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Table of ContentsFeatures4 CONSumEr gOOdS

Mother of Invention Simulation helps to deliver a milk warmer to market two yearsahead of schedule, saving $54,000 in prototypes.

7 ChEmiCAL PrOCESSMoving Toward Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Researchers study the use of fluid dynamics to more efficiently removeenvironmentally hazardous sludge in chemical plants.

10 AuTOmOTivEStepping on the Gas Circuit and field simulation reduces inductance sensor applicationengineering from three months to two weeks.

13 OFFShOrEDeep Thinking ANSYS structural mechanics helps save years in designingthe first steerable conductor for enhanced oil recovery.

16 OFFShOrE / ENErgyForecasting Underwater Noise

Simulation soundly predicts hydro-acoustics duringoffshore pile driving.

18 CONSTruCTiONBuilding on a Global Reputation NInsight verifies the architectural design of landmark buildingsusing engineering simulation.

21 TurBOmAChiNEryBreath of Fresh Air Cummins uses high-performance computing to deliver betterturbochargers to market faster by simulating the entire stage.

SImulAtIoN@Work

24 CONSTruCTiONBetter Cooling, Hot Savings Fluid dynamics keeps data center server rackscooler using less electricity.

26 hEALThCArECut to the Bone Simulation reduces surgery duration and patient riskin treating infants with skull disorders.

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28 OiL ANd gASSeparating the StreamsMultiphase simulation can improve performanceof oil and gas separation equipment.

31 TurBOmAChiNEryPredicting Turbomachinery Erosion RatesErosion rate predictions help designers to improve longevity of

rotating equipment that must operate in harsh environments.

34 ThOughT LEAdErGreen Design With simulation and analysis, going green offers many benefits.

DepArtmeNtS37 BEST PrACTiCE

Fast Study Gas turbine supplier leverages ANSYS Workbenchto speed complex turbine blade analysis.

40 ANALySiS TOOLSWarming Up to Direct Modeling Advanced CAE model preparation enhancespellet stove design and optimization.

42 ANALySiS TOOLSSimulation to Reduce Automotive Emissions

Parametric design optimization of selective catalytic reduction systemshelps to meet challenges in emission reduction.

44 ACAdEmiCVirtual Speech Researchers use virtual tools to model and simulatethe human vocal tract and upper airway.

47 TiPS ANd TriCkSUnderstanding Actuators Multiphysics system simulation provides insightinto the operations of actuators.

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Mother ofInventionSiain hs div ai wa a w yasahad f schd, saving $54,000in ys.

By Jim Shaikh, Founder, yoomi, London, U.K.

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The yoomi warmer on left and bottle on right. The warmer fits

under the bottle cap and liquid is heated as it flows through

the channels of the warmer.

When my first son, Danial, was born, it was my job

to take the expressed milk out of the fridge and heat

it up while he cried to be fed. My wife said, You are

an engineer. Cant you do something useful? To

see what would happen, I assigned my engineering

consulting business, Intelligent Fluid Solutions (IFS)

Ltd., to come up with an easy way to warm liquids

fed to babies. The concept of the yoomi self-

warming baby feeding bottle was thus born. I now

work full time with the company yoomi, which has

sold thousands of bottle warmers.

Prototype 3 design of the yoomi system

Teat

(nipple)

Outlet

Heatsource

Milk

Inlet

Overmould

Screw cap

Bottle

Plug wall

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With each iteration, channel geometry was adjusted to allow for more

consistent liquid flow.

Milk volume fraction in prototype 3: a)t = 39.3 s, b)t = 51.9 s

Milk volume fraction in prototype 4: a)t = 39.3 s, b)t = 51.6 s



CONSumEr gOOdS

a) b)

Temperature in prototype 3: a)t = 39.3 s, b)t = 51.9 s Temperature in prototype 4: a)t = 39.3 s, b)t = 51.6 s

The design of the feed warmer was iterated to bring the milk at the nipple to an optimal temperature.

a) b)

Temperature of the warmer over a long period of time

Temperature in prototype 3, kplug = 10 W/mK: a)t = 39.3 s, b)t = 60 s, c)t = 120 s, d)t = 600 s

a) b) d)c)

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ChEmiCAL PrOCESS

Moving TowardSustainable WastewaterTreatmentrsachs sdy h s f fid dynaics fficiny v

nvinnay hazads sdg in chica ans.By Quan Yuan, Cyrus Parks, Jen-Hsiang Kao, Jason Ammerman and Kenneth M. Kromka, The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, U.S.A.

Cutaway diagram shows major parts of the sludge basin for bacterial treatment in chemical processing wastewater.

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s b safy vd bf iqid ffn is

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sandads and is ssnia f ssainab chica

csss. Indd, indsy ads gad ssainabiiy

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Treated effluent outWastewater in

Thousands of nozzles in pipes disperse oxygen bubbles for

bacterial decomposition of waste

Rows of floating aerators push liquid downward for even

bacterial action throughout mixture.

Float assembly

Draft tube

Impeller



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in h iqid) was hn cacad sing h Shwd c-

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ang wih h sing bichica acin a in h

basin. Cacains f dissvd xygn and bichica

acin a w accishd hgh h ANSYS

Blue isosurfaces for near-floor liquid velocity of 0.2 feet per second

to prevent sludge solids from settling in the basin (top). Similar flow

can be achieved using only 13 aerators (bottom).

Inlets

Outlet

Simulation shows that the initial position of four inlets to the sludge

basin produce significant areas of insufficient dissolved oxygen, called

edge effects (top). Repositioning the inlets reduces these effects

significantly (bottom). Red indicates high oxygen demand, while blue

indicates low oxygen demand.

Edge effect

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Normalized DO Obtained from Measurement

1

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0.8

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There was good correlation between measurement and fluid dynamics

calculations of dissolved oxygen in the basin.

ChEmiCAL PrOCESS



FlueNt s-dfind fncin (uDF) fa ha aws

csizain f h sin in fing scific cac-

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vn nif ixing f h sdg. using c-cdd

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sachs fcsd n h sing vciis (0.1, 0.2

and 0.3 f scnd) f aics anging in siz f500 icns 5,000 icns in dia. th a

idiay saw aas f w na-f iqid vciy

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sdg ning h basin f h sing sid-wa in

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insfficin dissvd xygn winding hi way hgh-

h basin. rsiining h ins basd n h

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dissvd xygn cnn in h basin. Sch asns

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this scd jc shws ha WWt fanc

can b ivd significany hgh siain-basd

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ain f WWt syss and cnins assis h

cany in nging innvain.n

Dissolved oxygen in the horizontal center plane of the basin increases

linearly with the distance from the sludge inlet, so engineers were able

to position dissolved oxygen probes around the perimeter of the basin

to get accurate measurements.

Reducing the flow rate 50 percent for the bottom aerators resulted in

a near-uniform dissolved oxygen concentration throughout the sludge

basin. Red indicates 1 and blue indicates 0.

Norma

lize

dDO

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0.4

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ChEmiCAL PrOCESS



Steppingon the GasCici and fid siain dcsindcanc sns aicain nginingf h nhs w ws.

By Lingmin Shao, Technical Specialist, and Ryan Elliot, Sensor Team Leader

KSR International, Ridgetown, Canada

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Nxxi cici siain and HFSS

Electronic throttle control

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on cncn wih cnvnina

indcanc snss is ha inviab

anfacing ancs, sch as

ASIC:

Driving the oscillator

signal-processing calibration

Aluminum rotor

Coils:

Transmitting coil (CR)

Receiving coil (RM)

Reference coil (AM)

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vaiains in h ai ga bwn h

and ansi and civ

cis, affc h snss ansffncin, which, in n, ay gna

inacca adings. kSrs innvaiv

dsign vcs his b

by incaing a fnc ci

ds ignd s ha h a

indcanc bwn h ansi

ci and h fnc ci is affcd

by h ai ga h sa dg.

thn, whn cssing h signa

f h civing ci, h a

indcanc bwn h ansi

and civ cis is dividd byh a indcanc bwn h

ansi and fnc cis.

this vids a aina ang

asn ha is indndn

f h ai ga.

kSr facs a significan dsign

chang in dsigning cs sns

aicains ha vay significany

f h basin. ths aicains

yicay hav a diffn ang f

in, which can qi nw cis

and an aicain-scific ingad

cici div h ansi ci,

as h vag gnad in

h civ ci, and caca hsiin f h gas da h

dvic whs aina siin is

bing asd. In any cass,

indcanc sns dsigns s

addss infnc f h

cnns in h css

dc. F xa, naby a

as igh affc h agnic fid

gnad by h ansi ci

and .

In h as, kSr ngins

dvd an iniia cnc dsign

basd n hi xinc and iniin

and hn bi a y. In s

cass, fanc f sh fqins. physica s ing

vids ny a vy iid nb

f daa ins, s i was fn diffic

diagns h cas. As a s,

h css cad f a cnsidab

nb f dsignbids cycs

cs qins and

ach an iizd dsign. th i-

cnsing aach was dndn

n h ngins si and ddicain.

m cny, kSrs s f HFSS

and Nxxi sfwa has dcd

h nd f hysica ying. th

Circuit simulation setup

Circuit simulation output shows the transfer function of a proposed design.

