The physical disciplines of structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetics are closely linked, with multiphysics interactions crucial in many industrial applications. For example, designing lithium-ion batteries involves accounting for electrochemical behavior, thermal runaway, fluid dynamics, and structural effects. Similarly, manufacturing processes require control over multiphysical effects like plastic flow and moisture build-up. The Abaqus Unified FEA suite, with its extensive multiphysics capabilities developed over decades, has been widely used in various engineering applications. Since Abaqus V2 in 1979, multiphysics features like fluid, thermal, and electrical couplings have continuously expanded its versatility.

Abaqus provides versatile multiphysics simulation capabilities, including:

  • Sequential Results Mapping: This feature allows users to map results from external simulations into Abaqus, such as transferring temperature from a heat transfer simulation or pressure from a fluid dynamics simulation.
  • Fully-Coupled Simulation: For more complex interactions, Abaqus offers fully coupled procedures, including thermal stress, thermal-electrochemical-structural, acoustic-structural, and fluid flow through porous media.
  • Co-Simulation: An open framework enables integration with external solvers for co-simulation.

Thermal-Mechanical Simulation

Thermal-mechanical interaction can vary from simple thermal stress analysis, where thermal simulations inform stress assessments, to more complex scenarios like friction-induced heat generation, as seen in brake systems. It can also encompass fully coupled simulations that account for how motion influences heat transfer and vice versa.

Structural-Acoustic Simulation

Structural-acoustic interaction spans a wide range of applications, including noise transmission, radiation, and acoustic attenuation or amplification. Abaqus seamlessly integrates noise simulation within its finite element solver, enabling fully coupled structural-acoustic analyses to be conducted using familiar workflows.

Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian Simulation

The Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) method in Abaqus allows engineers and scientists to address problems where fluid-structure interactions are crucial. This approach eliminates the need for multiple software products by solving fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems simultaneously within the Abaqus environment.

Discover Abaqus Modules

Abaqus/Standard

Solution Technology for Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

Abaqus/Explicit

Solution Technology for Highly Nonlinear Transient Events

Abaqus/CAE

Complete Solution for Abaqus Finite Element Modeling, Visualization, and Process Automation

Abaqus CAD Associative Interface

Associative Interfaces Between Abaqus and CAD Systems

Composites Modeler for Abaqus/CAE

Advanced Model Build for Ply and Fiber Materials

Abaqus Knee Simulator

Advanced Knee Implant Analyses and Simulation

Czone for Abaqus

Crush Simulation for Laminated Composites

Explore Other Apps

Abaqus

Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical and Civil Engineering Excellence

Fe-safe

Durability Analysis Software for Finite Element Models

Tosca

Unlocking Efficiency: Optimization Through Advanced FEA and CFD Simulations

Isight

Transforming Innovation Through Process Automation and Design Exploration

Simpack

Powerful Multibody System Simulation Software for Comprehensive Dynamic Analysis

Resources

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get all the latest information on Events, Sales and Offers.