Volume fraction apparatuses and methods
AssigneeMSC.Software Corporation
InventorsHendrik Schafstall, Peter Kraft, Ted B. Wertheimer
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Abstract
Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for performing finite element analysis of a model of a physical object, the method comprising determining regular elements for the model, wherein each of at least some of the regular elements partially contains a portion of the model, and performing the finite element analysis based, at least in part, on the at least some of the regular elements, wherein the finite element analysis is a structural finite element analysis.
Claims20
A method for performing finite element analysis of a model of a physical object, the method comprising:
- determining regular elements for the model, wherein a part but not all of each of at least some of the regular elements contains a portion of the model;
- and
- performing the finite element analysis based on the at least some of the regular elements, wherein the finite element analysis is a structural finite element analysis, performing the structural element analysis comprising:
- determining a volume fraction for each of the regular elements;
- and
- performing numerical integration for each of the regular elements using the volume fraction.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions such that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
- determine regular elements for the model, wherein a part but not all of each of at least some of the regular elements contains a portion of the model;
- and
- perform the finite element analysis based on the at least some of the regular elements, wherein the finite element analysis is a structural finite element analysis, the processor performs the structural element analysis by:
- determining a volume fraction for each of the regular elements;
- and
- performing numerical integration for each of the regular elements using the volume fraction.
An apparatus capable of performing finite element analysis of a model of a physical object, the apparatus comprises:
- a memory;
- a user interface;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine regular elements for the model, wherein a part but not all of each of at least some of the regular elements contains a portion of the model;
- and
- perform the finite element analysis based on the at least some of the regular elements, wherein the finite element analysis is a structural finite element analysis, performing the structural element analysis comprising:
- determining a volume fraction for each of the regular elements;
- and
- performing numerical integration for each of the regular elements using the volume fraction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.