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Being an affordable FEA solution, SolidWorks Simulation has been well-received by the automotive industry for system-level as well as component level analyses involving critical design functions on one side and aggressive cost/ weight targets on the other. To be globally competitive, the automotive suppliers have used SolidWorks Simulation to improve reliability, eliminate field-failures, optimize designs and enhance efficiency very easily. Specific capabilities include the following:

Strength, Durability, Factor of Safety & Stiffness calculations for Body-in-White, Trim-body, Chassis aggregates
Frequency response for multi-source excitations including Random Response
Response to Fixed and Variable Frequency excitations with specified accelerations - Engine and Body mounted sub-systems
Fatigue and Life Prediction Calculations
Thermal management of braking and exhaust systems
Evaluation of alternate materials to satisfy functional requirements
Fluid Flow in Sub-systems such as Fans, Radiator, Centrifugal pumps and Turbo-chargers
Thermal management of Engine Electronics
Analysis-to-test correlations of strains, frequencies, mode-shapes, temperature, displacements, velocities and accelerations
Full-vehicle simulation of vehicles, buses, trucks, utility vehicles, loaders, trailers among others

Advantages of SolidWorks Simulation for Automotive Applications

Wide range of Analysis - From components to Sub-systems to Full Systems
Kinematic Analysis using Cosmos Motion for mechanisms such suspension, door and other closures, wiper systems, actuating linkages such as braking, acceleration and clutch sub-systems
Non-linear Simulation of Elastomers, Tyres, Seals, Gaskets, re-inforced rubber components for strains, performance, durability, sealing effectiveness, pressure foot-print, deflections
Stiffness, Durability, Tri-axial / Random Vibration and Life estimation for automotive components such as mounts, engine mounted systems and body-mounted systems
Stiffness and strain calculations for sheet metal components, chassis sub-systems, transmission sub-systems, Body-in-white (BIW) and Trim Body
Life Calculations of sub-systems such as wheels, suspension spindles, steering systems among others
Fluid Flow calculations for pumps, pressure-regulating devices, radiator fans, engine-electronics cooling, braking system, power-steering fluid circuits, cooling circuits and lubricating galleries.

Return on Investment using SolidWorks Simulation has been the highest among contemporary FEA Software. Design Optimization based on CAD models is easily accomplished in native CAD environment resulting in reduced time and cost.

Comparison with Contemporary FEA Software

Feautures	SolidWorks Simulation	Other FEA
CAD Integrated FEA		Limited or Expensive
Design Scenarios
Easy to Use		Known as not easy to use
CAD driven Optimization
Analysis to test correlation using 'soft' 'Sensors'
CAD Integrated Kinematic Analysi
Automatic transfer of loads from Kinematic Analysis to FEA

Special - SolidWorks Simulation in Automotive Design Durability

SolidWorks Simulation has been used in design and validation of automotive Tier I and Tier II suppliers. Some of the areas of application include:

Validation for Tri-axial Fixed Frequency and Variable Frequency Shaker Testing conditions
Life Usage Factor calculation and Failure Mode Estimation
Hot-chamber and Cold-chamber Testing of automotive sub-systems
Fatigue and Life prediction of Suspension spindles, Lower control arms, high-cycle fatigue components
Point Mobility Calculations for Engine mounts (achieving dynamic stiffness targets )

Cosmos FloWorks in Automotive Appliations

Fluid Flow in Cooling - Engine, Braking, Under-hood electronics and electricl sub-systems
Multiple Design Scenarios can be studied in CAD environment
Embedded in SolidWorks for Integrated Fluid Flow Simulation
Thermal management of Braking Systems
Flow in centrifugal pumps used in Engine coolant circulation
Flow through carbuttors and fuel circuits
Both Hierarchical and Polynomial Finite Elements for greater Accuracy and Speed.
Cooling and Thermal management of engine electronics
Parametric design studies of radiator configurations, fans and critical performance sub-systems
Engineering Fluid Dynamics based on engineering parlance, goal-based optimization and proven CAE against test data

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