November 23, 2017February 8, 2020Applications, Engineering notes Fluid structure interaction (FSI), an important simulation tool Fluid structure interaction (FSI) is the interaction of static, moving, or deformable structural components with a fluid flow. FSI is one of […]
November 3, 2017September 4, 2020Applications, Engineering notes Using finite element simulations to optimise metal machining The majority of metal-cutting operations involve the creation of chips from the workpiece. Prediction of chip form is important because chip form […]
August 8, 2017February 8, 2020Applications, Engineering notes Safety factor and fatigue life – effective design measures Many catastrophic failures have resulted from underestimation of design safety and/or fatigue of structures. Failure examples of engineered structures can be seen […]