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Table of Contents
1. Global .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Advisories ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Installation ................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Licensing ...................................................................................................... 2 1.4. The ANSYS Customer Portal .......................................................................... 3 2. Workbench .......................................................................................................... 5 2.1. ANSYS Workbench 14.0 ................................................................................. 5 2.1.1. Design Point Enhancements ................................................................. 5 2.1.2. Reporting ............................................................................................ 6 2.1.3. Workbench Options ............................................................................. 6 2.1.4. Tighter Integration Between ANSYS Workbench and EKM ..................... 7 2.1.5. Incompatibilities .................................................................................. 7 2.2. DesignModeler Release Notes ....................................................................... 7 2.3.TurboSystem Release Notes ......................................................................... 13 2.3.1. ANSYS BladeModeler ......................................................................... 13 2.3.1.1. BladeGen .................................................................................. 13 2.3.1.1.1. BladeGen New Features and Enhancements ...................... 14 2.3.1.1.2. BladeGen Limitations ........................................................ 14 2.3.1.2. BladeEditor ............................................................................... 14 2.3.1.2.1. BladeEditor New Features and Enhancements ................... 14 2.3.2. Vista CCD ........................................................................................... 15 2.3.2.1. Vista CCD New Features and Enhancements ............................... 15 2.3.2.2. Vista CCD Incompatibilities ........................................................ 15 2.4. Meshing Application Release Notes ............................................................. 15 2.5. Mechanical Application Release Notes ......................................................... 29 2.6. DesignXplorer Release Notes ...................................................................... 43 2.6.1. DesignXplorer General Enhancements ................................................ 44 2.6.2. DesignXplorer Manufacturable Values Enhancements ......................... 46 2.6.3. DesignXplorer Design Point Update Enhancements ............................ 47 2.6.4. DesignXplorer Remote Design Point Update Enhancements ............... 48 2.6.5. Response Surface Enhancements ....................................................... 50 2.6.6. DesignXplorer Chart Enhancements ................................................... 50 2.7. Remote Solve Manager Release Notes ......................................................... 51 2.8. Engineering Data Workspace Release Notes ................................................ 55 2.9. EKM Release Notes ...................................................................................... 56 2.9.1. EKM ................................................................................................... 57 2.9.2. EKM Desktop ..................................................................................... 59 2.10. System Coupling ....................................................................................... 60 2.11. IC Engine .................................................................................................. 60
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ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes 2.11.1. Advantages of the IC Engine System ................................................. 60 2.11.2. IC Engine System Features ................................................................ 61 3. Mechanical APDL .............................................................................................. 63 3.1. Structural ................................................................................................... 63 3.1.1. Contact .............................................................................................. 64 3.1.1.1. Contact Stabilization Damping .................................................. 64 3.1.1.2. Squeal Damping ........................................................................ 64 3.1.1.3. Surface-Projection-Based Contact for 2-D Models ....................... 65 3.1.1.4. Surface-Projection-Based Contact with MPC Contact .................. 65 3.1.1.5. Geometry Correction for 2-D Contact and Target Surfaces .......... 66 3.1.1.6. Bonding Temperature ................................................................ 66 3.1.1.7. Other Contact Enhancements .................................................... 66 3.1.2. Elements and Nonlinear Technology ................................................... 66 3.1.2.1. Rezoning ................................................................................... 67 3.1.2.2. Ocean Loading .......................................................................... 67 3.1.2.2.1. Ocean Wave Loading in a Harmonic Analysis ..................... 67 3.1.2.2.2. Diffracted Wave Support ................................................... 68 3.1.2.3. Beam Elements with Shape Memory Alloy and Hyperelasticity (Solid Pipe Section) ............................................................................... 68 3.1.2.4. Coupled Aeroelastic-Structural Analysis ..................................... 68 3.1.2.5. Discrete-Thickness Shells with 2-D Array .................................... 69 3.1.2.6. Enhanced Body Force Loading for Pipe and Elbow Elements ....... 69 3.1.2.7. Soil-Pile-Structure Analysis ......................................................... 69 3.1.3. Linear Dynamics ................................................................................ 69 3.1.3.1. Damping ................................................................................... 70 3.1.3.2. Linear Non-Prestressed Modal Analysis ...................................... 70 3.1.3.3. Mode Superposition (MSUP) Enhancements ............................... 70 3.1.3.4. Thermal Loads in Modal and Prestressed Harmonic Analyses ...... 71 3.1.3.5. Rotordynamics ......................................................................... 71 3.1.3.6. Spectrum Analysis .................................................................... 71 3.1.3.7. Spectrum Combination ............................................................. 71 3.1.3.8. Other Linear Dynamics Enhancements ....................................... 72 3.1.4. Materials and Fracture ........................................................................ 72 3.1.4.1. VCCT-Based Crack Growth Simulation ........................................ 72 3.1.4.2. Chaboche Material Curve Fitting ................................................ 73 3.1.4.3. Shape Memory Alloy ................................................................. 73 3.1.4.4. Microplane Material Model for Concrete Modeling ..................... 73 3.1.4.5. Enhanced Initial State Capability ................................................ 74 3.1.4.6.Viscoelastic Response of Materials with Anisotropic Hyperelasticity ............................................................................................................. 74 3.1.4.7. Harmonic Viscoelasticity ............................................................ 75 3.1.4.8. Coupled Pore Fluid Diffusion Analysis ........................................ 75 iv
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ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes 3.1.4.9. Interface Delamination Modeling with Interface Elements .......... 75 3.1.4.10. Swelling .................................................................................. 75 3.1.4.11. Anisotropic Hyperelasticity ...................................................... 76 3.1.4.12. Progressive Damage of Fiber-Reinforced Composites ............... 76 3.2. Coupled-Field ............................................................................................. 76 3.2.1. Structural-Thermal Analysis ................................................................ 76 3.2.2. Coupled-Diffusion Analysis ................................................................. 77 3.3. Acoustics .................................................................................................... 77 3.4. Radiation Analysis ....................................................................................... 79 3.4.1. Energy Balance .................................................................................. 79 3.4.2. View Factor Calculations ..................................................................... 79 3.4.3. Radiosity Solver Parallelization ........................................................... 79 3.5. Solvers ....................................................................................................... 79 3.5.1. Distributed ANSYS Enhancements ...................................................... 80 3.5.2. GPU Acceleration Enhancements ....................................................... 80 3.5.3. Subspace Eigensolver for Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis ....................... 81 3.5.4. Overconstraint Detection ................................................................... 81 3.5.5. Other Solver Changes and Enhancements .......................................... 81 3.6. Linear Perturbation Analysis ........................................................................ 82 3.6.1. Support for More Analysis Types ......................................................... 82 3.6.2. Linear Behavior Based on a Prior Preloaded Status .............................. 82 3.6.3. Linear Perturbation Tangent Option .................................................... 83 3.7. Commands ................................................................................................. 83 3.7.1. New Commands ................................................................................. 83 3.7.2. Modified Commands .......................................................................... 84 3.7.3. Undocumented Commands ............................................................... 88 3.7.4. Archived Commands .......................................................................... 89 3.8. Elements .................................................................................................... 89 3.8.1. Modified Elements ............................................................................. 89 3.8.2. Undocumented Elements ................................................................... 90 3.9. Other Enhancements .................................................................................. 91 3.9.1. Documentation .................................................................................. 91 3.9.1.1. Technology Demonstration Guide ................................................ 91 3.9.1.1.1. Hydrostatic Fluid Analysis of an Inflating and Rolling Tire ................................................................................................ 91 3.9.1.1.2. Cardiovascular Stent Simulation ........................................ 92 3.9.1.1.3. Nonlinear Analysis of a Rubber Boot Seal ........................... 92 3.9.1.1.4. Rocket Nozzle Extension Simulation: Operation ................. 92 3.9.1.1.5. Hot-Rolling Structural Steel Analysis with 3-D Rezoning ................................................................................................. 92 3.9.1.1.6. Friction Stir Welding (FSW) Simulation ............................... 93 3.9.1.1.7. Acoustic Analysis of a Small Speaker System ...................... 93
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ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes 3.9.1.2. Feature Archive ........................................................................... 93 3.9.1.3. Material Reference ...................................................................... 93 3.9.1.4. Element Reference ...................................................................... 94 3.9.1.5. Parallel Processing Guide ............................................................. 94 3.9.1.6. Documentation Updates for Programmers ................................. 94 3.9.1.6.1. Routines and Functions Updated ....................................... 94 3.9.2. Preprocessing .................................................................................... 94 3.9.3. Postprocessing ................................................................................... 94 3.9.3.1. Load Case Combination of Complex Results ............................... 95 3.9.3.2. Fatigue ...................................................................................... 95 3.9.3.3. Failure Criteria ........................................................................... 95 3.9.4. Memory Management ........................................................................ 95 3.9.5. APDL Math Enhancements ................................................................. 95 3.9.6. File Splitting ....................................................................................... 96 3.10. Known Incompatibilities ........................................................................... 96 3.10.1. Release 13 Compatibility with Platform MPI ...................................... 96 3.10.2. BUCOPT Command Changes ............................................................ 97 3.10.3. Multiframe Restart Files Are Overwritten by Default .......................... 97 3.10.4. RESUME Command with POST1 Fatigue ............................................ 97 3.10.5. Writing and Reading Geometry Items ............................................... 97 3.10.6. Results File Format Change .............................................................. 97 3.10.7. Substructure File Format Change ...................................................... 98 4. AUTODYN .......................................................................................................... 99 4.1. 3D Parallel Simulations with Parts Containing Rigid Body Material(s) ............ 99 4.2. Forces on Rigid Bodies ................................................................................ 99 4.3. Nodal Based Strain Tetrahedra ..................................................................... 99 4.4. Performance Enhancements ..................................................................... 100 5. ICEM CFD ......................................................................................................... 101 5.1. Highlights of ANSYS ICEM CFD 14.0 ........................................................... 101 5.2. Key New Features/Improvements .............................................................. 101 5.2.1. General ............................................................................................ 101 5.2.2. Blocking ........................................................................................... 102 5.2.3. Mesh Editing .................................................................................... 103 5.2.4. Output Interfaces ............................................................................. 103 5.3. Known Incompatibilities ........................................................................... 104 5.4. Documentation ........................................................................................ 104 5.4.1. Tutorials ........................................................................................... 104 6. TurboGrid ........................................................................................................ 105 7. FLUENT ............................................................................................................ 107 7.1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 107 7.2. New Features in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 ......................................................... 107 7.3. Supported Platforms for ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 ............................................. 114 vi
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ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes 7.4. Known Limitations in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 .................................................. 115 7.5. Limitations That No Longer Apply in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 ........................... 119 7.6. Updates Affecting Code Behavior .............................................................. 120 8. CFX .................................................................................................................. 127 8.1. New Features and Enhancements .............................................................. 127 8.1.1. General Changes to ANSYS CFX ....................................................... 127 8.1.2. ANSYS CFX-Solver ............................................................................ 127 8.1.2.1. CFX-Solver .............................................................................. 127 8.1.3. ANSYS CFX-Pre ................................................................................. 128 8.1.4. ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager .............................................................. 128 8.1.5. ANSYS CFD-Post ............................................................................... 128 8.1.6. ANSYS CFX Documentation .............................................................. 130 8.1.7. ANSYS CFX in Workbench ................................................................. 130 8.2. Incompatibilities ....................................................................................... 130 8.2.1. CFX-Solver ....................................................................................... 130 8.2.2. CFX-Pre ............................................................................................ 132 8.2.3. CFX-Solver Manager ......................................................................... 132 8.2.4. CFD-Post .......................................................................................... 132 9. POLYFLOW ....................................................................................................... 135 9.1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 135 9.2. New Features ............................................................................................ 135 9.3. Defect Fixes .............................................................................................. 137 9.4. Known Limitations .................................................................................... 139 10. Icepak ............................................................................................................ 141 10.1. Introduction ........................................................................................... 141 10.2. New and Modified Features in ANSYS Icepak 14 ....................................... 141 11. CFD-Post ........................................................................................................ 145 11.1. New Features and Enhancements ............................................................ 145 11.2. Incompatibilities ..................................................................................... 146 12. AQWA ............................................................................................................ 149 12.1. ANSYS AQWA .......................................................................................... 149 13. ASAS .............................................................................................................. 151 13.1. ANSYS ASAS ............................................................................................ 151 13.2. ANSYS BEAMCHECK ................................................................................ 151 13.3. ANSYS FATJACK ....................................................................................... 151 13.4. FEMGV .................................................................................................... 151 14. TGrid .............................................................................................................. 153 14.1. Introduction ........................................................................................... 153 14.2. New Features in TGrid 14.0 ...................................................................... 153 14.3. Supported Platforms for TGrid 14.0 .......................................................... 154
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Chapter 1: Global
The information shown below apply to all ANSYS, Inc. products at the 14.0 release. Be sure to read the Release Notes for your individual product(s) for additional installation and licensing changes specific to your product(s). To access Release Notes for previous ANSYS, Inc. releases, follow these links: Version 13.0 Version 12.1 for Linux Version 12.1 Version 12.0
1.1. Advisories
In addition to the incompatibilities noted within the release notes, known nonoperational behavior, errors and/or limitations at the time of release are documented in the Known Issues and Limitations document, although not accessible via the ANSYS Help Viewer. See the ANSYS Customer Portal for information about the documentation errata, ANSYS service packs and any additional items not included in the Known Issues and Limitations document. First-time users of the customer portal must register to create a password.
1.2. Installation
ANSYS, Inc. has discontinued support for the HP-UX Itanium 64, the Sun Solaris x64, IBM AIX 64, and the Linux 32-bit platforms for all products. ANSYS, Inc. has discontinued support for the Linux Itanium 64 platform for the ICEM CFD product. Third-party products that are used as part of the installation process are now documented in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guides. The ASAS product has been retired. The FATJACK, BEAMCHECK, and Splinter products are now installed automatically with the Mechanical application.
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Chapter 1: Global The Pro/ENGINEER CAD product has been rebranded to Creo Parametric. The ANSYS, Inc. product installation now supports Creo Parametric, NX, SolidWorks, and Autodesk Inventor reader options. You can now choose to install the Reader (no CAD installation required) or the Associative Plug-in (CAD installation required) options for these CAD products. The release version now appears with each product selection in the Start menu on Windows. You can now specify two DVD drives during a silent installation to accommodate the installation process spanning two DVDs. See the discussion on Silent Mode Operations in the Installation Guide for your platform for more information. You can now choose to install and uninstall only Remote Solve Manager (RSM). RSM will continue to be installed as part of ANSYS Workbench. You can now choose to install and uninstall only the EKM Server on Windows platforms. The use of files requiring 777 permissions on Linux has been minimized. For more information on remaining full-permission files and softlinks, see the section Third-Party Software and Other Security Considerations in the ANSYS, Inc. Linux Installation Guide. The PDF version of the documentation that is available on the Customer Portal is now unprotected, allowing you to copy and paste content from the PDFs into other locations. This capability is especially useful if you want to use command snippets that are available throughout the documentation.
1.3. Licensing
The following enhancements have been made to ANSYS, Inc. Licensing for Release 14.0: ANSYS, Inc. has discontinued support for the HP-UX Itanium 64 and the IBM AIX 64 platforms for the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. At ANSYS Release 14.0, the license manager daemons (lmgrd and ansyslmd) have been upgraded to FLEXlm 11.9.1 (FLEXnet 11.9.1). We strongly recommend that you upgrade to this version of the license manager, regardless of whether you are upgrading to ANSYS Release 14.0. You can now use the -setliclang option to change the language used by ANSLIC_ADMIN and the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Interconnect log file. This option changes the language for all users running the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (only the server ANSLIC_ADMIN on Windows).
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The ANSYS Customer Portal To change the language setting locally for only the current session of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, you can launch the utility using the -lang option. To always use this setting locally without having to set this command line option each time, you can set an alias on UNIX/Linux or modify your Start menu shortcut on Windows. Please refer to your operating system documentation for those instructions. For more information on using these language settings, please see the silent license manager installation instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform and the ANSLIC_ADMIN discussion in the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide. ANSYS HPC Pack licenses are now available for borrowing. Only a single HPC Pack license can be borrowed at one time. CFX now respects licensing preferences. Previously, CFX would always use the lowest capability first. It will now use the licenses specified with User License Preferences. See the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information on setting licensing preferences. The default handling of the FLEXlm options file has changed. The Licensing Interconnect will no longer process the FLEXlm options file by default. If you need to have the Licensing Interconnect process the FLEXlm options file (needed when the FLEXlm options file contains IP addresses), add the following entry to the ansyslmd.ini file on the license server:
ANSYSLI_USE_FLEXOPTS=1
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Chapter 2: Workbench
2.1. ANSYS Workbench 14.0
2.1.1. Design Point Enhancements
The following enhancements have been made to design point behavior:
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2.1.2. Reporting
You can now write out a report of the current project in .html/.htm format. To write a report, choose File> Export Report. The report will be written to the user_files directory under the project directory by default. You can control whether the report opens by default using the Options>Project Reporting settings. The report contains basic project information, including a graphic of the systems as shown in the project schematic, parameter and design point information, and system and cell information. The specific information provided will vary depending on the contents of the project. Additional information may be available from the individual applications. Not all applications provide reporting information.
