Introduction

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000

Name

Description

Ver.

The ANSYS
Workbench
environment

Basics of using ANSYS

Workbench

14.5

Keywords

Links

PDF

Geometry
#

101

Screenshot

Name

Sketching

Description

Basics of sketching a
geometry

Ver.

Keywords

13.0

Constraints,
Dimensions,
Animate
dimensions

Links

PDF

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for v14.5

102

3D geometry

Basics of sketch
extrusion to create a
model

Extrude,
imprint faces

PDF

14.5

Polyline, grid,
revolve,
Named
Selections

PDF

PDF

PDF
ANSYS

13.0

Checked
for v14.5

103

104

105

Static mixer

Creating a static
mixer model

Catalytic
converter

Creating a catalytic
converter model &
performing skin/loft
operations

14.5

Split curve,
rotate curve,
scale curve,
skin/loft, move
body, add
frozen

3D curve

Using a 3D
coordinate point file
to generate a 3D
curve

14.5

3D curve

Pattern
operation

Using the pattern tool

to repeat features in a 14.5
patterned manner

pattern

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107

Enclosure
operation

Using the enclosure

operation to create a
solid region
representing the
model's surrounding
field

14.5

Enclosure
External
Domain

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108

Mid surface
creation

Basics of midsurfacing

14.5

Surface
extension,
midsurface

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ANSYS

109

Fill and face

delete

Filling a hole and

deleting faces

Fill, Face
delete

PDF
ANSYS

Enclosure &
slice

Using the slice tool to

remove unneeded
material

Enclosure,
slice

PDF
ANSYS

CAD repair

Repairing incorrectly
developed geometry

14.5

Surface
extension,
merge,
surface patch

PDF
ANSYS

Pulley model
with
parameters

Creating a pulley
model, then
parameterising it to
update automatically

13.0

Driving
Parameters,
Revolve,
Parameter
relations

106

110

111

112

13.0
Checked
for v14.5

13.0
Checked
for v14.5

Checked
for v14.5

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Line and
surface
bodies

113

Creating line and

surface bodies

13.0

Beam, Crosssection,
multibody

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for v14.5

114

Slicing a body

Slicing a model to
refine a mesh

13.0

Slicing ,
Mulitbody,

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for v14.5

Meshing
#

201

Screenshot

Name

Pipe tee
mesh

Description

Automatic meshing
of a pipe tee model

Ver.

Keywords

Links

PDF
Mesh, Inflation ANSYS

13.0 Tetrahedron

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for v14.5

202

203

Static mixer

Global and
local mesh
control

Combining patch
conforming
tetrahedrons and
sweep methods to
yield a conformal
mesh

Using global and

local mesh sizing
controls to refine
model mesh

13.0

Tetrahedron
Mesh, Inflation
Sweep,
multibody

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Size Control,
Local sizing,
global sizing

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ANSYS

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for v14.5

13.0

Checked
for v14.5

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Mapped face
meshing and
edge sizing
for a thin
annulus

The effect of mapped

face meshing and
edge sizing on a
mesh

13.0 Sweep Mesh

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205

Tetrahedral
mesh with
inflation for a
tee mixer

Creation of a mesh
for the fluid portion
of a mixing tee

Inflation

PDF
ANSYS

Fluid Mesh,
CHT, FSI

PDF
ANSYS

Multibody,
Sweep,
Inflation

PDF
ANSYS

Sweep, Virtual

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ANSYS

13.0 Sweep,

Updated
for v14.5

206

207

Fluid and
structural
meshes

Sweep
meshing for a
multibody
part

Creation of a mesh
suitable for conjugate
heat transfer (CHT)
flow simulation or
fluid-structure
interaction (FSI)
simulation
Using a sweep
method and edge
sizings for a
multibody part

13.0

Checked
for v14.5

13.0

Updated
for v14.5

208

Thin model
sweep

Using Thin Model

Sweep and Virtual
Topology to create a
swept mesh

13.0 topology,
Inflation

Updated
for v14.5

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Multizone
meshing for a
block

