BigTiger78

用
Flow Over a UAV with Flexible Wing

他
Overview Presentation
2010

作
勿
考

Outline
参

Ø Company
Products
供

Ø
Ø Customers
Ø Fluid Structure Interaction
仅

Ø CAE Automation
Ø Summary

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

ACUSIM Software Inc

n Farzin Shakib – President & Founder
l Ph.D. Stanford University (1989)
Ø Finite Element Analysis of Compressible Navier-Stokes Eq.
Ø Post Doctoral work at NASA Ames Research Center
l Lead architect and fluids developer at Centric Engineering
l Founder, President & CTO of ACUSIM Software, Inc.
l Over 20 years of software development in FEA & CFD

用
in Finite Element analysis and CFD

他
作
Pressure Contour on Blade Surfaces of Blood Pump
Page 3
勿
考

Products and Services

参

Ø Products:
Ø AcuSolve™:
供

Next-generation finite-element based CFD flow solver; A

premier CFD brand used by manufacturers and
researchers globally
Ø AcuConsole™: GUI-based Pre-processor
仅

Ø Services:
Ø Consulting Services
Ø Technical Training
and Support

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Customers (Sample List)

用
他
作
勿
考

Testimonials
参

"AcuSolve is unique and powerful. We have employed “AcuSolve has been a staple at
AcuSolve for some of our most challenging CFD Whirlpool since 2004. The speed,
供

problems including vortex shedding around bridge accuracy and robustness, of

piers, ventilation in mining facilities and complex AcuSolve have allowed us to take
radiation heat transfer. The results are fast, reliable, simulation to the next level.
scalable, and very stable - all required for a real-world AcuSolve is key to our simulation
engineering project." based design strategy.”
---- Jon Berkoe
仅

Tom Gielda, Global Mechanical

Manager Advanced Simulation & Analysis Structures & Systems
Bechtel National Inc. (see next few slides for examples)

"ACUSIM’s approach to direct-coupling provides a very powerful capability

for the FSI solution space. The coupling of AcuSolve and Abaqus combines
specific, class-leading capabilities from each application and presents a
strong offering to solve the most challenging FSI problems."
Ken Short
Vice President of Strategy and Marketing
SIMULIA

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Whirlpool: Simulation Based Design Model

for Cooking
n All Cooking Products
l Standard
l Convection
l Microwave
n Coupled Analysis
l Transient
l Gray Body Radiation
l Conjugate Heat Transfer

用
l Multi-Species
l Include Oven Control
(Software in the Loop Testing)
n Parametric Geometry
l Auto-meshing
l Automated input deck preparation

他
Courtesy

作
勿
考

Whirlpool: Example Oven Thermal Analysis

参

Potential poor performance

供
仅

Temp contours at 5.0 minutes

Food temp variation from
Courtesy
average at 5.0 minutes

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Whirlpool: AcuSolve Results Calibrate well to test

用 W
Tub Boss Surface Temp
Simulation

他
作 Courtesy Whirlpool
勿
考

AcuSolve™
参

Ø A powerful general-purpose finite element flow solver

Ø AcuSolve’s differentiation:
供

Ø Robustness Most problems solved on the first attempt

Ø Speed Coupled solver on distributed parallel
machines
Ø Accuracy Highly accurate in space and time
仅

while globally/locally conservative

Ø Features Rich set of functionality

Ø An ideal enabling technology for

integrated engineering and scientific
applications

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Accuracy
n Galerkin/Least-Squares finite element formulation:
l Originated at Stanford University by Prof. T.J.R. Hughes et. al.
l Over 25 years of history in academia and industry
l Very rich mathematical foundation
Ø Convergence proofs

用
Ø Error estimation
Ø Localization proofs, etc.
l Further enhanced at ACUSIM
for large and complex

他
industrial applications

作 Page 11
勿
考

Accuracy: Independent of Element Topology

参

n What matters is the # of nodes and not topology

l Higher-order accurate, yet robust
Ø Second-order accurate in time and space
供

n Accuracy is independent of Element topology

Ø ALL VARIABLES: Velocity, Pressure, Turbulence,

Temperature, Species,
Competitors usually “first order” turbulence
仅

l Globally and locally mass, momentum

and energy conservative
n Unstructured Mesh:
l 4-node tetrahedron
l 5-node pyramid
l 6-node wedge
l 8-node brick
l 10-node tetrahedron

Page 12

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Robustness
n Avoids the problems of the classical approach which use
segregated solvers
n Directly solves the fully coupled system of (u,v,w,P)
l Can add Energy equation as well (u,v,w,P,T)
Ø Unique to AcuSolve

n Devised a proprietary iterative linear solver plus preconditioner

which allows fast and robust solution of the coupled system

用
n The resulting nonlinear/linear solver is:
l Robust, even for high aspect ratio
and distorted elements
l Efficient, in CPU and memory

