FUNCTIONALITIES AT A GLANCE
Some of the key functionalities in ADINA are listed below.
- Complete Pre- and Post-processing capabilities, including Parasolid Modeler and automatic mesh generation
- Linear and nonlinear structural analysis with a comprehensive finite element library
- Geometric, material and contact nonlinearity
- Special bolt element (beam or solid) with automatic preload and sequence specification
- Buckling (linear and nonlinear, global and local, in static and dynamic analyses)
- Linear and nonlinear material models for application across many sectors and industries
- Fracture mechanics
- Modal frequency analysis, mode superposition and frequency domain analysis
- Direct time-integration for nonlinear dynamic analysis (implicit and explicit methods)
- Computational fluid dynamics and fluid structure interaction
- Thermal and thermo-mechanical analysis, including temperature-dependent material properties
- Interoperability with CAD/CAE/FEA systems
- Multicore processing for increased solution speed
EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS
In addition to the Technical Briefings and Case Studies presented further below in this section, the following are possible ADINA application examples:
- Analysis of renewable energy assets, such as wind turbines and solar panel fluid-structure interaction
- Detailed structural analysis of connections and preloaded bolts
- Blast analysis of critical facilities and buildings
- Resonance on bridges and structures
- Nonlinear buckling analyses
- Early-age thermal cracking of concrete structures
- Staged-construction analysis
- Dynamic effects of short-circuit loading on civil structures and foundations within substations
- Fatigue and crack propagation analysis
- Forensic root-cause analysis after structural failure
- Nonlinear pipe stress analysis
- High- and low-cycle fatigue analysis of structures and their components
- Prestressing and post-tensioning
- Rotating machinery
- Seismic analysis of empty and fluid-containing structures
- Soil-structure interaction
Technical Briefs, Case Studies and Examples are presented in the following pages:
- Advanced Structural Analysis and Dynamics
- Material Models and Fracture Mechanics
- Thermal and Thermo-Structural Analysis
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Impact Crash and Contact Analysis
- General knowledge Subjects
ADINA Tech Briefs features more than 200 case studies demonstrating different capabilities of ADINA for simulating structures, heat transfer, fluid flows, electromagnetics and multiphysics. The Briefs also present a wide range of applications of ADINA in different industries.
[[Advanced Moving Mesh Method (AMMM) for Fluid-Structure Interactions]]
[[Simulation of a fluid-filled rubber capsule compressed by a cylindrical rod]]
[[Mass Flow Rate Boundary Condition]]
3-D Animations with the ADINA Fast Graphics Engine
Cast Iron in ADINA: Predicting Bearing Housing Strength
[[Analysis of thin-film flow with ADINA Reynolds-based fluid elements]]
[[Fluid flow through continuously moving narrow gaps using ADINA FSI]]
[[Practically Optimal Shell Elements]]
Customer Experiences with the New ADINA Sparse Solver
Advanced Structural Modeling with ADINA's Connector Element
Advanced Material Models in ADINA
TFSI Analysis of a Plate-frame Heat Exchanger
[[Piston with Suction Reed Valve]]
Analysis of Cable-Membrane Structures
Seamless Implicit-Explicit Dynamic Analysis
Accurate Modeling of Threaded Fastener Joints
FSI Analysis of Wood Type Golf Clubs with Air Guides
Aerodynamic Analysis of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Surprises in Analyses with Incompatible Modes Elements
Dynamic Stability Analysis of Sail Ship Masts
Stability Analysis of Overlapping Tunnels during Shield Tunneling
Piezoelectric Capture of Energy in Tires
Fully Coupled FSI with ADINA DMP
Simulation of a Cutting Process
FSI Analysis of a Lighter than Air (LTA) Aircraft
The Noh-Bathe Explicit Time Integration Method
New ADINA Graphics Engine for Fast Visualization
FSI of a Fuel Rod: Numerical versus Experimental Results
Frame Analysis using Beam Elements
Towards Understanding Earthquakes
Component Mode Synthesis and the Bathe Subspace Iteration Method
Heating Effectiveness of an Industrial Furnace
Solar-driven Desalination with Phase-Change Energy Storage
Optimizing a Mechanical Carbon Face Seal
Direct Femap Interface to ADINA — the 3D-bolt
Simulation of a Piezoelectric Bimorph Motor
Simulation of Multiple Rotor Behavior
Study of Bearing Stiffness of Drilled Shafts Socketed in Heterogeneous Rock
Unsteady Blood Flow in Coronary Artery