Using multizone
meshing to create a
hex mesh for a simple
geometry

13.0 Multizone,
Inflation

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210

211

Multizone
meshing for
tank

Using multizone
meshing to generate
a mesh suitable for
CFD simulation

Meshing a
surface body
for 2D
FLUENT
analysis

Generating a mesh
2d Mesh,
for a 2D mixing elbow 13.0 Inflation

13.0 Multizone
Sweep

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for v14.5

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for v14.5

212

213

214

215

Beam & shell

meshing

Creating a beam and

shell model, then
creating a conformal
mesh between
multiple bodies

Ordered
meshing

Using direct meshing

method to mesh a
model in a specific
order

14.0

Mesh
recording

Assembly
meshing

Using assembly
meshing in
conjunction with
inflation layer
generation

14.0

Assembly
meshing,
Inflation layer

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ANSYS

Mesh
connectivity

Using mesh
connections to
generate meshes
across open gaps

Shell Mesh

PDF
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ANSYS

13.0

Beam,
Crossection,
Surface beam
Multibody
Part

PDF
ANSYS

PDF
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ANSYS

14.0

303

Meshing
control

Using various ANSYS

Mechanical mesh
controls to enhance
meshes

308

Meshing
evaluation

Exploring how
meshing can affect
the analysis result

14.5

Virtual
topology,
Mesh control,
Mesh sizing

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ANSYS

14.5

Mesh quality,
Mesh matrix,
Mesh
evaluation

PDF
ANSYS

Keywords

Links

Mechanical
Basics
#

301

302

Screenshot

Name

Description

Basics

Basics of using
ANSYS Mechanical
(solving a model
for stress,
deflection and
safety factor)

Contact
control

Investigating
contact behaviour
on a simple
assembly

Ver.

14.5

13.0

Updated
for v14.5

Static,
Frictionless
support

PDF
ANSYS

NoSeparation PDF
Contact
ANSYS

Structural Analysis
Linear Static Analysis
#
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304

305

Name

Description

Linear
structural
analysis

Deformation and
stress analysis of a
impeller pump

2D structural
analysis

Performing an
analysis on a
pressure cap and
retaining flange

324

Plate with
hole

327

Mixed model
bending

2D plane stress
linear structural
analysis of a plate
with a hole and an
applied tensile load
3D linear structural
analysis of a mixed
model undergoing
bending

Ver.

14.5

13.0

Keywords

Links

Static Linear
Structural
analysis

PDF
ANSYS

2d
axisymmetric

PDF
ANSYS

Updated
for v14.5

13.0

2d Plane
stress

13.0

Beam Shell
Multibody
part

PDF
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ANSYS

328

Arc shell
buckling

Shell buckling linear

structural analysis of 13.0
arc shell

Shell Linear
Buckling,

PDF
MP4
ANSYS

329

Curved beam
with multiple
loads

3D linear structural
analysis of a curved
beam with multiple
loads

13.0

Curved
beam

PDF
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ANSYS

Concrete
dam

2D plane strain
linear structural
analysis of a
concrete dam

13.0

2D Plane
strain

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PDF
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348

349

350

352

Non-Linear Analysis
#
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311

Submodeling

Performing Solidsolid Submodeling

V14.5

Submodel,
Cut
boundaries

PDF
ANSYS

V14.5

Shell to solid
submodeling
Cut
boundaries
ACT

PDF
ANSYS

V14.5

Object
Generator,
Duplicate Bolt
beam, beam
force reaction

PDF
ANSYS

PDF
ANSYS

Submodeling

Performing Shell
-Solid Submodeling

Object
Generator

Duplicating the
features such as
bolt based on
named selection
using Object
Generator

2D Crack

2d Crack,
Calculation of
Fracture mechanics
parameters such as
stress intensity
factors, J integral

V14.5

2d Crack,
Premesh
crack, Plane
strain

3D Crack

3D Crack,
Calculation of
Fracture mechanics
parameters such as
stress intensity
factors

V14.5

3D Crack,
SIFS, Fracture

PDF
ANSYS

Description

Ver.

