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Description
Ansys LS-DYNA stands out as the leading explicit simulation software widely utilized for various applications, including drop testing, impact analysis, penetration scenarios, collisions, and ensuring occupant safety. Renowned as the most extensively used explicit simulation tool globally, Ansys LS-DYNA excels in modeling the behavior of materials subjected to brief yet intense loading conditions. Its comprehensive suite of elements, contact formulations, and material models enables the simulation of intricate models while allowing precise control over every aspect of the issue at hand. The software offers a broad range of analyses, boasting rapid and effective parallel processing capabilities. Engineers can investigate simulations that involve material failure, examining how such failures evolve through components or entire systems. Additionally, LS-DYNA adeptly manages models with numerous interacting parts or surfaces, ensuring that the interactions and load transfers between complex behaviors are accurately represented. This capability makes LS-DYNA an invaluable tool for engineers facing multifaceted simulation challenges.
Description
LIGGGHTS is an open-source simulation software that employs the Discrete Element Method to model materials composed of particles, particularly emphasizing simulations related to industrial granules and heat transfer. The name LIGGGHTS reflects its foundation on LAMMPS, improved specifically to enhance simulations of general granular materials and their thermal dynamics, thereby broadening the reach of DEM into practical industrial scenarios. This tool is adept at simulating a variety of systems in which the behavior of materials arises from the dynamics, collisions, friction, cohesion, thermal exchange, and interactions among individual particles. It proves beneficial for studying an array of applications, including powders, grains, bulk solids, particulate flows, packed beds, conveyor systems, mixing operations, hopper discharges, and material handling, particularly in contexts where the behaviors at the particle level are significant. Currently, LIGGGHTS is embraced by numerous research institutions and commercial enterprises across the globe, valued for its open-source nature and the adaptability it offers in the simulation of particulate materials. Moreover, its versatility makes it an essential tool in advancing research and development in various fields related to granular systems.
API Access
Has API
API Access
Has API
Integrations
Simcenter 3D
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Free Trial
Free Version
Pricing Details
Free
Free Trial
Free Version
Deployment
Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook
Deployment
Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook
Customer Support
Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support
Customer Support
Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support
Types of Training
Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person
Types of Training
Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person
Vendor Details
Company Name
Ansys
Founded
1970
Country
United States
Website
www.ansys.com/products/structures/ansys-ls-dyna
Vendor Details
Company Name
CFDEM
Country
Germany
Website
www.cfdem.com/liggghts-open-source-discrete-element-method-particle-simulation-code
Product Features
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
CAD/CAM Compatibility
Finite Element Analysis
Fluid Dynamics
Import / Export Files
Integrated 3D Modeling
Manufacturing Process Simulation
Mechanical Event Simulation
Multibody Dynamics
Thermal Analysis