2.60

2.55

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.36

Y1[V]

Time [us]

198.60 198.80 199.00 199.20 199.40 199.60 199.80 200.00

Raw Signal @ Angle = 0deg

2.60

2.55

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.36

Y1[V]

Time [us]

198.32 198.50 198.75 199.00 199.25 199.50 199.75 200.00

0.00 25.00 50.00 75.00 100.00 125.00 150.00 175.00 200.00

-45 0 45

5

4

3

2

1

0

2.60

2.55

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.36

5.00

4.00

3.00

2.00

1.00

0.00

Y1[V]

V(pps

)[V]

Output for different angleRaw Signal @ Angle = -45deg

Time [us]

197.80 198.00 198.20 198.40 198.60 198.80 199.00 199.20

Raw Signal @ Angle = 45deg

Output vs. Angle

Time [us]



css bgins by iing iniia

dsign gy in HFSS f

a c-aidd dsign (CAD) fi.th ngin dfins h cica

aia is sch as i-

iviy and dicic ss angn,

abi i y and agnic ss

angn, b cica cndciviy,

and agnic saain ang wih

any bnday cndiins ncssay

scify fid bhavi n sfacs.

HFSS cs h f c-

agnic fid an insid h

sc, cacaing a ds

and s siansy f h 3-Dfid sin. I hn cs h

gnaizd S-aix, dcing h f

3-D cagnic bhavi f h

sc a s f high-fqncy

cici aas.

th HFSS d is insd as a

bc in a Nxxi f-cici si-

ain, which cbins h accacy

f cagnics wih h si-

ain sd f cici siain.

Nxxi vids ansis-v

accacy qid f siaing

snsiiviy anag and wiss fn-

nd cicis as w as bsnss and

caaciy ndd addss h

divsiy and cxiy f dn

ixd-signa ingad cici dsigns.

Indciv sns fanc

dnds n a gd scia. F-

cici siain as i asy

din if h scia has a can

wav f and hw ch cn i

cnss. Cici siain vids h ian dsign

infain, sch as h signa a

vais angs. F ASIC

ds can b id dicy in

Nxxi in cd ncd

vsins.paaic siains a fn

fd chaaciz h d

in s f hysica dinsins,

aia is vais sas.

th HFSS d is aaizd

and chaacizd v s-dfind

angs in aa sac and

fqncy. Ding cici siain, a

idinsina inain is

aid bain S-aa daa

qid by h cici sia f

aica aaic insancs f hd. F xa, kSr ngins

yicay f a aaic sdy

f h ai ga bwn h and

ansi and civ cis

ns ha inviab anfacing

vaiains wi n affc h sns

accacy. Diffn ai gas qi

diffn an cn vs ain-

ain h sa aw signa sngh. th

shd b indndn f ai

gas bcas f h fnc cis

(dscibd ai).

th f-cici d hs kSr

ngins addss inviab isss

ha ais in a-wd aicains.

F xa, s bacs cad

na h sns ac as a scnday

ddy a and can hav a significan

iac n . In n aicain,

adding a s bac, shaf and

b dcd vag by 11.6

cn, an naccaby h igh

an. kSr ngins cad asis f HFSS ds ha isad

ach f h cnns. this shwd

ha h bac an dcd h

by 10.2 cn, h shaf

by ny 1.3 cn, and h b by

0.1 cn. kSr ngins fcsd

hi anin n h bac and

ad sva dsign changs.

th a discvd ha adding a

20 h h bac dcd is

iac an incas f 0.7 cn

f . Whn addd h ffcs

f h b and shaf, h n s

was a ngigib iac n

vags, which can b ccd f

wih sandad fina gaing

adjsns.

In anh aicain, aaic

anaysis vad ha changing h

a f h indcanc snscasd h dif. kSr

ngins anayzd h cas by

saay anayzing changs in ci

a and ASIC. this sdy

dind ha h ci was h aj

cnib sns a dif.

th a dvd a nw ci

ha dcd h vaiain f

2 cn 0.5 cn.

Siain has nabd kSr

ngins iiz indcanc

sns dsigns i biding ay. th nw aach sb-

saniay dcs h i qid

ngin is dcs fi cs

aicains. th n s is a sb-

sania dcas in ngining css

and a dcin in i a. n

Original coil design (left) and improved

design (right)

Adding a hole to the bracket reduced its effect on output voltage.

Steel shaft Steel bolt

Steel bracket

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OFFShOrE

Rendering of steerable conductor

Deep ThinkingANSYS sca chanics hs sav yas in dsigningh fis sab cndc f nhancd i cvy.

By Rae Younger, Managing Director, Cognity Limited, Aberdeen, Scotland

on f h biggs changs in ffsh diing is

acca acn f h cndc casing. this c-

nn is a sva-hndd--ng b ha is

i-divn in h gnd i diing vn d

f casing and h h. A ffsh cains,

sis nd b aivy sf wih highy vaiab

sabd is; hs facs cnib acca

acn, sinc adiina cndcs fw h ah f

as sisanc.

engining cnsing fi Cgniy liid has

addssd his b by dving a sab

cndc ha can vid a-i acca siining.

this dvic s wihsand cssiv fcs f

600 ns as h cndc is ndd in h gnd; i

as s vid an nbscd b nc i is divn

dh. Sis incas in sngh wih dh, whichincass h n and ads n h cndc as i is

divn in h sabd. By sing ANSYS mchanica

sfwa in h ANSYS Wbnch af, Cgniy

ngins dbd h ad-caying caaciy f h sing

chanis, awing h cndc b anvd in

vy d sis. In addiin, h a finaizd h dsign

in fiv nhs, a i fa nhs ssiby yas

ss han wd hav bn qid sing adiina

dsign hds.

In di ing, ach cndc s b

siind accay h axiiz fid

dcin. F xa, cndcs igh b

sacd ang a 2.5 gid a h af

wih h ga f diving h in h sabd a

an ang, sading cv a dfind

aa. Sinc h diing css wans h

si, nw cndcs a naay dawn wad

xis ing w s which igh s in

abandning h cndc if i vs

cs a iv w . p y si ind

cndcs, nwn as jnd ss, can s

in a dcin cany incing s i and

addiina xns in sidacing h.

A ws-cas scnai can cc if a cndc

is acd s cs an xising w ha h

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OFFShOrE

iing ving h sh h

bn ns f h cndc

ncs a naby dcingw. Sch a scnai ay is an

ncnd as f hydcabns.

on bhaf f a cin, Cgniy

dvd a fy sab cndc

caab f acca acn in

highy vaiab si cndiins. ov h

as dcad, h indsy has iad

dsigns ha assivy vay h ang f

h sh in sns changs in si

cndiins. B Cgniys dsign is h

fis aw h cndc bsd in a i f h diing

af, which nabs vy acca

cn f h fina siin. th

bnfis f sch a sys incd

ssib incasd dcin and

dcd d i ing css hgh

iinain f jn ss.

Dsign f h nw sab cn-

dc snd aj changs: th

s nwhy is ha h dvic

s wihsand h ns fcs

qid div a bn bjc

hndds f s in h si. A

adiina dsign aach wd

hav qid ns f-sca

ys, ach sd fai

a vy xnsiv, i-cnsing

css. I wd hav an

sva yas f h Cgniy a

dv a wab dsign;

ngins wd hav had

s f h fis dsign ha

ini qins

ah han aiing iiz

h dsign.

Cgniy a diffn aach by sing ANSYS

mchanica siain sfwa, dving via -

ys vaa anaiv dsign fanc. Cgniy

scd h ANSYS Wbnch af bcas f is

abiiy v nw dsign idas f c-aidd

dsign (CAD) in siain, hn snd sd dsign

ivns bac CAD ciica ing h

jcs igh i schd. ANSYS Wbnch ffs

bidicina cnnciviy wih a CAD syss,incding Ads Invn, which Cgniy ss.

ANSYS mchanica sfwa is as aicab

dsign and iizain han h fini n (Fe)

anaysis acags ha Cgniy vaad. F xa,

an ngin can s cnacs wih a cic f a s,

and hs cnacs wi aaicay da whn hgy changs. this fa savd Cgniy cnsid-

ab i in dving h dvic, which invvs ag

assbis f ving as wih i cnac facs.

th ANSYS sca chanics sfwa as vidd

xcn scaabiiy n nnaa achins, which

hd s fas nand is qid f

dvn.

on fac ciica sccss was acca ding

f h si. Cgniy ngins dd vais cndc

cnc dsigns and vaad hi fanc whn

divn in a via nvinn: si f vaying -is. Si has a highy nnina sns, viding ny

cssiv sisanc nd aa ads. Ficin acs

n h sfac f h cndc, caing dag fcs

ha sis axia vn. Si sha snghs vay wih

dh and scific cain, and Cgniy sd aca si

s daa incas siain accacy. th ngins

dd h si by sing nnina sings cnncd

h cndc, nd vid h sa siffnss as h

si a a aica dh. miicing si, h nnina

sing vids sisanc

ina h fc

is sha in; f

ha in n, h fc is

cnsan.

on f h fis ass

qid was iizain

f h cndcs sh

ngh. D ing d i ing,

h a ss h

cndc by changing

h ang f h sh. th

sh vs s and ins

3 dgs in bh x and y

axs. A ng sh b

vids anvabiiy

in sf si; hwv, i

incass bh h acin

fc and sing n

n sing cnns

ha cnnc h sh h

s f h cndc.

