© 2011 Autodesk Case Studies: Simulation Problem Solving for Industrial Machinery and Consumer Product Design Shakeel Mirza Technical Consultant, Simulation James Herzing Technical Consultant, Simulation

© 2011 Autodesk Class Summary  Through several case studies, we will explore different industrial and commercial product applications in which Autodesk customers are successfully using Autodesk® Simulation tools.  We will describe the application of dynamic simulation, stress analysis, thermal analysis, and fluid dynamics to industrial machinery, consumer products, transportation, and other areas.

© 2011 Autodesk Learning Objectives At the end of this class, you will be able to:  Learn benefits of Simulation vs Physical Testing  Understand different simulation types, their scope and problems they can solve  Learn about interesting industrial simulation applications  Connect the solutions to your applications

© 2011 Autodesk Agenda  Simulation in the design process  Different types of problems and simulation  Case Studies:  Industrial Machinery  Railways  Biomedical

© 2011 Autodesk 5 Design Validation Predicting product performance Optimization Reconstruction of Events How Simulation can help ? Less reliance on physical prototypes

© 2011 Autodesk Typical Engineering Problems RIGID BODY DYNAMICS STRUCTURAL/ STRESS ANALYSIS THERMAL ANALYSIS CFD Autodesk Simulation

© 2011 Autodesk Inventor Tooling Inventor Simulation Moldflow Insight Moldflow Insight Moldflow Adviser Moldflow Adviser Simulation Multiphysics Simulation Mechanical Simulation Mechanical Simulation CFD Autodesk Simulation Portfolio Plastic Injection Process Simulation Mechanical Simulation Structural Thermal Fluid Multiphysics Mechanical Simulation Structural Thermal Fluid Multiphysics Autodesk Inventor Professional

© 2011 Autodesk Dynamic Simulation rigid body dynamic simulation of mechanisms Inventor Frame Analysis structural analysis of frames designed in Inventor Stress Analysis structural analysis of parts and assemblies Upfront Simulation Capabilities Embedded inside Inventor

© 2011 Autodesk Static Stress and Modal Parametric optimization Contacts (assemblies) Large Selection of loads & supports Import of Loads from DS Automatic & Robust Meshing & solution Automatic convergence Notes: More pictures here for each steps Inventor Upfront Simulation Capabilities Stress Analysis

© 2011 Autodesk 10 Autodesk Simulation Features Comprehensive Structural AnalysesWizard for Fatigue AnalysisSimulate Thermal EffectsAnalyze the Fluid FlowConsider Multiphysics EffectEase of UseInteroperability – AutoCAD, Inventor, Moldflow

© 2008 Autodesk Company Name Country Image Area CASE STUDY:Ensure robustness of custom built industrial machinery for repetitive loading

© 2008 Autodesk Company Name Country Image Area Autodesk Simulation helped reconstruct the circumstances of the event Success of the study: simulation reproduced the actual deformation Quick and easy to simulate the fatigue

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