Simcenter 3D for aerostructures solution guide

A seven-page solution guide on Simcenter 3D for aerostructures, covering the structural sizing and assessment of airframe components from CAD through finite element analysis to stress reporting. It explains how the aeroelastic and margin of safety tools sit in one environment together with Simcenter Nastran and Teamcenter.

What the document covers

• Building aerodynamic models from lifting surfaces and slender bodies and linking them to the structural mesh with splines
• Aeroelastic analyses based on Simcenter Nastran SOL144, SOL145 and SOL146: flutter (K, KE, PK, PKNL), divergence, trim, gust and dynamic manoeuvres, with v-g and v-f diagrams
• Filtering and enveloping thousands of load cases to find the critical ones for a component or a full assembly
• Simcenter 3D Margin of Safety, with methods from aerostructure reference handbooks and NACA and NASA reports, covering metallic and composite checks, buckling, crippling and bolts
• Embedding in-house methods and generating stress reports in Microsoft Word from keyword-based templates
• The Simcenter Nastran Advanced Dynamics bundle and a full capabilities chart by module

Who it is for

Stress engineers, loads and aeroelastics specialists and structures team leaders at aircraft manufacturers and aerospace and defence suppliers.