C g n i y n g i n s

dd h cndc

bing divn in h gndwih a 600-n fc f

h ha, hn sd

anaysis ss sabish

Nonlinear springs were

used to represent soil forcesacting on the conductor.

FE analysis results show stresses

on the tendon.



OFFShOrE

Stresses on radial locking pads that hold HDH in place

Stress analysis of the HDH helped Cognity engineers double system

capacity by optimizing design.

h axi gnad n and ads f h si

acins a h sh. this hd Cgniy ngins

idnify h ads n h ciica sing assby.

th nx s was ay hs ads h

cndcs inci cnns s hy cd b

iizd sis h fcs. on ciica cnn is

h hydaic dfcin hsing (HDH), a 4-n assby

wihin h 27-inch b f h cndc. th HDH is

snsib f hding h sh in siin and siss

h fcs gnad by h si. Anaysis shwd ha h

shc ading n his assby is f h d f 150 g,

which ncssiad a 600-n-caaciy cing ch-

anis hd h HDH in ac. Af h cndc is

divn in h gnd, h HDH is cvd, inscd

and fbishd s i can b sd again.

HPC Expedites the Design Process

th s f high-fanc cing was cii-

ca ing divy-i qins f his

jc. Cgniy ns sca chanics sf-

wa f ANSYS n a D t7500 wsain

wih 12 cs and 24 GB rAm wih rAID 0 SCSI

divs f ia dis sd. A yica d wih

ab 750 k ns and any cnacs can b

svd in an h ss, cad ab six

hs wih aa cssing. paa css-

ing as i ssib vaa fiv 10 dsign

iains day, nabing Cgniy aidy

iv hi dsign.

Cgniy aid ANSYS mchanica sfwa

din h ssss and dfcins n h fging ha

as h HDHs bdy. th iay as f isfanc is is n caaciy, which idnifis h

abiiy gna sid ad a an qivan ngh.

engins iizd h sha f h HDH, incasing is

siffnss by adding aia high-sss aas and

ving aia f w-sss aas hgh an

iaiv css.

th HDH ds in h sh; i is ad

vid caanc f h sh v in bh h x and y

axs. Gidd by sca chanics anaysis ss,

Cgniy ngins fnd a fficin way a h

HDH and addd ss in high-sss aas. As a s,h a was ab db h ngh a which h HDH

cnncs h sh, ffcivy dbing h syss

ad-sising caaciy.

th igina dsign sd cs hydaic cyinds

ha cs ab $160,000 ach and qid f nhs

f divy. using ngining siain, Cgniy

ngins dnsad ha h cs cyinds cd

b acd wih h inna as f ff-h-shf

hydaics ha cs ny $7,000 ach and cd b

divd wihin n nh. F h va jc,

Cgniy was ab c h dsign in ny fiv

nhs, axiay 70 cn ss i han wd

hav bn qid sing cnvnina hds. n



ForecastingUnderwater NoiseSiain sndy dics hyd-acsicsding ffsh i diving.

By Ulrich Steinhagen, R&D Project Coordinator, MENCK GmbH, Kaltenkirchen, Germany

Marold Moosrainer, Head of Consulting, CADFEM GmbH, Grafing, Germany

Acss h vasnss f ans cans, caizd

snds igina f any diffn scs, bh

naa and an-ad. th an-ad scs f

xa, f shi affic, diing, ining and sna

qin hav significany addd ndwanis in cn dcads. In h gwing ffsh wind

w indsy, snd issin ad insaain and

OFFShOrE / ENErgy

ain, sciay ndwa, is a gwing cncn

d is nia iac n naby aqaic if.

In s cass, fndains f assiv ffsh

scs sch as wind bins a fd by diving

is in h sabd wih hydaic has. th Gancany meNCk GbH has a ng hisy f dving,

anfacing and aing sch has in wa

dhs 2,000 s (1.25 is). pdicing

hyd-acsics ding ffsh i diving is, hf,

f ga ins insaain cnacs wh s

cy wih igh snd-issin hshds. F

xa, h gay ii in Gany f ndwa

snd xs v a a disanc f 750 s f a

cnscin si is 160 dcibs (dB) a a fnc

ss f 1 icpasca (1x10-6 pa) [1]. knwing h

snd issin i cnscin hs cnacs

sc and dsign nis cin syss sch as

ai bbb cains ai-fid cffdas and h i

ha wi ca jc qins [2]. rdcing

ndwa nis, hwv, ains an nging sbjc

f sach, as n sing sys is aia f

a siains.

Wih his bacgnd, a meNCk sach a

iniiad an aicain jc wih c-aidd

ngining sfwa and svics cany CADFem

s ANSYS siain s nicay dic nd-

wa snd issin. tansin sca anaysis f h

diving iac is cny fd vaachanica chaacisics f highy add ha

cnns, sch as h a, anvi, ada as and

fws. meNCk ngins xandd his igina

siain cnsid nis again by w-way

cing f h i vibains and wa ss sing

h acsic ns in ANSYS mchanica sfwa.

MENCK hydraulic hammer

Two-D axisymmetric simulation model in ANSYS Mechanical software.

Components of the hammer and pile system along with the water and seabed

zones that they inhabit; zone of interest for FSI is indicated with a line.

Closeup of hammers

meshed region including

lower section of ram, anvil

and top of the follower

Ram

Anvil

Follower

Pile

Water

FSI



OFFShOrE / ENErgy

th w-dinsina axisyic siain

cnsisd f h a, anvi, fw, i, si and wa.

Cing h wa dain h sca ns

f h i was ad ssib via ANSYS mchanica

fidsc inacin (FSI). th meNCk a s h

as iniia vciy achiv h dsid iac ngy,

wih a h cnns bing a s. Bnday

cndiins incdd acsica fcin a h sabd

and acsica absin a h bnday, whi h

asic si is w dd as aa sings.

rsachs aid a si absin bnday

cndiin bcas, whn ny h sh- na-fid

snd again is f ins, fcin is n a ccia

iss f ansin anaysis f acsics bs. th

a addiinay axiad h waai infac as

a f sfac wih z ss, which is aia fa nn-igid bnday.

meNCks ngins s h siain in h

ANSYS Wbnch nvinn sing ANSYS paaic

Dsign langag (ApDl) cn FSI and acsics

aas. FluID29 acsic ns awd

ding h snd fid cv da, hanic

and ansin sins. th hy f acsic wavs

ndying h FluID29 n aach is basd n h

sa fndana qains as caina fid

dynaics (CFD): cnsvain f ass and n.

Hwv, assins sch as z-fw vciy and

inviscid, cssib fid is w ad has in a inaizd acsic wav qain. A ina

qain is asnab bcas, vn f vy high snd

ss vs, h acsic ss vaiains gnay

sn ny ab 0.2 cn f abin ss.

In cnc wih h FluID29 ns, addiina

disacn dgs f fd sd h infac

h sca dain. In his way, meNCk cd d

h f cing bwn h fid (acsic) and sc

dains accn f h snd adiad by a vibaing

sc and, a h sa i, cnsid h addiina

ad f his snd ss fid n h sc [3]. th

na-fid sin in h viciniy f h i cd hn b

sd dic h snd ss v in h fa fid by

ans f an addiina d ha accns f h ffcs

f vaiing can chaacisics n snd again.

F his addiina d, h meNCk g sd

anayica ains basd n s daa ha w avaiab

f snd again as a fncin f disancaccning f wa dh and sabd is.

Nica ss f h siain hav bn

vaidad f h insaain f h ni n h FINo3,

a gvnn-snsd wind ngy sach af

in h Nh Sa [4]. th caisn f asd and

cacad snd ss a a disanc f 245 s

f h i shwd gd cain f h fis ss

as aid. Bynd his iniia anaysis w,

hwv, fh vaidain is qid: th a snd

ss v bsvd na h i is aivy high

cad h abin ndwa ss, which

igh via ina wav hy. A f FSI anaysis c ANSYS mchanica wih ANSYS CFD fid fw

siain sfwa wih h sad yica assins

f ina acsics ay b aid f his s. n

References[1] Abromeit, C. Licensing Requirements and Conditions in the German

EEZ, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). Proceedingsof 24th Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Stralsund,Germany, March 2010.

[2] Nehls, G.; Betke, K.; Eckelmann, S.; Ros, M. Assessment and Costs ofPotential Engineering Solutions for the Mitigation of the Impacts ofUnderwater Noise Arising from the Construction of Offshore

Windfarms;BioConsult SH report on behalf of COWRIE Ltd.: Husum,Germany, September 2007.

[3] Moosrainer, M. Analyzing Vibration with AcousticStructural Coupling.ANSYS Advantage,2009, 3(2), pp. 4042.

