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Welcome to the IDAC Case Study Archive - these case studies only represent a sample of IDAC consulting and ANSYS case studies so if you are interested in applications of analysis to your industry and can't find them here, contact us.
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SMS Mevac UK Ltd SMS Mevac UK Limited required a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of a Fixed Fume Extraction Hood in order to understand the flow inside the hood, with a view to optimising its design. More |
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SPX Process Engineering Ltd SPX required IDAC to carry out a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to establish if the designed filter flange would be able to withstand an increased design pressure. More |
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Whittaker Engineering Structural analyses to be conducted on Fairlead design, to investigate the cause of failure in the bolts and to evaluate the work that would be required to prolong the Fairleads life. More |
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Hayward Tyler CFD and FEA analysis of a pump casing which was required to be able to withstand a temperature increase of 56ºC in 3 seconds. More |
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Cathelco Ltd Cathelco is the world leader in Seawater Pipework Anti Fouling (AF) and Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Systems (ICCP). Cathelco required IDAC to carry out a dynamic analysis of an enclosure containing a Transformer Rectifier (TR) Unit. All equipment being lifted must have design calculations carried out which take into account a Dynamic Amplification Factor (DAF) to cover all global dynamic load effects. More |
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IDAC conducts a 3D Design Optimisation of a Wind Turbine Blade using ANSYS CFX and DesignXplorer IDAC carried out CFD analyses to optimize a blade design, in order to increase the torque being applied on the blade at a specific rotation speed, hence increasing the power output of the wind turbine. More |
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AMEC IDAC carried out structural FE analyses, using ANSYS, of a condensate storage tank design incorporating the frangible roof joints. The objective of the analysis was to evaluate whether, or not, the roof/curb joint would fail before the floor/wall joint. More |
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Piper Test and Measurement Ltd & Siemens AG IDAC were required by Piper Test and Measurement to carry out Finite Element Analyses (FEA) to evaluate the design of a support structure for the braking system. More |
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D J Goode IDAC were required to demonstrate how an explicit dynamic analysis could be carried out on a model of a steel vent panel made using pressed steel sections, and being subjected to an internal blast load. More |
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Whittaker Engineering A Deployment Skid is a frame which is used to lift equipment from a vessel onto a rig. The Deployment Skid analysed in this project was required to lift Subsea Control Modules (SCM) and Module Running Tools (MRT). Both the SCM and MRT contain electronics, instrumentation and hydraulics, so it is imperative that they are transported safely with minimum displacement. More |
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Nova Design The work supplied by NOVA, often at short notice, presented IDAC with many challenges in terms of logistics and flexibility due to the quantity of work. Simon Parry of Nova Design says "IDAC have been able to provide NOVA with a consistently high quality service providing a quick turnaround for the analyses they have carried out. Our satisfaction with the results and service provided by IDAC has ensured our return custom time and time again". More |
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Atkins Process Limited As one of the world’s leading engineering and design consultancies, Atkins applies and delivers technical excellence across the lifecycle of oil and gas facilities. Its proven experience allows the company to serve a diverse range of industries, including oil and gas, chemical and pharmaceuticals, semi conductors, steel, iron and cement. More |
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Laminated Rotor Design Optimisation IDAC were required by their client to carry out a prototype design investigation of a laminated rotor to be used in an automotive hydraulic steering system in a car. A series of analyses were carried out on various rotor designs. The client was provided with results of analyses carried out on many design and loading combinations. More |
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Conrod IDAC were required by their client to develop automated macros to carry out design optimisation of connecting rods using the ANSYS program. Due to market competitiveness it was important for the client to be able to produce an optimised preliminary design (with a minimum weight in as short a time as possible). The objective of the work was to develop a customised procedure for the client to carry out rapid optimisation of preliminary connecting rod designs. More |
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AB Electronic IDAC were required by AB Electronic to carry out an FE analysis on a new design of a clip to be used in the automotive industry. The reliability of the new design and the flexibility of the components within the clip assembly were to be determined. In order to check the reliability of the clip the assembly load had to be established. An assembly load in the region of 50N was required for optimum usability. More |