他
utilization
l Practically parameter free, requires
little or no user intervention
Ø UR=0 by default

作 Page 13
勿
考

Speed: Parallel Processing

参

n Developed for Parallel Scalability

l Domain decomposition (Metis) is used to distribute elements
and nodes to different processors
供

l Process is transparent to the user

n MPI/OpenMP used for distributed-memory/shared-

memory machines
仅

l HPMPI provided at no
cost to AcuSolve customers

Page 14

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

AcuSolve™

Ø Incompressible & weakly compressible Navier-Stokes

Ø Mach < 1.0
Ø Thermal analysis
Ø Conjugate heat transfer
Ø Thermal Shells

用
Ø Solar Radiation
Ø Enclosure Radiation
Ø View Factors

Ø Turbulence Modeling:

他
Ø RANS Models
Ø LES, DES & DDES
Ø Multi-species transport equations
Ø

作
Support for Computational Aero Acoustics simulations
勿
考

AcuSolve™
参

Ø Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) mesh motion

Ø Flexible mesh motion
Free surface
供

Ø
Ø Guide surface
Ø Sliding mesh
仅

Ø Fluid/Structure Interactions
Ø Practical FSI (P-FSI)
Ø Direct Coupling FSI (DC-FSI)
Ø Rigid body dynamics

Ø And more..

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Sample Functionality: Rich Set of Material Options

n Newtonian and non Newtonian fluids

l Isentropic and ideal gas law supported
n Porous media
n Melting and heat of formation
n User-defined function

用
EFD CFD
EFD CFD EFD CFD

Xanthum Gum & Carbopol

Additive (0.1%) makes fluid
Non-Newtonian

他
EFD via dye injection

Cavern size and shape:

experiments (left half)
simulations (right half)
50 rpm

作 150 rpm 400 rpm

Page 17
勿
考

Functionality: Sliding & Moving Mesh for Valve

参
供
仅

Page 18

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Customer Validation: Aerodynamics of Passing Trains

n Equipment Dimensions and Spacing

l 7 passes made between 60 and 130 mph

8.5 ft N 20 in. nominal

32 in.
nominal

用
Direction of

Container
48 ft. travel

HSNEL
40 ft.

他
Wheel
Center
Well Car 158 in.
12 ft.

作 Page 19
勿
考

Customer Validation (Continued)

参

Acela Train Passing a Freight Car

供

Analysis & Test Data

仅

Page 20

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Thermal Examples

用
他
作
勿
考

Example: SGI MIPS R10000 Heat Sink

参

n Board configuration
供

n Air speed of 200 ft/min at 20 C; Power output of 50

watts
n Temperature field (38 - 53 C):
仅

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Thermal: SGI MIPS R10000 Heat Sink

n Solution verification: wind tunnel configuration
n Air speed of 200 ft/min at 20 C; Power output of 50 watts
n IR image from thermal camera
Experiment AcuSolve

用
他
作 Page 23
勿
考

AcuSolve for Comprehensive Cell Phone

Thermal Analysis
参

Natural Convection

Longer Battery Life

Power Source High Density PCB and
供

complex designs

Complex Cases
仅

Thermal Conduction

Conduction,
Convection &
Radiation Routes

Example Mesh-Green=solid elements for conduction

heat transfer, blue is fluid elements.

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Thermal: Automotive Cabin Modeling

n Interior temperature
Sunroof n Flow distribution
n Solar radiation
n Enclosure radiation
n Thermal shells
n Occupant comfort

用
45 Inlet
Cabin average
40 Driver
Front passenger

T em p eratu re (C )
35 Rear L. passenger
Rear R. passenger
30

他
25

20

15
0 5 10 15

Time (min)

作
Solar Heat Flux (W/m2)
勿
考

Animation of Heat Changer Fan Bank

参

n LNG regassification heat exchanger Temperature (K)

l 1 row of 6 fans
供

l 3-D

• Atmospheric
Air Flow= 0 km/hr
at 77 F (298 K)ambient
仅

conditions

•Heat Exchanger
Rejects air at 279 K /
43 F

•Key issue is cold air

being entrained or
blown into intake fan
of heat exchanger

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Thermal Plume Study (customer example)

Air Flow

用
他
作
勿
考

AcuConsole™
参

Ø A GUI-based pre-processor for AcuSolve

Ø Import CAD ( Parasolid, ACIS, ProE, CATIA )
供

Ø Import mesh data ( including Nastran, STL etc. )

Ø Mesh Generation
Ø AcuSolve Setup
仅

Ø Launch AcuSolve
Ø Solution Monitors
Ø 3rd party visualizers
Ø Customization
Ø Automation

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Architecture

AcuConsole

用
Python Interface (not Tcl, Perl, or Java)

