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Autodesk® Simulation CFD software (formerly known as CFdesign®) provides a comprehensive, flexible set of tools for fluid flow simulation and thermal simulation. Autodesk Simulation CFD offers fast, accurate, and innovative analysis capabilities upfront in product development, where decision-making is critical. The Design Study Environment provides performance insight over a range of designs, allowing for greater product innovation and better product performance. Simulation CFD extends Digital Prototyping to electronics cooling, mechanical, AEC, industrial, and consumer product applications.

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Autodesk Simulation CFD

Autodesk Simulation CFD offers a wide range of fluid flow and thermal simulation capabilities to perform fast and accurate simulations of turbulent and incompressible flows, along with conduction and convective heat transfer.

Drive an associative design study within your CAD system or open a single model directly in Autodesk Simulation CFD and leverage a model-centric interface; automated finite element meshing with auto-sizing and auto-refinement; the Accelerant Simulation Engine; and the Design Study Environment for setup, exploration, and decision making. Typical applications include consumer products, automotive, oil and gas, medical, and industrial machinery.

Fluid flow simulation capabilities include:

  • Laminar
  • Turbulent
  • Incompressible
  • Steady state

Thermal simulation capabilities include:

  • Conduction
  • Convection
  • Forced convection
  • Natural convection

You can further expand the fluid flow simulation and thermal simulation tools in Autodesk Simulation CFD with Autodesk® Simulation CFD Advanced and Autodesk® Simulation CFD Motion software.

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Autodesk Simulation CFD Advanced

Autodesk® Simulation CFD Advanced software provides additional fluid flow and thermal simulation functionality, enabling engineers to study transient simulations, compressible flow, fluid mixing, radiation effects, humidity, and Joule heating. Typical applications include electronics, aerospace, defense, lighting, LEDs, valves, and architectural/MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing).

Advanced fluid flow and thermal simulation capabilities include:

Advanced Fluid Flow Simulation

  • Compressible
  • Transient
  • Two-phase flows
  • Cavitation

Advanced Thermal Simulation

  • Internal radiation heat transfer
  • Radiation through transparent media
  • Solar loading

Advanced Conditions

  • Relative humidity
  • Current
  • Voltage

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Autodesk Simulation CFD Motion

Many engineering applications require an understanding of how liquids and gases interact with solid objects that are moving. Autodesk® Simulation CFD Motion software helps you study how components of pumps, fans, blowers, compressors, valves, pistons, and other mechanical devices interact with and respond to fluid flow. The physical effects of the motion as well as the related time history are output to facilitate results evaluation and the creation of animations for visual studies and design comparisons.

Types of motion include:

  • Linear
  • Angular
  • Rotating/turbomachinery
  • Combined linear and angular
  • Combined orbital and angular
  • Nutation
  • Sliding vane
  • Unconstrained motion

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