Keywords

Links

Name

Performing a
restart

Using restart
technology to
resume an
unconverged
solution

14.5

Non-linear
methods,
Restart,
Adding
loadstep,
Modifying
loads

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313

314

315

14.5

Non-linear
contact,
Penalty
Stiffness,
Contact
Penetration

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ANSYS

PDF
ANSYS

Contact
stiffness

A convergence
study on contact
stiffness

Symmetric vs
asymmetric

Using contact to
predict pressure
profile at spherical
interference

14.5

Non-linear
contact
Symmetric,
Asymmetric
Contact

Interface
treatment

Using interface
treatment tools to
simulate an
interference fit
between two
surfaces

14.5

Non-linear
contact

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ANSYS

Contact with
friction

Creating contact
pairs between three
parts and then
performing a 2 load
step analysis

14.5

Non-linear
contact,
interference,
visual
expansion

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Metal
plasticity

PDF
ANSYS

Creep

PDF
ANSYS

Hyperelasticity

PDF
ANSYS

Metal
plasticity

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316

Metal
plasticity

318

Stress
relaxation

319

Hyperelastic
curve fitting

320

Nonlinear
stabilisation

Definition and
simulation of a
14.5
nonlinear metal
belleville spring
Predicting rate
dependant stress
relaxation of a
structure using an
14.5
implicit time
hardening creep
model
Using curve-fitting
to create a
hyperelastic
14.5
material model from
test data
Using nonlinear
stabilisation and
restart technology
13.0
to predict maximum
Checked
plastic strain
for v14.5

Post buckling
analysis

Using nonlinear
stabilisation and
restart technology
to simulate post
buckling behaviour

14.5

Buckling,
postbuckling

PDF
ANSYS

Contact
diagnostics

Diagnosing
convergence errors
within a contact
model

14.5

Non-linear
contact

PDF
ANSYS

Singularities

Diagnosing
convergence
trouble related to
large deflections of
hyperelastic
material bonded to
steel plate

13.0

Hyperelasticity

PDF
ANSYS

Pipe bending

3D nonlinear
structural analysis of
13.0
a pipe undergoing
bending

Non-linear
contact

PDF
MP4
ANSYS

Pipe twisting

3D nonlinear
structural analysis of
13.0
a pipe undergoing
twisting

Non-linear
contact

PDF
MP4
ANSYS

332

2 pipe
twisting

3D nonlinear
structural analysis of
13.0
2 pipes undergoing
twisting

Non-linear
contact

PDF
MP4
ANSYS

344

Frictional
contact with
contact
stabilisation

3D nonlinear
structural analysis of
14.0
2 arms connected
by a pin

Non-linear
contact

PDF
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321

322

323

330

331

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Frictional
Contact with
Contact
Projection

3D nonlinear
structural analysis of 14.0
2 cylindrical bodies

Non-linear
contact

PDF
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351

Hertian
Contact

Compare theoretical
14.5
results with ANSYS

Non-linear
contact,
symmetry

PDF
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Dynamic Analysis
#
Screenshot

Keywords

Links

306

Free vibration
analysis

Investigating the
vibration
characteristics of a
motor cover

Linear, Free
14.5 Vibration
Analysis

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ANSYS

307

Pre-stressed
vibration
analysis

Simulating the modal

response of a tension
link in a stressed and
unstressed state

Linear, Free
14.5 Vibration
Analysis

PDF
ANSYS

Composite Analysis
#
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345

Name

Name

Composite
shell section

Description

Description

Layered section linear

structural analysis

Ver.

Ver.

Keywords

Links

13.0

Layered
shell section
Composite

PDF
MP4
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Fatigue Analysis
#

Screenshot

336

Name

Fatigue
analysis

Description

Fatigue analysis on a
given geometry

Ver.

Keywords

Links

13.0

Weld
Fatigue

PDF
ANSYS

Ver. Keywords

Links

Thermal Analysis
Steady State Analysis
#
Screenshot

Name

Description

309

Steady state
thermal
analysis

Analysing a pump
housing for heat
transfer
characteristics

13.0

Convection

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ANSYS

337

Thermal bar

Examining heat
transfer in a bar

13.0

Conduction

PDF
ANSYS

338

Heating coil

Examining heat
transfer in a heating
coil

13.0

Radiation

PDF
ANSYS

339

Thermal
contact

Simulation of heat
transfer with contact

13.0

Convection

PDF
ANSYS

340

Radiating
system

Simulation of a heat
radiating fin and tube
heat exchanger

13.0

Radiation

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342

Transient Analysis
#
Screenshot

Solenoid

Determining the
temperature
distribution of a
solenoid

13.0

Convection

PDF
ANSYS

Fin tube heat

exchange

Determining the
temperature
distribution of a fin
and tube exchanger

13.0

Convection

PDF
ANSYS

Ver.

