Simcenter 3D the Siemens solution for the new innovation paradigm: the Digital Twin
Simcenter 3D is a comprehensive engineering simulation (CAE) software developed by Siemens to improve the efficiency of engineering and product development processes.
It is distinguished by its fully integrated and open collaborative environment, enabling CAE engineers and analysts to work on a single platform to perform all pre- and post-processing CAE tasks on CAD data from any source.
It is distinguished by its fully integrated and open collaborative environment, enabling CAE engineers and analysts to work on a single platform to perform all pre- and post-processing CAE tasks on CAD data from any source.
Simcenter 3D is one of the pillars of the Simcenter, designed to unify modeling, simulation, and analysis in an integrated environment.
Why choose Siemens Simcenter 3D:
- Allows accurate simulation of a wide range of critical issues such as linear and nonlinear analysis, multi-body dynamics, materials fatigue, vibration dynamics and noise (NVH Noise, Vibration and Harshness)
- It allows you to perform fluid dynamics analysis quickly to understand the effects of fluid motion that affect product performance.
- It allows one to save time in preparing analysis models and devote more time to evaluating the results.
- Allows you to quickly switch between CAD geometry to a ready-to-use analysis model through exclusive tools for editing the CAE geometry, meshing, the FEM assembly management, multi-CAE environments, displaying results.
- It allows you to evaluate the thermal characteristics of the product using its thermal analysis features.
- Allows for more accurate insights related to product performance by using real CAD geometry to conduct multi-body dynamic simulations.
- Simplifies the process of Multi-physics Simulation workflows through a single integrated environment that reduces errors and improves productivity.
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CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Simulation
Simcenter 3D is industry-leading software for computational fluid dynamics analysis and enables rapid and accurate simulation of all engineering problems involving fluids, structures, and associated physics.
Simulation of multiphase flows
Simcenter 3D offers the ability to accurately represent the physical behavior of different fluid and solid phases and understand the actual performance of the product
Particle Fluxes
Whether particle flows are dense or not, Simcenter 3D is the first CAE instrument to have complete particle flow integration.
Maximizes efficiency, reduces energy consumption, avoids excessive wear and abrasion, and optimizes overall product performance
Reacting Flow
Enables coupled simulation between models of reactant flow and heat transfer, radiation, multiphase reactions and surface chemistry.
You can predict and comrpend flame dynamics, heat transfer, thermal wear, emissions and unwanted conditions to maximize the performance efficiency of your products.
Fluid dynamics
The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) capability present in Simcenter 3D provides an efficient and accurate set of models and solvers with excellent parallel performance and scalability.
It also provides, a solid foundation for the’exploration of multidisciplinary design
FEA Structural Analysis
Understanding how a component or assembly reacts under stress or vibration is critical in any industry you operate in.
However, as products and materials become increasingly complex, engineering and analysis departments need tools that go beyond linear static analysis. Simcenter 3D enables a wide range of structural analyses within a single environment. It is therefore no longer necessary to have two different tools for linear and nonlinear analysis.
Linear analysis
It is used to solve static problems such as determining whether a structure will yield under a given load or for transient problems such as changing loads over time.
Simcenter 3D offers integrated linear analysis capabilities, including analysis for linear statics, normal and instability modes;
Nonlinear analysis
It is the appropriate simulation choice in cases where product deformations are large, contact is a determining factor, or if linear material assumptions are not valid.
The Simcenter 3D solver allows you to perform implicit and explicit nonlinear analyses, such as performing an analysis of a car rooftop accident or evaluating the performance of electronic hardware during an impact simulation
Pre/post-processing for composites
Simcenter 3D accelerates the analysis process for laminated composites and can be integrated with the Siemens Fibersim composite design tool.
With geometry editing and mesh creation capabilities you can create a finite element analysis model for use with Simcenter solvers or for external solvers and view the results directly in the Simcenter 3D environment
Composite Materials
The use of composite materials is increasing as the market demands lighter and lighter but stronger products.
