and the molding tools.
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Dassault Systémes Announces New SIMULIA Multiphysics Platform
These graphics are associated with the 21-May-2007 press release.
Image 1 SIMULIA_multiphysics_pump.tif
The new direct coupling interface from SIMULIA enables users to solve fluid-structure interaction problems without the need for third-party interfaces. By coupling Abaqus FEA with simulation software, such as AcuSolve from AcuSIM, users are able to study the effect of nonlinear structural deformation on fluid velocities as shown in the peristaltic pump example above.
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Image 2 SIMULIA_multiphysics_inkjet.tif
The SIMULIA multiphysics platform allows the use of open-standard tools, such as the Mesh-based parallel Code Coupling Interface (MpCCI) from Fraunhofer SCAI, to couple Abaqus FEA with third-party simulation software. In this example of an ink-jet printer, Abaqus is coupled with Star-CD from cd-adapco to study the fluid-structure interaction between the piezoelectric sensor and the ink discharge
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Image 3 SIMULIA_multiphysics_tire.tif
This tire hydroplaning analysis uses the Eulerian-Lagrangian method in Abaqus FEA software. The new capability solves specific fluid-structure interaction problems simultaneously within Abaqus Unified FEA, without the need for third-party CFD software or interfaces.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Release for Unified Finite Element Analysis from SIMULIA
These graphics are associated with the
15-May-2007 press release.
Image 1 Abaqus_composites.tif
New composite materials are being applied to payload fairings to protect spacecraft from aerodynamic forces and debris. This aeroshell model was created using the new composites layup interface in Abaqus/CAE. The intuitive interface simplifies the definition of composite plies.
Abaqus FEA software is then used to analyze the strength of the composite shell and identify potential areas of weakness in critical areas such as windows and access doors.
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Image 2 Abaqus_CATIA_AI.tif
The ability to explore and analyze designs rapidly is an essential requirement in many production workflows. The new CATIA V5 associative interface for Abaqus/CAE enables CAD and FEA assemblies to be synchronized for seamless update of models with geometric changes while retaining analysis attributes. This functionality allows rapid update and analysis of models such as the portable electronic device shown.
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Image 3 Abaqus_Linear_dyn.tif
In this example, the frequency response of an 800,000 degree of freedom body-in-white model with material damping is examined. With the new high-performance linear dynamics capabilities in V6.7, the analysis is completed more than 300 times faster than before. With this new release, manufacturers are able to take advantage of the Abaqus Unified FEA environment for structural integrity, powertrain durability, noise and vibration behavior, crashworthiness, occupant safety, and tire-roadway interaction.
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Image 4 Abaqus_engine-block.tif
The distributed memory parallel direct sparse solver in the Abaqus FEA product suite demonstrates impressive scaling. Detailed simulations, with millions of degrees of freedom such as this engine block can now be run in a few hours on a single CPU rather than a few days.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces New Capability for Analyzing Fluid-Structure Interaction with Abaqus and STAR-CD
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15-February-2007 press release.
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In this model of an engine manifold, a thermal-stress analysis is performed by coupling the computational fluid analysis results (Figure A) from STAR-CD with the structural analysis in Abaqus (Figure B). The color contour plot from Abaqus FEA (Figure C) shows temperature distribution on the manifold resulting from the flow of hot exhaust gases.
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This thermal-stress analysis of an engine manifold is performed by coupling the computational fluid analysis from STAR-CD with the structural analysis in Abaqus finite element analysis. This color contour plot from Abaqus shows temperature distribution on the manifold resulting from the flow of hot exhaust gases.
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A transient, fluid structure interaction simulation of a flexible baffle in an air stream is enabled by coupling Abaqus finite element analysis software with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) results from STAR-CD. This color contour plot of fluid pressures in STAR-CD depicts a specific instance in time, at which the polyhedral CFD mesh from STAR-CD has moved to accommodate the structural deformation of the Abaqus baffle model.