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Nexus IDAC were required by Nexus to carry out an FE analysis to determine the stress levels and fatigue life of 2 step designs, in accordance with BS EN 115: 1995. Finite element analyses were performed to test the escalator steps under a range of working loads, including passenger and torsional loading. Fatigue assessments were then carried out. More |
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Noel Village (Steel Founder) Ltd Noel Village required an evaluation of the structural integrity of a new Thimble design and as such commissioned IDAC to conduct some nonlinear structural analyses of the Thimble design. The thimble was subjected to the minimum breaking load (MBL), a fatigue load case and a Stern Roller load case via a synthetic fibre rope. The analyses were conducted as structural static analyses with nonlinear contact behaviour. More |
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Glenfield Valves Vibrations were registered and measured on site, while in operations in the Middle East. It was found that as the valve was being opened, there was an audible buzzing noise. Glenfield approached IDAC to conduct a FEA vibration analysis on a valve. More |
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Quintas and Quintas Offshore The objective of the finite element analysis was to investigate the structural response of the assembly under the minimum breaking load (MBL) of the rope. This allowed the most critical locations, stresses and strains in the spool to be identified for the structural and fatigue assessments. More |
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Stannah Lifts Ltd IDAC were required to investigate the structural response of the assembly subjected to these new loading conditions. More |
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ERIKS IDAC were required to carry out a linear structural analysis of the access platform and check the safety factors. IDAC created two 3D models of the platform in AutoDesk Inventor CAD system to represent two configurations of the platform; legs forward and legs back. More |
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Nuvia Ltd The aim of this analysis was to determine whether an accidental drop of the assembly would cause a loss of containment of the payload from the system. More |
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First Subsea The analyses provide the design engineers at First Subsea with confidence and insight into the performance of new designs. More |
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South Midlands Communications Ltd IDAC have created an ANSYS application for SMC enabling their Engineers and Project Managers to run full and rapid three-dimensional nonlinear structural analyses, by. More |
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Whittaker Engineering IDAC were contracted to verify and modify the design of the outlet nozzles by using CFD techniques. More |
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Cussons Technology Ltd Cussons Technology required IDAC to evaluate the design of the sway carriage assembly using finite element analysis (FEA). The analyses were carried out using the FEA software suite ANSYS Workbench. More |
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Hussey Seatway Ltd IDAC were required to analyse the structural integrity of the seating system in accordance with the deflections and vibrations criteria as specified by the National Building Code of Canada 1985. More |
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Whittaker Engineering IDAC were required to provide FEA work in order to verify the repair scheme. Three different phases to this work were considered. More |
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First Subsea (formerly BSW Ballgrab) IDAC and First Subsea have worked closely together on a number of projects covering a wide range of designs and load cases. The use of FEA allows First Subsea to not only optimise their designs but to also prove their load carrying capacity and fatigue life. More |
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HBL Ltd IDAC predict the impacted behaviour of a golf ball containing a wide-band microwave transmitter unit. More |
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Metso Minerals IDAC was approached to carry out the finite element analysis work using ANSYS for three separate design projects of rotary railcar dumpers to evaluate the stress and displacement levels at different operational and extreme positions and conditions. More |
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WSP Enviromental IDAC have carried out several wind engineering analyses using the ANSYS CFD capabilities for many large development projects for WSP Environmental. One such project has been the prestigious Shanghai Plaza. A major commercial office and entertainment complex. More |
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HITEC IDAC was tasked with conducting a Linear Static Structural Analysis of two satellite antennas for HITEC. Both designs, namely VINA and GTTC, are built with the purpose of ground tracking the European version of the GPS constellation. More |
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National Physical Laboratory IDAC created a parametric model using ANSYS where the AFM probe was modelled by means of 8- noded 3D elements with large strain large deflection capability. The top surface of the cantilever was then coated with 4 noded shell elements to simulate the 30-50 nm thick layer which coats the device. More |
