Thermal-Hydraulic Calculation and Finite Element Analysis
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The use of computer-based advanced analytical tools, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), enables engineers to explore the behavior of systems with greater detail and accuracy. As structures, systems and physical behaviors become more complex and as components are reduced to miniature scale, analyses must be performed with corresponding precision. Altran Solutions engineers use FEA and CFD codes to model complex structural, electrical, thermodynamic and fluid problems. We use these techniques, drawing upon a strong theoretical background and extensive practical experience. Our expertise in fluid, heat transfer and materials modeling allows us to produce efficient analytical models to obtain design and analytical solutions cost-effectively, with accuracy. The result is a more reliable, repeatable solution. By coupling graphic post-processors, we can create visual simulations that provide clues to understanding the system being modeled. Our capabilities reside in the areas of:
- Structural dynamic response: vibration, shock, seismic, impact
- Non-linear materials: plasticity and large deflection
- Mechanical and thermal stress analysis
- Material fracture and fatigue
- Thermodynamic analysis and heat transfer
- Simulations
- Fluid flow visualization and characterization
- Waterhammer and transients
- Vortex shedding
- Acoustic analysis
Altran Solutions engineers use ANSYS, STAADPro, STRUDL, SAP, FLOTRAN, RELAP, and ADLPIPE commercial codes, as well as internally developed applications based on MathCAD and Visual Basic.