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Key partner in Design Process Innovation

ENGINSOFT AS KEY PARTNER IN VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING

FOR THE AEROSPACE SECTORFirst-class competencies and tools,

both hardware and software, for several activities: fluid-dynamic, structural and process simulation,

vertical integrations among different numerical analysis multi-objective optimization

FLUID-DYNAMIC SIMULATION ACTIVITIES

COMPETENCES AND APPLICATIONS

CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERSAVIO - CIRA - ALENIA - VULCANAIR

TURBINES AND COMPRESSORS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY AIRCRAFTS • Profiles efficiency, heat exchanges and profile optimization of turbine

blades• Heat exchange with thermal fatigue and cooling optimization for high

pressure turbine blades• Algorithm development for profile optimization within funded research

projects

AERONAUTICAL COMBUSTORS • Injection systems for ready-mixed combustors• Combustion analyses for thermal profile optimization and NOx

emission computations• Optimization of combustion process and reduction of CO2 greenhouse

gas emissions

ROCKET ENGINES• Balance test for turbopomps seal • Design and analysis of liquid oxygen turbopomps

STUDI DI SISTEMA• Distribution analysis of secondary capacities for aeronautical engines through

network simulations • Simulation of transient scenarios for networks, shutdown/restart

Participation in research projects with public co-funding: TATEF, ANTLE, CLEAN, NEWAC

ENGINSOFT AS KEY PARTNER IN VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING FOR THE AEROSPACE SECTOR

Cover pictures are courtesy of AVIO.

STRUTURAL SIMULATION ACTIVITIES


CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERSAVIO - ALENIA - SELEX MARCONI - MBDA

TURBINE BLADES AND COMPRESSORS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY AIRCRAFTS• Analysis of the stress behaviour of turbine blades due to thermal, centrifugal and fluid-dynamic

stress• Analysis of fatigue life due to the operating cycle of machining• Analysis of creep life • Analysis of combined effects of fatigue and creep• Structural transient analysis and study through Campbell charts of the sharf-bearing-disk turbine line

RESERVOIRS FOR GAS CONTAIMENT IN THE SPACE SECTOR • Analysis of the field of residual strain and stress due to autofrettage preloading• Analysis of the structural behaviour in operating life and at blast, taking into account the residual

stresses due to autofrettage • Modal analysis plus linear and non-linear buckling, taking into account the pre-stress effects and

possible initial defects due to machining processes

STRUCTURAL TEST OF AN AIRCRAFT WING MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL• Study of the structural behaviour of a wing made of stratified composite material under fluid-

dynamic and accelerating loads• Analysis of the stress and strain field of each layer of the composite material

RESIDUAL STRESSES DUE TO THE COLD WORKING PROCESS ON A PLATE HOLE OF AN AIRCRAFT • Analysis of the residual stress field related to the cold-working process, through the

creation of a stratified model where different material properties come together according to the stress state reached at each leayer

Participation in research projects with public co-funding: VERDI



PROCESS SIMULATION ACTIVITIES



CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERSAVIO - AGUSTA

FOUNDRY PROCESSES (components made of steel, titanium, cast iron, light alloys, etc.) • Simulation of the die filling an the consequent defects prediction• Simulation of the casting solidification and the consequent defects prediction• Prediction of the microstructure and of the mechanical properties at the end of the casting• Prediction of residual stress and strain at the end of the casting

FORMING PROCESSES (components made of steel, titanium, light alloys, etc.)Simulation of the massive heat and cold deformation, in one or more operations, considering:• Prediction of the mark filling• Evaluation of the part defects (folds, cracks, grains)• Calculation of the stresses on die and press• Blanking of holes and flashes

MACHING FOR CHIPS REMOVAL• Simulation of the milling, turning and drilling processes in order to determine the part and the

tool temperatures, to evaluate the tool erosion and to determine the cutting forces and the superficial residual stresses

• Simulation of the whole tool route in order to optimize both times and costs of the whole phase of material removal

PLATE FORMING PROCESS Simulation of the forming process (one or more operations in sequence) in order to determine: • Form and dimension of the development• Formability and quality of the formed part (thinning, areas at failure risk, wrinkling, etc)• Nesting for traditional and progressive dies• Optimization of costs/requirements

PROCESSES OF PLASTIC MATERIAL FORMING• Simulation of the injection phase of the plastic material both in presence and absence of reinforcing fillers and part cooling in order to evaluate:

stress, strain, charge fibres orientation, shortcut areas, material junction lines (minor material properties), etc.

HEAT TREATMENTS (on components made of steel or light alloys) • Simulation of the component heat treatment and analysis of the micro-structural evolution and mechanical properties, as well as the effect of

quenching and tempering on the residual stress and strain• Transfer of the die properties to FEM codes of structural computation

SURFACE TREATMENTS • Simulation of the carburizing treatment to evaluate the penetration depth and the new surface mechanical properties

Participation in research projects with public co-funding: VERDI, STAR



MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION

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CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERSAVIO - ALENIA - AERMACCHI

OPTIMIZATION OF COMPLEX AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS • Methodological development for the definition of the parametric

design and optimization procedures of subsonic/transonic wings• Multi-objective optimization of steamers for aeronautical engines• MDO methodology applied to the development of aeronautical

projects: from the system analysis to the detail simulation

GAS TURBINE BLANDING FOR AERONAUTICAL ENGINES • Optimization of the cooling system of high pressure turbine blades• Methodological multi-disciplinary development and multi-objective

optimization for cooling systems of turbine blades

UAV AIRCRAFT WING MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL• Optimization of the loads in relation to the aerodynamic performances

and to the requirements of structural resistance

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION IN THE AERONAUTICAL SECTOR • Optimization of the stress response of aluminium alloys for aeronautical use, and in particular, the optimization

of the cyclic load response of an isotropic material with bauschinger

AERODYNAMICS• Optimization of the main plane for supersonic military aircrafts • Multi-objective optimization of the air propeller system of a missile

Participation in research projects with public co-funding: HISAC, NODESIM CFD

The company

EnginSoft was founded in 1984, thanks to the combination of initiatives and competences in the engineering sectors of CAE, virtual prototyping, manufacturing processes simulation, iDP (Intelligent Digital Prototyping) and, generally speaking, Scientific Information Technologies applied to product optimization, with regard to both the technical profile and process and marketing metrics.

Having today become the partner for choice for leading Italian industrial groups, EnginSoft boasts, as far as virtual prototyping is concerned: a staff consisting of over 80 experts with different specializations; more than 1000 installed licenses of the main commercial software; over 800 customers; a constant growing, that allow it to be the most important organization in Italy and the second in Europe in its sector.

EnginSoft's distinguishing mark is the multidisciplinary of the specific technical competences, that qualifies it as a unique partner for companies dealing with CAE and virtual prototyping problems, in relation to both the use of commercial software and the development of tailored-made solutions.

The completeness of the services offered does not only regard the complementary nature of the supported sof tware technologies ( for one of which, modeFRONTIER, EnginSoft is the developer) and the associated applications, but also the variety of educational and training initiatives and the capability of finalizing and coordinating public funded industrial research projects.

Being clearly aware that, in order to take a real advantage of new technologies, it is necessary for them to suit the specific innovation project of the company and the aims pursued, EnginSoft proposes a CAE assessment service, that marks out the application context and the reasons for the CAE development plan, in relation to both the technologies to be acquired and integrated and the network to be set up. EnginSoft has five offices in Italy: Trento, Padua, Bergamo, Florence and Mesagne (province of Brindisi).

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