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SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION
Simulate the Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Forces with Comprehensive CFD Software
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation – Computational Fluid Dynamics Software
Easily simulate fluid flow, heat transfer, and fluid forces that are critical to the success of your design with SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation. Fully embedded with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD, SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is an intuitive CFD (computational fluid dynamics) tool that enables you to simulate liquid and gas flow in real world conditions, run “what if” scenarios, and efficiently analyze the effects of fluid flow, heat transfer, and related forces on immersed or surrounding components.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies provide meaningful insight & ability to predict the impact of fluid flow in early stage of Engineering Product development process thereby reducing the need for expensive prototypes, and eliminate rework saving time and effort.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies provide meaningful insight & ability to predict the impact of fluid flow in early stage of Engineering Product development process thereby reducing the need for expensive prototypes, and eliminate rework saving time and effort.
Which SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Package is right for you?
Fluid Flow Simulation
Electronic Cooling Module
HVAC Analysis
Fluid Flow Simulation
Fluid Flow Simulation
CFD simulates fluid (either liquid or gas) passing through or around an object. The analysis can be very complex—for example, one calculation can contain heat transfer, mixing, and unsteady and compressible flows. The ability to predict the impact of such flows on your product performance can be time consuming and expensive without some type of simulation tool.
SOLIDWORKS CFD analysis for liquid flow, gas flow, or heat transfer can help you deliver innovative designs and greater product efficiency. Typical problems solved include:
SOLIDWORKS CFD analysis for liquid flow, gas flow, or heat transfer can help you deliver innovative designs and greater product efficiency. Typical problems solved include:
- Pressure drop for a valve to calculate its efficiency
- Airflow inside a home or office environment to calculate thermal comfort factors
- Temperature distribution for an electronic component to calculate electronic thermal models
- Aerodynamic simulation to calculate lift and drag forces
Electronic Cooling Module
Electronic Cooling Module
Product Engineers can optimize the cooling strategy for electronic components concurrent to the design process using the Electronic Cooling Module. This add-in to SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation includes comprehensive set of intelligent models In addition to the core SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation models to enable a broad range of electronic cooling applications to be built quickly and accurately.
Product Engineers can import thermal properties from Circuit Works™ ECAD files to SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, including dielectric and conductor density, specific heat, conductivity for PCBs, and volumetric heat sources from components. This capability facilitates setting up the CFD analysis for cooling simulation of electronic components to define PCBs and heat sources.
The additional capabilities include:
Product Engineers can import thermal properties from Circuit Works™ ECAD files to SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, including dielectric and conductor density, specific heat, conductivity for PCBs, and volumetric heat sources from components. This capability facilitates setting up the CFD analysis for cooling simulation of electronic components to define PCBs and heat sources.
The additional capabilities include:
- Two-resistor compact model to accurately simulate electronic packages
- Heat Pipes for modeling a predominant cooling approach
- PCB Generators to accurately model multilayer PCBs
- Joule Heating calculation
- Enriched engineering database with a wide range of new fans, thermoelectric coolers, two-resistor components, interface materials, and typical IC packages
HVAC Analysis
HVAC Analysis
When designing an HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system, it is crucial to understand the level of thermal comfort for people in their environments such as home, office, bus, airplanes as early as possible in the development cycle. However, thermal comfort is subjective. So, the realistic aim is to create a thermal environment that satisfies the maximum possible percentage of people taken as a group in a given environment.
- Human comfort factors— calculate 8 comfort parameters [including “Predicted mean vote” (PMV) and “Predicted percent dissatisfied” (PPD)] to measure thermal comfort and identify potential problem areas
- Advanced radiation— Wide range of building materials and fans to run thermal analysis quickly and efficiently
- Airflow optimization— how to ensure that the living or working environment receives the right amount of ventilation, delivered in the most effective way possible
- Temperature control— how to ensure the appropriate thermal comfort level for occupants, taking into account various heat sources
- Air quality and contaminant control— how to predict and optimize the contamination evacuation in critical environments
Assessment of the thermal environment in the occupied zone requires knowing what are called Thermal Comfort Parameters, such as:
- Predicted Mean Vote (PMV)
- Predicted Percent Dissatisfied (PPD)
- Operative Temperature
- Draft Temperature
- Air Diffusion Performance Index (ADPI)
In addition to thermal comfort level, HVAC engineers can also review factors which give them information about air quality, such as:
- Contaminant Removal Effectiveness (CRE)
- Local Air Quality Index (LAQI)
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Learn More About SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation
Fluid Dynamics Engineer
A Simulation Role for Engineers who perform routine fluid flow and thermal calculations to guide design modifications and explore innovative design concepts.
Electronic thermal analysis..
The thermal analysis calculates the temperature and heat transfer within and between components in your design and its environment. This is an...
Adding Advanced Plastics..
Having the ability to optimize plastic parts during the design phase and know parts are fit for manufacture not only saves frustration, but also keeps you...
Our Customer Testimonial
“SOLIDWORKS has been extensively used for design of prototypes and components, which helped in effective validation of ideas.”
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation FAQs
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is an intuitive & integrated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution add-on module for SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD that enables you to quickly and easily simulate liquid & gas flows enables you to quickly and easily Simulate fluid flow, heat transfer, and fluid forces that are critical to calculate product performance and capabilities for success of your designs.
Load up the Flow Simulation add-in by clicking Tools > Add-ins and checking the SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation box. Once it is loaded, select the Flow Simulation tab and click the Wizard button to start the Flow Simulation Wizard. SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation enables you to run “what if” scenarios and efficiently analyze the effects of fluid flow, heat transfer and related forces on or through components.
Yes. SOLIDWORKS Simulation is accurate for the type of problems solved within the scope of its capabilities. Simulation accuracy relies heavily on Material properties & how well the problem is defined such as Boundary conditions, contacts etc
Further, it is also verified by NAFEMS as well for its accuracy and results. SOLIDWORKS Simulation results generally fall within industry Standard benchmarks.
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Products as an integrated solution will help all sizes of companies to efficiently analyze the effects of fluid flow, heat transfer and related forces on or through components, innovate and grow their business. You can contact at 9590506408 for best price details, offers, and best quote. You can request for Quote directly here https://ckonnect.in/solidworks/get-a-quote/
No. SOLIDWORKS flow simulation does not come with SOLIDWORKS Professional product. SOLIDWORKS flow simulation product is a Add on module which comes in three packages: SOLIDWORKS Flow simulation, HVAC Module and Electronic cooling module.
You can contact at 9590506408 for best price details, offers, and best quote. You can request for Quote directly here https://ckonnect.in/solidworks/get-a-quote/
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