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ANSYS EKM provides access to a simulation data repository, which may exist locally on your workstation (for individual repositories) or reside on a larger dedicated server for enterprise-level data management.
2.1.5. Incompatibilities
There are no known incompatibilities to date in release 14.0.
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Transfer Enhancements
The transfer capabilities between ANSYS DesignModeler and ANSYS Mechanical have been enhanced, most notably: When transferring an ANSYS DesignModeler application to ANSYS Mechanical for the first time, the order of bodies seen in ANSYS DesignModeler is retained in ANSYS Mechanical. Previously new bodies were created in ANSYS DesignModeler when multibody parts, with shared topology created via the automatic method, included overlapping surface bodies. Now the overlapping bodies are transferred as separate bodies to ANSYS Mechanical instead of being associated with one of the original bodies. Vertex persistence in ANSYS Mechanical for concept parts transferred from ANSYS DesignModeler has been improved although when refreshing older databases in ANSYS Mechanical, vertex persistence might break the first time. Once the vertex persistence is corrected the databases will persist for further refresh operations.
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Toolbar Customization
Feature toolbars have been separated into smaller groups, making it easier to access many features/tools directly from the toolbars.
Hot Keys
New hot keys (short cut) are available for frequently repeated operations:
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Chapter 2: Workbench F3: Apply F4: Cancel F6: Toggle display (shaded+edges/shaded/wireframe) F7: Zoom to Fit Ctrl-A: Select All Ctrl-P: Toggle Point selection filter Ctrl-E: Toggle Edge selection filter Ctrl-F: Toggle Face selection filter Ctrl-B: Toggle Body selection filter Ctrl-Z: Undo (sketching mode only) Ctrl-Y: Redo (sketching mode only) Ctrl-C: Copy (sketching mode only) Ctrl-X: Cut (sketching mode only) Ctrl-V: Paste (sketching mode only)
Axis Aligned Annular Cylinder: a cylindrical solid body with a concentric cylindrical through-hole whose axis is aligned with one of the coordinate planes. Axis Aligned Conical Frustum: a solid conical frustum with the axis of the conical surface aligned with one of the coordinate axis. Axis Aligned Annular Conical Frustum: a solid conical frustum or cylinder with a concentric cylindrical or conical through-hole whose axis is aligned with one of the coordinate planes.
Enhanced Support for Polygonal Extrusion Level 2 geometry simplification now supports polygonal extraction for parts with circular segments. Controls available include:
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DesignModeler Release Notes Points on Arc: specifies the number of interior points that are placed at an equal distance within the curved edges in the polygonal profile. Length Threshold Percentage: specifies the threshold value to represent the curved edges using interior points. Enforce Axis: forces the DesignModeler application to look for polygon profiles only in the normal plane of the selected axis.
Electronics Tool Usability Improvements Part Structure Transfer to ANSYS IcePak: DesignModelers part-body structure is retained during ANSYS DesignModeler to ANSYS IcePak model transfer. Rename Multiple Bodies in a Single Step: You can rename selected nodes in the Tree Outline as a group. The single-step process is accessible via the context menu. Display of IcePak Icons for IcePak Bodies: DesignModeler now supports IcePak icons in the tree outline for bodies converted into IcePak objects.
Shaft Feature
The Import Shaft Geometry feature has been introduced as part of ANSYS DesignModeler. The feature uses a text file to generate a collection of line bodies with circular or circular tube cross sections. You may specify the units of the data in the text file and a base plane to orient the line bodies it creates.
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AutoCAD Support
ANSYS DesignModeler now supports the AutoCAD file format in both plug-in (requires CAD system to be running) and pseudo-reader (does not require CAD system to be running) modes.
Error Messages
Error reporting has been improved for the Share Topology feature and Import/Attach features to give more detailed error information.
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Note
After reviewing these release notes, you are encouraged to see Usage Notes, which describes some known TurboSystem-related workflow issues and recommended practices for overcoming these issues.
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2.3.1.2. BladeEditor
ANSYS BladeEditor is a plugin for ANSYS DesignModeler for creating, importing, and editing blade geometry.
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Chapter 2: Workbench At release 13.0, all mesh connections were pre, but at release 14.0, all mesh connections are post. Upon import of a release 13.0 database into release 14.0, all mesh connections are updated accordingly. When assembly meshing algorithms are used in release 14.0, Program Controlled inflation is not supported on solid bodies. The solid bodies will not be inflated. If you import a release 13.0 database that specifies the CutCell meshing algorithm and Program Controlled inflation is defined on a solid body, you must either change the Fluid/Solid designation of the solid body to Fluid or set Use Automatic Inflation to None and define local inflation controls to obtain the release 13.0 behavior. Also see the Assembly Meshing section below. Contact regions are now resolved automatically as interfaces for use in ANSYS FLUENT. In support of this change, if you import a legacy model with all of the following characteristics into release 14.0, a message will be issued to advise you that if you do not want the contact regions to be resolved, you should delete them: Physics Preference is set to CFD. Solver Preference is set to Fluent. Contact regions are defined.
However, if you do want the legacy contact regions to be resolved, you must clear and regenerate the mesh in the release 14.0 Meshing application prior to exporting/opening the mesh in ANSYS FLUENT. Also see the Miscellaneous Changes and Behaviors section below for related information. The logic for translating material properties of bodies/parts to continuum zone types when a mesh is exported to ANSYS FLUENT format has changed in release 14.0. Body/part names and Named Selection names are no longer considered. However, upon import of a legacy model into release 14.0, the Fluid/Solid material property for each body will be set based on pre-14.0 rules. Special handling of sheet bodies occurs during migration based on whether the model is 3D (not planar in the XYZ plane) or 2D (planar in the XYZ plane): If 3D or in cases in which only surface mesh is being exported, migration of sheet bodies is skipped. The pre-14.0 rules are not used to interpret the naming of the sheet bodies, and no material properties are assigned to them. If 2D, pre-14.0 rules are applied to the sheet bodies as follows:
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Meshing Application Release Notes If Named Selections, part names, and/or body names are defined, they are applied according to the following priority: Named Selections defined for the underlying faces in a sheet body. In such cases, a message will be issued indicating the Named Selection definition for the faces will override the Fluid/Solid material property for the sheet body. Named Selections defined for sheet bodies Part names Body names
This means that when defined, Named Selections for underlying faces take highest priority, then Named Selections for sheet bodies, then part names, then body names. An exception occurs if a part name would result in a material property of Solid but a body name would result in a material property of Fluid. In such cases, the sheet body is transferred as a Fluid. If no Named Selections, part names, or body names are defined, the sheet bodies are transferred as continuum zones and the same rules as in the 3D case are applied. A message will be issued if the migration results in a change to the material properties of any body, in which case you can perform a right mouse button click and select Go To Object from the context menu to select the object in the Tree Outline that is responsible for the message. Also see the FLUENT Export section below.
Assembly Meshing
Assembly meshing refers to meshing an entire model as a single mesh process, as compared to part- or body-based meshing, in which meshing occurs at the part or body level respectively. If the assembly meshing Method control (described below) is set to None, ANSYS Workbench meshing operates at the part level, but if it is set to CutCell or Tetrahedrons, the entire assembly will be meshed at one time using the selected assembly meshing algorithm. Assembly meshing should be able to produce conformal mesh between parts if their faces are overlapping.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Assemblies can also be meshed using part-based meshing methods, but in such cases the mesher operates one part at a time, and therefore cannot mesh virtual bodies or evaluate parts that occupy the same space. The following enhancements have been made in support of assembly meshing at release 14.0: Assembly MeshingOverview The Assembly Meshing group of global mesh controls is now available. You can use one of the controls, called Method, to choose either CutCell or Tetrahedrons as your strategy for assembly meshing. CutCell is available only in the Meshing application, and only when Physics Preference is set to CFD and Solver Preference is set to Fluent. Tetrahedrons is available in both the Meshing application and the Mechanical application, regardless of Physics Preference and Solver Preference settings. The Tetrahedrons assembly meshing algorithm is a derivative of the CutCell algorithm, with strengths and weaknesses similar to those of CutCell. The Tetrahedrons method starts from the CutCell mesh and through various mesh manipulations creates a high quality unstructured tet mesh. Named Selections are supported for assembly meshing. However, the mesher will not fail if a Named Selection is not protected; it will issue a warning. Assembly MeshingGlobal Improvements A Fluid/Solid material property setting is now available in the Meshing application. This property, which appears in the Details view if you select a prototype (i.e., Body object) in the Tree Outline, allows you to control the physics that occur on a model. It affects how material properties are translated when you export a mesh for use in ANSYS FLUENT. Valid options are Fluid, Solid, and Defined By Geometry. When set to Defined By Geometry, the value is based on the Fluid/Solid material property that was assigned to the body in the DesignModeler application. The Fluid/Solid property also appears in the Details view if you select a Virtual Body object in the Tree Outline, but in such cases it is always set to Fluid (read-only). This property is not available if you are using the meshing capabilities from within the Mechanical application. When setting local (scoped) sizing controls, the Body of Influence option for Type is supported. The body of influence cannot be scoped to a line body.
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Meshing Application Release Notes The default for Proximity Size Function Sources has been changed to Edges. This setting is sufficient for most models.
Assembly MeshingVirtual Bodies In principal, there are two approaches for extracting fluid domains from CAD: 1. For internal flow, cap the inlets, outlets, and any other leakage of the solid domain and perform a Boolean subtraction operation inside the CAD system to extract the flow volume. For external flow, create a large external domain outside of the solid object, perform a Boolean subtraction operation inside the CAD system, and delete any remaining interior voids inside the solid.
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However, depending on the number of solids and the quality (or cleanliness) of the original CAD, these Boolean operations may fail. Assembly meshing provides the means of extracting and meshing the flow volume within both these scenarios in one operation, and hence eliminates the need for the Boolean operations. To use these approaches, capping faces or large external domains need to be created in the CAD system. These fluid domains are represented by virtual bodies in the Meshing application. You also need to define a coordinate system at any location inside the extracted fluid domain. When you insert a virtual body into the Tree Outline, a Virtual Body Group, representing the fluid type, is created with a Virtual Body as a child object. In the Details view settings for the Virtual Body, you associate the material point with the coordinate system. Often, you are interested only in the fluid flow and hence the solid mesh is not needed. The Keep Solid Mesh control determines whether the mesh for any body marked as a solid is discarded or kept. Since meshing all of the solids and then discarding the solid mesh would not be efficient, you can provide the Fluid Surface in addition to the material point inside the Virtual Body definition, thereby eliminating the need to mesh the solid and leading to improved meshing performance by a factor of two or more. To aid in finding all the faces that are needed to create a Fluid Surface object, a new Extend to Connection option has been added to the Extend Selection drop-down menu. Before you use this tool, make sure that the global size function option Min Size/Proximity Min Size is set appropriately and that the Find Contacts tool has been executed.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Due to missing rubber seals, bolt threading, or other simplifications, the solid CAD may not be watertight. In these situations, the assembly meshing algorithms can trace the leaks and display their leak paths graphically to help you with troubleshooting. Leakage usually occurs if any contact is larger than 1/10 of the local minimum size. If a leak is up to 1/3 of the local minimum size, you can use contact sizing to close the gap. Assembly MeshingDiagnostics Tools For performing diagnostics for assembly meshing problems, the Find Thin Sections and Find Contacts tools are available. These tools return lists of contact regions based on the global size function option Min Size/Proximity Min Size, which should be set appropriately before you invoke them. When Find Thin Sections is executed (using RMB), each of the contact regions it returns contains faces on the same body that will not be resolved properly based on the current global minimum size. When Find Contacts is executed (using RMB), the tool returns a list of contacts, which is used to pass feature information down to the meshing algorithm. The Find Contacts tool is particularly useful for assemblies in which fillets of bodies are adjacent to other bodies, forming a sharp angle. Find Contacts will preserve the edges of these fillets independent of the feature angle settings. Related to these tools, the Use Range option has been added as a global connection setting so that searches can operate on a range of values. Assembly MeshingInflation For the CutCell algorithm, inflation is neither Pre nor Post. Rather, it may be considered a hybrid of the two, in that the technology used is like that of the Pre algorithm, but inflation occurs Post mesh generation. For the Tetrahedrons algorithm, Pre inflation is used, with inflation behaviors and limitations very similar to those of the Patch Conforming Tetrahedron mesh method. When an assembly meshing algorithm is being used, a mixture of global (automatic Program Controlled) and local (scoped) inflation is not supported; you must choose between the two approaches: For inflation on virtual bodies, you must use automatic Program Controlled inflation; you cannot use local controls to inflate virtual bodies. Thus in general, if you are using virtual bodies to represent flow volumes in your model, plan to use automatic inflation. Automatic inflation is specified globally by setting Use Automatic Inflation to Program Controlled. With Program
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Meshing Application Release Notes Controlled inflation, faces on real solid bodies will inflate into the virtual bodies. The Fluid/Solid designation on real bodies will be respected (that is, faces on real fluid bodies will inflate into the fluid region, but the solid region will not be inflated). Alternatively, you can set Use Automatic Inflation to None and define local inflation controls. This approach is appropriate if your model contains real bodies that represent the fluid regions.
If any global or local inflation settings are modified and you re-mesh, only the inflation layers are regenerated. This is true for both approaches, regardless of which assembly meshing algorithm is selected. Assembly meshing algorithms support 3D inflation only. Unlike 3D inflation for part/body level meshing, for assembly level meshing the scoped body and the face that you select to be the inflation boundary do not have to be on the same part. By default, Gap Factor is set to 1.5 for the CutCell algorithm. For the Tetrahedrons algorithm, Gap Factor is set equal to the value that is specified for nonassembly mesh methods (0.5 by default) and is updated accordingly if that value is changed.
Assembly MeshingAdditional Tools The new Sharp Angle Tool lets you control the capture of features with sharp angles, such as the edge of a knife or the region where a tire meets the road. It can also be used for improved feature capturing in general, even if the faces that you pick to define a control do not form a sharp angle. The Sharp Angle Tool is available only when assembly meshing algorithms are being used and ensures that the desired features are captured in the assembly mesh. Mesh groups are used to merge adjacent bodies into one body. The grouping tells the mesher to treat certain solid parts as one part and ensures that the mesh generated on the combined parts is associated with the mesh of the selected master body. Mesh grouping is available only when assembly meshing algorithms are being used. Mesh Group objects appear in the Tree Outline under the Mesh object.
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Chapter 2: Workbench In support of this functionality, a new option for specifying PinchBehavior is available for local pinch controls. Edge-to-edge pinch controls can be pre or post, but edge-to-face pinch controls are always post. When set to Pre, pinches are processed before face meshing, and when set to Post, pinches are processed in a separate step after all meshing is complete. At release 13.0, all mesh connections were pre, but at release 14.0, all mesh connections are post. The mesh connection feature leverages the Post pinch technology to automatically generate Post pinch controls internally at meshing time. This technology allows mesh connections to work across parts so that a multibody part is no longer required. The Snap to Boundary option, which was already available for edge-to-face pinch controls, is now supported for edge-to-face mesh connections as well. When Snap to Boundary is set to Yes (the default) and the distance from a slave edge to the closest mesh boundary of the master face is within the specified snap to boundary tolerance, nodes from the slave edge are projected onto the boundary of the master face. In addition, you have more control over the snap type and snap tolerance. By default the snap tolerance is set equal to pinch tolerance, but setting the Snap Type option to Manual Tolerance lets you override it. Alternatively, you can set Snap Type to Element Size Factor to enter a factor of the local element size of the master topology. For edge-to-edge pinch controls or edge-to-edge mesh connections, the snap tolerance is set equal to the pinch tolerance internally and cannot be modified. When used on parts and bodies that have been joined by mesh connections or post pinch controls, the Clear Generated Data option now works as follows, where the "base" mesh, which is stored in a temporary file, is the mesh in its unsewn (pre-joined) state: If a base mesh is available, the mesh is reverted to the base mesh and the requested parts/bodies are cleared. If no base mesh is available, the entire mesh is cleared and a warning message is issued. Reasons the base mesh may not be available include situations in which you have deleted your temporary files, exported a .mechdat file for someone else to use, or moved your project database to a different computer.
Meshing Application Release Notes quence for any geometry update or re-mesh operation. You can populate the worksheet either by recording meshing steps as you perform them or by adding meshing steps to the worksheet manually. In each meshing step, the bodies associated with a given Named Selection are meshed. For greater flexibility, you can activate and deactivate steps in the worksheet to control whether they are processed or skipped during mesh generation and other worksheet operations. The worksheet is dockable. Once you toggle it on, you can move it to the desired location which will persist whenever the Mesh object or one of its child objects is highlighted in the Tree Outline. For example, you may want to dock the worksheet alongside the Geometry window, allowing you to view both at once. Also see the Miscellaneous Changes and Behaviors section below.
