Ansys Workbench platform

The Ansys Workbench is a platform that allows the user to conveniently apply CAD-tools from Ansys and other providers within one integrated simulation environment. CAD integration, geometry and meshing tools, and combined physics allow the user to take 3-D based processes through simulation and optimisation. For example, a user can create geometry in DesignModeler, then run both fluid flow and mechanical simulations in fluid flow and structural packages from Ansys, respectively. Without such integration, separate geometries for the CFD and FEA simulations must be created for analysis, lengthening the process and introducing potential for error, since each geometry may differ slightly. Once the fluid and mechanical simulations are iteratively solved, Ansys Work bench enables post-processing results to be viewed at the same time, even on the same geometry, giving the user a clear idea of the interaction between the structural and fluid physics. The platform also provides data management.