Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic Elements, or SPH elements for short, are a way to model the effects of a fluid on a solid structure without coupling the structure with a CFD solver. Luckily, there are a couple of features built into SIMULIA for SOLIDWORKS that can ease this process: SPH Elements and Fluid Cavity domains.
This two-way interaction between FEA and CFD solvers can be incredibly complex and time consuming. It allows simulations of structures that deform due to fluid flow, which then changes the profile of the fluid flow, which then changes the deformation of the structure further, etc.
In today’s simulation industry, FSI (Fluid Structure Interaction) is a big buzzword. Today, I would like to cover a feature that differentiates SIMULIA for SOLIDWORKS on the 3D Experience Platform from SOLIDWORKS Simulation that is the ability to include fluids in your FEA Structural Simulation. Cloud based simulation benefits from all the items listed above, and more. All sorts of industries are moving in that direction, and design verification and simulation are no exceptions. There are many reasons businesses have been shifting to the cloud over the last few years flexible licensing schemes, data backups & security, downsizing internal IT overhead, the list goes on.
