Ansys Inc. a developer of simulation software and technologies designed to optimise product development processes, recently announced the release of version 3.0 of its Ansys Airpak airflow modelling software. Ansys Airpak has been simulating room air distribution and thermal comfort since it's initial release in 2000. However, this latest upgrade introduces key enhancements that increase productivity, improve the meshing technology, and enhance the realism of displayed results.
This latest version introduces a new and highly intuitive user environment, which features a model manager, advanced object wizards, alignment tools and four-window simultaneous views. The model manager facilitates the creation, edits, replication and other object functions; assemblies; libraries; and problem/project configurations and settings. Centralised model management allows the user to quickly and easily access different aspects of the model, which is particularly useful when handling large and complex models.
Several advanced object wizards make it easy to build a complex model from scratch in minutes. Four-window viewing simultaneously displays complex 3D models from four viewpoints with on-screen iconic view controls to select viewpoints. The user can manipulate the geometry, as well as post-processing views, from different angles - since each of the viewpoints are independently controllable. This powerful visualisation tool allows the user to efficiently view the results of simulations of complex models to make appropriate design decisions.
"The newest version of Ansys Airpak delivers technologies that improve the user’s workflow process by letting the user build more computationally efficient and accurate models faster than any other airflow modelling software package. It can greatly enhance computer-aided engineering for ventilation systems," said Ferit Boysan, vice president at Ansys Inc.