他
MeshSim AcuFieldview
HDF5 Qt Coin3D GeomSim Meshing Post Process
Data Base GUI Engine 3D Graphics CAD Reader
(open source)
(commercial) Data Viz
(commercial) (commercial) (commercial) (simmetrix.com)
(NCSA.org) (commercial)
(trolltech.com) (sim.no) (simmetrix.com)
(Intelligent Light)

作 Page 29
勿
考

Example of AcuConsole Meshing:Spar Vortex-

Vortex-
Induce Motion (VIM)
参

n Example
l AcuConsole 64bit (LINUX64)
l Nodes = 3,983,479
供

l Elements = 23,335,804
l 10 Boundary Layers
仅

Page 30

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

AcuConsole™ Process

Ø Import fluid CAD model into AcuConsole

Ø Classify geometric faces and regions into different groups ( inflow,
outflow, air, water etc. )
Ø Set mesh attributes
Ø Generate mesh

用
Ø Set boundary conditions
Ø Set material models
Ø Set solution strategy

他
Ø Run AcuSolve
Ø Post process

作
勿
考

FSI Technology
参

Ø Practical FSI (PFSI)

Ø Modal response of solid/structure
given to AcuSolve
供

Ø AcuSolve runs by itself

Ø Fast, easy and robust
Ø Linear solid/structure interactions
Ø Released Q2-2004
仅

Ø Abaqus, Ansys, Nastran, Radioss

Ø Direct-Coupling FSI
Ø Tight coupling of AcuSolve & Solid/Structural Code
Ø Two codes run in tandem exchanging
forces/displacements on solid wet surface
Ø Projection & interpolation performed by AcuSolve
Ø No intervening middleware
Ø Released Q2-2007 With Abaqus 6.7, Q2 2010 with MSC MD NASTRAN

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

PFSI - Advantages & Limitations

Ø Advantages:
Ø The fluid and solid codes are run independently and separately
Ø No run time coupling is required
Ø No fluid mesh size limitation imposed by FSI
Ø Significantly more stable than alternative approaches
Ø Eliminates high wave number modes, yields smooth coupling

用
Ø Very efficient
Ø Problem setup
Ø CPU time

他
Ø Limitations:
Ø Only linear solid/structural analysis
Ø No material or geometric nonlinearities
Ø Only simple contacts

作
勿
考

Direct-Coupling FSI
参

Ø Linear/Non-linear solid/structure
Ø Most multi-code couplings are based on Conventional
供

Sequential Staggered (CSS)

Ø Work well for problems with high mass-density ratio ( solid mass /
displaced fluid mass )
Ø Unstable for moderate to low mass-density ratios
仅

Ø ACUSIM has developed a new technology called

Multi-Iterative Coupling (MIC)
Ø Excellent performance for a
wide-range of relative mass-density
and frequency ratios

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

CAE Automation
Ø Users
Ø Engineers, Designers and Analysts
Ø Why
Ø Encapsulation of CFD expertise
Ø Standardization – Simulation Fidelity

用
Ø Design optimization
Ø Expedite non-value added aspects of the process
Ø Simplify the user interface

他
Ø Characteristic
Ø Flexible
Ø Easy to use

作
勿
考

CAE Automation
参
供

Information Logic Process Control

Ø Three main components;

仅

Ø Information
Ø What is available, which can be used to create an automated
procedure
Ø Logic (Rules)
Ø How to map the information to simulation setup
Ø Process Control - Work Flow
Ø Which aspects of setup need to be automated

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Information and Logic

Ø Information
Ø Geometry information
Ø Assembly/Part names,
Ø volumes, areas, lengths etc
Ø Attributes in the CAD model
Ø String, Real or Integer parameters
Ø Colors of faces and parts

用
Ø Material database
Ø User variables in AcuConsole
Ø Corporate database systems etc.
Ø Logic
Ø Logic uses above information to make automation decisions

他
Ø Surface at minimum flow direction is “inflow”
Ø If the geometry type of a face is cylindrical it is a pipe wall
Ø If the motor type is from Vendor A, use fan curve A in the system
Ø Logic is set in AcuConsole database or using a python script

作
勿
考

Example – Heat Exchanger

参

Ø Information: Geometry type and Flow Direction

供
仅

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Example – Wind Turbine

Ø Information: Part Names, Flow Direction, CAD Attributes

用
他
作
勿
考

Example – Refrigerator
参

Ø Information: CAD Attributes, Corporate Database, UDF

供
仅

SimWE HyperWorks°æ
 BigTiger78

Summary

Ø AcuSolve is a powerful general purpose CFD code

Ø Next Generation Finite Element based CFD solver
Ø Rich set of features

Ø AcuSolve has two FSI capabilities

用
Ø Practical FSI
Ø Direct-Coupling FSI

AcuConsole is a GUI based pre-processor that,

他
Ø
Ø Provides easy to use interface
Ø Enables Customization and automation
Ø AcuSolve’s robustness is a key enabler

作
勿
考
参
供
仅

SimWE HyperWorks°æ