[4] Steinhagen, U. Transient FE Simulation of the Hydro-Acoustics duringPile Driving. Proceedings of ANSYS Conference & 27th CADFEM UsersMeeting, Leipzig, Germany, November 2009.

Underwater sound generation and propagation shown as a sequence

of snapshots in time. Within a steel pile, the speed of sound is about

5,000 meters per second, while the speed of sound in water is about

1,500 meters per second resulting in radiation patterns and specific

inclination angle.

Comparison of measured and calculated underwater sound pressure at

a distance of 245 meters from the pile. Knowing the sound propagationlaw for this region, the sound pressure at 750 meters can be calculated

and converted into decibels (dB).

1 23

4 5 6

Soun

dPressure

[Pa

]

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

-2000

-4000

-6000

-8000

Comparison of Measurement and Calculation at 245 m from Pile

Time [s]

0.010 0.015 0.020 0.025 0.030 0.035 0.040 0.045 0.050

Measurement

Calculation



Building on aGlobal ReputationNInsigh vifis h achica dsign f anda bidingssing ngining siain.

By Michael Stadler, Research Scientist, NInsight, Graz, Austria

In h wd f achic, aciins i Fan Ghy

a shing h iis f biding dsign wih hi s f

nv shas and innvaiv aias, whi ngins

fac h acica as f binging hs aba visins

if. Achica and sca ngins n ny

ns h ingiy f h achics igina cnc,

hy as addss sch agaic isss as sca

sndnss, ccan and dsian safy, wind and

ain ads, and h ng- ffcs f wah n

biding aias.

th Asian fi NInsigh has dvd a wdwid

ain f hing achica ngins cndc

sach, anayss and siains ha vify biding

dsigns bf significan fnds a invsd in

cnscin. Fndd in 1992, h ganizain sdis

and difis achica dsigns and biding aias,

ang h jcs, in a via nvinn wih h aid

f sfwa f ANSYS.

on f NInsighs s visib jcs is h

Gggnhi ms in Biba, Sain, dsignd by Ghy

and idiay add as an achica anda

whn i nd in 1997. th Gggnhi bass n f

h wds s cgnizab dsigns, wih is ianisfac and ganic cns. B whn Ghy cncivd

his achica visin in h id-1990s, h w any

nnwn facs, incding hw h niq sha wd

affc wind fws and vciis and h sc,

whh h sing-s cany a h nanc wd

ain sab v i, and hw h nw iani ay

wd wihsand h casa nvinn.

CONSTruCTiON

Austrian engineering research firm NInsight used ANSYS software

to verify some critical design elements for the world-renownedGuggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

NInsight modeled the Guggenheim Museums facade with spline

surfaces, which helped to create a high-quality mesh for subsequent

simulations. This hybrid tetrahedra/hexahedra mesh with prisms in the

inflation layer consisted of approximately 3,600,000 discrete elements,

leading to an extremely accurate and realistic simulation environment.

This simulation shows the streamlines and pressure distribution for

typical wind conditions in the city.

ANSYS software was absolutely critical to the engineering verificationperformed for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao because of its ability to

handle complex shapes and free-form surfaces.



CONSTruCTiON

using ANSYS ICem CFD and ANSYS CFX sfwa,

NInsigh siad wind ans, sains and

sss and h sc and sggsd sadsign dificainssch as sigh changs in h

sha f h biding na gnd v and dificains

h nanc cany. th igina sha f h cany

d ndsiab ffcs, incding wind vciis ha

w high a h dsian v. engins addssd

his iss by difying h sha f h cany s ha

dsians cd v safy and cfaby and

h bidings i.

ANSYS ICem CFD sfwa nabd NInsigh

sachs ca an incdiby daid gic

sh f h Gggnhi sc. th shing css

was cnvniny divn by aaic cva, xiiyand qaiy ciia. this hd avid xnsivy

disd swd ns ha wd dgad h

qaiy f h siain, ad sw cnvgnc f

ss, a i issib aain ss a a.

th wf caabiiis f ANSYS CFX wd

h NInsigh ngining a cay wind fw

siains wih a fw sv f disc NaviSs

qains sing h - d f bnc.

Achica sachs as siad h ng-

ffcs f wah n h xis iani ay, which

sd in sigh changs in h aias csiin

ha wd iv is sisanc sin. t dicsin ffcs, hy sd h ahaica d by

Finni, which as wa h a f inic ngy

f aics iacing h sfac. F aicai

n cing, NInsigh sd h d by

SchiNaann fnd in ANSYS CFX sfwa.

ANSYS chngy was ciica h ngining

vificain fd f h Gggnhi bcas f is

abiiy hand cx shas and f-f sfacs.

Wih h sfwa, NInsighs anaysis wd hav

naid caing i hysica ds f sing

nd changing cndiins in wind nns and h

hysica nvinns. th siains wd hav bn

viay issib -ca wih hysica ys

and ss, d bh h css and i invvd.

Insad, h achica a qicy and iniivycad han 150 via s cass ha sbjcd

h Gggnhi dsign a vaiy f changing

cndiins and scnais which wd hav an

yas dica wih a-wd sing. th sfwa

savd h cany i and ny and cad a ch

ga dg f cnfidnc in h safy and fanc

facs f his anda sc. th aaic sdis

iginay w aad wih cs-dsignd scis,

The visual appearance of the Guggenheim facade particularly the

reflective properties was critical to the ultimate success of thebuilding. Because Bilbao is in a coastal region, it was necessary for

NInsight to analyze the long-term erosion effects of sand particles on

the facade. In the simulation shown here, the red highlights indicate

regions where the effects of erosion would be most pronounced.

Based on this analysis, engineers studied several different material

compositions to find the optimal resistance properties.

NInsigh has vagd anda jcs bid is

gba ain f sing h sach nds f

ngining fis and ANSYS sfwa has aways

bn h fis f chic.

th agihs f ANSYS sfwa a h s

sab I hav v sn, which has awd sach

a sh h iis f ngining siain js

as achica cins a changing h

bndais f biding dsign, said Sad. H nd

ha ANSYS sfwa as i ssib f NInsigh

sachs d cx shas and f-f

sfacs, i h Gggnhi, as w as fihas siains qid by h Fnc, Iay,

aiway sain jc. In 18 yas f wing wih his

sfwa, w hav nv ncnd an ngining

siain chang ha ANSYS s w n

qid addss, said Sad.

ANSYS and NInsight: a Longtime Collaboration

Whi gaining a ain f siain f

achica jcs, NInsigh as sias h

fanc f bidica dvics, ngins, and a

vaiy f indsia and cns dcs.

Whh w a ding an ni biding a

sa cnay sn, ANSYS s h cins

s h aca ffcs f cx syss and ch-

aniss ha wd hwis b diffic, i cnsing

and hibiivy xnsiv as, said Sad.

engining siain hs css nd-

sand xacy wha is ging n, bh qicy and cs

ffcivy. this nwdg is indisnsab f h sc-cssf dsign f a ang f syss, f achica

andas dica dvics, cns dcs and

indsia cnns.


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bcas h ANSYS Wbnch af was n y

avaiab whn h biding was anayzd. Hwv, wih

h indcin f ANSYS Wbnch, hs sdisbca vn asi anag. Wih bidicina CAD

cnnciviy, aad shing, a jc-v da

chanis, vasiv aa anagn

and ingad iizain s, ANSYS CFD divd

ncdnd dciviy in anayzing i

dsign vaiains.

Extraordinary Designs ... Practical Considerations

m cny, NInsighs achica sach a

wd vify s dsign ns f y anh

anda sc: h bahaing nw Fnc raiway

Sain, cissind by h Iaian gvnn andcncivd by wd-nwnd achic Si Nan

Fs. Schdd n in 2016, his innvaiv

sc is aady bing haid f niq fas sch

as is daaic aching f, which aws an abndanc

f naa igh in h ini sacs f h biding.

th f is h sains s siing fa, and i is

h s baic f an ngining sciv.

th fs sha ncssias h ccin and saf

disibin f assiv ans f ainwa. NInsigh was

cissind anayz h fs n-chann dainag

sys and f a sis f cx ain fw

siains. ths anayss w aid a sdying h

fs fanc nd diffn ainfa and dainag

siains, h sin ans f is any gass sfacs,

and h ffcs f faing ainwa n dsian safy.

Anayzing h fs dainag syss was aicay

changing bcas wa is channd hgh bh

is and n channs. th a ins wh ain

wa is jcd f a dainag i and avs hgh

h ai n gass ans

s h NInsigh a

ndd w in

i hass sdy h ffcs f bh ai and wa.

Fnay, ANSYS CFD sfwa has h caabiiy

d bh yica wa fws and h cx

n-chann hydaics assciad wih h fs niq

dsign.

th NInsigh a cndcd a nb f cx

caina fid dynaics siains f y in-

scins f h fs n-chann dainag sys

assss a-wd cnsqncs f vfw ainfa. By

sing ANSYS sfwa sia vais chaacisics

f hs inscins, NInsigh sachs sd vaisfw ds assss h iac f vais dgs f

bcag f h w chann.

th siains dnsad ha h w s

inscins wh wa v wd sn a dang

dsians waing bw s h fs dainag

sys was difid addss his iss. By adding a

scnd dainag chann ndnah h iay sys

hand vfw cndiins, ainfa was disibd in a

way ha wd c dsians and iniiz sin

isss assciad wih js f jcd dainag wa

hiing w ins f h gass f.