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Chapter 2: Workbench A new Prism option is available for Mapped Mesh Type. The Prism option generates a mesh of all prism elements for the part the method is scoped to. This option is sometimes useful if the source face mesh is being shared with a tet mesh, as pyramids are not required to transition to the tet mesh. Improved handling of edge splits.
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Virtual Topology
The following enhancements related to virtual topology have been made at release 14.0: You can select specific regions (i.e., bodies or faces) before running automatic virtual cell creation so that it operates on the selected regions only. The software groups adjacent entities appropriately to form the virtual cell(s). To facilitate more efficient virtual topology operations, Virtual Cell and Virtual Split Edge objects no longer appear in the Tree Outline. This provides improved usability in cases involving very large numbers of virtual entities. The Virtual Topology object still appears in the Tree Outline and can be used for setting global virtual topology options. Other enhancements described in this section can be used for creating, deleting, and editing virtual entities. A new Virtual Topology Properties dialog has been implemented. You can use this dialog to edit the properties of multiple selected virtual topology entities, and your changes will be applied to all selected entities at one time. You can access the dialog via right-mouse button click or by choosing the Edit button on the Virtual Topology context toolbar. You can insert multiple virtual cells at one time when creating virtual cells manually. Select one or more faces or one or more edges and from the selected set of faces or edges, the software creates the virtual cell(s). During this process, adjacent selected entities are grouped appropriately to form virtual cell(s), while any single selected entity (that is, one that is selected but is not adjacent to any other selected entity) forms its own virtual cell. You can select two vertices on a face to split the face, thereby creating 1 to N virtual faces. To facilitate split face operations, you can create a virtual hard vertex, which allows you to define a hard point according to your cursor location on a face, and then use that hard point in a split face operation. In support of these features, two new objects are available (Virtual Split Face and Virtual Hard Vertex). Similar to Virtual Cell and Virtual Split Edge objects, Virtual Split Face and Virtual Hard Vertex objects do not appear in the Tree Outline. When you define a virtual split edge by selecting Insert> Virtual Split Edge from the context menu or by choosing Split Edge on the Virtual Topology context toolbar, the split location is set to 0.5 by default. You can change the value later by using the Virtual Topology Properties dialog, or by modifying the edge split interactively as described below.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Using the F4 key, you can interactively adjust previously defined virtual split edges and virtual hard vertices. In either case, any virtual split faces affected by the change are adjusted accordingly. A Statistics group has been added to the Virtual Topology Details view. Here you can view counts of the virtual faces, virtual edges, virtual split edges, virtual split faces, virtual hard vertices, and total virtual entities that exist within the model. The virtual topology feature is more flexible, with the addition of more options for deleting virtual topology entities. Regardless of which object is highlighted in the Tree Outline (for example, Geometry, Virtual Topology, Mesh, etc.), you can now select virtual entities in the Geometry window, right-click, and delete the selected virtual entities (and dependents if applicable). When the Virtual Topology object is highlighted, you have the additional option of selecting the Delete button on the Virtual Topology context toolbar. You also have the option to delete all virtual entities at one timeeither by RMB click on the Virtual Topology object in the Tree Outline, or by RMB click on any virtual topology entity in the Geometry window. Left/right arrow buttons have been added to the Virtual Topology context toolbar so that you can cycle through virtual topology entities in the sequence in which they were created and display them in the Geometry window. Suppression of virtual entities has been disabled.
POLYFLOW Export
The following enhancements related to POLYFLOW Export have been made at release 14.0: Named Selections are supported. When you export a mesh file from the Meshing application to POLYFLOW format (File> Export from the Meshing application main menu, then Save as type POLYFLOW Input Files), the Named Selections that were defined will appear in the exported mesh file. PMeshes are supported. You can create Named Selections to specify specialized modeling conditions on edges for 2-D or shell geometry; and edges and faces for 3-D geometry. The exported mesh file will contain the mesh nodes and elements associated with those Named Selections in PMesh format.
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FLUENT Export
The following enhancements related to FLUENT Export have been made at release 14.0: Body/part names and Named Selection names are no longer considered when assigning continuum zone types for use in ANSYS FLUENT. For databases created in release 14.0, the following logic is used to translate the material properties of the bodies/parts in the model to continuum zone types: 1. If Physics Preference is set to CFD and you do not set the Fluid/Solid material property as described in steps 2 and 3 below, all zones are exported to ANSYS FLUENT mesh format as FLUID zones by default. The Fluid/Solid material property assigned in the DesignModeler application is considered next. This setting overrides the default behavior described in step 1. The Fluid/Solid material property assigned in the Meshing application is considered next. This setting overrides the default behavior described in step 1 and the Fluid/Solid material property assigned in the DesignModeler application.
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For information about this change and migration of legacy models into release 14.0, see the Resuming Databases from Previous Releases section above. Using the Options dialog box, you can choose either the Binary or ASCII file format for greater control over FLUENT export operations. At the time of mesh export, a boundary zone type of INTERFACE is now assigned automatically to the contact source and contact target entities that compose contact regions. When reading the mesh file, ANSYS FLUENT creates a mesh interface for each contact region automatically. For related information, also see the Resuming Databases from Previous Releases section above, and the Miscellaneous Changes and Behaviors section below.
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Mechanical Application Release Notes will be no change in the Tree Outline. If in a later operation, the fillet is re-added to the CAD model and refreshed, the virtual cell will be restored. When a virtual entity becomes underdefined due to a geometry operation, a message is issued indicating that the last operation resulted in an incomplete virtual entity and advises you to check your model. The Send to Solver option, which used to be available in the Mechanical application only, is now available in the Meshing application as well. When you are defining Named Selections, the Send to Solver option lets you control whether the selected Named Selection is passed to the solver. The default is Yes for Named Selections that you create, and No for Named Selections that are generated automatically by the Mesh worksheet. Pre-inflation with patch conforming is now 2030% faster. When you export a mesh to ANSYS FLUENT mesh format, contact source and contact target entities in contact regions are now resolved as INTERFACE zones and mesh interfaces are created for the contact regions automatically. This eliminates the steps required in previous releases, which involved defining Named Selections for the contact regions in the Meshing application and then in ANSYS FLUENT, ensuring the INTERFACE zone type was assigned properly and creating a mesh interface for each contact region manually. For related information, also see the Resuming Databases from Previous Releases and FLUENT Export sections above. The Smooth Transition option for the Inflation Option control is now supported when defining 2D local inflation. The Auto Detect Contact On Attach option, which used to be available in the Options dialog box within the Mechanical application, has been moved. This option, which controls whether contact detection is computed upon geometry import, can now be accessed by selecting Tools> Options from the ANSYS Workbench main menu, and then selecting either the Mechanical or Meshing category as appropriate. The option is enabled by default in both applications.
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Mechanical Application Release Notes be done from the Graph or Tabular Data window of the object. Legacy databases will be migrated to handle this change. The Auto Detect Contact On Attach option, which used to be available in the Options dialog box within the Mechanical application, has been moved. See Miscellaneous Changes and Behaviors in the Meshing Application Release Notes for details. In an effort to reduce disk space usage, by default, Nodal Forces are not written to the result file. However, this output is required to perform post-processing tasks on the results for most contact force reactions. This default setting can be changed under the Output Controls category of the Mechanical Application Options dialog box (Tools>Options). By default, changes to solution level command objects will not invalidate an upto-date solution. Following the import of a Load History, the Magnitude field displays the label "Tabular Data". If this Load History data is duplicated, the newly created data is independent of the original load. The Import Load History feature has undergone a behavior change. In prior releases, the name of the imported Load History was displayed in the Details view Magnitude field, reflecting an object in memory. If this load was duplicated, the new duplicate showed the same name because it was the same object in memory. Any change to either objects tabular data changed the underlying objects data and therefore each Load History was changed they used the same data. Now, this field displays the label/name Tabular Data and duplications are unique and independent of one another. Harmonic Analysis: thermally induced harmonic loading is now ignored by all Harmonic Analysis. Random Vibration Analysis and Response Spectrum Analysis: In prior releases, an effective material damping ratio can be defined via Damping Factor () in Engineering Data. In release 14.0, the Damping Factor () has changed to provide a material-dependent stiffness coefficient based damping, which is not supported, and is ignored in solution. As a result, differences in the solution are therefore observed between the prior releases and the release 14.0 when the analysis is cleared and re-solved. Currently, there is no equivalent damping behavior supported in the release 14.0. To have an equivalent damping behavior in a Modal Analysis using release 14.0, issue the Command Snippet mp,dmpr.
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General Enhancements
The following general enhancements have been made at release 14.0: Support for Cyclic Symmetry on Surface Bodies. Analyses that include cyclic symmetry can now be performed on surface bodies as well as solid bodies. Expanded Criterion Based Named Selections. More options have been to added for creating named selections by criteria (Worksheet Scoping). Additional options include: Criterion based on radius Ability to build up selections from other Named Selections. Tolerance used for numerical evaluation. Whether a row is included as a part of the criterion. Implementation of Materials as Criterion. Implementation of Smallest and Largest as available Operators.
Mesh Based Named Selections. Mesh based Named Selections are available as an alternative to geometric based selections and include the following features: Scope Named Selections based upon things such as interactive picking, node Ids, location, midside nodes, and corner nodes. Convert geometric Named Selection to mesh based Named Selection using the Convert To option. Apply the mesh based Named Selections to certain boundary conditions and results. View properties of the selection in the Selection Information Window or Export to a file.
Performance Enhancements
Release 14.0 has given special attention to the performance of Mechanical in various areas in order to provide a better responding product for both small and large models: Improved application start time. Mechanical is now preloaded when a Mechanical system is detected in the schematic. This can result in a significant reduction of fixed cost overhead when opening Mechanical through the "Edit" command. For example, an "Edit" of a simple model can be as more than 10 times faster.
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Mechanical Application Release Notes Better system performance when postprocessing large result files. Prior to release 14.0, if the result file was much larger than the amount of physical memory on the computer, severe performance degradation could happen when evaluating results, especially when multiple result sets were present. Mechanical has changed how it reads result files from disk which has addressed this degradation. Creation of objects that scope to a large number of entities (on the order of thousands) has been improved. Additionally the database resume time for an "Edit" operation with large numbers of entities in the tree or scoping has been improved. Improvements for Imported Loads. Faster graphics response. The time to display contours for an Imported Load has been improved. Speedups of a factor of 2-3 can be seen on larger models. Faster save/resume times. The time required to save and resume Imported Loads has been made significantly faster. For example, an Imported Load that took 20 seconds to save and 10 seconds to resume in release 13.0 now saves in 3 seconds and resumes in less than 1 second. For larger models, speedups of a factor of 8-10 are now achievable for save and a factor of 15 and greater for resume. Improved memory usage for save/resume. Memory usage when Imported Loads are saved or resumed has been greatly reduced. Improvements of a factor of 15 or more can been seen.
Improved Automatic Contact Detection. Automatic contact detection speeds have increased. For models where a large number of contacts are created, improvements of a factor of two or more can be seen. Faster weight-calculation time for Triangulation and Distance Based Average mapping. Triangulation and Distance Based Average weighting calculation times have improved by utilizing multiple cores. For larger meshes utilizing 8 cores, a 3 to 4 times speedup can be seen.
Analysis Enhancements
The following analysis enhancements have been made at release 14.0: Damped Modal Analysis Results. Results for damped modal analyses are now available directly in Mechanical, including, for a damped analysis, the option to allow or ignore the time decay animation for complex modes.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Transient Response Analysis Using Linked Modal Analysis System. A transient structural analysis using the Mode Superposition method can now be accomplished by linking a Transient Structural analysis system to an existing Modal analysis system on the Project Schematic. This new solution methodology can result in much faster solution times for a linear transient structural analysis. Rotordynamics. A type of modal analysis to analyze dynamic characteristics of rotating systems with the effects of damping, Coriolis, and different rotational velocities. The analysis helps you produce Campbell plots to identify critical speeds. It is supported for all body types; solid, shell and line bodies, but limited to single spool systems. MSUP Harmonic Analysis. You can now perform the Mode Superposition harmonic analysis linked to a pre-stressed modal analysis. Double precision is now the default for Explicit Dynamics analyses. Composites. Mechanical now has support for modeling layered shells (composites) for both Mechanical APDL and Explicit solvers. Features include: Engineering Data Support for orthotropic strength material properties A Layered Section Object to define and setup simple layered shells Support for Imported Layered Sections from external sources such as ANSYS Composite PrepPost (ACP) Post processing on a per layer basis
The following features are now supported for Explicit Dynamics 2D Plane Strain Analyses: Coordinate Systems Initial Condition - Velocity and Angular Velocity Inertial Loads - Acceleration and Gravity Supports (Constraints) - Fixed Support, Displacement, Velocity Loads- Pressure, Force, Hydrostatic Pressure Connections - Frictional/Frictionless for Manual Contacts and Body Interactions Geometry Symmetry Results/Probes Analysis Settings Axisymmetric Analysis
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Geometry Enhancements
The following geometry enhancements have been made at release 14.0: Compare Parts on Update. Can now be set to Associative or Non-Associative. Searching Faces With Multiple Thicknesses. Faces with multiple thicknesses can now be easily identified. Line Body Definition Extended to Pipes. Line bodies can now optionally modeled as pipes or beams. Modeling as pipes allows for specialized pipe loading as well as options to account for cross section distortion. External Thickness Import. This feature enables you to import and map X, Y, Z thickness data for a 3D surface body or a 2D plane stress body.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Mesh Connections Common to Selected bodies. This new option highlights the mesh connections that are common to the bodies selected in the Graphics viewer. Mesh Connection Across Parts. The Mesh Connection feature leverages the Post Pinch technology to automatically generate Post Pinch controls internally at meshing time. This technology allows Mesh Connections to work across parts so that a multi-body part is no longer required.
Graphics Enhancements
The following graphical enhancements have been made at release 14.0: Selection Information Window. A new window can now be displayed that provides an efficient way to obtain geometric information on selected items in the model. Viewing Line Body Cross Sections as 3-D Geometry. A feature has been added to the View menu that displays a line body with defined cross sections in 3-D geometry. Show Mesh. Displays the models mesh regardless of the selected tree object. Graphical Based Node Selection. Nodes can now be selected in the graphics view. Additionally, there are several selection modes available to choose the desired nodes. Show Coordinate Systems. Displays all of the Coordinate Systems that are associated with the model. Viewing and Exporting Finite Element Connections. The new FE Connections Visibility option, Draw Connections Attached To All, allows you to display All Nodes associated with Solution Information or to view nodes scoped to a Named Selection. Connections can also be viewed as Lines or as Points. Display Edge Direction. You can now display model edge directions. Create Section Plane. You can now create a section plane on your model that is based on a predefined Coordinate System.
Loads/Supports/Conditions Enhancements
The following loads/supports/conditions enhancements have been made at release 14.0:
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Mechanical Application Release Notes Pipe Pressure for Line Bodies. Pressure can now be applied to line bodies defined as pipes. The Pipe Pressure load can be applied as a constant, tabular, or function load. Pipe Temperature for Line Bodies. Temperature can now be applied to line bodies defined as pipes. The Pipe Temperature load can be applied as a constant, tabular, or function load. Direct FE is a new Menu of options in the Mechanical Application that contains specific Finite Element (FE) boundary conditions in the form of forces, supports, and conditions, and includes: Nodal Orientation. A nodal coordinate system can be created for later use in applying nodal rotations to displacements. This is represented by a Orientation object and is available in the Direct FE menu. Nodal Force - A force can now be applied to individual nodes or a group of nodes by scoping Nodal Force to a node-based Named Selection. Nodal Pressure - A pressure can now be applied to individual nodes or a group of nodes by scoping Nodal Pressure to a node-based Named Selection. FE Displacement - A node-based displacement can now be applied. FE Rotation - A fixed rotation can now be applied to the nodes of a body.
Lock at Load Step. A joint can now be locked at a specific load step during a multi-step analysis. This feature is available for both a static or a transient analysis. PSD Loading to Multiple Remote Displacements (and Fixed Supports). For a Modal Analysis, you can now apply a PSD Excitation load to all remote displacements or to all remote displacements and all fixed supports. Ansoft-Mechanical Data Transfer. Imported Loads from HFSS, Maxwell, or Q3D now support the ability to import data from multiple times/frequencies and apply them at different times using a single Imported Load object. Mechanical-Maxwell Stress Feedback. Deformation results can now be exported from a structural analysis in Mechanical and used in a Maxwell analysis. Activation/Deactivation Support for Imported Loads. Imported loads can now be activated or deactivated on a step basis from the Graph or Tabular Data window of the object. Heat Flux and Heat Generation Import from External Files. Heat Flux and Heat Generation data, specified in the External Data system, can now be imported and applied in a steady-state or transient thermal analysis.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Imported Body Temperature Loads Enhanced for Surface body Selections. Temperatures imported into a structural analysis can now be applied to the Top, Bottom, or Both face selections of surface bodies. Convection. A convection load (film coefficient and ambient temperature) can be applied as a tabular load or a function of x or y or z and/or time.
