Build a Solid Foundation
with ANSYS
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Global Simulation Leader
Only software company focused solely on simulation
with 40 years of simulation software experience
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• Approx. 2,400 employees / 60+ sales offices on 3 continents
• Network of sales channel partners in 40+ countries
• 22 major development centers on 3 continents
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2012 % of revenue spending on R&D: ~ 17%
2012 Revenues: ~ $800M
Market Cap: ~$7.8B
34,000 Total Customers
Including 97 of the top 100 Industrial Companies on the FORTUNE Global 500
315,000 Commercial Seats
290,000 University Seats
200 Channel Partners
160 Industry Partners
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Technical services team
Consulting team
Sales & Marketing team
ANSYS Polyflow development team
Administrative team
Comprehensive Virtual Building Design
Wind engineering
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Blast, explosion and homeland
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Structural analysis and stability
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Wind Engineering, Pollutant Dispersion
Buildings interact with their environment
• Understanding aerodynamics of structures and
resulting pressure map on its surface
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• Analysis of stability and behavior of buildings
under various weather conditions
• Impact on pedestrian comfort and safety
Address the
• Environmental and safety issues
• Dispersion of gases and aerosols
• In urban and non-urban settings
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Some pictures courtesy of Building Design Partnership Ltd
Cité Administrative de l’Etat, Bruxelles, 2010
Building Structure Analysis and Stability
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Structure integrity under extreme conditions
Single part or assembly modeling
Wind induced deformations
Pre-stressed, reinforced concrete
Seismic analysis
Soil mechanics
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Geotechnical solutions
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Loading variations analysis for two
staircase configurations: angled and
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FEA results of
staircase analysis
Bridge aeroelasticity
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Deformation of a hospital masonry
structure due to a code earthquake
event
Some pictures: Courtesy of Pont Terv Ltd. Budapest, Hungary.
Blast, Explosion and Home land Security
• Pressure wave and fire spread
• Impact of objects and vehicles
on buildings
• Damage to buildings structure
• Contaminants and dust
dispersion
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Courtesy of
Risk Management Solutions Inc. and The Sanborn Map Co.
Thermal Comfort and Ventilation
Occupant thermal comfort and indoor air quality
Predicting room conditions:
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Air velocity, temperature
Relative humidity, thermal radiation
Toxins
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Assessment of a variety of comfort criteria
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Combined with information about occupant
activity and clothing
Impact of heat loss through the structure, including solar gain effects
Testing effectiveness of novel strategies and concepts:
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Natural and mixed ventilation
Minimizing energy consumption
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Naturally Ventilated Shopping Galleria
Use airflow modeling to determine changes in indoor conditions when upper side
vents are open
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Temperature contours
Pathlines colored by temperature
Air velocity vectors
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Courtesy of Mechanical Design Associates
Fire and Smoke Modeling
Official regulations and safety concerns require efficient ventilation
and detection systems:
• Understanding the spread of smoke and heat
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Predicting the distribution of suppression agents
Studying their interactions with the fire and smoke
• Identifying how fires develop
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• Designing efficient equipment for fire suppression
• Determining impact on neighbouring structures
This is not a movie with special effects;
this is the result of accurate simulations!
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Unified Simulation Environment
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Parametrization
Automation
Process Compression
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Conclusions
Construction industry face increasing pressures:
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0 way buildings are designed
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Validate proposed designs against regulations
Optimize buildings to maximize occupant comfort and minimize
operating cost
Communicate and illustrate benefit to protagonists
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