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LB Bentley IDAC were contracted to to validate and assist in the development of a new metal seal that would set new precedents in terms of product performance. More |
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Alvis Vickers Ltd IDAC were contracted to assist in the analysis of the MRAV. |
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Expro North Sea Ltd. The subject of this work was to evaluate the structural integrity of the external components of an Open Water Lubricator Valve, under extreme operational and testing loads, in accordance with the ISO/DIS 13628-7 standard. More |
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Mabey Hire Buckling Analysis of a Temporary Strut Support Creation of a bespoke macro to calculate the buckling loads of
temporary strut supports, allowing many configurations and design
options to be investigated. More |
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DePuy Analysis project undertaken by IDAC to investigate two sizes of a replacement knee design at different angles of articulation using the general purpose finite element software ANSYS. More |
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Whittaker Engineering IDAC was approached by Whittaker Engineering to validate the structural integrity of a newly designed Gypsy Wheel using Finite Element Analysis. More |
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CCM Motorcycles Analysis project undertaken by IDAC to investigate the design and support capability of a load far in excess of the load that would be expected in normal service. More |
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Blazepoint Drop Test Analysis of an AVANTIX Mobile Chip and Pin Machine This month IDAC are highlighting the use of a Drop Test Analysis on a Mobile Chip & Pin Machine. The Advantix Mobile, which has been designed for issuing tickets whilst on the move, needs to be very robust and reliable. As such there is a need to verify that if the ticket collector drops the handheld device it would continue to work. See how IDAC and the use of ANSYS FEA software resulted in significant cost and time-scale saving. More |
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Capoco Design Analysis project undertaken by IDAC to evaluate energy absorption and intrusion during a side impact of a passenger bus. More |
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British Petroleum (BP) This analyses allow BP to investigate loading
scenarios without having to construct additional
expensive test facilities. For
example, they have been used
to determine the largest feasible
load that would be experienced
by the pig, so that an equivalent
drop test of the pig may be
performed to verify its integrity. More |
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Martin Baker Analysis project undertaken by IDAC to investigate the structural behaviour of an armoured crew seat for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. More |
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Whittaker Engineering Analysis project undertaken by IDAC to assess the effect of design changes on an FPSO anchor turret gripper. More |
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Bridon International Validation project undertaken by IDAC to perform a nonlinear structural contact analysis of cast sockets for steel ropes. More |
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Britten Norman Aircraft Fuselage Buckling Analysis using ANSYS. More |
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Depuy Insertion of a Duraloc Un-cemented Acetabular Hip socket into the pelvic bone using ANSYS. More |
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Senior Flexonics 60 inch, Stainless Steel Expansion Joint - Thermal & Structural Analyses with ANSYS. More |
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UCL - Optical Science Laboratory Thermal Transient Analysis of a High Resolution Optical Spectrograph using ANSYS. (Details advantages of using the powerful ANSYS Parametric Design Language). More |
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W T Henley Optimisation project undertaken by IDAC to perform a structural analysis and design of a plastic holding tool design, for W T Henley Ltd. More |
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2D model of a Vertical Wind Turbine Velocity contour generated by the interaction between a rotating wind turbine and the wind. The simulation is made in Ansys Fluent and the flow field is obtained as a combination of a stationary domain and a moving mesh inside with a simple wind turbine model. |
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Sloshing Free surface movement of liquid fluid in a tank under an horizontal acceleration. The animation shows the interaction between the fluid and two baffle plates. |
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Transonic Flow Around a 2D Airfoil This animation shows the pressure of the flow field generated by a transonic flow around a 2D airfoil. To better capture the shockwave the Ansys Fluent mesh adaptation tool was used. Depending on a specific parameter (the pressure gradient, in this case) the mesh was refined only in some locations in order to improve the quality of the solution. |
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Water Boiling The animation shows a container of water at the temperature near the boiling point. The temperature of a portion of the bottom wall is above the water boiling temperature. Because of the heat transfer between the wall and the fluid, vapor bubbles form and rise due to the buoyancy. The vapor escapes through the free surface. |
