PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning
entries of the annual ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) Hall of
Fame competition showcase how engineers are using ANSYS'
cutting-edge simulation solutions to solve critical engineering
challenges, ranging from detecting unexploded land mines to
simulating the human heart.
The contest grew significantly in 2020, with a 21% increase in
total submissions compared to 2019. The submissions, which were
sent from nearly 20 countries, were divided into two categories —
corporate and academic:
Corporate winners:
- Astec, Inc. engineers identified an opportunity to optimize an
asphalt drying process in which the phase change of liquid to gas
can consume half the energy input. By developing software to
capture the mass transfer between aggregate particles and using
ANSYS to solve exchanges between the fluid phase, the team designed
a more efficient dryer that lowers running costs and reduces
emissions.
- Druids Process Technology S.L. developed an electromagnetic
detector to sense internal cavities that can block production in
high temperature copper. Engineers used ANSYS to check the coil
configuration and induce currents, monitor the detector's behavior
at extreme heat and determine whether thermal and pressure effects
could damage the coil shield.
- NUM solution created its own flutter tool for automatic blade
flutter prediction with ANSYS, leading to a 60% reduction in
simulation time and a 95% reduction in pre- and post-processing
time. The solution is being used to accelerate the development of a
flutter-free blade, which will reduce blade loss and damage in
large-scale turbomachinery.
Academic winners:
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology used ANSYS
to detect unexploded landmines — a massive problem in some
countries — that cannot be detected with conventional radar.
Researchers obtained the radar cross section of a 330-milliliter
plastic bottle filled with dielectric materials to mimic explosives
and applied machine learning techniques for better landmine
detection.
- Politecnico di Milano
simulated an artificial ventricle to develop a computational model
that accurately reproduces the hemodynamics inside the left chamber
of an artificial heart. The results from fluid–structure
interaction simulations led to realistic kinematics of the valve
leaflets and membrane.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata engineers used ANSYS to perform
cardiovascular simulation with moving walls and applied it to the
fluid–structure interaction analysis of a custom valve coupled with
patient data. They developed a high-fidelity, fast and accurate way
to bring simulation into the clinic.
"Year after year, we are blown away by how engineers leverage
ANSYS solutions," said Matt Zack,
vice president of corporate development and global partnerships at
ANSYS. "The entries we receive offer a glimpse into the
revolutionary products and solutions our customers are building. As
a simulation provider, there's nothing more exciting or validating
than knowing that our products play a critical role in ushering in
the future."
View the ANSYS Hall of Fame Archive for submissions from
previous years' competitions.
About ANSYS, Inc.
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where ANSYS software played a critical role in its
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simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering
Simulation, we help the world's most innovative companies deliver
radically better products to their customers. By offering the best
and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help
them solve the most complex design challenges and create products
limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, ANSYS is
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