System Design and Simulation

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Review of Matrix Algebra and Finite Element Method
    • 1.1 Basic operations, solution methods, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors
    • 1.2 Nodes & elements, modeling fundamentals, computational steps, and Formulation of Finite Element Equations
  • Chapter 2: General Design Considerations
    • 2.1 Core (General) Design Considerations
    • 2.2 Human Consideration in Design (Ergonomics)
    • 2.3 Design for X methodologies
  • Chapter 3: Introduction to Simulation Software
    • 3.1 Definition
    • 3.2 Basic of Simulation Software
    • 3.3 Workbench Environment
    • 3.4 Graphics and Picking
      • 3.4.1 Locational picking
      • 3.4.2 Retrieval picking
      • 3.4.3 Query Picking
    • 3.5 Database and files
    • 3.6 Saving a file
    • 3.7 File types
  • Chapter 4: General Analysis Procedure
    • 4.1 Overview
    • 4.2 Preliminary Decisions
    • 4.3 Preprocessing
    • 4.4 Solution
    • 4.5 Post-processing
  • Chapter 5: Introduction to Modeling
    • 5.1 Direct Generation
    • 5.2 Creating Nodes and Elements
    • 5.3 Filling between Nodes
    • 5.4 Element Attributes
    • 5.5 Solid Modelling
      • 5.5.1 Using key points
      • 5.5.2 Using lines, splines, and arcs
      • 5.5.3 Using areas and volumes (arbitrary)
      • 5.5.4 Creating rectangle, circle, polygon, block, cylinder, prism, sphere, cone, and torus
    • 5.6 Concepts of hard points, line fillets, and area fillets
    • 5.7 Modeling with Boolean operations
  • Chapter 6: Meshing
    • 6.1 Introduction to Meshing
    • 6.2 Introduction to different types of elements
    • 6.3 Mapped and free meshing
    • 6.4 Some Meshing functionalities in Analysis tools
  • Chapter 7: Structural Analysis
    • 7.1 Linear Static Structural Analysis
    • 7.2 Non-Linear Static Structural Analysis
    • 7.3 Model and analysis of 2 D and 3 D structural elements under various loading conditions
  • Chapter 8: Fatigue and Fracture Analysis
    • 8.1 Introduction to fatigue, fatigue-life methods, stress-life and strain-life methods
      • 8.1.1 Fatigue-Life Methods
      • 8.1.2 Stress Life Method
      • 8.1.3 Strain Life Method
    • 8.2 Endurance limit and fatigue strength
    • 8.4 Crack propagation and energy balance
    • 8.5 Modelling and Analysis of machine element using a fluctuating load.
    • 8.6 Model and analysis of machine element subjected to fracture failure.
  • Chapter 9: Thermal Analysis
    • 9.1 Heat flow equations, thermal stiffness matrix, thermal loads
      • 9.1.1 FEA model of the heat flow problem
    • 9.2 Model and analysis of Steady-State and Transient Thermal Analysis
  • Chapter 10: IC Engine System Design
    • 10.1 General design considerations, Design of Cylinder and cylinder head, Design of piston, piston ring, and gudgeon pin, Design of connecting rod and crankshaft
  • Chapter 11: Fluid Flow Problem Analysis
    • 11.1 Fluid flow equations, fluid loads
    • 11.2 Model and analysis of fluid flow problems
    • 11.3 Modal and analysis of turbo machines
    • 11.4 Model and analysis of pressure vessel
  • Chapter 12: Power Transmission System Analysis
    • 12.1 Model and analysis of machine tools and power transmission system
  • Chapter 13: Design Optimization
    • 13.1 Optimization of design problems using Simulation Software
      • 13.1.1 Multiple setup optimization
      • 13.1.2 Topology optimization
      • 13.1.3 Direct optimization
      • 13.1.4 Response surface optimization
  • ANNEX
  • References