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  • Schübeler Composite — FEA of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Parts

    Founded in 1997, Schübeler Composite is a German company that is involved in the development and production of fiber-reinforced plastic parts. In their early years, they focused specifically on carbon-fiber-reinforced-polymer (CFRP) axial fans. Through repetitive testing of their designs, the team has deepened their theoretical and practical knowledge of these systems. In 2002, Schübeler Composite opened…

  • Modeling Elastomers Using FEM: Do’s and Dont’s

    Elastomers are increasingly used in industrial applications, so understanding their mechanical behavior is more important than ever before. Tires are one of the largest application of rubber material, with some other very common industrial applications including seals, bearings, dampeners, O-rings, etc. O-rings were invented in the 1890s and are used to seal fluids. O-rings are…

  • Tips for Meshing Your CAD Model for Structural Analysis

    New to engineering simulation or to SimScale? Then meshing might be one of the things you’re struggling to learn. This article aims to teach you a few tips for meshing your CAD model and ensuring accurate results of your structural analysis. Mesh generation (also commonly known as grid generation) is the practice of generating a polygonal or…

  • How to Design Better Air Conditioning Systems With CFD Simulation

    The world is changing. As a result of climate change, many countries in Europe frequently face temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in the middle of summer. In winter, there is substantially less snow in areas that traditionally enjoy snowfalls and winter sports. In these unsettled conditions, air conditioning systems are used to modulate our immediate…

  • How to Improve Thermal Comfort in an Office Environment

    As temperatures rise across the globe and people are working for longer hours through the day, the need for a comfortable working environment and to improve thermal comfort has increasingly grown. More electronics means additional heat in an interior space. The result is that the modern work environment has driven a rapid increase in the necessity…

  • How Dimples on a Golf Ball Affect Its Flight and Aerodynamics

    A conversation in the early 1900s: Tom: Jerry, I’m entering the golf course. Feel free to join me. I should select the smoothest possible ball from the basket. Oops! There is only one unused left. Let me use the last one. Jerry: That’s so mean! I don’t have a choice. Everybody prefers to play with a…

  • How to Optimize a Water Turbine with CFD | Designcraft’s Success Story

    Trond Gudmundsen works as a technical engineer, with a background in blacksmithing and construction welding, in Oslo, Norway. He started his consultancy office, Designcraft, in 2010 and works with his customers to design metal construction and general product development. Currently, he is working on a project for DeepRiver AS, a company that is active in the research…

  • What is the Magnus Effect

    After the final of UEFA European Championship, we decided to celebrate it in our own special way by explaining a frequently occurring soccer physics phenomenon. Do you remember a moment when a football player gracefully curved a ball into the goal? Why does this happen? Soccer Physics: What is the Magnus Effect? Well, this is the Magnus…

  • HVAC System Design: Why Engineering Simulation is a Must

    HVAC systems are a critical component and consideration for professionals operating in a variety of fields, from construction and architecture to automotive industries. HVAC designers and engineers face a number of challenges when it comes to product manufacturing, smart buildings, or modern plant infrastructure design. Engineering simulation is being increasingly adopted in the design process as…

  • Errors in FEA and Understanding Singularities (Beginners’ Guide)

    In general, we can decompose errors in FEA—finite element analysis—in three main groups: Modeling errors due to simplifications (“We try to model the real world yet are not able to do it 100%.”) Discretization errors that arise from the creation of the mesh Numerical errors of the solution of the FEA equations Furthermore, it must be…

  • How to Choose a Hyperelastic Material Model for Your FEA

    Hyperelastic material models — one of the four main nonlinear material model types — are regularly used to represent the large deformation behavior of materials with FEA. They are commonly used to model mechanical behaviors of unfilled/filled elastomers. In addition to elastomers, hyperelastic material models are also used to approximate the material behavior of biological tissues, polymeric…

  • 5 New HVAC Applications Simulated

    HVAC is one of the many industries that rely on engineering simulation to analyze, virtually test, and improve product designs. At SimScale, we have been adding new features to our simulation platform to meet the needs of HVAC engineers, designers, and manufacturers. These innovative features are aimed at helping HVAC professionals create better products and more…