Mapping Enhancements
The following mapping enhancements have been made at Release 14.0: Scan For File Changes, a context menu option on an External Data System's Setup cell, checks each Data Source file and validates that inputs are correct. Named Selection Creation. Automatic named selection creation for unmapped, mapped, and outside nodes. Mapping Settings. Imported loads settings have been changed: Triangulation. Weighting setting Radial Basis Functions has been changed to Triangulation to better describe the technique used in calculating source point load contributions. Distance Based Average. A new weighting option Distance Based Average has replaced Closest Point allowing input from the user to specify how many closest points to use when calculating source point contributions. Databases from previous releases with Closest Point weighting will be migrated to Distance Based Average with the Advanced setting Number of Points set to 1. Better control of outside nodes during weight calculation. Nodes found outside the boundaries of the surface/volume elements created during mapping can now be handled using Distance Based Average or Projection techniques. Kriging Weighting Type. Kriging is a regression-based interpolation technique that assigns weights to surrounding source points according to their spatial covariance values and can provide for smoother mapping compared to other weighting techniques.
Validation. A new Validation object has been added to help in determining the quality of the mapping. Multiple File Inputs. Importing loads from upstream External Data system containing multiple data files. See External Data in the Workbench User Guide and External Data Import in the ANSYS Mechanical Application User's Guide for details.
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Mechanical Application Release Notes New Source Geometry Analytical Transformation Capabilities. Analytical Transformation of source point locations using scale factors or functions. This feature can be useful to help account for differences between the source and target geometry. Export. Imported data (loads and thicknesses) can be exported to a file. Shell Thickness Factor. When mapping data from an External Data system onto surface bodies, a new Shell Thickness Factor property allows you to account for the thickness at each target node, and consequently modify the location used for each target node during the mapping process.
Solution Enhancements
The following solution enhancements have been made at release 14.0: Save Project Before and After Solution. As a safeguard in protecting a Workbench database, a project can now be saved before a solve is requested as well as after it is solved, before postprocessing. Restart Enhancements Loads values can be modified. Load values for most boundary conditions can now be modified. Nodal forces and pressures can be added. Nodal Force and Nodal Pressure objects can be created without loss of restart points.
Improved License Management for RSM Jobs There is a new Workbench preference, Release License for Pending Jobs, which enables you to control when the Mechanical application holds its license during batch mode operations while the Solution cell is in the pending state. Releasing the license may lengthen the time required to perform the batch run. See Mechanical for details. Expanded Output Controls: The output controls have been expanded and now support controls such as nodal forces, miscellaneous records, and the maximum number of results sets to write. Distributed Solver For Pre-Stress Modal Analysis. Pre-stress modal analysis can now be performed via the Distributed solver option (DANSYS) when using the MAPDL solver. License Queuing. You may now instruct the MAPDL solver to wait for an available license by using a configuring settings when solving remotely via RSM. Post Processing Commands. You can now add or modify solution level command objects for a solved analysis without invalidating your existing solution.
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Results Enhancements
The following results enhancements have been made at release 14.0: Display Finite Element Beams, Weak Springs and Constraint Equations. The Solution Information object now includes properties to control the ability to display internal beams, weak springs and constraint equations that are generated during solution. Results Scoping Extended to Meshing Entities. Using criteria based named selections, scoping for several results is now available on underlying meshing entities, in addition to geometric entities. Forces/Moment Reactions . Force Reaction probes and Moment Reaction probes are now available for use in Harmonic and Modal analyses. In Random Vibration and Response Spectrum analyses, they can only be scoped to Remote Displacement boundary condition. Bending and Membrane Stresses. Two new result objects, Bending Stress and Membrane stress, are added to calculate membrane and bending stresses and strains. These results are available only when you solve using the Mechanical APDL solver for surface bodies and solid bodies that are meshed using the thinsolid option. Force Reaction Probe Support for Cylindrical Coordinates. Force Reaction probes can now be displayed in either cylindrical or Cartesian coordinate systems. PSD Probes Scoping Extended to Remote Points. Scoping for Response PSD probes is now available at remote points. Duplication for User Defined Results. User defined results can now be duplicated, with and without the result, and across analysis systems. Force Reaction Result Trackers. Force Reaction result trackers that can be scoped to boundary conditions and geometry are available for explicit dynamics analyses. Geometry scoped Force Reaction trackers can show results for the following force components: Support - specifies that the tracker show results for the forces that will be generated due to supports that are present in the model. Euler/Lagrange Coupling - specifies that the tracker show results for the forces exerted by any material in bodies assigned with an Eulerian reference frame that interact with the scoped region. Contact - specifies that the tracker show results for the total force resulting from the contact forces acting on the scoped area.
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Mechanical Application Release Notes All - specifies that the tracker show results for the sum of all three components.
Design Assessment. The following enhancements have been made to the Design Assessment system: The Design Assessment system can now accept upstream connections from the following systems: Static Structural, Modal, Harmonic Response, Random Vibration, Response Spectrum, Explicit Dynamics and Transient Structural. Solution Combination can be performed with Static Structural, Modal, Harmonic Response, Random Vibration, Response Spectrum and Transient Structural systems. Additional BEAMST results are available in the DA Result object when the BEAMCHECK assessment type is specified. FATJACK (within Design Assessment) enhanced for additional analysis types: Stress History, Spectral, Deterministic. Units support for attribute input. Script locations can be defined relative to various locations. User defined results are now available. Upstream results are programmatically accessible, enabling direct access through the API to custom results. Solve and Evaluate script output is now displayed within Design Assessment. Design Assessment results are now available at nodes, and nodes on elements. Results can also be assigned units and can be presented in vector or tensor forms. The units systems of upstream results can be obtained and mesh data is now provided in the Design Assessment analysis units rather than geometry units. Design Assessment can now access shell thickness information, including varying thickness definitions. Design Assessment is now available for Linux platforms.
Result Suppression. Result objects including result Probes can now be suppressed. These suppressed result objects are excluded from the solution. Create Contour Result From Result. You can now create a contour result from a Frequency Response result type in a Harmonic Analysis. This feature creates a new result object in the tree with the same type, orientation, frequency, and phase angle as the frequency result type.
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Chapter 2: Workbench Expanded User Defined Result Types. Element attribute numbers such as material or type used for the Mechanical APDL solution can now be accessed using User Defined Result Types. Generate Path from Edge Result. You can now generate a Path form results scoped to contiguous edges. Enhanced Chart. The Chart object has been enhanced to provide scaling (such as semi-log) and plot options. Additionally, the charts can now plot harmonic Frequency Response objects in order to easily compare and collate result data.
The two techniques produce similar (but not necessarily identical) contours. New at 14.0, when Mechanical post-processes MAPDL and AUTODYN result files, the equivalent strain formulations are the same as those in MAPDL POST1. That is, Mechanical will use Technique Two at 14.0.
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DesignXplorer Release Notes Before 14.0, Mechanical used Technique One, except for Equivalent Total Strain results(Solution->Strain->Equivalent Total). Equivalent Total Strain results were always derived via Technique Two. Effect Upon the Solution Worksheet (User Defined Result Expressions): The user defined results EPELEQV, EPPLEQV, EPCREQV, EPTTEQV, and EPTOEQV, which represent the pre-14.0 formulation, are no longer listed in the Worksheet at 14.0. The Worksheet (for structural analyses) will list (if they exist) EPELEQV_RST, EPPLEQV_RST, EPCREQV_RST, EPTTEQV_RST, and EPTOEQV_RST, which represent Technique Two. Exceptions 1. 2. 3. Technique Two has NOT been installed into the post-processing of result files for other solvers (e.g. SAMCEF and SNECMA). For cyclic symmetric models in modal environments, the older (pre-14.0) formulation is still in effect. If the MAPDL/AUTODYN result files were created by a revision previous to 14.0 (e.g., 13.0), then equivalent strain contours (and probes) will employ the older (pre-14.0) formulation. Hence, if you resume a pre-14.0 database with pre-14.0 result files and insert an equivalent strain, then Technique One will be attempted. If you resume a pre-14.0 database which already contains an equivalent strain result/probe in the Solution tree, then the older (pre-14.0) formulation remains in effect.
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For more information on optimization options, see Defining the Optimization Domain and Defining Optimization Objectives in the DesignXplorer help.
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On the Local Sensitivity chart, each bar is defined by the Min-Max of the Manufacturable Values and the average calculated from the support curve; this chart allows you to view the differences in the output Min-Max according to whether Manufacturable Values are considered or discounted. For continuous parameters with Manufacturable Values: Continuous values are represented by a gray bar. Manufacturable Values are represented by a colored bar in front of the gray bar. If Manufacturable Values are used, both the colored bar and the gray bar are visible on the chart. If the parameter range extends beyond the actual Manufacturable Values defined, the bar is topped with a gray line to indicate the sensitivity obtained when the Manufacturable Values are discounted.
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DesignXplorer Release Notes One Job for All Design Points: All design points being sent for update are submitted as a single job. One Job per Design Point: Each design point being sent for update is submitted as a separate job. Specify Maximum Number of Jobs: Design points being sent for update are distributed among and submitted in multiple jobs, up to the maximum number of jobs specified.
For more information, see Updating Design Points via Remote Solve Manager (RSM) in the Workbench Users Guide.
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Remote Solve Manager Release Notes curve to represent the impact of each input parameter on one or two output parameters. For more information, see Using the Local Sensitivity Curves Chart in the DesignXplorer help.
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RSM Batch Queue Support for FLUENT, CFX, and ANSYS Mechanical APDL
Remote Solve Manager now provides Batch Queue support for FLUENT, CFX, and ANSYS Mechanical APDL. For solutions that will be submitted to RSM, the solver Properties view now allows you to specify remote execution options. Except where otherwise noted, these solvers now support the following modes of execution on remote queues: Serial Shared memory parallel Distributed parallel on Linux clusters via PBS and LSF, and on Windows clusters via Windows HPC and LSF
CFX also has extended support for CFX external files (e.g., BC profiles, .csv variables, etc.). See Using Remote Solve Manager with ANSYS CFX in the CFX documentation for a complete list of which files are and are not supported. Limitation: In release 14.0, RSM does not support Windows clusters via LSF for the submission of FLUENT solutions.
Remote Solve Manager Release Notes Files in Working Directory property that allows you to specify whether the temporary job files will be saved or deleted upon completion of the associated job. You can save these temporary job files and use them for troubleshooting purposes.
Specify Job Submission Method for Design Point Updates via RSM
In the Parameter Set Properties view, use the new Default Job Submission property to specify how design points sent to Remote Solve Manager for update will be submitted. Submission options are as follows: One Job for All Design Points: All design points being sent for update are submitted as a single job. One Job per Design Point: Each design point being sent for update is submitted as a separate job. Specify Maximum Number of Jobs: Design points being sent for update are distributed among and submitted in multiple jobs, up to the maximum number of jobs specified.
For more information, see Updating Design Points via Remote Solve Manager (RSM) in the Workbench Users Guide.
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Engineering Data Workspace Release Notes For more detailed information on geometry-only design point updates, see Solution Process or Updating Design Points via Remote Solve Manager (RSM) in the Workbench Users Guide .
Submission of Fluent via RSM to a LSF batch queue is supported on Linux only.
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Material Strength Limits- These material models are available for Static Structural, Transient Structural, Modal, Linear Buckling, Random Vibration and Response Spectrum analysis. Orthotropic Stress Limits Orthotropic Strain Limits Tsai-Wu Constants Puck Constants LaRc03/04 Constants
Gasket material model is now also available for Pre-stress modal analysis Pre-stress modal based Random Vibration analysis Pre-stress modal based Random Response Spectrum analysis
Hyper-elastic material models are now also available for Pre-stress modal analysis Pre-stress Linear Buckling analysis Pre-stress modal based Random Vibration analysis Pre-stress modal based Random Response Spectrum analysis
In the thermal materials library, the default value for Thermal Conductivity changed from 0.26 W/m-sec to 0.026 W/m-sec for the air material.
EKM Release Notes features that are available in ANSYS EKM 14.0 are listed below in EKM (p. 57) and EKM Desktop (p. 59).
2.9.1. EKM
If you have used previous versions of EKM, version 14.0 offers many significant changes and improvements that are listed below: Product Installation and Setup: An EKM server can now be installed and set up on a local machine for a single user, or on shared hardware for multiple users using the ANSYS 14.0 installation media. EKM Individual Server: This setup type allows an EKM server to be set up for an individual user on their own machine. In this single-user mode, a user can access their private repository on their individual server, as well as have access to the full capabilities of EKM. EKM Shared Server: This setup type allows an EKM server to be set up on a shared device that can be accessed by multiple users in a collaborative mode. Multiple users can access a shared repository in their LAN (Local Area Network) or across a WAN (Wide Area Network). A shared basic EKM server can be quickly and easily set up with minimal effort in your LAN for a workgroup of typically up to 10 users. A shared advanced EKM server can be set up in a non-cluster or cluster configuration in a WAN for a large workgroup of any number of users. A shared advanced EKM server can be configured in a variety of topologies that best meet your organizations needs. In addition to accessing shared repositories, users accessing a shared server also have access to the full capabilities of EKM. Integration with ANSYS Workbench: When you install ANSYS Workbench, the EKM Desktop client is automatically installed on your hardware. You can save your current Workbench project directly to a selected repository, and search for a Workbench project and open it from a selected repository. After updating the local copy of your Workbench project, you can then send changes to the copy of the project that resides in the EKM repository. Other users who have updated the same Workbench project can get your changes in order to access the most-up-to-date version. Tighter integration with Workbench facilitates collaboration with ongoing projects and allows multiple users to leverage on the work that is being done by their colleagues. ANSYS Workbench Project Representation in EKM: When a Workbench project is saved to an EKM repository from Workbench or EKM Desktop, the project is automatically saved as a Workbench Project Archive File type (with .wbpz extension), making it easier to manage and act on the project
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Chapter 2: Workbench as a single object in EKM. Project-level metadata are extracted and an extensive Workbench Project Report is auto-generated that summarizes component systems and all aspects of the Workbench project. The data can be used to display, identify, search, and reuse Workbench projects Migration from EKM Individual to Shared Repository: You can use the export and import features of EKM when you want to migrate data from one repository to another. You can either migrate a complete workspace or just a subset. For example, you can use this to migrate all of the data and configuration contained in an individual server to a new workspace in a shared server. EKM Desktop Enhancements: The local repository feature has been replaced by the EKM individual server. File transfers have been made more robust. Advanced search and reporting features have also been improved for this release. See EKM Desktop (p. 59) for additional changes. Record and Replay of Journals: You can now create journal script files by recording your interactive actions in the EKM web client. This can be helpful when you want to automate tasks that are repetitious in nature, especially system administration tasks. Recorded journals can be replayed easily from the user interface. Audit Trail: A feature available in the Process Player that can be used to track the decisions and actions that are made during a workflow process for work items that have been completed. This helps in fulfilling audit needs for regulatory compliance. Licensing Enhancements: In EKM 14.0, the licensing framework has been simplified. Now, you will only need an EKM individual user license key or an EKM shared user license key to access EKM, based on the type of server you are accessing. Usability Enhancements: Numerous other usability enhancements have been made to EKM. These include: Search results can be displayed in a Tree view, and search snippets for the results can also be displayed Default metadata and report extraction methods can be extended by the use of additional user-defined extractors A user-defined cleanup policy for deleted items in the Recycle Bin can be specified The ability to execute a scriptable action as a scheduled task has been added
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EKM Release Notes A private search query for any user can be added to the built-in Systems/Public Shared Queries folder so that it can be accessed by all users A Quick Compare report option now allows you to compare multiple files using default settings with a single click; improvements to customized comparison report formats have also been made
Actions: New actions and enhancements to existing actions have been made. These include: Upload a Workbench project as a Workbench Project Archive File (.wbpz format) Create new branches and revert to previous versions of version-controlled objects in EKM repositories from within EKM Desktop Synchronize remote items Edit shortcut
Displays: New displays and enhancements to existing displays have been made. These include: Display HTML report in object view Display properties as per display order in the following dialogs: Edit Properties Upload
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2.11. IC Engine
IC Engine is a new analysis system for release 14.0. It is a customized tool for setting up and solving the flow inside an IC Engine with moving geometry. It is used for the quantification of flow rate, swirl and tumble, and other flow parameters during the engine cycle. The IC Engine system uses the ANSYS FLUENT solver for fluid flow analysis.
IC Engine hours to a couple of days. Furthermore, getting all the required inputs to accurately model the physics in the in-cylinder simulation is tedious and difficult. The IC Engine reduces the time for setting up the in-cylinder simulation from a few hours to a few minutes by automating the decomposition of the geometry and the mesh generation. The dynamic mesh setup and solver setup are also done automatically. The IC Engine system requires minimum inputs to complete the simulation. This significantly reduces the effort required to setup the IC Engine case and eliminates the need for a long, tedious, and error prone manual preparation of the geometry, mesh, and solver set up.
