SIMULATION FEATURES
OVERVIEW
INDEX
CFD Features FEA Features Thermodynamics Features
Model 3 Contacts (linear) 11 Contacts (linear) 20
Material Models 4 Physical Contacts (nonlinear) 11 Physical Contacts (nonlinear) 20
Initial Conditions 5 Element Technology Definition 12 Element Technology Definition 21
Simulation Model Properties 6 Material Models 12 Material Models 21-22
Boundary Conditions 6-7 Initial Conditions 12-13 Initial Conditions 22
Advanced Concepts 7-8 Constraints 13 Temperature Loads 22
Result Control 8-9 Loads 14 Heat Flux Loads 23
Solution Fields 9-10 Preloads 15 Constraints 23
Numerics 15-16-17 Loads 24
Simulation Control 17 Numerics 25-26
Solution Fields 18-19 Simulation Control 26
Solution Fields 27-28-29
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Model
Laminar • • • • • •
K-Omega SST • • • • • •
K-Epsilon • • • • • •
K-Omega • • •
LES
Smagorinsky • • • • • •
LES Spalart
Allmaras • • • • •
Steady-State • • • • • Local Time Step
Transient • • • • • •
Boussinesq
Approximation •
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Material Models
Bird-Carreau • • • •
Cross-Power
Law • • • •
Herschel
Bulkley • • • •
Newtonian • • • •
Power Law • • • •
PsiThermo
Model •
RhoThermo
Model • •
HeSolidThermo •
Model
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Initial Conditions
Pressure • • • • • •
Temperature • • •
Velocity • • • • • •
Turbulent
Kinetic Energy(k) • • • • • •
Epsilon • • • • • •
Omega • • • • • •
NuTilda • • • • •
Eddy Viscosity • • • • • •
Dynamic
Viscosity • •
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Initial Conditions
Turbulent
Thermal • • •
Diffusivity
Passive Scalar •
Phase Fraction •
Simulation Model Properties
Surface
Tension •
Gravity • • •
LES Delta • • • • • •
Boundary Conditions
Periodic • • • • • •
Pressure Inlet • • • • • •
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Boundary Conditions
Pressure
Outlet • • • • • •
Symmetry • • • • • •
Velocity Inlet • • • • • •
Velocity Outlet • • • • • •
Wall • • • • • •
Wedge • • • • • •
Custom • • • • • •
Advanced Concepts
Rotating
Zones • • • • •
Porous Media • • •
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Advanced Concepts
Solid Body
Motions • • •
Heat Sources • •
Result Control
Area Average • • • • • •
Area Integral • • • • • •
Wall Distance
(y+) •
Vorticity •
Wall Shear
Stress •
Forces and
Moment • • • •
Coefficients
Forces and
Moments • • • •
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Result Control
Scalar
Transport •
Solution Fields
Pressure • • • • • •
Temperature • • •
Velocity • • • • • •
Turbulent
Kinetic • • • • • •
Energy (k)
Epsilon • • • • • •
Omega • • • • • •
NuTilda • • • • •
Eddy Viscosity • • • • • •
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CFD FEATURES
Convective Conjugate Passive Scalar
Incompressible Compressible Multiphase
Heat Transfer Heat Transfer Transport
Solution Fields
Dynamic
Viscosity • •
Turbulent
Thermal • • •
Diffusivity
Passive Scalar •
Phase Fraction •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Contacts (linear)
Bonded Contact • • • • •
Cyclic Symmetry • • •
Sliding Contact • • •
Physical Contacts (nonlinear)
Friction
Augmented • •
Lagrange
Friction Penalty • •
Frictionless
Augmented • •
Lagrange
Frictionless
Penalty • •
Fictitious
Clearance • •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Element Technology Definition
Standard • • •
Reduced
Integration • • •
Material Models
Linear Elastic • • • • •
Plastic
CSV Upload • •
Hyperelastic • •
Creep • •
Damping • •
Initial Conditions
Displacement • • •
Velocity • •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Initial Conditions
Acceleration •
Stress • •
Constraints
Fixed Value • • • • •
Fixed Support • • •
Elastic Support • •
Remote
Displacement • • •
Rotating Motion • •
Symmetry Plane • • •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Loads
