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Ansys Discovery plays a pivotal role in facilitating early design exploration, offering a platform where rapid iterations and evaluations can profoundly enhance both the efficiency and the effectiveness of the overall design process.

 

Choosing Ansys Discovery means opting for a tool that not only addresses the current limitations found in other software like SolidWorks Flow Simulation but also provides a scalable, future-proof solution.

Ansys Discovery stands at the forefront of engineering simulation, offering unparalleled precision, flexibility, and ease of use. It empowers users with advanced meshing techniques that effortlessly handle complex geometries. This capability ensures not only superior accuracy in your results but also significantly reduces the time spent on refining meshes.

The software's robust framework accurately models complex flows and scenarios across a spectrum of Reynolds numbers, providing insights that drive informed decision-making. Ansys Discovery shines in its user-friendly interface, making it accessible without the steep learning curve typically associated with such powerful tools. Moreover, Ansys Discovery's comprehensive range of dynamic and specific boundary conditions opens up a world of possibilities, enabling you to model and solve problems with unparalleled detail and accuracy.

Whether you're refining designs, exploring new concepts, or validating performance, Ansys Discovery empowers you with the capabilities to achieve breakthrough innovations and elevate your projects to new heights.

See how Ansys Discovery compares to similar tools.

Solver Speed
Solidworks Flow
CPU Solver
GPU Solver
Accuracy
Solidworks Flow
Curved Geometry
Boundary Layer Mesh
Advanced Turbulence Models
Price
Solidworks Flow
Software Cost
Indicates whether the software can utilize the central processing unit (CPU) to solve CFD problems. Each software can use the CPU for computations, which is typical for many simulation programs.
Shows if the software supports the graphics processing unit (GPU) for computations. GPUs can greatly accelerate certain types of calculations due to their parallel processing capabilities.

ANSYS Discovery has an advantage here as it supports GPU acceleration, which can lead to faster results for complex simulations.
This refers to the software's ability to accurately simulate flows over and around curved surfaces, which is critical in many real-world applications.
The capability to create a mesh that accurately represents the boundary layer is essential for capturing the flow behavior close to surfaces. This is important for accurate shear stress predictions and overall flow characteristics.
Turbulence is a complex phenomenon in fluid flow. Advanced models can more accurately simulate turbulent flows.
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Ansys Discovery provides real-time, interactive simulation capabilities for engineers and designers. It combines direct geometry modeling, high-fidelity simulation, and interactive exploration to enable users to rapidly prototype, validate, and optimize their designs within a single, unified platform.

Real-Time Modeling & Data
Real-time modeling and data within your 3D model via Ansys Discovery delivers temperature distribution data as you change models, tweak input characteristics or switch out materials.
Ansys Fluent Solver
Embrace the speed of live physics in Discovery to understand fluid behavior, then analyze with the embedded Fluent solver for increased fidelity and confidence.
Near-Instant Results
The near-instant simulation results that appear during the Ansys Discovery simulation process encourage interactive testing of design ideas.

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Design Exploration for Every Engineer

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[Ansys Discovery] has the potential for our specialists and designers to do 'what if' studies much, much faster and easier.
Bob T.
Director of Structural & Dynamic Analysis Corporate R&T, Cummins
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Ansys Discovery has literally cut our design time in half.
Mike B.
Director of Engineering, Moffitt Corporation
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Without a good feedback loop, you can practice the wrong thing and become very good at doing something wrong. That's why we'd rather say, 'iteration makes perfection.'
Mauricio T.
CEO, TECHFIT

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