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Chapter 2: Workbench A dedicated user interface is provided to control the mesh parameters for generating the IC Engine specific mesh. The system uses the named selection created in the decomposition to identify different zones and automatically assigns appropriate mesh algorithms and required mesh controls. Mesh quality is improved by creating automatic virtual topology and pinch controls. The system automatically validates the different mesh zones required for the given type of engine. The system automatically creates grid interfaces. The system automatically sets up the various dynamic mesh controls, zones, and events. The system automatically sets up the models, boundary conditions, default monitors and user defined settings, depending on the simulation type. You can customize the simulation using the journal hooks. The system automatically generates an IC Engine specific report. It creates animations of the mesh and velocity contours as the solution progresses. You can enhance the default report with the custom images generated in CFD-Post. The system creates the charts for swirl and tumble. The system automatically creates the contour images at different crank angles.
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3.1. Structural
Release 14.0 includes the following new features and enhancements for structural analyses: 3.1.1. Contact 3.1.2. Elements and Nonlinear Technology 3.1.3. Linear Dynamics 3.1.4. Materials and Fracture
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3.1.1. Contact
Release 14.0 includes the following enhancements for structural analyses involving contact: 3.1.1.1. Contact Stabilization Damping 3.1.1.2. Squeal Damping 3.1.1.3. Surface-Projection-Based Contact for 2-D Models 3.1.1.4. Surface-Projection-Based Contact with MPC Contact 3.1.1.5. Geometry Correction for 2-D Contact and Target Surfaces 3.1.1.6. Bonding Temperature 3.1.1.7. Other Contact Enhancements
Structural damping or to input the destabilizing and stabilizing squeal damping coefficients directly. KEYOPT(16) of the contact elements allows further control of how FDMD and FDMS are interpreted during the analysis. For more information, see Forced Frictional Sliding Using Velocity Input in the Contact Technology Guide.
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Structural 3.1.2.5. Discrete-Thickness Shells with 2-D Array 3.1.2.6. Enhanced Body Force Loading for Pipe and Elbow Elements 3.1.2.7. Soil-Pile-Structure Analysis
3.1.2.1. Rezoning
Rezoning for 3-D analyses now supports tabular loading. For more information about loads and boundary conditions, see Rezoning Requirements in the Advanced Analysis Techniques Guide. Nearly all structural materials are now supported. (The exceptions are CAST (cast iron), CONCR (concrete), MPLANE (microplane), SMA (shape memory alloy), and SWELL (swelling)). Material models can be combined, as described in Material Model Combinations in the Material Reference. The new MAPVAR command defines tensors and vectors in user-defined state variables for rezoning.
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3.1.2.3. Beam Elements with Shape Memory Alloy and Hyperelasticity (Solid Pipe Section)
A new solid circular cross section for pipes is now available. Using PIPE288 and PIPE289 elements and the solid pipe section, you can easily simulate beam structures with special materials, such as rubber and shape memory alloy, which must be represented with 3-D constitutive models and are not available for standard beam elements.
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3.1.2.6. Enhanced Body Force Loading for Pipe and Elbow Elements
You can now define element body force loads for pipe and elbow elements, allowing you to specify radial and axial temperature variations on those elements. You can also specify a table name for beam and pipe elements that allow multiple temperature inputs per node; you need only define the tabular load for the first node (Node I), as loads on the remaining nodes are applied automatically. For more information, see the documentation for the BFE command.
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3.1.3.1. Damping
Material-dependent damping proportional to the mass is now available in full harmonic and transient analyses (Lab = ALPD on the MP command). In these analyses, the damping proportional to the stiffness is now specified via Lab = BETD on the MP command (replacing the obsolete DAMP label). For mode-superposition methods, the material-dependent damping ratio is now input via Lab = DMPR on the MP command (replacing the obsolete DAMP label). For more information, see Damping in the Structural Analysis Guide.
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3.1.3.5. Rotordynamics
You can now import variable bearing characteristics used for bearing element COMBI214 real constants into table parameters from an ASCII file via the importbearing1 macro. The file format is described in Bearing Characteristics File Format in the Rotordynamic Analysis Guide. The critspeedmap macro is now available to generate the critical speed map of a rotor. For a usage example, see Example: Critical Speed Map Generation in the Rotordynamic Analysis Guide. The bearing element COMBI214 now supports stiffness and damping characteristics dependent upon the eccentricity. The table parameters definition is given in Using the COMBI214 Element in the Rotordynamic Analysis Guide.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL bine the summed modal static forces and inertia forces (both stiffness and mass forces, which are the forces acting on the supports).
Structural and user-defined. A material data table can be used to define the fracture criterion and associated material properties. Support for the new crack growth simulation technology is available via the PLANE182 and SOLID185 elements. The new CGROW command defines all necessary parameters for the crack growth simulation. For more information, see VCCT-Based Crack Growth Simulation in the Structural Analysis Guide.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL gradation is modeled through uniaxial damage laws on individual potential failure planes, leading to a macroscopic anisotropic damage formulation. The model is well suited for simulating engineering materials consisting of various aggregate compositions with differing properties (for example, concrete modeling, in which rock and sand are embedded in a weak matrix of cements). For more information, see Microplane Material Model in the Material Reference.
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3.1.4.10. Swelling
Swelling is a material enlargement (volume expansion) caused by neutron bombardment or other effects (such as moisture). The swelling strain rate is generally nonlinear and is a function of factors such as temperature, time, neutron flux level, stress, and moisture content. Several options are now available for
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL modeling swelling effects (TB,SWELL), and element support has been greatly expanded. For more information, see Swelling Model in the Material Reference.
3.2. Coupled-Field
Release 14.0 includes the following enhancement in the area of coupled-field analysis:
Acoustics information about structural-thermal analyses using these elements, see Structural-Thermal Analysis in the Coupled-Field Analysis Guide. The ETCONTROL command can now be used with PLANE223, SOLID226, and SOLID227 to control the element technology in structural-thermal and structuralthermoelectric analyses.
3.3. Acoustics
A number of enhancements to acoustic analysis are available in this release. You can now: Simulate temperature-dependent nonuniform ideal gas medium via the BF, TREF, TOFFST, MP, MPTEMP and MPDATA commands. Simulate the propagation of sound in viscous medium via the MP command.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL Apply the various analytic sources (in an acoustic radiation or scattering analysis) to the inside or outside of the model via the AWAVE command. Analytic sources include plane wave, monopole/pulsating sphere, dipole, bare loudspeaker, and back-enclosed loudspeaker sources. Apply the various mass sources to the model via the BF, BFK, BFL, BFA and BFV commands. Mass sources include point, line, surface, and volume sources. Apply the surface normal velocity to the exterior surface of the model via the SF and SFA commands. Apply the impedance boundary to the acoustic-structural interface via the SF and SFA commands. Apply the impedance sheet load to the inside of the model via the BF and BFA commands. Apply the Robin boundary condition to the exterior surface of model for radiation or scattering analysis via the SF and SFA commands. Select the symmetric algorithm for FSI modal analysis via KEYOPT(2) = 2, or for full harmonic FSI analysis via using KEYOPT(2) = 3, when using fluid elements FLUID30, FLUID220 and FLUID221. Select the total-field method for acoustic scattering analysis with analytic wave sources and PML or Robin boundary condition. Select the pure scattered-field method for either acoustic scattering or radiation analysis with analytic wave sources and PML or Robin boundary condition via the HFSCAT command. Define a sloshing surface via the SF and SFA commands. Plot and print near- and far-field pressure, sound pressure level, directivity, sound power level, far-field scattered pressure, and target strength values via the PLNEAR, PLFAR, PRNEAR, and PRFAR commands. Plot and print the nodal sound pressure level (SPL) and contour pattern via the PLNSOL, PRNSOL, NSOL, PLVAR and PRVAR commands. Plot and print nodal velocity for modal and harmonic analyses via the PLNSOL, PRNSOL, PLESOL, PRESOL and PLVECT commands.
The following additional enhancements for acoustic analysis are available: The pressure L2-norm squares are stored in the element summable miscellaneous table for fluid elements FLUID30, FLUID220 and FLUID221.
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Solvers The FSI surface between the acoustic elements and solid structural elements can be automatically identified if the SF command is not issued. The equivalent source surface for near- and far-field can be automatically identified if the SF command is not issued.
3.5. Solvers
Release 14.0 includes the following new enhancements that improve solution procedures and features.
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Solvers on a cluster involving eight computing nodes with each computing node having two GPUs, only a single GPU per node (a total of eight GPUs) can be used to accelerate the simulation. Support for the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 card. Support for modal analyses using the unsymmetric or damped eigensolver (MODOPT,UNSYM or MODOPT,DAMP). Improved performance relative to the previous release. When using the sparse solver, the solver kernel running on the GPU hardware is up to 25 percent faster than the prior release. When using the PCG/JCG solvers, the solver kernel that is run on the GPU hardware is up to 40 percent faster than the prior release.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL The performance of the multiframe restart procedure has been greatly improved, particularly when many boundary condition specifications exist (D, F, CE, etc.) or when many load steps are involved. In some cases, the performance of the restart action is now five times faster than the previous release. The performance of the shared memory sparse solver (EQSLV,SPARSE) has been enhanced. In some cases, the solver performance can be up to 40 percent faster than the previous release, regardless of the processor hardware used. The PCG solver now supports the Lagrange multiplier method of the MPC184 family of elements. The imposed Lagrange multipliers are transferred into multiple point constraints so that the PCG solver can be used to obtain a solution. To activate this functionality, the LM_Key field on the PCGOPT command must be set to ON.
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Commands To perform a linear perturbation buckling or full harmonic analysis after a static or full transient analysis, restart the analysis at the load point of interest, apply your perturbation load, and then use the PERTURB and SOLVE commands to execute the linear perturbation analysis.
3.7. Commands
This section describes changes to commands at Release 14.0. Some commands are not accessible from menus. The documentation for each command indicates whether or not a menu path is available for that command operation. For a list of commands not available from within the GUI, see MenuInaccessible Commands in the Command Reference. 3.7.1. New Commands 3.7.2. Modified Commands 3.7.3. Undocumented Commands 3.7.4. Archived Commands
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL *INIT -- Initializes a vector or dense matrix (APDL Math). OCREAD -- Imports ocean data that has been defined externally (for example, via the Hydrodynamic Diffraction System (AQWA)). OVCHECK -- Checks for overconstraint among constraint equations and Lagrange multipliers. MAPVAR -- Defines tensors and vectors in user-defined state variables for rezoning. PILECALC -- Initiates soil-pile calculations. PILEDISPSET -- Sets up pile cap displacement data for soil-pile analysis. PILEGEN -- Generates data for elements used in soil-pile analysis. PILELOAD -- Applies pile cap loads to the specified node. PILEMASS -- Gets pile cap mass and applies it to the specified element. PILERUN -- Runs a soil-pile analysis. PILESEL -- Selects all pile elements. PILESTIF -- Gets pile cap stiffness and applies it to the specified element. RESCOMBINE -- Reads results from local results files into the database after a distributed memory parallel (Distributed ANSYS) solution. THEXPAND -- Enables or disables thermal loading. WTBCREATE -- Creates a USER300 element to model the turbine for wind coupling analysis and specifies relevant settings for the analysis.
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Commands CINT -- Defines parameters associated with fracture parameter calculations. The new VCCT option (for CINT,TYPE) calculates energy-release rate parameters using the VCCT method /CONFIG -- Assigns values to ANSYS configuration parameters. The default value for the maximum number of results sets allowed on the results file (the NRES parameter) has increased from 1000 to 10000. Similarly, the default for the NUMRESLT keyword in the config140.ans file has changed to 10000. /COPY -- Copies a file. In distributed parallel mode (Distributed ANSYS), you can now specify that the copy operation be performed on all distributed processes. CQC -- Specifies the complete quadratic mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. CYCOPT -- Specifies solution options for a cyclic symmetry analysis. A new option for HINDEX allows control of the tolerance used in determining if a Fourier contribution to the load is significant in static and harmonic analyses with non-cyclic loadings. /DELETE -- Deletes a file. In distributed parallel mode (Distributed ANSYS), you can now specify that the delete operation be performed on all distributed processes. *DIM -- Defines an array parameter and its dimensions. An array-parameter size is no longer restricted to be 231 bytes. Also, for Type = STRING, the maximum IMAX value has been reduced to 248 (from 256). DJ -- Specifies boundary conditions on the components of relative motion of a joint element. This command now allows the predefined %_FIX% table name for input of the boundary condition value, meaning that the program will prescribe (lock) the degree of freedom to the current displacement value. *DMAT -- Creates a dense matrix (APDL Math). The new Method = RESIZE option allows you to resize an existing matrix. The new Method = LINK option allows you to link to an existing matrix, thus providing a means to manipulate a submatrix of the original matrix. DSUM -- Specifies the double sum mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. EQSLV -- Specifies the type of equation solver. The AMG solver has been undocumented; it is recommended that you use the PCG solver instead. ETCONTROL -- Controlsthe element technologies used in element formulation (for applicable elements). You can now use the command with elements PLANE223, SOLID226, and SOLID227 to control the element technology in structural-thermal and structural-thermoelectric analyses.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL *EXPORT -- Exports a matrix to a file (APDL Math). You can now export a matrix in the DMIG file format. FS -- Stores fatigue stress components at a node. Now allows the input of time. *GET -- Retrieves a value and stores it as a scalar parameter or part of an array parameter. Capabilities have been extended after a Campbell analysis (Entity = CAMP). You can now retrieve the stability (real part of the eigenvalue) for each mode and rotational velocity step as well as the instability key. Also, modal assurance criterion values can now be retrieved as parameters using Entity = RSTMAC. GRP -- Specifies the grouping mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. MP -- Defines a linear material property as a constant or a function of temperature. You can now define a mass matrix multiplier for damping proportional to the mass with Lab = ALPD. The stiffness matrix multiplier is now defined with Lab = BETD. These options replace the Lab = DAMP option. This command and the MPxxxxxx family of commands have been enhanced to provide additional support for coupled-field analyses. MODCONT -- Specifies additional modal analysis options. The functionality of the IgnoreThermalStrain key has been replaced by the THEXPAND command. *NRM -- Computes the norm of the specified matrix or vector (APDL Math). The new Normalize argument allows you to normalize a vector created by the *VEC command. NRLSUM -- Specifies the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) sum mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. PCGOPT -- Controls PCG solver options. The new LM_Key option allows use of the PCG solver when MPC184 Lagrange multiplier method elements are present in the model. PERTURB -- Sets linear perturbation analysis options. Support for linear perturbation eigenvalue buckling and full harmonic analyses has been added. In addition, the new MatKey = TANGENT is an alternate material option which specifies that material properties in the perturbation analysis be accounted for by using the tangent (material Jacobian) on the material constitutive curve at the restart point of the base analysis.
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Commands PLCAMP -- Plots Campbell diagram data for applications involving rotating structure dynamics. Support is now available for the plotting of all frequencies (positive and negative) obtained with the DAMP eigensolver. This new option (keyNegFreq) may be needed when damping is important and overdamped frequencies are present. PRCAMP -- Prints Campbell diagram data for applications involving rotating structure dynamics. Support is now available for the printing of all frequencies (positive and negative) obtained with the DAMP eigensolver. This new option (keyNegFreq) may be needed when damping is important and overdamped frequencies are present. PSDCOM -- Specifies the power spectral density mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. /RENAME -- Renames a file. In distributed parallel mode (Distributed ANSYS), you can now specify that the rename operation be performed on all distributed processes. RESCONTROL -- Controls file writing for multiframe restarts. The new MAXFILES = -1 option allows restart files (Jobname.Xnnn) to continue to be written after the maximum limit of 999 files is reached; the .Xnnn file numbering is reset to 1, and existing Jobname.Xnnn files are overwritten. (This is the new default behavior.) RESP -- Generates a response spectrum. You can now specify an acceleration input time-history (inputType = 1). RESWRITE -- Appends results data from the database to a results file. This command can now be used (in conjunction with the RESCOMBINE command) to write a global results file for a distributed parallel (Distributed ANSYS) solution. ROSE -- Specifies the Rosenblueth mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. SECDATA -- Describes the geometry of a section. This command now supports the definition of circular contact sections associated with 2-D contact/target elements. SECFUNCTION -- Specifies shell section thickness as a tabular function. The command now accepts (via KCN) either a local coordinate system reference number or an array interpretation pattern for the tabular function evaluation. When KCN = NOD2, the program interprets TABLE as a 2-D array parameter (where columns contain node numbers and rows contain the corresponding thicknesses) that expresses the function to be mapped.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL SECTYPE -- Associates section type information with a section ID number. The command now has support for circular contact sections associated with 2-D contact/target elements. *STATUS -- Lists the current parameters and abbreviations. The new Par = MATH option allows you to list APDL Math parameters. SRSS -- Specifies the square root of sum of squares mode combination method. The new ForceType option allows you to specify the forces being combined. TB -- Activates a data table for material properties or special element input. The new CGCR option specifies the fracture criterion for crack growth simulation (CGROW). TBFT -- Performs material curve-fitting operations. The command now supports curve-fitting based on the Chaboche kinematic hardening plasticity model. *VEC -- Creates a vector (APDL Math). The new Method = RESIZE option allows you to resize an existing vector. VFOPT -- Specifies options for view factor file. For 3-D analyses using Distributed ANSYS, you can now issue a VFOPT,NEW command to specify a serial mode calculation of the view factors.