Torque •
Centrifugal Force • • •
Follower Pressure • •
Pressure • • • •
Force • • •
Remote Force • • •
Nodal Load • • • •
Surface Load • • •
Volume Load • • •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Preloads
Torque • •
Pressure • •
Nodal Load • •
Numerics
Arpack • •
Spooles •
GCPC • •
LDLT • • •
MUMPS • • •
Multfront • • •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Numerics
PETSC • •
Nonlinear Resolution Type
Newton • •
Newton Krylov • •
Implicit Time Integration Scheme
Hilber-Hughes
Tailor (HHT) •
Krenk Method •
Newmark Method •
Theta Method •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Numerics
Explicit Time Integration Scheme
Tschamwa
Wielgosz Method •
Central
Difference •
Line Search • •
Simulation Control
Manually Defined
Timesteps • • •
CSV Upload
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Solution Fields
Contact Result
Contact Pressure • •
Contact State • •
Displacement
Displacement
Field • • • • •
Force
Nodal Forces • • •
Reaction Force • • •
Strain
Total Nonlinear
Strain • •
Inelastic Strain • •
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FEA FEATURES
Static Dynamic Modal Frequency Harmonic
Solution Fields
Strain
Total Strain • •
Stress
Tresca Stress • •
Cauchy Stress
Tensor • • • •
Principal Stress • •
VonMises Stress • • •
VonMises Stress
(signed) • •
Acceleration
Acceleration Field • •
Velocity
Velocity Field • •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Contacts (linear)
Bonded Contact • •
Cyclic Symmetry • •
Sliding Contact •
Physical Contacts (nonlinear)
Friction Augmented Lagrange •
Friction Penalty •
Frictionless Augmented Lagrange •
Frictionless Penalty •
Fictitious Clearance •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Element Technology Definition
Standard • •
Lumped Thermal Mass • •
Reduced Integration •
Thermal Mesh Order Reduction •
Material Models
Temperature Dependent Material
CSV Upload • •
Linear Elastic •
Plastic - CSV Upload •
Hyperelastic •
Creep •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Material Models
Damping •
Initial Conditions
Displacement •
Velocity •
Acceleration •
Stress •
Temperature • •
Temperature Loads
Temperature Load • •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Heat Flux Loads
Convective Heat Flux • •
Surface Heat Flux • •
Volume Heat Source • •
Constraints
Fixed Value •
Fixed Support •
Elasic Support •
Remote Displacement •
Rotating Motion •
Symmetry Plane •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Loads
Centrifugal Force •
Follower Pressure •
Pressure •
Force •
Remote Force •
Nodal Load •
Surface Load •
Volume Load •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Numerics
GCPC • •
LDLT • •
MUMPS • •
Multfront • •
PETSC • •
Nonlinear Resolution Type
Newton • •
Newton-Krylov •
Implicit Time Integration Scheme
Hilber-Hughes-Tailor (HHT) •
Krenk Method •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Numerics
Implicit Time Integration Scheme
Newmark Method •
Theta Method •
Thermal Time Integration
Theta Method • •
Explicit Time Integration Scheme
Tschamwa-Wielgosz Method •
Central Difference •
Thermal Line Search • •
Simulation Control
Manually Defined Timesteps
CSV Upload • •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Solution Fields
Temperature • •
Heat Flux • •
Contact Result
Contact Pressure •
Contact State •
Displacement
Displacement Field •
Force
Nodal Forces •
Reaction Force •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Solution Fields
Strain
Total Nonlinear Strain •
Inelastic Strain •
Stress
Tresca Stress •
Cauchy Stress Tensor •
Principal Stress •
VonMises Stress •
VonMises Stress (signed) •
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THERMODYNAMICS FEATURES
Heat Transfer Thermomechanical
Acceleration
Acceleration Field •
Velocity
Velocity Field •
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