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Robert L. Taylor Joins Dassault Systèmes As Corporate Fellow
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13-December-2006 press release.
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Top FEA researcher Dr. Robert L. Taylor has joined Dassault Systèmes as a Corporate Fellow within the SIMULIA brand.
Photo by Peg Skorpinski.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Abaqus for CATIA V5 Version 2.4
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11-December-2006 press release.
Caption: With Abaqus for CATIA V5 Version 2.4, engineers can simulate nonlinear load cases, such as the sag of a car door as it swings on its hinges. The car door model pictured here includes shell, beam, and solid components fastened together using a combination of spot welds, seam welds, and mechanisms.
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Dassault Systèmes Introduces Abaqus Student Edition Version 6.6
 This graphic is associated with the 10-October-2006 press release.
Caption: View of simulation results in Abaqus/Explicit, showing the high-speed impact of a spherical dome by a rigid projectile. The dome is representative of a pressure vessel (gas tank, liquid container, etc.). The model considers large deformation effects, yielding, and complicated contact conditions.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Abaqus for CATIA V5 Version 2.3
These graphics are associated with the 06-July-2006 press release.
 Caption: View of a model of a composite airplane fuselage panel with point fasteners. Abaqus for CATIA V5 Version 2.3 provides a number of options for creating point, line, and surface-based connections between components. This fuselage panel contains a large number of flexible point fasteners that can be modeled rapidly using the spot weld tool. Connection tools such as this, together with Abaqus contact capabilities and the ability to simulate large deformation behavior, make Abaqus for CATIA V5 attractive for airframe and automotive body modeling.
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  Caption: Analysis of the maximum displacement and stresses in a critical button component of a handheld electronic device. Abaqus for CATIA V5 enables design engineers to evaluate critical components using nonlinear FEA as part of the process of modifying various design parameters. Ease of use for end users and the ability to leverage analysis methods developed by Abaqus specialists make Abaqus for CATIA V5 a valuable tool in production environments.
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Dassault Systèmes Announces Abaqus® Version 6.6 for Advanced Finite Element Analysis
These graphics are associated with the 12-Apr-06 press release.
| Caption: This view of a stress analysis of the front fork of a bicycle frame illustrates the new adaptive remeshing feature in Abaqus Version 6.6. A close and automated interaction between Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/CAE enables analysts to arrive iteratively at a mesh that improves solution accuracy. |
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| Caption: Automatic multi-level substructuring is the next generation in natural frequency solvers for very large models. This new feature for vibration analysis in Abaqus Version 6.6 rapidly calculates hundreds or thousands of natural frequencies to help manufacturers improve product performance under dynamic loading conditions. View (a) shows velocity contours for a response load case on an automotive engine which can be used to assess engine noise. View (b) shows vibration mode shapes extracted during analysis of an aircraft. |
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| Caption: Abaqus Version 6.6 enables engineers to include the effects of detailed tire tread design in simulations of rolling tires. At left is a full tire model showing deformations in the tire footprint during steady-state rolling. At right is a plot showing contact pressure on the tire treads under full braking. |
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| Caption: Advanced fracture and failure capabilities in Abaqus Version 6.6 provide more insight into the overall strength and failure resistance of composite structures. At left is a view of matrix failure around a bolt opening in a bonded laminated fiber composite panel. At right is a view of fiber failure in the same panel. Abaqus initiatives in fracture and failure analysis support commercial composite airframe design, as well as applications for other industries using multilayered composites. |
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| Caption: Abaqus Version 6.6 sets a new standard for accuracy in bolted-joint simulation without requiring a detailed model of bolt threads. These two images show the advantage of the new "smeared" bolt capability compared with a detailed thread modeling approach. At left is a stress contour plot that results if bolt threads are meshed in detail, which is a computationally prohibitive approach to bolt loading analysis. At right is a stress contour plot produced using the new thread-effects feature in Abaqus Version 6.6. The predictive results of the new solution correlate accurately to the results of the detailed thread model. |
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