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CFD-CADalyzer has been
designed to work directly with the CAD model,
avoiding the pitfalls associated with translation between different
geometry representations. Simply open your 3D part or assembly, and you
are ready to go. While CFD-CADalyzer
can be used as a stand-alone
package with it’s built in Flow, Heat Transfer, and Turbulence modeling
capabilities, you should be aware that it may also be used as a grid
generator for almost any CFD-ACE+ simulation.
CFD-CADalyzer is a
high-powered
engineering simulation tool developed specifically for design
engineers. With CFD-CADalyzer,
the model is built only once inside your
MCAD system. You have the ability to predict performance and operating
characteristics, and much more confidently commit to expensive physical
prototyping and testing.
CFD-CADalyzer will work with
any CAD package that provides a direct ACIS
(Inventor, AutoCAD, etc.) or Parasolid (SolidWorks, Unigraphics, etc.)
interface (a Pro/E solution is also in testing right now).
CFD-CADalyzer can be used for geometry manipulation
of imported
parts from CAD packages and also for automated grid
generation.
- Geometry Manipulations:
The following four options are available.
- Build Bounding Box
- Split Model Along Symmetry Line
- Grid Generation:
CFD-CADalyzer automatically
generates tetrahedral grids with an option for boundary layers. Just
click one button and you can get a good quality tetrahedral volume grid
with boundary layer for any complicated model.
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The steps required to use
CFD-CADalyzer as a grid
generator for a CFD-ACE+ multiphysics simulation
are easy:
- Import any supported CAD model, part, or assembly in
CFD-CADalyzer
- Perform any geometry manipulations (invert, split, etc.)
necessary
- Generate tetrahedral grids (just click one button)
- Save the grid system as a DTF file.
- Open the DTF file in CFD-ACE-GUI, and setup your case for
CFD-ACE-SOLVER.
You can use CFD-CADalyzer as
a pre-processor/grid generation tool for any
CAD model. The DTF file generated by CFD-CADalyzer can be used for any
CFD-ACE+ model or feature that supports tetrahedral grids. Consider the
simple example of flow through sprinkler.
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Step-1:
Open
the CAD model in CFD-CADalyzer.
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Step-2:
Invert the model to get
the flow domain.
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Step-3:
Grid Generation with
boundary layer. (Just click one button)
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Step-4:
Save the grid system as
a DTF file.
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Step
5: Open the DTF file
in CFD-ACE-GUI and setup the desired problem.
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So, if you often work with
complex CAD models and thought that you
could not use CFD-CADalyzer
because it was only for simple physics,
think again! You should be able to take advantage of
CFD-CADalyzer’s advanced CAD
manipulation and grid generation tools to speed up your modeling
efforts by using it as the grid generator
for almost any CFD-ACE+ simulation. For more information on this
product, please visit www.cadalyzer.com.
If you are interested in purchasing CFD-CADalyzer, please contact your
sales representative or send mailto:
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Kartik Shah
Senior Application Engineer
ESI Group
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