The cost of prototyping products made from composite materials is high, so simulation must play a key role in the development process.
Simcenter 3D speeds up the entire simulation process of laminated composite materials, thanks to a connection with the design of the composites themselves, accurate solvers and complete post-processing.
Simulation of the production process
One of the major challenges associated with the use of composite materials is the choice of the manufacturing process.
This decision affects key aspects such as cost, production speed, and the overall performance of the component.
With Simcenter 3D, you can design composite structures while taking into account phenomena such as hardening, crystallization, and springback.
This decision affects key aspects such as cost, production speed, and the overall performance of the component.
With Simcenter 3D, you can design composite structures while taking into account phenomena such as hardening, crystallization, and springback.
Pre/post-processing for composites
Simcenter 3D accelerates the analysis process for laminated composites and can be integrated with the Siemens Fibersim composite design tool.
With geometry editing and mesh creation capabilities you can create a finite element analysis model for use with Simcenter solvers or for external solvers and view the results directly in the Simcenter 3D environment
Progressive growth of damage
A major challenge for composite structure engineering is designing both the structure and material to fully support the loads that a structure will experience to achieve optimal performance.
Composite analysis using Simcenter 3D can help you achieve a lightweight, damage-tolerant design
Fatigue and Durability
Simcenter 3D gives you access to state-of-the-art fatigue analysis methods and durability that enable you to perform predictive analysis quickly and accurately with complex loading scenarios.
Simulation of durability and in-depth analysis
Simcenter 3D helps you quickly create the accurate model of your product and set the correct fatigue-specific parameters and attributes to follow a’proper simulation
Simulates any fatigue mechanism
Based on 30 years of experience, Simcenter 3D allows you to simulate from low-cycle fatigue to high-cycle fatigue, using all finite element solutions: static, dynamic, or transient.
In addition, it is new methodologies can be configured and added for fatigue analysis of different types of materials or manufacturing processes.
Realistic load conditions
You can use loads obtained from different sources such as physical measurement campaigns or multi-body dynamic simulations.
Loads can also be time- or frequency-based, deterministic or random, or single or multiple events.
Welding durability
Long-lasting spot welds or continuous welds of sheet metal structures can be critical areas where fatigue failures occur.
Acoustic analysis
More and more people expect "quiet" products, and sound quality is becoming a differentiator in the market. This is combined with stricter noise regulations that affect product sales.
Simcenter 3D offers the ability to perform both internal and external acoustic analyses and simulations, enabling optimization of the acoustic performance of the product from the earliest design stages.
Aeroacoustic Analysis
Airflow-induced aeroacoustic noise is a significant component of the acoustic signature of a vehicle or other products.
Simcenter 3D offers an extensive library of accurate models for predicting aeroacoustic noise sources
Aero-vibro-acoustics
It is possible to create aeroacoustic sources near turbulent flows that emit noise and calculate their acoustic response in the indoor and/or outdoor environment.
BEM method
The BEM boundary element method is often used to solve problems involving complex geometries and helps to simplify the simulation of external acoustics since it is only the mesh of the external surface of the geometry is needed. This results in a simpler analysis.
FEM method
The finite element method for acoustic analysis is used to simulate indoor acoustics problems and allows for vibro-acoustic analysis that takes into consideration the product structure and also sound-absorbing materials,
High-frequency simulation
It enables acoustic analysis for high frequencies and various audio and acoustic comfort simulations within vehicles, encompassing the entire range of auditory frequencies.
Thermal Analysis
Thermal management is an important topic for a wide range of products such as industrial machinery, automobiles, and consumer electronics.
The goal of any thermal management solution is to maintain a product's temperature within an optimal range for performance.
Simcenter 3D includes comprehensive thermal simulation capabilities to ensure optimal product performance and offers single and dual-flow heat exchanger models to simulate heat transfer between two fluid streams.
