IDAC consultants constantly use ANSYS finite element analysis software which helps businesses quickly gain the benefits of 'virtual world' validation. IDAC has not only helped customers develop product designs and processes by supplying them with customised ANSYS finite element analysis software but also come up with designs to fix problems. Here are four examples of the designs carried out so far.

	This ANSYS LS-DYNA analysis demonstrates that a scraper pig, which is used to clean oil and gas pipelines, can negotiate a check valve. The forces generated between the pig and the clapper and between the clapper and the valve body are also evaluated to check the integrity of the assembly. Other analyses also show whether elongated pigs can negotiate wye pieces.
	For high velocity flows, ANSYS LS-DYNA is used to determine the largest impact forces and to investigate whether the pig will be brought to rest. For liquid flows, the mass of the pig is increased to account for the momentum of the fluid column in which the pig sits.
	The top half of the window shows an electro-mechanical beam used as MEMS switch deflected by a differential voltage applied to the transducer elements underneath the switch. The movement is damped by air which flows through the two holes and the sides. The structural and fluidic problem has been solved using fluid-structure interaction (FSI) in ANSYS.
	This is a parametric model of a woven composite fabric. This would be included in an ANSYS Composite Module. It represents a 2x2 unit cell twill fabric, which is the minimum repeatable unit of a fabric, made of fibres woven in two directions embedded in resin. Using these ANSYS parametric models a composite analyst would have the tools to calculate the mechanical properties for different composites unit cell configuration.