Learn how to use ALGOR software`s capabilities for unsteady fluid flow analysis. In this tutorial, you will set up and analyze a three-dimensional (3-D) model of unsteady, turbulent flow through a ball valve.
Learn how to use ALGOR software`s capabilities for electrostatic and MEMS analysis. In this tutorial, you will set up and analyze a three-dimensional (3-D) model of a radial comb motor.
When a model is brought into the Superview IV Results environment, it is displayed with the "Shaded with Mesh" option active by default. You can change the location of the light source that is used for shading by doing the following...
The Material Library Manager stores material data in centralized databases for use by all ALGOR processors. It includes the ALGOR Material Library, which contains material property values drawn from standard engineering references for a variety of common materials.
For a CAD model with thin, solid features, using plate/shell elements to model the thin features yields a finite element analysis (FEA) model that has fewer elements and runs faster than modeling with solid elements.
When setting up a model for analysis, it can be easier and more efficient to add loads and constraints in a coordinate system other than the default (particularly for off-axis loads or constraints or for curved geometry).
For linear static stress analysis of two-dimensional (2-D) assembly models that are created using FEMPRO`s Superdraw sketching, modeling and meshing capabilities, you can conveniently and quickly define contact between parts.
When setting up a time-based event, you must specify how loads change over time. For example, you might want to define a cyclical load based on a sine wave or ramp up a load logarithmically.
When performing Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) for combined motion and stress analysis, reaction forces and moments are automatically calculated and applied to nodes to account for the effects of prescribed displacements, prescribed rotations, actuator elements and surface-to-surface contact.