Keywords

Links

Estimating the
temperature
distribution of a
13.0
steady state soldering
iron

Convection

PDF
ANSYS

Name

Soldering
iron

343

Description

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

CFD Methods
#

409

Screenshot

Name

Description

Scripting and
batch
processing

Using scripting to
create a definition file
to be used in batch
processing

508

Parametric
CFD

509

Excel
component

Performing
parametric CFD
simulations in
Workbench
Using Excel
component for
managing input
parameters in
Workbench

Ver.

Keywords

Links

13.0

Scripting
Batch
processing

PDF
ANSYS

13.0

CFX, FLUENT

PDF

13.0

FLUENT

PDF
ANSYS

CFX
Aerodynamics
#
Screenshot

Description

Ver.

402

Transonic
flow over an
airfoil

CFX analysis of flow

in high speed
external aerodynamic
applications

13.0

Transonic,
2.5D

PDF
ANSYS

413

Flow around
a blunt body

Flow simulation
around a blunt body

13.0

External
flow

MP4
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Domain Interface
#
Screenshot
404

Heat Transfer
#
Screenshot

401

403

406

Name

Name

Description

Modelling the flow

Flow through
through a catalytic
porous media
converter

Name

Mixing tee

Room
temperature
study

Electronics
cooling

Ver.
13.0

Description

Ver.

Introductory
workshop that
models the mixing of
hot and cold water
streams

13.0

Analysis of the effects

of computers and
workers on the
13.0
temperature
distribution in an
office
Modelling the heat
dissipation from a
hot electronics
13.0
component fitted to
a PCB via a finned
heat sink

Keywords

Keywords
Porous
domain

Keywords

Links

Links
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ANSYS

Links
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ANSYS

Buoyancy,
Profile
boundary

PDF
ANSYS

Conjugate
heat
transfer,
fluidstructure
interface

PDF
ANSYS

13.0

Rotating
reference
frame,
Transient

PDF
ANSYS

Turbo pre
and post

Using
turbomachinery
mode in CFX-Pre and
CFX-Post

13.0

Frozen rotor

PDF
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411

Simulating
flow in a
static mixer
using
Workbench

Flow simulation
within a static mixer
of two different
streams

13.0

412

Flow in a
process
injection
mixing pipe

Flow simulation in a
process injection
mixing pipe

13.0

Profile
boundary

MP4
ANSYS

Heat transfer
simulation from a
heating coil

13.0

Conjugate
heat
transfer,
Thin wall
interface

MP4
ANSYS

Name

Description

Ver.

Cavitating
centrifugal
pump

Modelling the
cavitation in a
centrifugal pump

13.0

Name

Description

Ver.

Keywords

Links

13.0

Free surface
model,
Transient

PDF
ANSYS

Transient
brake rotor

Analysis of the
transient heating of a
steel rear disk brake

410

408

414

Moving Domain
#
Screenshot

405

Multiphase Flow
#
Screenshot

407

Heat transfer
from a
heating coil

Tank flush

Modelling the filling

and emptying of a
water tank through a
siphon

MP4
ANSYS

Keywords
Rotating
reference
frame,
Cavitation

Links

PDF
ANSYS

FLUENT
Aerodynamics
#
Screenshot
502

Name
Transonic
flow over an
airfoil

Domain Interface
#
Screenshot
506

Name
Catalytic
converter

Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI)

#
Screenshot
510

Heat Transfer
#
Screenshot

501

503

504

Name

System
coupling

Name

Mixing tee

Room
temperature
study

Electronics
cooling

Description

Ver.

FLUENT analysis of
flow in high speed
external aerodynamic
applications

13.0

Description

Ver.

Modelling the flow

through a catalytic
converter

Description
Transferring data
from a transient
structural to a fluid
flow analysis

13.0

Ver.