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Animation of a Multiphase Analysis Using ANSYS Fluent Fluid flow using ANSYS Fluent software to simulate |
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Modeling moving walls in CFD: Transient simulation with moving meshes Consider the scenario where we want to know the flow field around two objects as they approach each other. Instead of keeping the model as a single domain, we can split the model such that each object is contained within a separate domain. Then in ANSYS CFX using Regions of Specified Motion, we can assign each domain a velocity V1 and V2, while also having them speak to each other via a Domain Interface. More |
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Fire Simulation and Risk Modeling Fire engineering and risk assessment are integral parts of the design process within the Built Environment industry. Besides the obvious structural design, today's buildings pay special attention to designing a comfortable atmosphere for inhabitants, be it in terms of acoustic noise, sunlight or dispersal of dust particles exiting an air conditioning duct. Predicting temperatures and convection flow fields within an open plan office are typical engineering parameters that most designers are concerned with these days. In certain circumstances however, IDAC Ltd have been involved with modelling more severe scenarios such as fire and smoke dispersal. More |
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BP scraper Pig Analysis 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. More |
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Electromagnetic Beam Analysis 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. |
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Parametric Composite Analysis 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. |
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Cad User Magazine - August/September 2007: Socket to me! IDAC uses Ansys/Mechanical 6.0 Finite Element Analysis software to validate Bridon Internationl's design for steel rope terminations, used to anchor offshore platforms Bridon's Doncaster operation required a structural contact of some steel rope terminations for anchoring offshore plateforms before casting could take place. IDAC was engaged to perform the solid modelling and nonlinear structural analysis of the designs. More |
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Alcon Well known for its racing brakes, Alcon Ltd has been tentatively exploring the world of clutches. The fruits of these efforts is a new range of racing units designed with the aid of ANSYS/DesignSpace. More |
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Siemens Power Generation Rapid validation of design solutions is critical in the 'Refurbishment of Steam Turbine' market. ANSYS/DesignSpace is used by Siemens to optimise design performance. More |
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Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. (TEI) is a leader in developing and producing a range of high-quality aircraft engine parts for the worldwide aerospace industry. In developing the Tusas TEI-TJ-1X microjet engine used in unmanned air vehicle (UAV) applications such as target drones, the company needed to design a radial compressor impeller that was compact, lightweight and capable of reaching rotational speeds in the order of 100,000 rpm. More |
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ALLCAD GmbH As an ambitious engineering company, ALLCAD provides services in CAx technologies and projecting of machine and plant manufacturing. Companies use ALLCAD for its up-to-date knowledge, efficiency and consultant capabilities for the customer's benefit. More |
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Pi Makina - Turkey As our business with other companies develops, customers today require higher quality products — in the construction world, that translates to more robust machines. More |
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Bühler Motor Group - Germany Bühler Motor Group is a global enterprise focused on developing and manufacturing sophisticated mechatronic DC drive solutions. The aim is to decrease time required for design and development. More |
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Whirlpool Corporation SA Global competition in the appliance industry is placing ever increasing pressure on manufacturers to decrease costs while maintaining high quality. When Whirlpool Corporation looked to cut costs associated with producing a three-year-old, 450-liter double-door refrigerator, it needed to continue to meet the specific cabinet deflection and door drop limits of its current design; it also needed to maintain adequate cabinet stiffness. More |
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Going With The Flow Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) combined with the data from a computed tomography (CT) scan aid in understanding the air flow in healthy and diseased lungs by simulating a virtual patient population. Flow patterns, relative pressure drops and drug delivery profiles are readily extracted from the simulation results. More |
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B.F.Goodrich Reducing the weight of an aircraft lighting pod while 'keeping an eye' on the vibrational characteristics of new component designs with DesignSpace. More |
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London Eye Rapid lead time structural design of the British Airways London Eye Ferris Wheel using ANSYS Finite Element Analysis Software. More |