The following legacy commands have therefore been undocumented: /OPT OPEQN OPFACT OPFRST OPGRAD OPKEEP OPLOOP OPPRNT OPRAND OPSUBP OPADD OPCLR OPDEL OPMAKE OPSEL OPANL OPDATA OPRESU OPSAVE OPEXE OPRFA OPRGR OPRSW PLVAROPT PRVAROPT TOCOMP TODEF TOFREQ TOTYPE TOVAR TOPLOT TOPRINT TOSTAT TZAMESH TZDELE TZEGEN XVAROPT
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Elements OPSWEEP OPTYPE OPUSER OPVAR OPLFA OPLGR OPLIST OPLSW TOEXE TOLOOP TOGRAPH TOLIST
For optimization, use ANSYS DesignXplorer. For information about commands that have been undocumented in prior releases, see the archived release notes on the ANSYS Customer Portal.
3.8. Elements
This section describes changes to elements at Release 14.0. Some elements are not available from within the GUI. For a list of those elements, see GUI-Inaccessible Elements in the Element Reference. 3.8.1. Modified Elements 3.8.2. Undocumented Elements
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL CONTA171 and CONTA172 -- These 2-D surface-to-surface contact elements now support the surface-projection-based method specified by setting KEYOPT(4) = 3 for the contact detection option. CONTA173, CONTA174, CONTA175 -- These 3-D contact elements now include squeal damping for use in brake squeal analyses via the new real constants FDMB and FDMS and the new KEYOPT(16). CONTA171, CONTA172, CONTA173, and CONTA174 -- For these 2-D and 3-D surface-to-surface contact elements, the surface projection method of contact detection (KEYOPT(4) = 3) can now be used in conjunction with the MPC contact option (KEYOPT(2) = 2). CONTA171, CONTA172, CONTA173, CONTA174, CONTA175, CONTA176, and CONTA177 -- These 2-D and 3-D contact elements now offer the following new or enhanced features: Contact stabilization damping is now available via the new real constants FDMN and FDMT and the new KEYOPT(15). As a result of this new method, the use of real constant FKOP to input a damping coefficient for standard or rough contact is undocumented. A critical temperature for bonding can be input via the new real constant TBND. For the birth and death option, contact elements are no longer restricted to following the birth and death status of the underlying elements.
INTER202 and INTER205 -- These linear interface elements can now simulate interfacial delamination of laminate composites and VCCT-based general crack growth. The new KEYOPT(2) allows you to select whether the element is to be used with a cohesive zone material or for crack growth simulation using VCCT. PLANE223, SOLID226, and SOLID227 -- These coupled-field solid elements have a new option (KEYOPT10) to control the diagonalization of the element damping matrix in coupled-field analyses with thermal and diffusion degrees of freedom. HSFLD241 and HSFLD242 -- These hydrostatic fluid elements can now be used in a linear perturbation analysis.
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For information about other elements that have been undocumented in prior releases, see the archived release notes on the ANSYS Customer Portal.
3.9.1. Documentation
ANSYS, Inc. continues to refine the Mechanical APDL documentation set. To that end, the following changes and enhancements to the documentation have occurred with this release:
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Other Enhancements In this example problem, the hot-rolling process to form the I-beam is simulated statically using rezoning to repair a severely distorted mesh in a 3-D large-deformation analysis. The analysis also uses contact technology and symmetric expansion.
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3.9.2. Preprocessing
Memory and CPU time have been significantly reduced when large element and/or node IDs are used, especially when large gaps exist in the element or node numbering. Many more compute-intensive operations, including graphics, are now using shared-memory parallel if activated.
3.9.3. Postprocessing
The following enhancements have been made to the POST1 general database results postprocessor.
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Other Enhancements
3.9.3.2. Fatigue
The time at which fatigue stresses occurred (from the SET command or manually input via the FS command) is now captured. Time is not used in the fatigue calculation and is only for reference purposes.
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Chapter 3: Mechanical APDL Perform a dot (or inner) product of two vectors (new *DOT command). Perform a Fast Fourier transformation of a specified matrix or vector (new *FFT command). Initialize a vector or dense matrix (new *INIT command). Link to an existing matrix, thus providing a means to manipulate a submatrix of the original matrix (*DMAT command). Export a matrix in the DMIG file format (*EXPORT command). Normalize a vector (*NRM command). Resize an existing matrix or vector (*DMAT and *VEC commands). Compute absolute values of complex numbers via the new CXABS parametric function. Access real and imaginary parts of complex numbers. List all APDL Math objects (*STATUS,MATH command).
For more information, see "APDL Math" in the ANSYS Parametric Design Language Guide.
Known Incompatibilities %AWP_ROOT140%\commonfiles\MPI\Platform\8.1.2\Windows\HPMPICOMPAT\hpmpicompat.bat The command displays the "ANSYS 13.0 SP1 Help" dialog box.
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Chapter 4: AUTODYN
The following new features are exposed in ANSYS AUTODYN for Release 14.0:
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5.2.1. General
Cart3D is no longer available in ANSYS ICEM CFD. Visual3 (post-processing) is no longer available in ANSYS ICEM CFD. You can use ANSYS CFD-Post instead. A number of MultiZone improvements have been made. The Shape source option in the model tree (Blocking > Edges > Shape source) displays the edge linking factor (if any). Two new unstructured mesh selection bar menus have been added: Select all surface elements > Triangles, Quads Select all volume elements > Tetrahedra, Hexahedra, Prisms, Pyramids
The parts information also includes details of hidden geometry/mesh component parts.
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Chapter 5: ICEM CFD A button to reverse curve direction has been added under Curve Mesh Setup (Mesh > Curve Mesh Setup). Selection and display speed have been improved. Improved geometry support. Added support for Creo Parametric 1.0.
5.2.2. Blocking
The Inherit Part Name option has been added for the extrude faces and 2D to 3D rotate and translate operations. The creation of sheet blocks (2D blocks) has been improved. The Index Sets option in the Index Control window contains options for saving and managing index sets based on the index control values. The up/down arrow buttons in the Scan Planes window allow you to scroll through the Block/Grid index. The blocking edge information also reports the number of edge segments (if any). The shared wall information is also available. Projected blocking faces are displayed based on their association. The block split can now be extended through all blocks or all visible blocks. An unstructured block can be split using a structured sheet block. Reset Association (Blocking > Associate > Reset Association) has two new options: Vertices > Only visible and Faces > Only visible . Link Edge (Blocking > Edit Edge > Link Edge) has a new option called Interactive that includes a slider to adjust the edge linking factor. Split Edge and Move Vertex have been enhanced so that they can be used when edges are displayed in the Projected Edge Shape , Projected Mesh Shape , and Shape source modes also. Split Edge is now enabled to split in the Output Blocks mode also. Split Edge contains an option to split all edges into linear edges. The Change Edge Split Type option allows you to change the edge split type to spline, linear, or control point.
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Key New Features/Improvements While setting the blocking edge length explicitly (Move Vertex > Set Edge Length), you can select multiple vertices to be frozen when the edge length is modified. The Select next edge segment option allows you to select the next edge segment cyclically, when the blocking edge comprises multiple segments. The selection of edge segments is available for the Associate Edge to Curve, Associate Edge to Surface, and Disassociate from Geometry operations. The Run Check/Fix Blocks option allows you to check for inconsistencies in the internal block data structures and fix them if possible. The Min overview option for Pre-Mesh Quality reports the minimum quality for all applicable quality metrics in the message window. The Aspect Ratio metric has been improved. Multiblock output contains an option to select the blocks to output.
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5.4. Documentation
All documentation for ANSYS ICEM CFD 14.0 is accessible using the Help menu. Please contact us if you would like to attend training. Please visit the ANSYS ICEM CFD website for more information.
5.4.1. Tutorials
Some tutorial examples are available within the Help. Additional tutorials, input files, as well as the solved tutorials are available at http://www.ansys.com/tutorials.
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Chapter 6: TurboGrid
This section summarizes the new features in ANSYS TurboGrid Release 14.0.
Due to enhancements to the ATM method, meshes produced in Release 14.0 will differ slightly from those produced in Release 13.0. It is recommended that you start cleanly (by selecting File > New Case in standalone mode), rather than loading an existing Release 13.0 case, in order to get the full benefit of these enhancements. Robustness has been improved for the TurboSystem tools. You can reduce the mesh size around five-edge vertices (which are a feature of ATM meshes). For details, see Five-Edge Vertex Mesh Size Reduction.
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Chapter 7: FLUENT
7.1. Introduction
The ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 release notes contain information on New Features in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 (p. 107), Supported Platforms for ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 (p. 114), Known Limitations in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 (p. 115), Limitations That No Longer Apply in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 (p. 119), and Updates Affecting Code Behavior (p. 120).
Solver-Numerics
Second order advection scheme is the default setting for all models, except for the mixture and Eulerian multiphase flows, which will remain first order by default Hybrid initialization method as default with enhanced initialization option settings (Steps in Using Hybrid Initialization) Convergence acceleration available for meshes containing highly stretched cells for the implicit density based solver (Convergence Acceleration for Stretched Meshes (CASM)) High order term relaxation available when applying higher order spatial discretization (High Order Term Relaxation (HOTR)) Preconditioned conjugate gradient method (CG) available as a stabilization method for the AMG linear equation solver (Setting the AMG Method and the Stabilization Method) Modifications to the expert settings for the pseudo transient method. Note that the old case settings for the pseudo transient method in the Expert tab of the Advanced Solution Controls dialog box are now obsolete and
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Chapter 7: FLUENT no backward compatibility is provided. Please update case files using FLUENT 14.0. (Setting Solution Controls for the Pseudo Transient Method)
Solver-Meshing
Remeshing Option to preserve interior surfaces for postprocessing following polyhedral mesh conversion via a TUI command (Converting the Domain to a Polyhedra) Ability to switch from hanging node mesh representation to polyhedral mesh representation via a TUI command (Converting Cells with Hanging Nodes / Edges to Polyhedra) Ability to remesh 3D wedge/prism cells in a boundary layer mesh as part of cell zone and face region remeshing methods (Cell Zone Remeshing Method and Face Region Remeshing with Prism Layers) Ability to print the poor element statistics in the console via the Solution Methods task page (Repairing Meshes and Robustness on Meshes of Poor Quality) Ability to automatically convert the cells that have hanging nodes / edges as a result of the CutCell zone remeshing to polyhedral cells (Using the CutCell Zone Remeshing Method) Ability to include polyhedral cells in dynamic mesh problems (Limitations) Ability to specify that the diffusion coefficient is a function of the cell volume, when diffusion-based smoothing is used to update a dynamic mesh (Diffusivity Based on Cell Volume) Ability to specify a piston pin offset for in-cylinder dynamic mesh applications (In-Cylinder Settings). Automatic calculation of rotational axis origin for nested sliding mesh reference frames Ability to associate zone specific boundary motion with data from system couplings
Dynamic Meshes
Moving Meshes
Models
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New Features in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 Compatibility of the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model with enhanced wall treatment (Spalart-Allmaras One-Equation Model) Curvature correction available, but not applicable for 2d axisymmetric geometries (Including the Curvature Correction for the Spalart-Allmaras and Two-Equation Turbulence Models) Algebraic Wall-Modeled LES available for the subgrid-scale models (Algebraic Wall-Modeled LES Model (WMLES) in the Theory Guide) The implementation of the Delayed DES (DDES) shielding function, fd (Equation 4228 in the Theory Guide), has been optimized in the SST and Realizable k- Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) models to provide effective shielding. The constant was changed from 8 to 20. With this change, DDES is now the recommended shielding function for the SST k-omega model with Delayed DES enabled and is used by default. Ability to model heat transfer in porous media without the assumption of thermal equilibrium between the media and the fluid flow, via a dual cell approach (Non-Equilibrium Thermal Model) Ability to create a duplicate mesh for a single fluid zone directly in FLUENT, e.g. when setting up a dual cell heat exchanger (Copying Cell Zones) Ability to set the surface reaction parameters for the Non-Equilibrium Thermal Model using the define/models/species/surf-reaction-netm-param text command. Ability to model chemically activated bimolecular pressure dependent reaction types (Inputs for Reaction Definition) Ability for internal combustion engines to convert products at the end of one cycle to inert for the next cycle when using the partially premixed combustion model (Modeling In Cylinder Combustion) Ability to include the effects of heat loss or gain in the unburnt mixture, as well as equivalence-ratio fluctuations, on the laminar flame speed (Laminar Flame Speed in the Theory Guide)
Heat Transfer
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Chapter 7: FLUENT Ability to efficiently solve reacting flow in shell and tube heat exchangers (including curvilinear configurations) with long and thin channels (Reacting Channel Model) Thermal and solutal buoyancy options available as full features (beta features in Release 13) (Modeling Thermal and Solutal Buoyancy ) Stochastic secondary droplet (SSD) model available as full feature (beta feature in Release 13) (Modeling Spray Breakup) Discrete Element Method (DEM) available as full feature (beta feature in Release 13) (Modeling Collision Using the DEM Model) Implementation of a boiling rate equation for multicomponent particles to be able to simulate multicomponent vaporization when the total vapor pressure at the droplet surface exceeds the cell pressure Improvements for handling particle interactions with moving walls for general meshes Extension visualization of particle data, including filtering of particle tracks, sizing of particle spheres with any particle variable, and displaying DEM specific data to understand the particle physics (Specifying Particles for Display and Particle Filtering) Ability to control the coupled heat-mass solution of droplets and multicomponent particles (Including Coupled Heat-Mass Solution Effects on the Particles) and to include vaporization options (Enabling Pressure Dependent Boiling and Including the Effect of Droplet Temperature on Latent Heat) Ability to model surface tension using continuum surface stress method (beta feature in Release 13) (Including Surface Tension and Adhesion Effects) Coupled with volume fractions option for solving equations (Coupled Solution for VOF and Mixture Multiphase Flows, Selecting the PressureVelocity Coupling Method, and Controlling the Volume Fraction Coupled Solution)
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New Features in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 Critical heat flux for wall boiling models available as full feature (beta feature in Release 13), including boiling model parameters (Including the Boiling Model) Yao and Morel extension of the volumetric interfacial area transport model to include mass transfer and nucleation effects (beta feature in Release 13) (Defining the Interfacial Area Concentration) Two new drag functions are available for granular flow: the Huilin and Gidaspow drag law and the Gibilaro drag law (Specifying the Drag Function) The Immiscible Fluid Model from previous releases of ANSYS FLUENT has been renamed to Multi-Fluid VoF Model. The Full Multiphase Coupled pressure-velocity coupling scheme from previous releases of ANSYS FLUENT has been renamed to Coupled with Volume Fractions and is now selected by choosing Coupled in the Solution Methods task page and enabling the Coupled with Volume Fractions option (Selecting the Pressure-Velocity Coupling Method). Eulerian wall film model available as full feature (beta feature in Release 13) ("Modeling Eulerian Wall Films") Heat transfer support for the Eulerian wall film model ("Modeling Eulerian Wall Films") Ability to include growth and nucleation phenomena for the Inhomogeneous Discrete population balance model Availability of the DQMOM method in serial only (beta feature in Release 13) (Enabling the Population Balance Model) Ability to use the Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings model to include convective effects (The Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings Model in the Theory Guide) and specify the locations of moving receivers (Specifying Acoustic Receivers)
Population Balance
Acoustics
Material Properties
Convection/diffusion controlled vaporization for droplets (Spalding mass transfer)
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Chapter 7: FLUENT Urea material extended to include droplet, particle mixture (urea-water) and mixture (urea-water-air) materials film-averaged temperature used for binary diffusivity of vaporizing droplets (Description of the Properties)
Mesh Morpher/Optimizer
Ability to define the objective function that is minimized by the mesh morpher/optimizer as a custom function of output parameters, i.e., values from flux, force, surface integral, or volume integral reports (Setting Up the Mesh Morpher/Optimizer) Ability to define constraints on the boundary zones, in order to limit the freedom of particular zones that fall within the deformation region(s) during the morphing of the mesh (Setting Up the Mesh Morpher/Optimizer) Ability to specify commands that are executed before or after the calculation is run for each design stage generated by the mesh morpher/optimizer (Setting Up the Mesh Morpher/Optimizer)
Parallel Processing
Improved distributed/shared memory hybrid AMG algorithm leading to significant improvements in solver scalability. Architecture-aware partitioning has been improved and is performed by default when the case file is read (Partitioning in the Users Guide). Ability to extend exterior cell creation based on interface face and node coverage (Extended Neighborhood in the UDF Manual). Ability to use Laplacian-coefficient-based AMG coarsening to partition cases with highly stretched cells (Partition Methods in the Users Guide) FLUENT now makes use of Platform MPI technology (formerly referred to as HPMPI) from Platform Computing Corporation ("Parallel Processing") Support for PBS Professional in interactive mode (Starting ANSYS FLUENT Using FLUENT Launcher in the Users Guide). Changes to supported platforms. (refer to the updated tables in "Parallel Processing"). Increased performance of view factor calculations utilizing the GPGPU hardware (beta feature). Enable FLUENT UDFs to execute on GPUS (beta feature).
