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It's here! Ansys Mechanical 2024 R2 is now available for download. Watch the video below to see a few of our top new features and capabilities, including: 1) NVH Workflow: Integrated Tools for Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Analysis 2) Enhanced Pretest Calculator: Efficient Sensor Placement 3) Energy and Mode Contributions: Detailed Response Analysis 4) New Fluid Penetration Pressure Loading: Accurate Sealing Simulations 5) Body Merge Feature: Simplify Complex Geometries 6) Iterative Solver Settings: Boost Performance for Large Models 7) Enhanced Resource Prediction: Customizable Core Usage Click here to see the whole video: https://ansys.me/3WybBtv Don't miss out on the latest enhancements that will take your simulations to the next level. Head over to your Ansys portal and download the 2024 R2 release now!

How can a slight change in a pole vaulter’s technique impact their chance of injury? With the help of Hans, our human body model, and our friends at The Manchester Metropolitan University, we simulated multiple flyaway and landing techniques to understand the impact different landings can have on an athlete’s body. What should we have Hans do next? Let us know in the comments below!

In 2024 R2, Ansys Sherlock can now automate the process of taking a BGA component from the parts list and modelling it in greater detail for a streamlined export to Ansys Mechanical. Previously, this had to be done manually, and the automation of this process will now save users time and manual effort when it comes to generating detailed BGA models.

We are excited to announce that Ansys is set to participate at Inter-Noise 2024, the 53rd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering in the beautiful city of Nantes, France! Our participation includes an engaging in-person workshop offering hands-on experience with the latest advancements in acoustic analysis and sound design. Please visit us on Monday, August 26th at 1:40pm at Booth #21 to learn more! Visit the link below for more information. Our team is also set to present the three papers below: 1. Sound prediction of an electric car using numerical simulation and sound synthesis techniques – by Milan Redon. [Monday 26 - 9:20, Room GH, Session 3.2, Paper #4412] 2. Multirotor drone noise: numerical approach for aeroacoustics and in-flight noise prediction – by Patrick Boussard [Monday 26 - 10:20, Room GH, Session 8.6, Paper #4293] 3. Experimenting innovative active sound design to reduce driver wariness in electric vehicles – by Antoine Minard [Wednesday 28 - 10:40, Room I, Session 17.5, Paper #4015] We eagerly await your participation as we explore the forefront of acoustic innovation. Please reach out to our Ansys Sound experts if you have any questions! https://ansys.me/3WNjydB

Battery cells go into thermal runaway due to nail penetration and the complex multi-physics event is usually handled by various tools. By coupling structural, thermal, and electromagnetic (EM) solvers within Ansys LS-DYNA, the same event can be simultaneously simulated using a single-code approach. In this simulation, a battery macro modeling approach, along with distributed Randles Circuit model in the EM solver is used to mimic the thermo-electrical behavior within cell layers. The EM solver is coupled with the structural solver where the nail penetration allows the definition of criteria to initiate the cell’s internal shorts. The internal shorts produce Joule heating which is transferred to the thermal solver where the temperature rise triggers exothermal reactions leading to thermal runaway. #lsdyna #ANSYS

Exciting news from Ansys Mechanical 2024 R2! Introducing the Nonlinear Adaptivity (NLAD) feature in Mechanical APDL. This innovative feature not only re-meshes distorted elements but also removes elements that exceed certain strains, allowing us to implicitly simulate breakage. Check out the demo below by Vivek Premkumar where a steel pin is pushed through a plastic body. To hear more about our new and enhanced capabilities, watch our "What's New" video here: https://ansys.me/4cdA3oY

A vast array of magnets covered by a layer of insulator material (stiff plastic) come into contact with each other (snapping) as a result of electromagnetic forces. This animation shows the strength and versatility of the EM solver integrated within LS-DYNA. Its seamless coupling with solid mechanics enables engineers to take their Multiphysics simulations to the next level of complexity and fidelity. #lsdyna #ansys

Explore the latest advancements in Ansys Sherlock and Electronics Reliability in the 2024 R2 release! This latest update enhances your electronics reliability analysis with three key enhancements: the automation of BGA model creation for a streamlned simulation setup, advanced lead meshing for more precise mechanical analysis and significant updates to the Sherlock-Workbench integration to optimize your workflow efficiency. Visit the Ansys homepage / Sherlock product page for the full release highlights.

Have you ever had to solve a complex model in Mechanical that you either weren’t familiar with or didn’t have prior knowledge of the critical stress and strain areas? In the past, there were two methods to approach this: 1) Generate a coarser mesh, solve the model, and add refinement to areas of importance. 2) Generate an overrefined mesh from the start to accurately capture the areas of importance. We understand these methods can become time consuming, so in 2023 we introduced a new feature to improve efficiency for durability studies. This new feature, geometry-preserving mesh adaptivity (GPAD), eliminates the need for an overrefined initial mesh and takes out the guesswork on mesh sizing. GPAD enables you to start a simulation with a coarser mesh, and, as the model is solved, the solver monitors quantities like variation of stress in regions and automatically refines the mesh. The refinement of the mesh occurs by matching itself with the underlying computer-aided design (CAD), working closer to the true shape of the model rather than basing it off the previously solved coarse mesh. Because the remeshing occurs during the solution phase, it improves accuracy without incurring a great deal of computational penalties. #StructuralEngineering #AnsysMechanical #GPAD #simulation

The shaving of metal is simulated by Smoothed Particle Galerkin method (SPG). SPG is a genuine meshfree method based on Galerkin weak formulation. SPG can keep the conservation of mass and momentum during material failure by its novel bond-based failure mechanism. In the animation, a thin piece of material is cut from specimen. The effective plastic strain is confined nearby the new surface. The thin shaved material piece breaks into chips along shear bands. It illustrates that SPG can capture ductile material deconstructing and the post failure material response in small debris. #lsdyna #ansys