Table of Contents for System Design and Simulation

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
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