Quality of Wafers in Semiconductor Devices
Direct Femap Interface to ADINA with TMC Analysis
Bending a Beam into a Möbius Strip using an Alignment Element
Modeling Delamination Conditions
Benchmark Problems for Large Strain Analyses of Shell Structures
ADINA STEP Import with Open Cascade
FSI Analysis of a Coriolis Mass Flow Meter
Continuous Microwave Processing for Heating Materials
Simulation of Phase Changes Using ADINA
Steered Adaptive Meshing Applications
ADINA IGES Import with Open Cascade
Steered Adaptive Meshing in ADINA — for FSI
Steered Adaptive Meshing in ADINA — for CFD
Seismic Isolation of the Aurora Bridge
3D Fracture Mechanics with ADINA
Dynamic Behavior of a Nuclear Reactor Steel Containment
Implicit Time Integration — What Can Go Wrong
Failure Mechanism of a Suspension Lug — Experimental and Numerical Studies
FSI Analysis of a Reciprocating Compressor
FSI Analysis of a Hydroelectric Power Plant
Large Frictional Sliding Analysis of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girder
On the Use of the Bathe Subspace Iteration Method
ADINA Modeler with Open Cascade
Multiphysics with Electromagnetics
Video Course on Finite Element Analysis
CanDo: Computer-aided Engineering for DNA Origami
Direct Femap interface to ADINA — Structural Analysis Example
The Art of Analysis with Hierarchical Modeling
Analysis of Threaded Connections
Thermo-mechanical Analysis of Electron Beam Welding
Bolted Assembly of the World's Largest Superconducting Coil
Accurate Implicit Time Integration in Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis
Automatic Free-Form All-Brick Elements in Meshes
The Direct Femap interface to ADINA
The Periodic Boundary Condition in ADINA CFD
Modeling Bolted Structures with ADINA
Mechanics of Thin-walled Open-section Beams
Forming a Titanium Rod by Bending
Fluid-structure Interaction Analysis to Understand Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Crush and Crash Simulations Using Implicit Integration
Fluid-structure Interaction Analysis of the Human Coughing Mechanism
Nonlinear Heat Transfer Analysis of The Laser Deposition Process
Large Strains of Shells in Statics & Dynamics
Automatic Hex Dominant Meshing
Analysis of a Hydraulic Turbine
Fluid-structure Interaction in Brain Dynamics
Fluid-structure Interaction in Cardiovascular Mechanics
ADINA in Exciting Areas of Research
Aerodynamics of Flapping Wings for Biomimetic Flying Devices
Thermo-mechanical Modeling of Friction Welding
Fluid-structure Interaction Analysis of Red Blood Cell
Moment-curvature Relation for a Beam Using Shell Finite Element Model
ADINA in the Automotive Industry
Analysis of Domed Roof on a Railway Station
Effect of Initial Membrane Stresses on Mode Shapes of Shell Structures
Poro-elastic Finite Element Model for Prediction of Progressive Failure of Lumbar Discs
Surprises in Mode Shapes of Shell Structures
Dynamic Analysis of a Cylindrical Shell
Multiphysics Capabilities of ADINA
A "Twist" in the Buckling of Beams
Instability of Two-Term Mooney-Rivlin Model
The "Myth of No-Locking" in Nonlinear Analysis of Shells
Thermo-Mechanical Coupled Analysis of Composite Shells
Exciting Opportunities for the Usage of ADINA
Import of Stereolithography Files
Thermo-Mechanical Coupled Analysis of an Automotive Disk Brake
Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of a Hydromount
The Subsonic Potential-based Fluid Element in ADINA
Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of a Car Door Seal
Frequency Analysis of Shell Structures with Contact
Frequency Solutions with Contact
User-Coded Material Models in ADINA
Analysis of the World's Largest Plasma Fusion Experimental Device Using ADINA
Elasto-Plastic Large Strain Collapse Analysis of Pipes
Mesh Gluing in Thermo-Mechanical Solutions
Implicit Solutions with Distributed Memory Processing (DMP)
Multiphysics Flow in Porous Media
Explicit-Implicit Integration in Dynamics with ADINA
ADINA Pre- and Post-processing Options
Study of Pipe Break in a Nuclear Reactor
Families of Frequencies in Cyclic Symmetry Analysis
Improved ADINA CFD Sliding Mesh & Gluing Capability
Explicit Analysis with Distributed Memory Processing (DMP)
ADINA Substructuring in Dynamic Analyses with Local Nonlinearities
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis for Heart Surgery
ADINA Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis with Nastran Input
Remarks on the Use of Incompatible Modes
The Iterative Solver in ADINA for 3D Models
Benchmarking Thermal Fluid-Structure Interaction Capabilities
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis in Nuclear Power Plant Assessments
