ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes
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ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes
The new features in ANSYS POLYFLOW 13.0 are as follows:
The message handling between the ANSYS POLYFLOW application and the ANSYS Workbench environment is enhanced:
Error messages and status updates during setup and solution is displayed in the ANSYS Workbench Messages window.
For transient and evolution problems, ANSYS POLYFLOW displays status messages in the ANSYS Workbench Messages window during the solver run.
The Pause button in ANSYS POLYDATA has been removed, so you can seamlessly switch between ANSYS POLYDATA and other ANSYS Workbench applications with shared licensing.
The licensing capabilities for ANSYS POLYFLOW are enhanced with additional capabilities:
ANSYS POLYDATA can use the ANSYS CFD PrepPost license, which allows you to perform meshing, setup and postprocessing.
A new license named ANSYS POLYFLOW Solver is available, which can be used for ANSYS POLYDATA and ANSYS POLYFLOW solver runs only.
You no longer need to set the order of licensing preferences when using the blow molding and extrusion application-specific versions of ANSYS POLYFLOW.
The volume of fluid (VOF) model is enhanced to allow the robust computation of complex 3D flows with viscoelasticity, contact, and non-isothermal effects.
The internal optimization capabilities are extended such that you can specify all scalar variables as design variables.
Rectilinear mold motion with specified forces can be performed for blow molding and thermoforming simulations.
A sliding mesh feature is available, which makes it possible to simulate transient flows with internal moving parts (e.g., single screw extruders, stirring tanks, non-intermeshing batch mixers).
Boundary conditions are enhanced for ease of use:
Wall boundaries with a zero wall velocity can be specified directly in the boundary conditions menu.
It is possible to specify an inlet mass flow rate for extrusion problems.
Mesh and results export and import are enhanced to allow the seamless transfer of data into and out of ANSYS POLYFLOW:
HyperMesh meshes can be imported.
The thickness data field can be exported to ANSYS Mechanical Classic (Mechanical APDL) as .cdb files using the Mechanical APDL format.
You can convert shell and 3-D meshes and results to LS-DYNA.
You can use the Remote Solve Manager (RSM) service in ANSYS Workbench to perform ANSYS POLYFLOW solver computation on other CPUs or a cluster on your network.
A graphics toolbar has been added to the Graphics Display window in ANSYS POLYDATA, in order to allow you to manipulate the view. The buttons in this toolbar are consistent with other ANSYS components, such as ANSYS DesignModeler, ANSYS Mesher, and ANSYS CFD-Post.