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Chapter 7: FLUENT Ability to monitor and compute the uniformity index (weighted by area or mass) of a specified quantity over selected surfaces (Overview of Defining Surface Monitors and Generating a Surface Integral Report) The default settings for the Save Picture dialog box have been changed to save a color-scale copy of the picture in a JPEG format (Using the Save Picture Dialog Box)
User Interface
Ability to set boundary conditions of same type using wildcards
Workbench
Ability to perform one-way or two-way coupling with FLUENT and Ansoft products (Maxwell) (Performing FLUENT and Ansoft Coupling in Workbench) Output parameter support for drag, lift, and moments (Creating Output Parameters in the Users Guide). Automatic compilation of UDF libraries by FLUENT ("Compiling UDFs" in the UDF Manual). Source term parameters no longer need to only be specified using SI units (FLUENT in Workbench User's Guide). New text user interface commands (/solve/set/number-of-iterations; /solve/set/number-of-time-steps; and /solve/set/max-iterations-per-timestep) to set the number of iterations or time-steps (applicable to FLUENT in Workbench) (FLUENT Text Command List).
Add-Ons
Ability to extend a CFD analysis with detailed sensitivity data using the FLUENT Adjoint Model add-on (FLUENT Adjoint Solver Module Manual). Ability to perform battery modeling using FLUENT Battery Model add-on (FLUENT Battery Module Manual).
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Chapter 7: FLUENT The FLUENT/REACTION DESIGN KINetics coupling is not available on the win64 platform DO-Energy coupling is recommended for large optical thickness cases (> 10) only FMG initialization is not available with the shell conduction model FMG initialization is not compatible with the unsteady solver The MHD module is not compatible with Eulerian multiphase models Bounded 2nd order discretization in time is not compatible with moving and deforming meshes. When simulating porous media, the value of the Porosity (defined in the Fluid dialog box) cannot be 0 or 1 (i.e., it must be in between these values) if the non-equilibrium thermal model is enabled When simulating porous media, the non-equilibrium thermal model is not supported with radiation and/or multiphase models These features are currently unavailable in the parallel solver: Discrete transfer radiation model (DTRM) Continuous Fiber Model (CFM) add-on module Data export to non-native formats other than EnSight, FIELDVIEW, Tecplot, and the generic heat flux data file Platform support and drivers ANSYS FLUENT is not compatible with the job scheduler on HPC Server 2008 with the packaged version of HPMPI. The default MPI (MSMPI) should be used The minimum OS requirements for Linux are SLES 10 or Red Hat Enterprise 5.0 The path name length to the cpropep.so library (including the lib name) is limited to 80 characters. (Linux Opteron cluster using Infiniband interconnect only) On Linux platforms, including a space character in the current working directory path is not supported. Visit the ANSYS Customer Portal for the latest Windows graphics FAQ. Version 2.0 or higher of .NET Framework must be installed in order to run ANSYS FLUENT on the winx64 platform.
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Known Limitations in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 On Windows platforms, if you are installing ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 on a machine already having ANSYS FLUENT 13.0, then after installing Platform and Intel MPI libraries from the pre-requisites, make sure to delete the environment variables MPI_ROOT (for Platform MPI) and I_MPI_ROOT (for Intel MPI), otherwise it will conflict while running ANSYS FLUENT 13.0 in parallel mode. Remote Solver Facility (RSF) is no longer supported in ANSYS FLUENT. The non-iterative time advancement (NITA) solver is applicable with only a limited set of models. See the ANSYS FLUENT User's Guide for more details. NITA (using fractional time step method) is not compatible with porous media The following models are not available for the density-based solvers: Volume-of-fluid (VOF) model Multiphase mixture model Eulerian multiphase model Non-premixed combustion model Premixed combustion model Partially premixed combustion model Composition PDF transport model Soot model Rosseland radiation model Melting/solidification model Enhanced Coherent Flamelet model Inert model: transport of inert species (EGR in IC engines) Dense discrete phase model Shell conduction model Floating operating pressure Spark ignition and auto-ignition models Physical velocity formulation for porous media Selective multigrid (SAMG) The pressure-based coupled solver is not available with the following features:
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Chapter 7: FLUENT Porous jump boundary condition Fixed velocity User-defined functions (UDFs) Interpreted UDFs cannot be used while running in parallel with an Infiniband interconnect. The compiled UDF approach should be used in this case FLUENT-Platform LSF integration is not supported on the MS Windows platform FLUENT-SGE integration is supported only on Linux platforms Wave and GT-Power coupling are available only with stand-alone ANSYS FLUENT and not in the Workbench environment Wave is not supported on Windows 64bit platforms ANSYS FLUENT 14 uses the CHEMKIN-CFD KINetics library 2.4. This version no longer supports the linia64 platforms GT-Power is supported on the 32- and 64-bit Linux and Windows platforms. Supported versions of third party software are listed below: Third Party Software Abaqus Altair HYPERMESH ANSOFT-MAXWELL AVS CGNS CHEMKIN Data Explorer Ensight EnSight 6 (TUI only) EnSight Case Gold FAST Fieldview Gambit Supported Version 6.9 5.1 15.0 5.0 2.53 2.4 4.2 9.1.2 7.6 9.1.2 1.3 12.2.1 2.4
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Limitations That No Longer Apply in ANSYS FLUENT 14.0 GT-POWER HOOPS I-DEAS LSTC-DYNA MPCCI MPI-HP/Platform MPI-Intel MPI-OpenMPI NASTRAN PATRAN PTC MECHANICA TECPLOT VKI WAVE Other The IRIS Image and HPGL hardcopy formats are no longer supported in ANSYS FLUENT When using ANSYS FLUENT with the Remove Solve Manager (RSM): Only one copy of a saved project that is in the pending state can reconnect successfully. System Coupling is not supported. Ansoft Coupling is not supported. UDFs are supported with limitations as detailed in Submitting FLUENT Jobs to RSM in Workbench User Guide 7.0 17.15 IDEAS NX Series 11 970.0 3.0.5 8.1.2 4.02 1.3.3 Bulk data input file - MSC.NASTRAN 2007 3.0 PTC/Mechanica Wildfire 4.0 9.0 (Export). Tecplot file format, version 11.2 (Import) 3.6.0 8.3
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The Multi-Fluid VOF Model was previously referred to as the Immiscible Fluid Model. The shell conduction model can now be used with the non-premixed and partially premixed combustion models. The CutCell zone remeshing method can now be used on polyhedral cells. 2nd order discretization in time with moving and deforming meshes is now supported as a beta feature. Note that bounded 2nd order discretization in time with moving and deforming meshes remains unavailable. Non-reflecting boundary conditions are now supported in the pressurebased solver as a beta feature.
Solver-Numerics
Change to second order spatial discretization as the default method for the pressure based solver. The second order discretization scheme will provide improved solutions compared to the first order scheme used in previous releases. However, cases may take more iterations to converge and/or need changes to the solver settings for optimal convergence. Previously setup cases are not affected and will retain the old default. New cases will use the updated default method. The new default boundary gradient limiting procedure improves solutions, particularly for cases with coarse meshes near boundaries. It also improves convergence by avoiding out of bound values during iterations. To revert to pre-FLUENT 14 code behavior, use the following rpvar command:
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Solver-Meshing
Several dynamic mesh algorithms related to remeshing and smoothing have been improved. These changes can result in slightly different meshes for dynamic mesh simulations that can effect the solution. The polyhedra conversion algorithm has been improved. Using the same mesh as a starting mesh, the polyhedra conversion might produce a slightly different polyhedra mesh. The quality based mesh smoothing (in the Smooth/Swap menu) has been improved and might return meshes of better quality.
Turbulence
The new default near-wall treatment for the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model is now the enhanced wall treatment with the Low-Re damping option enabled. The Low-Re damping option has been removed from the GUI. To revert to FLUENT 13 settings, first turn off the enhanced wall treatment for the SpalartAllmaras model via the /define/models/viscous> sa-enhanced-walltreatment? text command. A new text command is then available that allows you to turn the Low-Re Damping on or off: /define/models/viscous> sa-damping? Improvements have been made to scale-resolving turbulence simulations employing an underlying one- or two-equation RANS model (i.e. SAS or DES) and using a synthetic turbulence generator at an inlet or at a RANS/LES interface. Results may vary from previous releases. Rough wall treatment has been improved for epsilon-equation based turbulence models to avoid reduction in effective roughness when the near-wall mesh is refined. This is the new default treatment. Set the following rpvar command to false to return to pre-FLUENT 14 code behavior. (ke-rough-wall-treatment-r14? #f) The implementation of the Delayed DES (DDES) shielding function, fd (Equation 4228 in the Theory Guide), has been optimized in the SST and Realizable k- Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) models to provide effective shielding. The constant was changed from 8 to 20. With this change, DDES is now the recommended shielding function for the SST k-omega model with Delayed DES enabled and is used by default.
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Chapter 7: FLUENT The calculation of SAS-specific terms at periodic boundary conditions has been corrected and will yield improved model behavior.
Heat Transfer
For the shell conduction model at T-junctions formed with 2 walls, the heatconduction treatment has been corrected and will yield improved results. Postprocessing Wall Function Heat Transfer Coefficient (WFHTC) has been corrected. FLUENT no longer reports a value of zero for WFHTC on adiabatic walls. The previous behavior can be recovered with the following rpvar command. (rpsetvar 'wf/zero-wfhtc-on-adiabatic-walls? #t)
Reacting Flow
The diffusion for the spark model is now limited to cells in close proximity to the spark region specified. This results in a more realistic prediction of spark propagation. Historically, the spark model would affect diffusion throughout the flow domain, and the new treatment only affects diffusion around the location of the spark.
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Updates Affecting Code Behavior In the DPM energy balance, the latent heat is computed consistently in the droplet and Lagrangian film models. Previously, the film model always used a constant latent heat value. The user cannot revert to the old method. Improvements to the droplet Vaporization Law numerics result in a more accurate vaporization history. As a result of the improved accuracy, computed trajectories may be longer compared with FLUENT 13.0. In addition, computational time may increase compared to FLUENT 13.0 if the computed vaporization time is longer. The change can be reverted by issuing the following commands in sequence: (rpsetvar dpm/limiting-time-algorithm? #f) (rpsetvar dpm/minimum-vapor-fraction-new 0.01) (dpm-parameters-changed) The Multicomponent Law numerics have been revised to speed up the computation. When importing case files from previous versions, you will need to disable Coupled Heat-Mass Solution for Multicomponent droplets to take advantage of the increased computational speed. This setting is found on the Numerics tab of the of the Discrete Phase Model dialog box. Several changes have been made to the Lagrangian wall film model that lead to more consistent evaporation of the wall film for pure and multi-component wall films. In addition, splashing of droplets has been improved to consider only one sampling from the cumulative probability density function of the underlying size distribution. These changes cannot be reversed.
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Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings solver: reception time calculation is improved by interpolating the emitted timestep signal between the receiver timesteps covered by the received signal.
For multiphase simulations, the linearized mass transfer UDF is now used by default. To revert to the previous behavior, use the TUI command solve/set/expert and enter no at the Linearized Mass Transfer UDF? prompt. Alternatively, you can use the following scheme command:
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Chapter 8: CFX
This section summarizes the new features in ANSYS CFX and CFD-Post Release 14.0. 8.1. New Features and Enhancements 8.2. Incompatibilities
8.1.2.1. CFX-Solver
To improve the efficiency of calculations for turbomachinery applications, the Time Transformation and Fourier Transformation methods for Transient Blade Row cases have been introduced.
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Chapter 8: CFX The default intersection method at Generalized Grid Interfaces has been changed from the Bitmap method to the Direct method. This should improve the accuracy of intersection and performance. Prior to this release, the CFX-Solver determined the license it would check out based on a set of internal algorithms. This sometimes was inconsistent with the license preferences, as these were not necessarily respected by the solver. In Release 14, license checkouts use the license preferences and follow the checkout order you specify (consistent with product capability levels), which enables you to control the license checkout order.
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New Features and Enhancements You can create hub-to-shroud plots based on two streamwise locations (or blade aligned, or blade aligned linear). The plots will show a difference in the circumferentially averaged variable between the two locations.
Vectors of Particle Variables on Particle Tracks You can plot vectors of particle variables on FLUENT particle tracks.
High-definition Movie Output You can create high-definition movies ("HD Video 720p" and "HD Video 1080p") that play on all typical players.
Transient Blade Row Post-processing Solution variables are loaded and are available for plots. The file behaves like a transient case. Timestep switching, time charts, and animations are supported. In addition, uniform and custom timestep sampling is supported.
FLUENT Internal Combustion (IC) Engine Cases IC engine cases with changing topology are now supported. Boundaries and domains that are not available at the selected timestep are greyed out in the Outline tree.
CGNS Files Face based boundary definition (in addition to nodal definition) is now supported. Files written with CGNS library version 3.0 or below are now supported.
Time Chart Performance The calculation of time charts has been sped up significantly, in cases where unrelated objects (such as streamlines, planes, and so on) are present in the state.
CFD-Post installation Size The disk size of the stand-alone CFD-Post installation has been significantly reduced.
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8.2. Incompatibilities
This sections highlights differences in the behavior between Release 13.0 and Release 14.0 of ANSYS CFX and CFD-Post.
8.2.1. CFX-Solver
The Release 14.0 version of CFX-Solver is compatible with the Release 14.0 license server but is not compatible with the Release 13.0 license server. CFX Distributed Parallel in ANSYS CFX 13 uses HP-MPI while CFX Distributed Parallel in ANSYS CFX 14 uses PCMPI. These different installations of MPI can have a conflict when installed on the same Windows machine. To avoid such a conflict, be sure to follow the installation instructions that appear during Platform MPI installation. Below is a list of numerics improvements and other changes made for the CFXSolver in Release 14.0. The changes are believed to be generally helpful and should be reverted only in the event of a problem.
Incompatibilities Thus, the default value of 1.0 is converted internally to 0.75. If you override the default by a smaller value, then the new value is also multiplied internally by 0.75. This ensures that you retain some control over this parameter. The above restrictions ensure that the numerics changes are focused on a narrow range of problems, hence do not deteriorate convergence of other classes of problems. The changes occur in CS 44468. Miscellaneous A bug has been fixed that could cause convergence differences depending on the solver internal memory structure. A bug has been fixed which could influence the convergence behavior of cases with CEL expressions based on the shear strain rate.
Multiphase A bug has been fixed that permitted coalescence of certain size groups in the MUSIG model. This bug is platform-dependent. The fix can be reverted by setting the expert parameter: musig mass coalescence tolerance = 0.0 . Properties The default value for the expert parameter 'alternate saturation clipping' has been changed to true. This resolves some incorrect behavior when inverting property tables in which the saturation curve passes through the 2d table, and may lead to different results for cases involving phase change (for example, real gas cavitation and equilibrium phase change). Miscellaneous The accuracy of the units [debye,D], [rankine,R] and [revolution,rev] in etc/units.cfx has been improved. This can have an influence on the results if those units are used in the CCL file. A bug has been fixed in the Bounded CDS advection scheme.
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Chapter 8: CFX Parallel The coupled partitioning method has been improved. The requirement that each partition owns at least one core vertex in each domain no longer exists. This can be reverted by setting the following expert parameter: part_multizone_core_vertex = T .
8.2.2. CFX-Pre
No changes have been made to CFX-Pre in this release.
8.2.4. CFD-Post
This section describes the operational changes, the procedural changes (actions that have to be done differently in this release to get an outcome available in previous releases), and the support changes (functionality that is no longer supported) in Release 14.0 of CFD-Post. Operational Changes In Release 13.0, forces at interfaces or cut planes were approximated by adding pressure and mass flow force. However, this calculation will not balance the forces at walls. Release 14.0 has a more accurate calculation of the approximate force, which is derived by subtracting the mass flow force from the pressure force at interfaces and cut planes. In FLUENT there is an option to have additional post-processing variables written to FLUENT DAT files. There is a change in behavior in the reading of variables from FLUENT files. In Release 13, when selecting to output additional variables in a DAT file in FLUENT (via the Data File Quantities panel), you had to choose only the variables that were not automatically output to DAT file. Otherwise, the chosen variable would show up in CFD-Post with a numerical suffix (for example, you will see 'Velocity 1' in addition to 'Velocity'). As an alternative, you could use the CDAT file format to specify exactly which variables to output to CFD-Post. As of Release 14, when a variable is written to the user-specified section of a DAT file, CFD-Post will check to see if the same variable is available in the basic section of the DAT file. If so, the variable from the basic section will not be read
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Incompatibilities in CFD-Post, only the variables from the user-specified section of the DAT file will be read. Reading of 13.0 FLUENT cases that have multi-configuration information can fail in CFD-Post 14.0. A workaround is to set the FLUENT_MULTICONFIG_OFF=1 environment variable before running CFD-Post. Procedural Changes There are no procedural changes in this release. Support Changes There are no support changes in this release.
