Computer Aided Design

In today's manufacturing world, virtually every aspect of design and analysis are explored with computer programs:

Structural Engineering FEA: Finite Element Analysis - A CAM program that analyzes a specified member or combinations of structural members for possible failure. The program breaks the geometry up into numerous small sections to simulate molecular interactions. Based upon user defined inputs with respect to material, temperature, forces, and supports. The program helps the designer indentify potential weaknesses in the design, greatly reduces prototype testing time.

Fluid Processes CTD: Computational Fluid Dynamics. Analyzing fluid flow is an extremely complicated and extensive process due to a wide range of interrelated variables. CAM CTD programs utilize as many methods for analysis as there are programs on the market, literally hundereds. All CTD programs however follow a basic common layout. First the geometry and other physical bounds of the problem are to be identified. With this, CTD divides the volume into discrete cells much like FEA described above. These cells are often called a mesh. After the physical modelling is defined, other physical equations are applied, such as equations of motion, or enthalpy and energy conservation. With other user-defined inputs, fluid behavior is defined with specifying the fluid, temperature, altitude, and flow rate. The analysis equations are then solved in a steady-state condition, then the user will be able to see results and view animations of the fluid processes.