Keywords
Transonic,
2D

Keywords
Porous
domain

Links
PDF
ANSYS

Links
PDF
ANSYS

Keywords

Links

13.0

Two-way FSI

PDF
MP4
ANSYS

Description

Ver.

Keywords

Links

Introductory
workshop that
models the mixing of
hot and cold water
streams

13.0

Analysis of the effects

of computers and
workers on the
13.0
temperature
distribution in an
office
Modelling the heat
dissipation from a
hot electronics
13.0
component fittered
to a PCB via a finned
heat sink

PDF
ANSYS

Buoyancy,
Profile
boundary

PDF
ANSYS

Conjugate
heat
transfer,
fluidstructure
interface

PDF
ANSYS

Moving Domain
#
Screenshot

Centrifugal
pump

505

Multiphase Flow
#
Screenshot

507

Screenshot

602

Drop Test
#
Screenshot

601

607

Name

Tank flush

Explicit STR
Blast
#

Name

Description
Modelling the fluid
flow in a centrifugal
pump

Description
Modelling the filling
and emptying of a
water tank through a
siphon

Ver.

13.0

Ver.

13.0

Keywords
Rotating
reference
frame

Keywords
Volume of
fluid,
unsteady

Links

PDF
ANSYS

Links
PDF
ANSYS

Explicit Dynamics
Name

Pipe bomb

Description
Explicit dynamics
simulation of a pipe
bomb detonation

Ver.

Keywords

Links
PDF
MP4
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13.0

Name

Description

Ver.

Keywords

Links

Circuit board
drop

Simulating the
breakable contacts in
a drop test
simulation of a circuit
board

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Drop test on
concrete

Modelling the drop

test response of a
reinforced concrete
beam

13.0

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Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI)

#
Screenshot

603

Impact
#

Name

Water jet

Screenshot

Name

Description

Ver.

Explicit dynamics
simulation of a water
jet

13.0

Description

Ver.

Keywords

Links

PDF
MP4
ANSYS

Keywords

Links

604

Taylor impact
test - Basic
simulation

Simulating the
impact of a rod into a
13.0
plate (known as a
Taylor Test)

PDF
ANSYS

605

Taylor impact
test - Results
processing

Post-processing the
results from
workshop 604

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

606

Crushing an
empty soda
can

Simulating the
crushing of an
aluminium can with
'springback'

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

608

Oblique
projectile
impact

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

609

Add mass
scaling to can
crush

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

610

1D shock
propagation

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

611

Taylor impact
test - 'What
if' study

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Performing oblique
impact/penetration
analysis (with
erosion)
Adding mass scaling
to the simulation
performed in
workshop 606
Simulation of the
propagation of a 1D
shock wave
Conducting a 'what
if' study on the
model created in
workshop 604

AUTODYN
Blast
#

Screenshot

Name

Description

Ver.

Keywords

Links

704

Urban blast

Modelling an
explosive blast in an
urban environment

706

Explosive
demolition

Modelling the
explosive demolition
of a concrete slab

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

707

Ship blast

Modelling an air blast

and underwater
13.0
shock loading of a
ship

PDF
ANSYS

708

Mine blast

Modelling a mine
blast under a vehicle

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Description

Ver.

2D fragment
impact

Modelling a multimaterial cylindrical

fragment impacting a
plate

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Fragment
impact

Modelling a multimaterial cylindrical

fragment impacting a
plate

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Impact
#
700

701

Screenshot

Name

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Keywords

Links

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703

705

Projectile
impacting
pre-stressed
container

Modelling a
projectile impacting a
13.0
pre-stressed
container

PDF
ANSYS

Jet
penetration

Modelling a
hypervelocity copper
jet impacting a steel
target

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Bird strike

Modelling a bird
strike on an aircraft
wing

13.0

PDF
ANSYS

Design Optimisation
#

310

334

Screenshot

Name

Parameter
management

Design
optimisation
- Hook

Description
Using Workbench
Parameter
Workspace to
explore the structural
responses of a
bracket
Goal driven design
optimisation of a
hook

Ver.

Keywords

Links

14.5

Structural

PDF
ANSYS

14.5

DOE,
response
surface,
Design
Point

PDF
ANSYS