Sigh dificains sggsd by NInsigh hav bnincad in h fina dsign f h Fnc raiway

Sain. Anaysis wih ANSYS sfwa, which was

cndcd in 2007, awd h cnscin jc

cd as schdd, wih h nd bid aca

ds f h dainag sys and cndc hysica ss

wih w. n

Architectural researchers at NInsight were integral in assessing and

improving the drainage system of the Florence Railway Stations roof

the buildings most striking and challenging feature.iae cotes Foste + Patnes.

NInsight researchers used ANSYS software to create 3-D CFD

simulations for a variety of rainfall conditions in assessing performance

of the station roofs unique open- and closed-channel drainage system.

This simulation shows two different drainage streams (red and blue)

converging in a single channel near the perimeter of the building.

As shown here, the original design resulted in a large jet of water

being ejected from the channel at this intersection. To avoid this, the

perimeter channel was modified to include a secondary drainage

system for overflow conditions.

CONSTruCTiON



A typical turbocharger supplied by Cummins

Turbo Technologies

TurBOmAChiNEry

Breath of Fresh AirCins ss high-fanc cing div bbchags a fas by siaing h ni sag.

By John Horsley, Engineer, Air Handling, Cummins Turbo Technologies, Huddersfield, U.K.

As a dv f bchags,

Cins tb tchngis has

wsd wih and nw svd

nning f -sag siain iay div a b dc.

th ns siz f bchag

s ia in ds , avag ing

8 iin ns f h css

sag and 12 iin f h bin

sag, visy ad i issib

n f-sag siains as a f

h na dsign css. ANSYS

caina fid dynaics (CFD)

sfwa ays a ciica in h

dsign css by nabing Cins

ngins vaa a wid ang

f dsign anaivs iiz

fanc i biding a dc

vn a y. Cins gadd

a 160-nd high-fanc

c cs a f advanag

f h sfwas na-ina aa

cssing caabiiis. th nw

high-fanc cing (HpC)

sys has dcd sin is by

a fac f 12, aing i ssib

iny n f-sag siains.

As a s, Cins has bn ab

iv bchag fanc

and dc i a.

Cins tb tchngis

dcs bchags f dis

ngins sd in aiv, ff-

highway, w gnain

and ain aicains.

Nw a divisin f gbaw ad Cins

Inc., i was fndd as

Hs engin ing,

d c i n g a b an d

synnys wih b-

chaging and ai f w

anagn f h as

fiv dcads. tbchags

f Cins tb tch-

ngis a fnd in di-

and havy-dy dis nginsand h wd.

In si s, a bchag

ciss a bin and css

cnncd by a cn shaf

sd n a baing sys. th

bchag csss ai fwing

in h dis ngin. this nabs

h ngin sqz ai in a

cyind s ha f can b

addd, which, in n, incass h

w f h ngin.

In h as, Cins dsignd

bchags by ging hgh

i bid-and-s hadwa

y cycs vify fanc,

sss and faig if. this css

was vy i cnsing and

xnsiv. Whn h cany bgan

cnving an anaysis-d dsign

sagy, Cins tb tchngis

scd ANSYS CFX sfwa as is

iay CFD bcas f is

indsy-ading chngy f b-

achiny siain. ANSYS CFX

nabs Cins ngins

vaa dsign cncs and

vaiains viay in a facin f h

i and cs qid in h as

sing hysica ys. Whi h

daa ha can b cad f had-

wa ys is iid by sns

caabiiis, CFD nabs ngins

asiy din wha is haning

a any in in h cainadain. Siain ss shw vy

gd cain wih hysica sing

in h ab n h gas sand.

ANSYS HPC technology is enabling Cummins to

use larger models with greater geometric details and

more-realistic treatment of physical phenomena to

generate results in less time.



TurBOmAChiNEry

on f h changs in si-

aing bchags is h nd

s xy dns shs

accay sn h cx

gy and ca h f fw

fas f days advancd b-

chags. this, in n, cas

xy ag bs ha qi

hg ans f cing w

sv.

Cins vis gnain f

HpC incdd igh nds f aa

cing caaciy. Siain f a

f-sag css bwn

36 and 48 hs, and a f-sag

bin siain bwn 60

and 72 hs. this was ng

ac wih h dsign css,

s ngins yicay siad ny

as f h css bin

sag, sch as h bin wh,

nzz hsing. thgh hs

siains w vaab, ngins

f ha hy cd achiv hi

dsign bjcivs cnsidaby fas

if hy w ab sia h ni

sag b ndsand h

inacins bwn h vaisbchag cnns.

t accish his ga, Cins

ind a 160-nd high-

fanc c cs nning

n h linx aing sys. ms

CFD siains a h cany a

n n 32 nds, nabing fiv si-

ains b n a n i. th nw

sys has dcd siain i

by a fac f 12. A sing n f a

f-sag css nw as f

hs, and a f-sag bin si-

ain can b n in fiv six hs.th ivn in fanc is

ga han ina : th nw

gnain f hadwa is

fficin, and cn ivns in

h CFD sfwas aa cssing

fh dc i.

th abiiy n f-sag si-

ains whi ing ac wih h

dsign css vids insighs ha

w n avaiab in h as whn

siaing individa cnns.engins can gain a ch b

ndsanding f h inacin

bwn h css wh and

h diffs whn siaing h ni

sys. F xa, h css

sag hsing is asyica,

which ss in a vaiab ss

disibin and h cicfnc

f h css wh. engins

can nw as i y v isa iz hw

ha ss disibin affcs

css wh fanc.

using HpC vids Cins

ngins wih ngh dai in h

siain fy ndsand dsign

Static pressure rise through the

compressor stage as well as the

level of mesh and flow detail

provided by simulation

Interaction between volute and compressor wheel highlighting pressure variations around the

vaneless diffuser



HPC Technology for Large Problems

ANSYS CFX sfwa ss a sing-ga i-daa (SpmD)

aa inain, nning idnica vsins f h cd n

i csss. th va n cd is dividd in w ss:

a aiining s, in which h sh is dividd in aiins, and a

sin s, wih a sv css nning f ach sh aiin

nd h cn f an va as css. Scia i-ass

aiining is avaiab whn siaing cd aing and sainay

cnns in bachiny aicains iiz h aiining

agih and, hby, iv aa fanc. In gna,

h sv axiizs h aaizain f nicay innsiv ass

and iniizs h sia ass handd by h as css.

Cnicain bwn csss ding a aa n is fd

sing h as ssag-assag ibais, incding paf

Cing mpI and micsf mpI. Sin scaabiiy is xcn,

shwing na-ina sd in any cass.

TurBOmAChiNEry

adffs whi baining ss in a

i fa ha aws f axi

iac n h dsign css. HpCas nabs ngins incas

sh dnsiy h iv

accacy f h siain ss.

on aa in which dnsiy is ciica

is h caanc ah and h

cicfnc f h css

wh, wh ai can a hgh

iny gas. this aa is diffic

dsign bcas h anfacing

css can indc vaiains,

casing h gas b bigg sa han h nina dsign. HpC

as i ssib gna a sh

ha is fin ngh accay

din h iac f sa

vaiains in hs gas as w

as h ciica fas. engins

can hn vaa h f ang f

ssib ga sizs din h

iac f diffn anfacing

hds and ancs.

engins a Cins nw s

f-sag siains dsign nw

dcs, vaida changs xising

dcs, and vaa nw ch-

ngis. thy as vaa any

diffn css sag dsigns

s which n vids h bs

baanc bwn fficincy, fwang and ss ai. Css

f Cins yicay a sing high

fficincy, a wid fw ang and a

scifid ss ai. ths

cnsains fn cnfic wih

ach h: F insanc,

incasing ss a i

gnay dcs fficincy.

tbin dsign as qis

da ing wih any h

adffs. F xa, hbin wh nds ach

h fw ang whi viding

h highs ssib fficincy

and ing chanica dsign

cnsains.

ANSYS HpC chngy is

nabing Cins s ag

ds wih ga gic dais

and aisic an f hysi-

ca hnna gna ss in

ss i. Insad f snding nhs

bid and s a hysica -

y days sia a dsign

sing hi vis-gnain HpC

sin, Cins ngins can nw siansy vaa f iv

f-sag css bin

dsigns in a fw hs. physica

sing si ays a via in h

dsign css, b h nb f

ys ha hav b bi and

sd has bn sbsan ia y

dcd. thgh xnsiv si-

ain, Cins ngins a nw

say ab g h dsign igh h

fis i. th s is ha Cins

can bing nw dcs a in

ss i whi sbsaniay dcing

ngining xnss. th w

f HpC has ad i ssib f

Cins nvisin cbining bh

bin- and css-sag si-

ain wih a f-ngin siain

iiz hi dsigns an vn

high v. n

Expansion of gas through a variable geometry

turbine stage and level of detail defined in the

mesh used for simulation



CONSTruCTiON

Better Cooling, Hot SavingsFid dynaics s daa cn sv acsc sing ss ciciy.

