What's New

Mesh Interference

When you check for interference, you can now account for the thickness of the sections in your model.

The app uses the actual section thickness, and you can add a default thickness for any sections where the thickness is unknown. If there is mesh interference, you can review the elements with different types of interference based on their coloring: red for intersection, orange for penetration, and yellow for clearance.

Benefits: Adding section thickness to the interference checks accounts for the real shape of the model, rather than checking the design which is typically at the center of the thickness.

For more information, see Checking Interferences

Model and Mesh Unification

All actions for creating, editing, and reviewing the mesh and finite element model for a simulation are now located in the Structural Model Creation and Fluid Model Creation apps.

The action bar sections have been integrated, and there is no longer a “switch to mesh” function.

Benefits: You can now access all model and mesh capabilities with no need to switch between apps.

For more information, see Mesh Section

Additional E-Cooling Components for Thermal Flow Simulations

You can now model the effects of several additional types of electronics cooling (that is, "e-cooling") components using reduced-order models.

The reduced-order models use a simplified representation of the e-cooling component geometry and physics, which allows you to achieve reasonable accuracy with more robust meshing and faster simulation times. The additional e-cooling components are heat sinks (left), compact printed circuit boards (middle), and thermoelectric coolers (right).

In addition, you can import these components from other simulations or libraries into your model, which allows you to create models using a manufacturer's configuration of these components.

Benefits: The new e-cooling features simplify and standardize how to model typical cooling components.

For more information, see E-Cooling

New Simulation Example: Heat Exchanger Efficiency

This example guides you through performing an analysis of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger to determine its efficiency.

You determine its efficiency by investigating the coolant fluid's pressure, temperature, and mass flow, in addition to generating streamlines contours of the flow.

Benefits: The new example illustrates a new CFD example and expands the suite of fluid simulation examples.

For more information, see Heat Exchanger Efficiency

3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Content Reference Guide

You can now find the reference information you need to use the content delivered along with your app.

You can consult the 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Content Reference Guide.

Benefits: The new guide provides one central location for all user assistance on the content provided with 3DEXPERIENCE roles.