Finite Element Analysis Blog – LEAP Australia

Finite Element Analysis – LEAP Australia

LEAP Australia is the leading engineering software solutions provider in Australia and New Zealand, assisting thousands of companies with their design and engineering problems. The aim of this site is to share the extensive experience and knowledge we have gained over the years in working with Finite Element Analysis. If you are also interested in Computational Fluid Dynamics we encourage you to visit our CFD blog.

How do the Advanced Material Data libraries in Ansys Granta Selector benefit university student teams?

The Advanced Material Data libraries in Ansys Granta Selector offer significant benefits to university student teams by providing access to specialised material data that is tailored to their unique needs. This article explains how these libraries empower students to make informed decisions in their engineering projects, whether they are working with metals, polymers, composites, or electromagnetic materials. By leveraging these resources, university teams can enhance the precision and effectiveness of their material selection process.

How Simulation technology gives Triple Eight Race Engineering an edge in the hyper-competitive world of V8 Supercars

Fresh from an extraordinary victory in the final race at the Adelaide 500, and capping off another successful Supercars Championship season in 2024 for Red Bull Ampol Racing, this article takes you behind-the-scenes into the workshop of Triple Eight Race Engineering to find out what makes their engineering team arguably *the* best in the business.

Guest Blog: Team Lunar Rockets to F1 in Schools World Finals with Simulation and 3D Rendering

This guest blog from Team Lunar, a Melbourne-based team made up of 6 Brighton Grammar School students participating the F1 in Schools competition explains how their usage of Ansys simulation and Keyshot 3D rendering has helped them get ahead of the pack.

With a track record of success dating back to 2022, Lunar has amassed over 30 category awards combined, establishing themselves as decorated, formidable competitors at both State and National competitions, now representing Australia at the World Finals later this year.

How can University student teams benefit from better materials selection tools using Granta Selector?

University teams can greatly benefit from the versatile capabilities of Ansys Granta Selector. Here are some potential uses that can enhance your projects: Design and

Rocky DEM for Heavy Equipment Design

For engineers working in heavy equipment design, the ability to analyse and predict the behaviours and responses of structures in varying operating conditions is critical to ensure both safety and optimal equipment performance. At LEAP, our decades of experience with DEM has put us in the perfect position to help our customers to implement Ansys Rocky DEM, coupled with Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solvers. This article explores the various ways that Ansys Rocky can be combined with other tools within the Ansys product portfolio, to deliver higher fidelity simulations – with a focus on the heavy equipment industry.

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From Altium to Simulation: Workflows for Virtual Tests for PCB Designers

Thomas Benke from LEAP’s Electronics Team was invited to speak at Altium Designer 24 launch event in Sydney. This post offers a series of highlights from that presentation, covering industry trends, the recently announced Altium-Ansys Smart Bridge (including a live demonstration), followed by a discussion of typical simulation examples including PCB analysis.

Guest Blog: Designing optimal wear liners with Ansys Rocky

This guest blog by Dr Daniel Grasser, Consulting Engineer at TUNRA Bulk Solids, Australia provides detailed insight into his DEM studies into reducing wear in bulk materials handling equipment during his affiliation with the ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency (mineAlloy) at Deakin University. Learn how Dr Grasser utilised Ansys Rocky to better understand particle flow to improve and optimise the design of wear liners while reducing the need for experimental testing.

Lumerical Tips and Tricks #1 – Automation of Lumerical Tools with Python

In the first of our Lumerical tips and tricks series, we look at new scripting capabilities in Ansys Lumerical using Python which offers users a more streamlined and more automated approach and a faster way to consider a full range of variables related to geometry, mesh, and solver components.

Ansys 2023 Release Highlights – Structures

Recording from LEAP’s recent series of Ansys 2023 R1 & R2 update seminars covering the latest updates in Ansys Structures & Explicit Dynamics. Thes videos are from our Melbourne event, presented by Dr. Luke Mosse, Senior Application Engineer at LEAP Australia.

Optomechanical Design of a Tophat Beam Shaper with Ansys Zemax OpticStudio

How can simulation help you to arrive at an optomechanical design that will generate the required output laser cutter beam while remaining robust under the expected thermal and structural deformations caused by the laser source?