PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- From reducing
aircraft emissions to pinpointing the degree of cervical
degenerative disc disease before and after treatment, the six
winning entries of the annual ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) Hall of Fame
competition highlights how simulation software is solving the most
complex engineering challenges across industries.
The contest gives ANSYS users the opportunity to showcase their
simulation and engineering skills by producing striking images and
animations. The submissions were divided into two categories –
corporate and academic – and allowed ANSYS to select multiple
"best-in-class" winners from each category.
The corporate winners are:
- Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. (CRAFT Tech),
specializes in high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
simulations of complex flow and combustion problems. Using ANSYS,
CRAFT Tech engineers accurately captured flame temperature
suppression in aircraft propulsion and power generation systems,
enabling aircraft engine manufacturers to reduce emissions and
avoid potentially dangerous flameout conditions.
- Design Methods provides multidisciplinary consulting and
designing services using state-of-the-art aerospace technologies.
Design Methods used ANSYS solutions to successfully design an
A-Class catamaran sail, enabling the company to offer a premium
design service to sail manufacturers, sailing teams and private
ship owners to improve the performance of any sailing ship.
- Lucy Electric, a leader in secondary power distribution
solutions, specializing in high-performance medium voltage
switchgear. Lucy Electric engineers used ANSYS electromagnetic
field simulations to model how the effects in time-varying loads
influence the current distribution among contact points in circular
contact elements of electric switchgear. As a result, they reduced
the number of failed tests and sped up the electric switchgear
design process.
The academic winners are:
- City University London and Centre for Research and Technology
Hellas, whose researchers used ANSYS solutions to model gas/oil
droplets in a fluid catalytic cracking reactor for more efficient
conversion in petroleum refining.
- Leibniz University Hannover researchers used ANSYS multiphysics
solutions to design a novel two-frequency induction furnace used
for melting metals. This enabled the researchers to create a design
that prevents metal leakage, a known limiting factor for melts over
a certain size.
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
researchers used ANSYS solutions to model the human upper body to
explore different surgical techniques and physiological movements,
which led to successfully identifying the extent of cervical
degenerative disc disease before and after treatment.
"It's exciting to see the caliber of entries we receive each
year for the Hall of Fame competition that highlight the value of
engineering simulation," said Mark Hindsbo, vice president of
marketing, ANSYS. "Companies in virtually every industry are using
simulation to accelerate the design process, reduce time to market
and most importantly, innovate both in product performance and
energy efficiency. These best-in-class winners provide valuable
insight and highlight how simulation can be used to design the
products of tomorrow."
View the ANSYS Hall of Fame Archive
at http://www.ansys.com/HOF for submissions from previous
years' competitions.
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS is the global leader in
engineering simulation. We bring clarity and insight to our
customer's most complex design challenges through the
broadest portfolio of fast, accurate and reliable simulation tools.
Our technology enables organizations in all
industries to imagine high-quality, innovative and
sustainable product designs that have an accelerated time to
market. Founded in 1970, ANSYS employs almost
3000 professionals, more than 700 of them with PhDs in
engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational
fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, embedded
software, system simulation and design optimization. Headquartered
south of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic
sales and development locations throughout the world with
a network of channel partners in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com
for more information.
ANSYS also has a strong presence on the major social channels.
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