Solenoid Simulation Software
Solenoid Simulation. Magnetic Field, Force & Coupled-Physics FEA
Simulate solenoid force, magnetic field distribution, and pull-in dynamics for valves, actuators, and bistable designs, coupled with fluid and structural physics, on an AI-native cloud platform.
Solenoid iteration is slow when it depends on specialist EM tools and hardware. SimScale opens it to any design engineer. Run parametric sweeps across geometry and operating conditions in parallel, and reach sign-off in days, not weeks.
Why SimScale for Solenoid Simulation
Multiphysics Electromagnetic, fluid, and structural in platform
Run magnetostatics alongside coupled thermal analysis, structural FEA, and CFD for valve flow — all from a single SimScale project, without exporting geometry or switching tools.
Engineering AI
Get more from your engineering expertise. SimScale's Engineering AI handles the mechanics of simulation setup — meshing, boundary condition configuration, solver tuning — so engineering time goes into interpreting results and making design decisions rather than managing software. Sophisticated multiphysics workflows that would previously require dedicated CAE resource can be orchestrated by the design team directly, compressing the feedback loop between simulation insight and design iteration.
Cloud-native scale
Cloud-scale compute that turns parametric studies from a bottleneck into a differentiator. On local hardware, a force-stroke sweep or geometry optimisation study means queuing runs sequentially and waiting. On SimScale, every variant runs simultaneously on cloud infrastructure — so a study that would take a week on a workstation completes in hours. Scale up or down on demand, with no hardware investment and no licence ceiling.
Electromagnetics
SimScale's magnetostatics solver computes total flux, force-position characteristics, and field distribution by integrating the Maxwell stress tensor at the armature tip and air gap region. Use these results to assess pull-in force, holding force, and saturation behaviour across the full range of armature positions and excitation levels.
Thermal Management
Copper winding resistance increases with temperature, directly affecting current draw and the magnetic force a solenoid can generate under sustained or high-duty-cycle operation. SimScale's coupled electromagnetic-thermal analysis maps Joule heating as a heat source through the surrounding geometry, giving an accurate picture of steady-state operating temperature and the resulting force derating.
Fluid Control
Once the solenoid's actuation state is established, SimScale's CFD solver models the resulting fluid flow through the valve — capturing pressure drop, flow rate, and cavitation across open, closed, and throttled positions. This makes it possible to validate both electromagnetic actuation and downstream hydraulic performance in a single platform, without needing a separate tool.
10
new business opportunities
“We have been using SimScale to modify and develop new solenoid valves. SimScale is one of our reliable computational tools to solve our fluid problems to make sure our solenoid-valves fluid performance is reliable.”
Chandru Rao - Simulation Manager, Solero Technologies
80%
reduction in pressure drop
“Approaching the design process using simulation with SimScale allowed Diinef to avoid a costly and slow testing process of physical models in the early stages of the project.”
Diinef Engineering Team
150
simulations across 7 valve sizes
“SimScale has proved to be for the firm a flexible and scalable tool, which was critical for a HUBZone firm like ours.”
EJ Consulting engineering team
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Yes. SimScale supports magnetostatics for steady-state force and flux-density analysis, and time-harmonic magnetics for AC-excited coils and eddy-current effects. Both are accessible from the same browser-based interface with no additional license required.
SimScale's AI-native multiphysics platform couples electromagnetic FEA, structural motion, and CFD in a single workflow. You can model the magnetic force on the armature, the resulting valve motion, and the downstream fluid pressure response — without exporting geometry between tools.
Yes. SimScale runs all simulation variants simultaneously in the cloud. A force-stroke sweep across multiple armature positions or current levels runs in parallel, so a study that would take days sequentially completes in hours.
SimScale uses an automatic tetrahedral mesher optimised for electromagnetic analysis, with refinements around air gaps, coil windings, and core surfaces. Engineering AI-powered mesh generation reduces setup time for complex solenoid geometries significantly.
The fastest way is to follow the linear pushing solenoid tutorial, which walks through geometry import, electromagnetic setup, meshing, and post-processing in SimScale. You can also sign up free and use one of the public solenoid templates directly.
