nCode is a CAE software engineers use to simulate, test and analyze product durability. The 11.0 release of nCode aims to allow for larger models and data to be processed thanks to some computational speed upgrades.
“Significant improvements have been made to the overall execution speed of processing test data,” said Paul Roberts, Product Manager at HBM nCode. “For example, an aerospace customer has reduced analysis time of huge data sets with complex flows by 30 percent.”
The release includes methods to help validate products for vibration fatigue and frequency analysis. Roberts said, “Vibration fatigue and frequency analysis, allows engineers to avoid unnecessary over-design and prevents operational failures.”
The vibration fatigue analysis has had some changes such as new loadings, conditions and calculation options.
The 11.0 release also includes new vibration simulation methods such as PSD, Sine Dwell loading, and Sine on Random. These new methods will be helpful when simulating engines and powertrains.
The new version sees improvements to nCode’s fatigue solution, DesignLife. This tool is able to perform fatigue analysis for high/low cycles, crack initiation/growth and simple multiaxial analysis.
The 11.0 update can also accommodate larger models, larger frequency ranges and more frequency steps using Modal Superposition.
When performing a frequency analysis, users can now utilize a set of pre-defined processes aimed at auto and cross correlation of lags/scaling options with input data. Additionally, users can execute convolutions between input data and impulse/filter kernel responses.
With nCode 11.0, Analysts will be able to simplify the lead reconstructions from measured strains using virtual strain gauges. To help reconstruct these loads, the strain gauge analysis engine in DesignLife will determine the best places to set up strain gauges and how many are needed for the task.
Other improvements that come with nCode 11.0 include:
- Frequency Analysis
- Waterfall Analysis
- Zoom Analysis
- Campbell Plots
- Design Life
- Jiang Plasticity Model
- Automatic Analysis Selection
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