Autodesk Algor Simulation

Autodesk Algor Simulation is a component of the concept of Digital Prototyping of Autodesk company.

Algor Simulation provides big tool kit of reverse engineering which allows designers and engineers already on initial stage of a design cycle of the mechanism, a node or part to receive close to final product characteristics. And together with they are to improve design, to increase reliability, to reduce time and production costs and also to simplify interaction between different participants of design process of a product.

The following types of reverse engineering can be executed:

• static tension and fatigue resistance;
• dynamic loads in linear area of deformation of materials;
• natural frequencies (modal analysis);
• range of reactions;
• permanent and accidental vibrations;
• analysis of stability;
• shock loads;
• contact analysis;
• stationary and variable heattransfer and heat transfer in time;
• stationary and non-stationary current;
• current in porous environments;
• current in open channels;
• mass transfer;
• electrostatics.

High degree of reliability of results in Autodesk Algor Simulation is provided with a possibility of modeling real and, as a rule, difficult, product operating conditions, due to combination of the listed physical processes – solutions of multiphysical tasks. There are following features:

• kinematics and tension in one and a little element systems;
• modeling of mechanical events (MES – Mechanical Event Simulation);
• hydrodynamics and heattransfer;
• hydrodynamics and mechanics;
• thermal tension;
• electrostatics and heattransfer taking into account Joule warmth;
• electromecanics.

Ample physical capacities of Autodesk Algor Simulation are maintained by the developed tools for interaction with CAD systems and first of all with Autodesk Inventor, problem definitions of modeling with creation of final and element models, a task of loadings and determination of properties of materials and also representation of results of modeling.

Some of such tools:

• import 2D and 3D of CAD - geometry in the majority of the most widespread formats, such as ACIS, IGES, STEP, STL, CDL, DXF, IGES;
• making changes in construction of a product without the need for redefinition of data of reverse engineering, as that properties of materials, loadings, restrictions for movements, etc.;
• use at creation of final and element models of different types of elements 1D, 2D, 3D and 3D-shell, as separately, as well as jointly;
• the manual and automated creation of final and element grids;
• quality evaluation of grids and their adaptation to features of geometry and the modelled physical processes;
• extensive base with properties of materials and a possibility of its expansion due to import or creation of own materials;
• determination of properties of materials on experimental curves tension - deformation, heat emission coefficient convection from a solid body to the environment, illumination degree at heat exchange by radiation between bodies, etc.;
• when modeling nonlinear rubber materials, plastic, polyfoam, etc. at the disposal of the user there are several models of nonlinear behavior of materials of this sort;
• analysis results can be presented in the form, diagrams, slides, normal animation and animation of work of a product in real time. If necessary the user can take own parameters from analysis results and present them in the form, convenient for himself;
• automatic formation of reports in the popular HTML formats, PDF, DOC, RTF and export of data to Microsoft Exell.

Autodesk Algor Simulation – is provided in four options of a complete set on degree of complexity of the modelled processes:

• Autodesk Algor Simulation is a statics, linear dynamics and heat exchange;
• Autodesk Algor Simulation CFD – with adding of hydrodynamics;
• Autodesk Algor Simulation MES – with adding of modeling of mechanical events;
• Autodesk Algor Simulation Professional is complete functionality.