By Marco Lanfrit, Continental Europe Consulting Manager, ANSYS, Inc.

Ha is h ny f cnic ci-

cis. S ngins a h ANSYS

daa cn in ofing, Gany,

cand h ai cndiining f

bas whn a as nah svs s abv accab

iis. H ss aind, hwv.

engins sd fid dynaics

idnify aifw bs, and h

insigh i vidd d a qic and

inxnsiv way vn

as and s igni f icany

iv cing fficincy.

H ss w cncnad na

h f six acs ha hs daa

cn svs and h hadwa,sch as bac w sis and

daa sag nis. pa a-

s avagd 41 C (106 F), fa abv

h 34 C (93 F) a ndd

f ia ain and dangsy

cs 45 C (113 F), a which ha-

snsiiv cnic cnns sa

fai.

th h h acs in qsin

hs svs sd n h cns

sins f xy ag bs

incding highy daid anayss

ha xcd cs cing

caaciy, cx siains f

ngining aicains cnacd

by h ANSYS ngining a, and

inna s cass n by ANSYS fhysics-ad sach. ths and

h cx siains s

high-fanc cing (HpC)

in which ag bs a dividd

in sa sgns and hn

svd in aa, ah han in

cnvnina sia fashin.

paaizain aws h sin

f xy ag bs by sing

i-c Cpus ha ach cnain

han n iccss. Adaa cns sch as h n in

ofing, acs f hs HpC i-

c Cpus ay cnain hndds

hsands f iccsss, giving

h h abiiy c cx

siains in a fw hs.

A aj ad iss is dissi-

aing ha gnad by s any

iccsss nning sian-

sy. ovhad sac iiains

d sing h sandad-acic

cd f aying dic cing

hgh fad ans n a aisd

f.

In sach f an ana sin,

ngins cad a siain

d sning h aj facsaffcing ha disibin in h

daa cn. th is aivy

sa, wih 32 sqa s f f

sac and a high f 2.5 s.

Sv acs a axiay

2 s high, aving ab a haf-

caanc h ciing. th

is axiay 2 s f ca-

anc h adjacn sid wa a ih

nd f h ac w. High-w fans

bw h ai, axiay 26 kWf ha ngy, f h h HpC

cs acs cnaining axi-

ay 450 iccsss. Anh

9 kW f ngy xis h h h

acs, which cnain sva id-

ang cnvnina svs, a bac

sv, daa sag nis, a fi sv

and an ninib w sy.

A h a f h (bhind h

acs, an ida siin f scing in

c ai ) a w cing nis

nd hiznay na h ciing.

Server racks viewed from front of room. The three racks on the left

house HPC servers. Ideally, cool air from wall-mounted air conditioners

on the rear wall (behind the racks) gets drawn into the racks, and hot

air from the servers is expelled out the front. Racks to the right of the

HPC servers contain mid-range conventional servers, backup server,

data storage units, file server and an uninterruptible power supply.

Once thermal partitions were installed in the data center, the room

temperature could be turned up to save electricity and still maintain

proper cooling for the equipment.



CONSTruCTiON

each ni is ad a 12.7 kW cing

wih an ai-handing caaciy f

8,000 3/h han ngh sfficiny hand h 35 kW f

ha ngy givn ff by a

qin in h .

Basd n hs aas, fid

dynaics siain sing ANSYS

FlueNt sfwa dcd ha

cns f h was, indicaing a

h s in h cn wh h ai

xid h HpC sv acs. this h

aa cnind ang h f h

adjacn sid wa and was aana h ai in f h HpC sv.

C as xisd ang

h sid wa fahs f h HpC

svs. ta asns

in hs aas agd csy wih h

siain dicin.

A sain shwing ai-

fw and ad as hd

xain h h ss and nvn

a disibin in h .

essniay, h ai f h HpC acs(sciay h ac a h nd f h

w) was bwing wad h fn f

h and was scd v and

and h acs dicy bac in

h in sid f h acs, insad f

bing dawn in h cing ni as

inndd. In addiin, h aifw f

h HpC sv was diving aifw

f h cing nis, s c ai was

ny aiay aching h HpC acs,

hs fh aising h a f

ai bing dawn in h HpC sv

acs by fans in h nis.

Wih his insigh, ngins a-

snd ha adding w scins f

ha aiin (n xnding f

h f h acs h ciing

and anh f h sid f h

HpC acs h adjacn wa)

wd sv hs isss. th

a qicy vaad f h

cnfigains sing h sa

d. thgh s cnfigainsw aginay fficin han

h n scd, hy w d

bcas f ga cxiy.

Siain f h chsn cnfig-

ain (wih h ha aiins

addd) shwd daaic iv-

n in diving a nif-

iy in h daa cn and

cing h acs. Accding h

anaysis, HpC ac a a

was wd f 41 C (106 F)

34 C (93 F). Addiinay, incasd

cing fficincy in h ang f

10 cn 20 cn nabd

ngins acay ais avag

a 8 C (ax 15 F)

by adjsing h ai cndiining

cn a wa sing.

tas dicd by h

siain vd b cc whn

asns w an fwing

aiin cnscin. this iv-

n, h s f adding w si

ha aiins, ansas in

an avag anna cs savings f

10,000 s an sanding n

n an invsn f a jc ha

ab w days f w in

ngining i and js a fw

days nva. n

Contour plot (top) shows hot spots resulting

from hot airflow traveling over and around the

rack units directly back into the rack inlet. This

hot airflow pushes cooling air partially away

from the HPC racks to further increase air

temperature drawn into the racks (bottom).

Original data center room configuration

Bf

Addition of a simple thermal partition

significantly improved temperature uniformity

and airflow.

Constructing thermal partitions (highlighted)

at the top and one side of the racks was a

quick and inexpensive way to modify airflow

for correcting the overheating problem.

Af

Wa-ndcing nisbw c aiwad h bacf h acs

rw f six acs

Fn wa

racs cnainingHpC svs

Ai fcing nis

H ai f ac fansbf nvain

thaaiinddd

rnyds



Sutures in the infant skull

Cut to the BoneSiain dcs sgy dain and ain isin aing infans wih s disds.By Marek Gzik, Associate Professor, and Wojciech Wolanski, Department of Applied Mechanics

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

Dawid Larysz, M.D., Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Canisynssis is a diaic cndiin in which h

ss bwn h bn as f an infans s cs

bf bain gwh is cd. th had is fn

isshan, b ian is ha h cndiin ighad dvna difficis. Canisynssis can

b ad via sgy saa h fsd scs.

Dining wh c and hw any cs a

is diffic. rsachs a h Sisian univsiy f

tchngy in pand a sing ANSYS mihysics

sfwa dc h nb f cs qid f bn

xansin. Af 20 sccssf ains, nsgn

Dawid laysz f h mdica univsiy f Sisia s

ha h aach has hd iv ain -

cs hgh dcd sgy dain.

A nwbns bain gws and dvs aidy,

dbing in v in h fis nin nhs and iingwihin h yas. th s s xand aidy

accda his gwh. th na infan s

cnsiss f sva bn as saad by fibs jins

cad ss. ths ss snd bain gwh by

sching and dcing nw bn, awing h s

gw in nisn wih h ndying bain. In i h

ss cs, fing a sid ic f bn.

hEALThCArE

Wih canisynssis, h ss cs ay,

dcing xansin and nw bn cain, casing h

bain a h ah f as sisanc. uiay,

h sha f h bain, s and fac bcs disd.

Sv fs f canisynssis ay s in

dvna days na adain. th cndiin

affcs n in 2,000 iv bihs; i affcs as wic asfn as fas.

In sv cass, sgy is h cndd a-

n. th sgn fans h fhad bn a i

fxib and hn as adia cs, cad s-

is, in h bn wan i, inninay awing

i df as h bain dvs. Iday, sgica

ccin shd cc bwn h ags f h nhs

and six nhs.

th chang f

sgns is f

h ini nb

f sis ha wi

aw h bain gw

is siz wih-

dfing h s

dcing is sngh.

onc h sis

hav bn cd,

Frontal bones

Anterior fontanelle

Sagittal suture

Posterior

fontanelle

Occipital boneLambdoid suture

Parietal bones

Colonal suture

Metopic suture

A child with craniosynostosis requires frequent medical evaluations to

ensure that the skull, facial bones and brain are developing normally.

The least invasive type of therapy involves use of a form-fitting helmet

or band that fits snugly on the prominent areas of the head but allows

the recessed and flattened portions to gradually expand into the open

areas of the helmet, molding the head as it grows.

Infant prepared for corrective surgery


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h s sh d

dica as csy

as s s i b h

chanica -

is f a na s.

