Tag: cfd
Mesh motion and Guide Surface when using the ALE mesh motion equation (Tips&Tricks)
If you desire to have the fluid mesh follow a particular arbitrary shaped/oriented surface, the general method is by using Guide Surface. This requires a Surface (with an attached element set) along which you wish the fluid mesh to move. … Read More
AcuSolve’s reference manuals (tips & tricks)
Did You Know that AcuSolve’s reference manuals can now be accessed through AcuConsole’s Help menu? To see the available manuals, select Help–>AcuSolve Help Home. This will bring up the searchable html version of the manuals. These manuals provide a plethora … Read More
How to extract CFD volume from CAD part (tutorial)
Our colleague Rishi Patil summarized in a new tutorial the process on how to extract the CFD volume from CAD. This tutorial complements quite nicely a recent discussion on the Academic Support Forum about “Making containers” i.e. organizing a model … Read More
Americas Virtual Academic Training Series – 2013 Winter Term
Register Now! Americas Academic Program HyperWorks Virtual Series Series Presented by Altair This FREE eight week Webinar Series for Winter 2013 is focused on enabling Americas university students and staff to apply the latest Altair HyperWorks simulation technologies to their … Read More
Americas Academic Program HyperWorks Virtual Training Series (Fall 2012)
Americas Academic Program HyperWorks Virtual Series Series Presented by Altair This FREE eight week Webinar Series for Fall 2012 is focused on enabling Americas university students and staff to apply the latest Altair HyperWorks simulation technologies to their course and … Read More
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How AcuSolve determines convergence of residual-ratio … (Tips & Tricks)
Did You Know you have control over how AcuSolve determines convergence of residual-ratio and solution-ratio for each variable? Look in Advanced Solution Strategy in AcuConsole and set ‘Modify advanced settings’ to On for ‘Convergence Check Parameters’. This gives the relationship … Read More
Coupling simulations: A simple way to increase results accuracy
Erwan Beauchesne Software Development Manager, Manufacturing Technology at Altair Coupling simulations from different domains is becoming increasingly important, considering the evolution of CAE toward multi-physics problems. As an example, utilizing residual stress/strain as well as thinning information from metal-forming simulation is … Read More