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Accelerating Design and Analysis of High Speed Railcars at Changchun Railway Vehicles
Challenge
Development of high-speed trains requires more intensive use of CAE Six weeks to build CAE models with existing solution
Solution
HyperMesh for building railcar models for ANSYS simulations OptiStruct to optimize performance
Benefits
Reduction of modeling time by 50% (from six to three weeks) Better mesh quality improved result accuracy Better design performance as a result of integrated optimization
Its not just that we can build up a HyperMesh model more quickly, of all the CAE software
that Ive used or seen, HyperMesh delivers the finest model quality.
Dr. Xuedong Yan, Chief Information Officer, Changchun Railway Vehicle Company, China
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Solution
HyperWorks Simulation Framework to reduce modeling time for simulations Optimization to reduce structural weight
Results
20% reduction in simulation time 15% less material as a result of simulation in the design process We decided to use HyperWorks because it exactly matches our request for an engineering framework and also included optimization software.
Dr. Alois Starlinger Head of Certification, STADLER, Switzerland
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Solution
RADIOSS for crash simulation Calibration of test-simulation results Hyperstudy - Design variations to optimize performance Simulation of various impact scenarios
AGV vs. AGV AGV vs. freight wagon AGV vs deformable obstacle
Results
AGV compliant with new regulations Entire energy absorption in front train section
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Contacts between the wheels and the rails determined using the geometry of the wheels and not the mesh of it.
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Solution
RADIOSS for explicit simulation with Hybrid III dummy model Goal: minimize HIC value and forces on various parts of the body Simulation of 14 impact scenarios (various impact positions and zones along the protection device)
Results
Design modified by adding three additional cables Reduction of parachutist injury risk
By using simulation to assess the stiffness and improve the design of the protection device, we could prove that numerical dummies can be successfully used in different fields
Didier Lvque, Safety Manager SNCF, France
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Results Best strategy improves ride in cab by factor of 10 while reducing noise Novel solution for locomotive developed for implementation
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AcuSolves uniqie Finite Element Based formulation (GLS) enables accuracy such that the transient forces on the high speed rail car can be calculated accurately along with the noise created by structures on train body