Nsgns

y n nwdg

a n d x i n c

ding -aiv

anning. thi na-

a ndncy is

n h sid f safy, fing ngh sis

ns h is ia f bain gwh. Hwv, a

ag-han-ncssay nb f sis nghns

sgy i, incasing is h infan. Anh

nia cnsqnc is a anny wand s.

Sisian univsiy f tchngy sachs hav

ind h s f fini n anaysis dinh ini nb and cain f sis ha a

qid nab bain gwh. thy s cd

gahy (Ct) scans gna a 3-D d f h

infans s wih h s f miics sfwa. this iag-

cssing acag, dvd by maiais NV,

gnas 3-D ds f sacd dica iags. th

sachs hn x h miics d ANSYS

mihysics sfwa f anaysis.

th a dind h

bns aia is by

fing hysica ss

sing s aia ha hadbn vd in vis

ains n an mtS Insigh

10 N s sand.

In h cn cas f an

infan wih ignchay, a

scia y f canisyns-

sis ha invvs fsin f

h ic s in h

fhad, sachs cad 3-D ds f h fhad

bn in fiv vaians and xd h ANSYS

mihysics sfwa. ths vaians incdd inac

bn, fand fhad, fiv sis, six sis

and igh sis. Dcs had visy dind

ha h bn shd dfc 20 accda

bain gwh. using h siain sfwa, anayss

dind h an f ad ha was qid

achiv 20 dfain wih ach vaian. Anaysis f

h sca ss shwd ha igh sis

vidd h bs s ccin cndiins f his

ain. Wih siain, dcs baby wd havfd nncssay addiina sis b s

h was ngh f bain xansin.

th gy f ach s is diffn, s sachs

hav anayzd h ss f 20 infans wih cani-

synssis. In ach cas, hy w ab din h

ini nb f sis ha wd vid h

ndd f bain xansin. th siain ss

hd h sgn a b f h ain;

h cd isf was ch fas, and i was asi n

h infan bcas f h dcd nb f sis.

oains w sccssf n ach f hs ains,

and h chidn a a ding w.th ss nxcdy vad h ian

infnc f ag n ccin ss. By h i a chid is

h nhs d, h s has siffnd h in ha a

sbsaniay ag nb f sis is ndd

accda bain gwh. pfing h ain a an

ay ag dcs bh h nb f sis ndd

and h invasivnss f h ain.

this cas xifis hw bichanica ding

can b sd s sgica cds.n

th iizain f bichanica and fid fw

ding s f sgica anning is gwing inany aas bynd diaic s sgy, incding

hdic ian acn, cba anys

cds and sf iss ais. In ach f hs

siains, siain ss a hing dc

sgy i and vid ia an.

Type of Correction Deflection (mm) Load (N)

Inac fhad bn 20 52

Fand fhad 20 37

Fiv sis 20 15

Six sis 20 10

eigh sis 20 4

Finite element model of

forehead bone

Table of bone deflection after deformation summarizes the

structural results.

Three-D model of skull before correctionStructural analysis results show load required to deflect bone and

deformation of the forehead bone after deflection.

Material properties determined by physical testing

Material Young Modulus

[MPa]

Poisson

Ratio

Peak Load

[N]

Bone of three-month-

old child

380 0,2 45

0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6

50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Extension [mm]

Lea

d[N]



Separating the Streamsmihas siain can iv fancf i and gas saain qin.

By David Stanbridge, Managing Director, Swift Technology Group, Norwich, U.K.

Saas a sd hgh

h i and gas indsy si

dcin fids in cnns f

i, gas and wa (as w as cna-inans). on an ffsh faciiy, h

qin is fnd in any as

f h va css. th iniia

saa, say fd as fis-

sag, saas h iniia sa in

disinc gas, i and wa sas.

ths sas a hn individay

cssd. p saain f-

anc can hind va dcin;

in s cass, afs dc

ny 50 cn f dsign caaciy

d saain.

th indsy has sd c-

aina fid dynaics (CFD) xn-

sivy bsh saain

qin fanc wih diffn

hdgis. ms cn is

sggad sing-has siain,

in which gas and iqid hass a

anayzd saay. mihas

v f fids (VoF) siains a

sf in anayzing iqid sshing

bhavi in saas scd

ving afs. this sshing

anaysis is say caid in c-

binain wih a s-dfind fncin

ha adjss gaviy and ais

h inia fcs: Ciis, e

and cnifga. Hisicay, fids

nih n n av h vss.

Benefits of Multiphase Simulation

As nw saain qin

bcs sa and fw asxcd h dsign caaciy f xising

qin, nd ss a qsining

h accacy f bh h sggad

sing-has aach and VoF f

sshing. exndd s f ihas

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Simulation of a vertical cyclone vessel

designed to remove bulk liquid from the feed

stream. Pathlines of primary gas phase show

where the liquid has a concentration of more

than 25 percent.

Swirl element fitted in the cyclone

siain is nw ssib as a s

f nhancns c w

and ANSYS FlueNt caabiiis.

Sfwa ivns hav d

dcd n is; ihas and

bnc ds hav a ga

abi i y hand iay and

scnday hass. th ihas

hd vcs h iiains f

sggad sing-has and VoF

aachs. I as aws f daid

anaysis f inhas inacins,

viding aisic ss. Swiftchngy G has sdid w

ys f saain dvics ha s

h ihas hd. th cany

is a chngy-divn ganizain ha

ffs c nd--nd dc

dvn f h aicaf, ain,

aiv, i and gas, and nwab

ngis indsis.

D saain is fndana gd saain. th s cn

qin f d saain is

vica hizna vsss ha s

gaviy as h diving fc. m-

cac saain qin fn

ss cycns. By sinning h fw,

ying a sandad angnia in,

sing -aba swi ns,

cycns can gna accains

any is ha f gaviy niay

vid fficin saain in a

sa an f sac. Hwv,

any h cnsidains s b

invsigad. tadiinay, cycnic

qin qid xhasiv -

ying and sing ns ha h

any ngaiv cnsqncs w

dsignd f h fina dc a

nghy and csy xcis. In

a cn r&D ga f cycn

dvn, Swif sachs fnd

ha h i f ach dsign chang

cyc was axiay igh ws

a a cs f and 45,000 (axi-

ay $73,000 u.S.) cyc, wih



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svn changs qid. By sing

CFD, ach chang can b dd in

w ws, qiing ny n acas saving a a f han

300,000 (axiay $485,000

u.S.). N, hwv, ha i is

diffic qanify h xac bnfis

f siain in vy cas.

Simulation of Separation Equipment

th a any xas in

which h ix ihas d

has bn sd anayz saain

wihin cycnic qin. th dis aicab f di--day

dns v ading, f w--

da aica ading, and f

cass in which h Ss nb is

ss han 1. th siifid d can

b sd f hydcycns qi-

n whs ain fncin is sa-

a fina i ds f wa i

dissa a sa. th chn-

siv eian ihas d is

aicab h cx fws ha

a fnd in h s cn ys

f saain qin dsignd

v b hass as w as

-naind ds. uss can

nhanc hi anaysis f cycnic

fws by aying h rynds sss

bnc d wih iiain

f a iay and scnday hass.

on ian a f saa

anaysis is cny vd:

h iac f sa iing. this

sys has a ag ffc n h

disibin f fids wihin h vss.

th siain xas vidd

hizna and vica gaviy-divn

saas as w as

cycn-basd saas

inca h iac f -

sa iing.

I is diffic accay vaida

h siain ss f h insad

vica cycn and saa.

Siain has bn shwn acc-

ay ca bh fw fid and s-

aain fanc in ab and i

s igs. [S fncs.] using

hs ding sagis as w as

xhasiv sing fd v

any yas, a h ciica ascs f

h fw a ccy svd and

indica h y fanc chaac-

isics. As a s, Swif is changing

h inna cnns f any

vsss basd n siain

ss.

th ain fncin f a hizna

h-has saa is si a

fd sa in disc gas, i and

Multiphase simulation within a horizontal three-

phase separator with inlet piping, a vane-type

inlet device and full-diameter perforated

baffles. The lower layer of fluid is water; above

that is the oil phase with the inlet device in the

gas phase of the vessel. The pink area at the

bottom of the vessel shows where sand

entrained in the water phase will initially settle.

wa sas. Nay, gas is h

iay has, and h w iqid

hass a scnday . ths

iqid hass f ds ha a

naind in h gas has, and hy

dc a fi n h i was

ading h saa. th fis

cnn in h saa is h

in dvic, whs iay fncin

is vid a cas saain f

gas and iqid hass. th gas has

cnins ang h f h vss,

whi h iqids d h b

f h saa. A h b f h

vss, h w iqid hass sa-

a, wih h wa a h b and

h i fing a ay bwn h

wa and gas hass.

In s cass, fad baffs

a sd ang h ngh f h hi-

zna vss cn iqid has

fws and disib h vnyacss h avaiab css-scina

aa f h vss, iniizing axia

vciy and axiizing saain.

th eian d is qid in his

The complete length of a typical horizontal separator: The blue layer represents the interface

between gas and oil phases, and the green layer represents the interface between oil and

water. The vertical blue areas represent part diameter perforated baffles. Along the length of

the vessel, four contours show velocity distribution in both oil and water phases.