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Chapter 9: POLYFLOW
9.1. Introduction
ANSYS POLYFLOW 14.0 is the third version of ANSYS POLYFLOW to be integrated into ANSYS Workbench. Starting in version 12.1, ANSYS POLYFLOW users were able to create interlinked systems with geometry, meshing, solution setup, solver and postprocessing inside ANSYS Workbench, using shared licensing and HPC. Blow molding and extrusion application-specific versions of ANSYS POLYFLOW were introduced to allow specific industrial processes to be simulated. With regard to modeling, two new models were introduced: the volume of fluid (VOF) model for free surface modeling in a fixed domain; and the discrete ordinates (DO) model for radiation. In ANSYS POLYFLOW 14.0, the ANSYS Workbench integration, licensing, and modeling capabilities have been further enhanced to meet the needs of ANSYS POLYFLOW users.
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Chapter 9: POLYFLOW You can create user-defined templates via the UPDT button to parameterize the values for the absissa and/or ordinate of: multi-ramp functions of time or S (for evolution problems), when the multi-ramp functions are applied on a parameter of a model (e.g., fac, vn, cp) multi-ramp functions of X, Y, or Z coordinates when defining the average temperature, the average concentration, the initial fluid fraction for volume of fluid (VOF) problems, or the initial thickness distribution of films or the parison for shell models.
ANSYS POLYFLOW allows you to define force-driven mold motion for shell surface parisons, with limitations on the maximum displacement. A new heuristic technique has been implemented for defining the order of elimination of the equations in the AMF linear solver (which is the default solver in ANSYS POLYFLOW 14.0). This technique can lead to significant reductions in CPU time and memory requirements under certain circumstances. Improvements should be observed for fixed and deforming domain simulations when the mini-element interpolation is used. The new heuristic technique does not make any difference when pressure stabilization is enabled (linear interpolation of velocities). ANSYS POLYFLOW provides further options for decoupling the calculation of various fields: For internal radiation, you can decouple the calculation of the velocities, irradiance, and/or temperatures. For transport of species, you can decouple the calculation of the velocities and species.
ANSYS POLYFLOW allows you to export temperature and thickness data to results files that can be used for further simulations in ANSYS Mechanical. ANSYS POLYFLOW allows you to simulate contact release (i.e., the detachment of a free surface that has come into contact with a wall) for a 3D or shell model, as part of a blow molding or thermoforming simulation. ANSYS POLYFLOW allows you to convert .poly files written by ANSYS Meshing to the POLYFLOW format. ANSYS POLYFLOW can read and recognize 1D and 2D PMeshes exported from ANSYS ICEM CFD and ANSYS Meshing.
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Defect Fixes POLYFLOW allows you to convert a mesh into a sliceable mesh in POLYDATA, so that you can employ certain remeshing techniques that are otherwise incompatible with the mesh or easily modify aspects of an existing sliceable mesh. A POLYFLOW system can be connected to an ANSYS Mechanical system in Workbench, so that you can transfer thickness and temperature data. A series of templates are available. These templates are in the form of Workbench projects, and each contains a complete simulation from geometry to postprocessing, including design parameters. You are thus able to connect your own geometry, adapt the design parameters in ANSYS DesignXplorer, and simply update the project. A predefined report is then automatically created in ANSYS CFD-Post. These templates currently cover the main applications of POLYFLOW: extrusion, blow molding, and thermoforming. POLYFLOW documentation is available via the Help pull-down menu in the various POLYFLOW applications, as well as the Help chart button in ANSYS POLYMAT and ANSYS POLYCURVE. For a boundary that experiences both incoming and outgoing flows (e.g., an outlet with backflow) as part of a nonisothermal simulation, ANSYS POLYFLOW allows you to impose a temperature on the flow that enters the domain via the Incoming fluid temperature thermal boundary condition. The view in the ANSYS POLYFUSE Graphics Display window can be manipulated via a graphics toolbar (which replaces the View Options panel), as well as shortcut keys. A more user-friendly graphical user interface has been introduced for ANSYS POLYMAT and ANSYS POLYSTAT. The updated GUI provides a higher quality display of the results and allows an interactive manipulation of graphical objects. POLYFLOW provides access to POLYFLOW project templates, which are Workbench project files that you can modify in order to quickly and easily set up your own problem. These templates include blow molding, extrusion, and thermoforming problems.
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Chapter 9: POLYFLOW It is now possible to get the ideal (pointwise) thickness distribution when optimizing parison in blow molding/thermoforming simulations. Error messages about inconsistencies between mesh and data files has been corrected in ANSYS POLYDATA. A fix was introduced to avoid the solver crashes when solving a pressing simulation with the secant method. It is now possible to display fields on PMeshes in CFD-Post. Force fields on boundaries now have units in CFD-Post. Error messages about problems during mesh conversion have been corrected. A fix was introduced to avoid a crash of ANSYS POLYDATA when switching from the sliding mesh setup to steady state. A fix was introduced for shell blow molding / thermoforming problems that use the non-isothermal KBKZ model, to ensure that the temperature dependence is applied to the additional viscosity. A fix was introduced to avoid POLYDATA crashes as a result of doubleclicking in the tree view. The Set units for CFD-Post or Ansys Mapper menu item has been removed from the Outputs menu for mixing tasks. The unsupported Mini-element for velocities, linear pressure interpolation for viscoelastic flows is no longer accessible in the Interpolation menu of POLYDATA. The formulation and interpolation of the Lagrange multiplier for slipping and fluid-structure interaction has been corrected. A fix was introduced to avoid POLYDATA crashes as a result of converting a viscoelastic VOF sub-task into a Newtonian VOF sub-task. For shell blow molding problems in which evolution is applied on the inflation pressure, the EVOL summary menu (opened via the LSEV button) has been corrected so that it no longer reports an inflation pressure of zero. A fix was introduced to avoid POLYDATA crashes as a result of reading a material data file for a contact case. The POLYFLOW listing file has been improved for cases when the solver stops due to insufficient memory. A fix was introduced to ensure that the POLYFLOW listing file reports the correct number of processors when running in parallel.
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Known Limitations A fix was introduced to ensure that the mathematical library does not use more processors than the number you specified. A fix was introduced to ensure that the ordering of input parameters in DesignXplorer is not inconsistent when template parameters are modified in POLYDATA. The direction of the rotation axis of a moving part (that employs the mesh superposition technique) no longer affects its velocity. Contact detection has been improved for shell molds. A fix was introduced to avoid POLYDATA crashes when you modify the direction of generation during the creation of a 3D mesh from a shell result. Running POLYFLOW in standalone mode under ANSYS licensing is now easier, as you no longer have to set the environment variable. DOS windows no longer pop up repeatedly when updating a series of Design Points for POLYFLOW systems in Workbench. The axis and speed of rotation of a moving part (that employs the mesh superposition technique) can now be flagged as a parameter of a userdefined template. A fix was introduced to avoid POLYDATA crashes when you modify the type of a mold during a contact problem. A fix was introduced to avoid POLYDATA crashes when a change of units is rejected. It is now possible to define all components of the force applied on a mold as template parameters. It is now possible to define independent time histories for the transient shear rate and the transient elongational rate when fitting material parameters to your data in POLYMAT.
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Chapter 9: POLYFLOW CutCell meshes are not compatible with mixing or volume of fluid (VOF) tasks, viscoelastic flow sub-tasks, contact detection, internal radiation, the Narayanaswamy model, flow-induced crystallization, or the adaptive meshing technique. Moreover, the interpolation for the velocity field is limited: for a pure CutCell mesh, it must be the linear element; for a portion of a CutCell mesh that has been converted into a sliceable mesh, it can be either the linear element or the mini-element. Due to some modifications of the contact algorithm to accommodate the needs of the automatic contact release feature, you may need to make small revisions to the contact parameters of a blow molding or thermoforming problem that was originally set up using version 13.0, in order to run it using version 14.0. IGES files exported by POLYFLOW always use millimeters for the unit of length. When planning to export an IGES file from POLYFLOW, it is highly recommended that you use millimeters in your original CAD model or when creating the geometry in ANSYS DesignModeler. You should then use the mm/g/s unit system in POLYFLOW. If another unit systems is used, you may have difficulties importing the IGES file of the deformed geometry back into ANSYS DesignModeler or any other CAD tool. If you are using Windows XP, POLYDATA may crash when importing a material data file. This can be avoided if you change the default TEMP directory to a directory that is not deeply nested in other directories (e.g., change it to D:\temp).
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Chapter 10: Icepak Implemented an additional option to specify transparency using the object right click menu in the Model tree or graphics window. See Using the Context Menus in the Graphics Display Window of the User's Guide. Implemented default locations for projects and files. See Miscellaneous Options of the User's Guide. Implemented import of stacked die packages using MCM/SIP databases. See User Inputs for Stacked Die Packages of the User's Guide. Implemented import of stacked die packages using ANF files. See Adding a Package to Your ANSYS Icepak Model of the User's Guide. Implemented the modification of mcm/sip import for stacked die packages. See User Inputs for Stacked Die Packages of the User's Guide. Implemented import of POP (Package on package) packages for package modeling. See User Inputs for Package on Package of the User's Guide. Implemented import of ODB++ format for block and package modeling. See Adding a Block to Your ANSYS Icepak Model and Adding a Package to Your ANSYS Icepak Model of the User's Guide. QFN package type is available for lead frame package modeling. See User Inputs for Lead-Frame Packages of the User's Guide. QFP package object has been enhanced to model additional details. See User Inputs for Lead-Frame Packages of the User's Guide. Enhanced trace and via modeling for pcb boards and packages. Implemented 64-bit utilities for trace and via modeling. CSV export/import capabilities for variables and trials in parametric runs. See Import and Export of Trial Data of the User's Guide. CSV import capabilities for polygonal sources. See CSV/Excel Files of the User's Guide. Implemented 2D objects, except for conducting thin plates and sides of network objects and network blocks, permitted on a zero slack boundary. Implemented transparency option for surfaces when using the solar loading model. See User Inputs for the Solar Load Model of the User's Guide.
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New and Modified Features in ANSYS Icepak 14 Implemented new ANSYS Workbench color palette for Icepak objects. See Editing the Graphical Styles of the User's Guide. Improved interpolation method for 3D spatial power profile modeling. See Miscellaneous Options of the User's Guide. Implemented new and improved 2D interpolation methods for point profiles. See Miscellaneous Options of the User's Guide. Redesigned the power and temperature table for quick editing of network nodal powers. See Setting Up the Power and Temperature Limit Values of the User's Guide. Optimized meshing design incorporates importing meshes of pre-meshed assemblies. Implemented layer stack-up design for PCB objects. See Adding a PCB to Your ANSYS Icepak Model of the User's Guide. Implemented user specified flow direction for resistances. See Adding a Resistance to Your ANSYS Icepak Model of the User's Guide. Implemented CAD shapes for sources. See CAD Objects of the User's Guide. Implemented temperature dependent piecewise linear power for 3D objects. Implemented transient variation for fixed temperature boundary condition for block sides. Implement non-uniform auto save solution intervals for transient simulations. See User Inputs for Transient Simulations of the User's Guide. Implemented option to save .dat and .fdat files. See Using the Solve Panel to Set the Solver Controls of the User's Guide. User definable setting for UDS (joule heating). Implemented solar load model for parallel processing. Implemented the option to display specific postprocessing levels and to orient a legend vertically or horizontally. See Using the Context Menus in the Graphics Display Window of the User's Guide. Implemented plotting of temperatures of internal nodes of network objects and network blocks. See Network Temperature Plots of the User's Guide. Implemented the export of Heat Flux Vectors data into CFD-Post. See Results Solution Control Options of the User's Guide.
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Chapter 10: Icepak Implemented Thermal Cross and Thermal Chokepoint variables in CFD-Post. Improved translation of CAD objects using the mouse. Implemented temperature dependent piecewise linear power for 3D objects. Implemented convergence setting for joule equation. See Judging Convergence of the User's Guide. Implemented PNG image file format. PNG is the default file type for images. See The File Menu of the User's Guide. Implemented the High Density Datacenter component macro. See Data Center Components of the User's Guide. Implemented the LED Source macro to model temperature dependent power of LEDs using forward current and forward voltage relationship. See The Macros Menu of the User's Guide. Implemented the Arc Fin macro to create arc shaped heatsinks using polygonal approximations. Implemented the Thermostat transient feedback (source/block) macro to control the power of heat sources by monitoring temperatures. Implemented the Thermostat transient feedback (fan strength) macro to control the rotational strength of fans by monitoring temperatures. Enhanced libraries of fans including new ADDA, Panasonic and Sunon fans. New blower library consisting of ADDA, Minebea and Sunon blowers. Implemented object alignment bubble help.
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Vectors of Particle Variables on Particle Tracks You can plot vectors of particle variables on FLUENT particle tracks.
High-definition Movie Output You can create high-definition movies ("HD Video 720p" and "HD Video 1080p") that play on all typical players.
Transient Blade Row Post-processing Solution variables are loaded and are available for plots. The file behaves like a transient case. Timestep switching, time charts, and animations are supported. In addition, uniform and custom timestep sampling is supported.
FLUENT Internal Combustion (IC) Engine Cases IC engine cases with changing topology are now supported. Boundaries and domains that are not available at the selected timestep are greyed out in the Outline tree.
CGNS Files Face based boundary definition (in addition to nodal definition) is now supported.
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Chapter 11: CFD-Post Files written with CGNS library version 3.0 or below are now supported.
Time Chart Performance The calculation of time charts has been sped up significantly, in cases where unrelated objects (such as streamlines, planes, and so on) are present in the state.
CFD-Post installation Size The disk size of the stand-alone CFD-Post installation has been significantly reduced.
11.2. Incompatibilities
This section describes the operational changes, the procedural changes (actions that have to be done differently in this release to get an outcome available in previous releases), and the support changes (functionality that is no longer supported) in Release 14.0 of CFD-Post. Operational Changes In Release 13.0, forces at interfaces or cut planes were approximated by adding pressure and mass flow force. However, this calculation will not balance the forces at walls. Release 14.0 has a more accurate calculation of the approximate force, which is derived by subtracting the mass flow force from the pressure force at interfaces and cut planes. In FLUENT there is an option to have additional post-processing variables written to FLUENT DAT files. There is a change in behavior in the reading of variables from FLUENT files. In Release 13, when selecting to output additional variables in a DAT file in FLUENT (via the Data File Quantities panel), you had to choose only the variables that were not automatically output to DAT file. Otherwise, the chosen variable would show up in CFD-Post with a numerical suffix (for example, you will see 'Velocity 1' in addition to 'Velocity'). As an alternative, you could use the CDAT file format to specify exactly which variables to output to CFD-Post. As of Release 14, when a variable is written to the user-specified section of a DAT file, CFD-Post will check to see if the same variable is available in the basic section of the DAT file. If so, the variable from the basic section will not be read in CFD-Post, only the variables from the user-specified section of the DAT file will be read.
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Incompatibilities Reading of 13.0 FLUENT cases that have multi-configuration information can fail in CFD-Post 14.0. A workaround is to set the FLUENT_MULTICONFIG_OFF=1 environment variable before running CFD-Post. Procedural Changes There are no procedural changes in this release. Support Changes There are no support changes in this release.
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Chapter 12: AQWA Linearized Morison drag on TUBE elements has been added to AQWA-LINE. When AQWA-LINE stage 5 is run with a new LDRG option a set of modified RAOs is calculated and written out to the .LIS and .PLT files. Linearized Tube Drag is also available as an Analysis Settings option in the Workbench Hydrodynamic Diffraction system. Two new capabilities have been added to allow the distribution of bending moment and shear force down a truss spar structure to be plotted in the AGS. See the AGS Help (Start > All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Help > AQWA > AGS Help 14.0) for more information. Wheeler stretching has been introduced for the calculation of wave pressure in AQWA-NAUT (WHLS option).
Revised Model Components for the Hydrodynamic Analysis system: Fixed Points (under Geometry) have the same behavior as Connection Points did in the previous release
Result Graphs have been enhanced. Linearized Tube Drag Forces, as an individual graph or included in the reporting of total forces, are available for Hydrodynamic Diffraction Results Fender Forces and Joint Forces graphs are available for Hydrodynamic Time Response Results
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Prism Meshing The following prism meshing enhancements have been made in TGrid 14.0: Special corner treatment has been added to improve CutCell prism quality.
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Chapter 14: TGrid Speedup of the prism generation up to a factor of two depending on the number of layers created. Improved quality and stability of mesh morphing as part of Cutcell prism generation.
Cut-Tet Meshing Workflow The Cut-Tet workflow is a new approach to create a tetrahedral, hexcore, or prism mesh based on a triangulated and improved CutCell surface mesh. Miscellaneous Enhancements The following miscellaneous enhancements have been made in TGrid 14.0: Edge operations: An improved algorithm for creating the intersection edge results in a speedup by a factor of 2 or more. The ability to delete small edges has been added. Tetrahedral meshing robustness has been improved.
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