Boiling
Examine ebolization phenomena in your heat transfer applications through wall and bulk boiling models. The result will be the improvement of heat transfer accuracy.
Conducting
When heat transfers through a solid from regions of higher temperature to those of lower temperature, heat transfer by conduction occurs.
Understanding conduction behavior enables the design of safe, reliable, high-performance products, and it can be done with the simulation capabilities of Simcenter 3D.
Convection
Convection is a heat transfer pathway found in multiple applications, processes and natural phenomena.
Simcenter 3D enables the optimization of convective heat transfer through the strategic positioning of components or the use of other working fluids.
Irradiation
Irradiative heat transfer occurs when objects radiate electromagnetic energy due to temperature.
Thanks to Simcenter 3D, more complex problems involving heat transfer by irradiation can be solved
Stress and thermal modeling
Thermal stresses are caused by temperature changes in a structure where expansion or contraction is constrained.
For this reason, Simcenter 3D includes advanced features for evaluating thermo-mechanical stress in structures.
For this reason, Simcenter 3D includes advanced features for evaluating thermo-mechanical stress in structures.
Motion Simulation
Understanding the performance of complex mechanical systems such as an aircraft wing flap or landing gear is challenging. Motion simulation uses multi-body dynamics to calculate reaction forces, velocity, acceleration and more for mechanical systems.
Simcenter 3D's integrated solver and post-processing functionality enable the study of wide ranges of mechanical system behaviors.
Co-simulation
Products today have mechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and software components within them, all of which interact with each other, and it is critical that design and analysis departments understand the effects of these interactions.
Simcenter 3D offers the ability to co-simulate mechanical systems and their controls to verify operation and tightness
Flexible bodies
It is possible to simulate the motion of flexible bodies and analyze their elastic deformation and rigid body motion.
Rigid bodies
Simcenter 3D provides the tools to perform detailed analysis of the dynamics of a rigid body by allowing you to create the motion model directly from the CAD assembly through an automated conversion process or create the model from scratch.
Interference control
When designing new assemblies, one must check whether the components will interfere with the surrounding geometry.
Simcenter 3D helps you solve this problem by providing a tool that can calculate the displacement and position of assembly components connected to springs, bushings and flexible bodies.
Structural Dynamics Simulation and NVH
Most machines and vehicles are subject to vibration and other stresses that can affect their structural performance.
To understand the structural dynamics of products in automotive, aerospace, marine, etc. simulation has become a key technology.
Simcenter 3D offers dedicated capabilities for Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) analysis.
Noise, Vibration and Harshness
Simcenter 3D offers a comprehensive set of features to analyze causes of noise and vibration problems.
Dynamic Response
The feature set present within Simcenter 3D enables the analysis of a component or assembly subject to time-or frequency-varying stresses.
Rotor Dynamics
Simcenter 3D offers the ability to predict the dynamic, linear behavior of rotating systems such as gas turbines, pumps or others.
Other features of Simcenter 3D
Electromagnetism
Simcenter 3D includes distinct low-frequency and high-frequency electromagnetic simulation functionality for the specific needs of each domain
Multiphysics Simulation
Ability to use simulation techniques that cross several engineering disciplines and include taking a variety of physical phenomena into analysis.
Meshing
Efficiently mesh your models using comprehensive modeling functions for automatic and manual mesh generation of 1D, 2D and 3D elements.
Optimization
Simcenter 3D offers engineering optimization techniques to reduce the material in a component by searching for the best design that meets certain criteria
Pre/post-processing for composites
Simcenter 3D accelerates the analysis process for laminated composites and can be integrated with the Siemens Fibersim composite design tool.
With geometry editing and mesh creation capabilities you can create a finite element analysis model for use with Simcenter solvers or for external solvers and view the results directly in the Simcenter 3D environment
Automation and scalability
Simcenter 3D allows you to create repetitive CAE processes, standardize them, and then automate them by increasing simulation throughput.
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