Analysis of a vertical production separator

with a vane-type inlet device shows that

the inlet pipe keeps much of the liquid on

one side of the vessel leading to non-

optimal separation.

y f siain bcas f h

nb f fid gi changs.

In a vica dcin saawi h a van- y in dv ic

xa, gas and iqid a in-

dcd a h sa f h i n

h saa vss. th i ing

cass h iqid b biasd n

sid f h vss which ds n

dc ia saain and, in

s cass, can ad h gss

cayv f iqid hgh h vsss

gas .

In cncsin, Swif sachshav fnd ha ANSYS FlueNt sf-

wa can d a high dg

f accacy any cbinains

and ains f saas

avaiab wihin h indsy.n

ReferencesSlack, M.D.; Prasad, R.O.; Bakker, A.; Boysan, F.Advances in Cyclone Modelling Using

Unstructured Grids. Trans. I. Chem. E.,2000, 78(A), pp. 10981104.

Cokljat, D.; Slack, M.; Vasquez, S. Reynolds-Stress Model for Eulerian Multiphase. 4thSymposium on Turbulence, Heat and MassTransfer, 2003, Antalya, Turkey, pp. 8.

Slack, M.D. Best Practice Advice for AC3-03Cyclone Separator, Thematic Network forQuality and Trust in the Industrial Applicationof CFD(qnet-cfd). Thematic area 3, 2003,Barcelona, pp. 5.http//www.qnet-cfd.net

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Computing

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PredictingTurbomachineryErosion Ratesesin a dicins h dsigns

iv ngviy f aing qin has a in hash nvinns.

By Edward Bennett, Director of Fluids Engineering, and Artem Ivashchenko,

Project Engineer, Mechanical Solutions, Inc., Whippany, U.S.A.

tbachiny fws ha cnain sid aics sn

an ndsiab y fn inscaab cndiin bcas f

acica aing cnsidains. Ds, sand, fy ash, in

xid, css-iginad aias, and h dbis f

abadab sas bad bbing a xas f h

vaid csiin f hs sid aics. ths aics

can cas sin, dsiin and/ csin and a,

hf, a cn sc f fanc dgadain

and cnn daag. th cnsqncs a csy,

incding h bvis xns f bachiny

cnns ha s b aid acd. Addiina

css incd nais f dcd achin-aing

fficincy and s dciviy, sinc h bachiny

dwn f ainnanc divs h an qin. rcny,

caina hds f sin siain hav

bc avaiab, nabing dsigns dv -

dab bachiny.

mchanica Sins, Inc. (mSI) is a cnsing and

r&D cany ha vids dsign, anaysis and sing

svics f ganizains and h wd. mSI, which has

vn xis in dsign and anaysis f a inds f

aing achiny, has cad sin as in w h-

gas xand dsigns.

FCC Expanders Troubled by Erosion

Fid caayic cacing (FCC) h-gas xands f

a sbs f indsia bachiny ha cnsisny

ssains significan sin daag [1]. thgh h

aicain f wdd caayss in cnjncin wih

vad a, h FCC css cnvs high-

ca-wigh hydcabns in

vaab dcs, incding gasin. th FCC

css is fn ad cninsy in

finis f ids f sva nhs.

Solid model of fluid domains of FCC

hot-gas expander, illustrating blade

characteristics of the machine along

with approximate size

CFD models of redesigned FCC hot-gas expander flowpaths for instances of 40 percent reaction (left) and 68 percent reaction (right)

ANSYS Advanag V V, Iss 2, 2011www.ansys.c 31

TurBOmAChiNEry



F gas, a bydc f h FCC css, avss a

saa, which vs 90 cn f h caays

aics, hn asss hgh an FCC h-gas xand.A sciaizd y f bachin, an FCC xand

cvs a sizab in f h ss and ha

ngy aining wihin h f gas and ss i div

css qin gna ciciy.

Bynd having vad in as, sing-

sag FCC xands a chaacizd by a ag ss

ai, yicay h n. th bin bads f h FCC

xand a siansy sbjcd sbsania

adynaic and ha ssss ha innsify h sin

daag casd by sida sid caays aics.

Powerful Analytical Techniques Offer SolutionsCaina fid dynaics (CFD) has bn sd

iiz h dsign f bachiny fwahs f any

yas. ANSYS CFX sfwa, f xa, incds h

caabiiy ac sid aics in h fid dain as

w as dic sid aic sin hgh

TurBOmAChiNEry

Color contour plots of predicted rotor erosion rate densities for

40 percent reaction geometry (left) and 68 percent reaction geometry

(right). Red regions indicate locations of highest erosion rates.

Enlarged color contour plots of the rotor erosion rate densities on

blade leading edges of the FCC gas expander are shown for 40 percent

reaction geometry (left), and 68 percent reaction geometry (right).

aicain f hica ds dvd by Widn

tabaff and a a h univsiy f Cincinnai in h

unid Sas [2] [3]. machiny fwah dsigns can

a advanag f hs ds qanify niadaag assag was and bads. Fh, ss

can jdg h fficacy f sd dsign aains wih

sc sin.

Evaluations of FCC Expander Flowpaths to Reduce Erosion

Basd n i hisy daa, a aica d f FCC

h-gas xand was fnd ssain xcssiv sid

aic sin daag. Whi cndcing a annd

gad a in f xands, mSI fd a

caina sin anaysis f his achins fwah

sing ANSYS CFX. th anaysis qanifid h diffnc in

sin as achivd by incasing h dsign acin fh xand sag.

engins a mSI dsignd a nw 40 cn nina

acin fwah and cad i wih anh siia

as nw 68 cn acin dsign, f a dsign

ss ai f 3.5 and sd f 5,070 . each

dsign cnsisd f h adjacn fid dains ha

snd h sa, and diffs. Sinc ach

dain is cycicay syic, ny n bad w

sc f ach dain ndd b dd, hs

dcing sin i. th ds w shd wih

ANSYS tbGid sfwa, dcing a hxahda sh

f axiay 637,000 nds.

th - bnc d accnd f bnc

ffcs, and h sag fa chang d was aid

h infacs bwn sa, and diffs dains.

th sin d cnsids h sid aics siz and

aiv vciy, iingn ang f h aic si,

and aias f bh h aic and h ding sfac.

th cfficins f qaz s w sd sn sid

aics and ding sfacs, and h dfa bnd

chaacisics f h sin d w sd.



Analytical Results Foretold Improvements

th dicd adynaic fanc f h w

dsigns was qi siia, wih fficincis f 87.2 cn

and 87.9 cn f h 40 cn and 68 cn acin

dsigns, scivy. Hwv, diffncs in h sin

as w dicd. In swiching f h 40 cn

acin h 68 cn acin fwah dsign, h

CFD anaysis dicd a 22 cn dcin f avag

bad sin a dnsiy ang wih a 5 cn

dcin f avag sa bad sin a dnsiy. F

h 40 cn acin dsign, h bads had

65 cn high sin a dnsiy han h sa

bads, b h 68 cn acin dsign had ny a

35 cn high a. this sggsd ha h andsa bad wa wd cc a cnsisn as in

h cas f h 68 cn acin dsign.

th iay sin daag dicd f h 40 cn

acin fwah dsign csy sbd h daag ha

was ssaind by an FCC gas xand f his y aing

in a finy. this indicad ha a gd cainxisd bwn h CFD ds and h aca FCC

xand. th 68 cn acin dsign dicd naby

ivd sin fanc, sciay ang h ading

dgs f h bads. undbdy his is d

diinishd f gas vciy n h ading dgs f h

aing bads, a chaacisic f his dsign.

Whi bh dsigns fa ansnic fw and high

adynaic ading, mach nb s isa

cnsidaby dcd sa ading f h 68 cn

acin dsign. Sain s indica siia fw ans

n h ss sid f ach ( s). Hwv,

siain dics a dcin in h hb scnday fw n

h scin sfac, a fanc ivn ha sd

f h 68 cn acin dsign.

Conclusions

Fid fw anaysis f w FCC gas xand dsigns

dnsad h abiiy dsign bachiny

fw ahs and ai sin chaacisics f ivd

bad ngviy. Whn cad h cs f cing

bad acns, dcd achin fficincy and

s dcin d qin dwni, h cs

f addssing sin wih CFD anaysis is inia.

Sinc h xn f h sin daag casd by sid

aics naind in h iay fwah can b iigad,

h sf aing if f bachins can b xndd

significany.n

References[1] Carbonetto, B.; Hoch, G.Advances in Erosion Prediction of Axial

Expanders. Texas A&M University Turbomachinery Symposium,Houston, Texas, U.S.A., September 1999.

[2] Hamed, A.; Tabakoff, W;. Wenglarz, R. Erosion and Deposition inTurbomachinery. Journal of Propulsion & Power, 2006, vol. 22, no. 2,pp. 350360.

[3] Hamed, A.; Tabakoff, W.; Rivir, R.B.; Das, K.; Arora, P. Turbine BladeSurface Deterioration by Erosion. Journal of Turbomachinery, 2005,vol. 127, pp. 445452.

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