Thermal CFD and Stress Analysis of an Exhaust Manifold
Benchmarking Fluid-Structure Interaction Capabilities
Frequency and Transient Solutions with Mesh Gluing
Easy Use of Error Measures in ADINA
ADINA Substructuring in Analyses with Local Nonlinearities
Upset Forging of a Cylindrical Billet Using the Anand Material Model
Analysis of a Transmission Model Including Contact Using the Iterative Solver
3D Simulation of a Full-Contact Disc Brake System
Effective Meshes using the Size Function Option
Two Interesting Examples of Mesh Gluing
Major New Features of ADINA 8.4
Fully Coupled Thermal Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis in Turbulent Flow
Fully Coupled Thermal Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis
The Multiple Reference Frame Feature in ADINA CFD
10 Million DOF CFD Solutions on a Laptop
New Contact Solution Options in ADINA — the MNO and Gap-override Options
Airbag Deployment Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation in ADINA using Implicit Time Integration
Solving Unsteady Separated Flow Using Large Eddy Simulation in ADINA CFD
Solving Unsteady Separated Flow Using ADINA CFD
Solving Large CFD Models on the Laptop
Stress Analysis of Internal Fixation of Long Cortical Bone Fractures
Assessing the Numerical Error in the Finite Element Solution
Fixed-End Force Corrections for Beam Elements in Linear Static Analysis
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis in Aerodynamics Applications
A New Iterative Solver for Higher-Order Elements in the Analysis of Solids
Using NASTRAN Models for 3D CFD and Fluid-Structure Interaction Analyses
Remarks on the Shell Elements in ADINA, continued
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Seismic Evaluation of the Cooper River Bridge (by SC Solutions, Inc., California)
Remarks on the Shell Elements in ADINA
New Turbulence Model in ADINA for CFD
User-Coded Subroutines in the ADINA System
3-D Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis with Automatic Remeshing
Shape-Memory Alloy (SMA) material model
Improved Contact Solutions and Traction Calculations
Gluing of Regions with Dissimilar Meshes
ADINA for Use in Research and Teaching at Universities
Fully Coupled Fluid Flow Structure Analysis: Sloshing of Oil in a Tank
Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Capabilities
A More Powerful and User-friendly IGES/ADINA-M Translator
Analysis of an Engine Exhaust Manifold Using the Shear Stress Transport Model
Frequency Solution of Structures Coupled with Inviscid Fluids
Electro-Mechanical Coupling with Fluid-Structure Interaction
Multiphysics Example coupling Structures, Fluid Flow, Thermal Effects and Mass Transfer
One-Way Coupled Fluid-Structure Interactions
The Solution of Large Fluid Flow Models in ADINA, continued
Model for Transient Analysis of a Reactor Vessel
2-D Multi-body Contact Example Solved Using Explicit Time Integration
Analysis of an Artery Using the ADINA Orthotropic Rubber Model
The Solution of Large Fluid Flow Models in ADINA
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of a Hydraulic Engine Mount
Thermal Fluid-Structure Interaction including Shell Elements
Robustness of ADINA in Nonlinear Solutions
Simulation of Buckling of Bridge Braces — the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Two-stage Forming of a Component
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of a Breaking Pipe
Simulation of a Ventilation System
Thermo-Mechanical Coupling (TMC) Analysis of a Rubber Pad
Analysis of Liquid Storage Tanks Using Potential-Based Fluid Elements
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of a Reciprocating Compressor
Lanczos-iteration Method for Frequency and Buckling Analysis
Stiffness Matrix Stabilization
Rotating-Disk-Activated Valve for an Exhaust System
Impact Analysis of a Bicycle Helmet
Analysis of a Rising Air Bubble
Nonlinear Cyclic Symmetry Analysis
Explicit vs. Implicit Time Integration in Metal Forming Analysis
Simulation of Moving Cars in Tunnel
Simulation of Disk Brake System
Simulation of Gas Shock Absorber
Simulation of Blood Flow through an Aneurysm
New FCBI Elements for Fluid Flow
Turbulent Pipe Flow
Dynamic Analysis of Piping System
Analysis of Another Automotive Hydraulic Engine Mount
Particle Tracing in a 2-D Fluid-Structure Interaction Problem
Particle Tracing of Unsteady Flow in Chambers Connected by Valves and a Piston)
Simulation of Neutrophil (Cell) Passing through a Capillary
Analysis of Automotive Hydraulic Engine Mount
Radio-Frequency Ablation of Tissues Using the ADINA-F Joule Heat Capability
Animation of a Viscous Droplet Under Gravity With and Without Surface Tension