Flux Release
Flux 12.3: Connections for multi-domain simulation April 2017
Discover Regular Improvements of the Latest FluxTM Versions
New robust and fast 3D mesh generation tools
• New volume tetrahedral mesh generator • High quality meshing technology able to deal with complex geometries• New efficient way to deal with 3D CAD import - Import, clean, simplify and mesh in HyperMesh or SimLab
- Use directly the mesh in Flux, assign the physics and solve
Easy 3D induction machine model setting• New templates for fast 3D model creation of induction machines
• Many slot and end-ring shapes available
• Geometry, mesh and winding generated in a few clicks
Design of energy efficient electric drive systems• solidThinking ActivateTM and FluxTM coupled through co-simulation
• 2D,3D and Skew models, taking into account motion and eddy currents
• Study of load impact on motors or actuators
• Precise control strategies implementation and computation of associated performance and losses
Precise evaluation of heat transfer• Coupling with AcuSolve® for CFD simulation
• First version with one-way coupling
• Any type of electromagnetic device
• Precise evaluation of convection effects and temperature distribution
Miscellaneous improvements• New tools for part interference management in 3D modeler
• Faster workflow for application change
• Easy access to FluxTM Macros
Flux Release
Create and manipulate complex 3D geometries• Improved CAD import process with collision detection and correction tools • More efficient tools to simplify and repair faces• Extrusions along any line• Going from 2D to 3D and vice-versa in a few clicks
Analyze dielectric withstand of equipment• New application to study transient electric phenomena • Non-linear behaviour of materials taken into account• Post-processing tools to evaluate dielectric breakdown risk
Go further in transient• Faster solving of 3D transient models of electric machines considering movement
• Only store the results you need and save space on your disk
• Faster post-processing of large models with many time-steps
Go multiphysics and optimize with Altair tools• Coupling with OptiStruct for vibro-acoustics analysis• Link with Compose to automate your design studies• Optimization available from HyperStudy (Beta)• System analysis with Flux-Activate co-simulation (Beta)
Connect to system simulation• Fast table extraction towards system level tools
• Co-simulation with LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim for linear actuation
Miscellaneous improvements• Better management when continuing a parametric solving in distributed mode
• Faster post-processing on cutting-planes
• Improvement in error messaging
Flux 12.2: Accelerate Your Creativity! November 2016
Flux Release
Define your 3D model faster• A more powerful 3D geometric modeler
• New tools to simplify imported geometries for more efficient calculations
• New DXF import technology for a better communication with CAD tools
• Templates to define 3D electric machine models with the windings in a few clicks!
3D auto-adaptive mesh to get precise results• Auto-adaption of the mesh during the solving in 3D magnetostatics and electrostatics
• Mesh automatically adapted to get a trustable representation of the physics
• The best compromise between number of nodes and accuracy
• Possibility to combine with manual controls for expert users to fine tune the mesh
Accelerate your multi-parametric studies and simulate more configurations• Distribution of parametric calculations directly available in Flux
• Take advantage of all the computing power available on your PC or cluster
• Very simple to install and to use for a significant solving time gain
Evaluate the effect of static hysteresis on the performance of your device• Static vector hysteresis model taken into account during solving
• Remanent magnetization evaluation and associated force
• Impact of hysteresis on electric circuit values
More precise thermal simulations• Radiation between surfaces taken into account in 2D and 3D
• Available in transient or static. Also applies to magneto-thermal applications
• Update of the coupled analysis with STAR-CCM+ for a more precise representation of convection
Flux 12.1: Innovate in 3D! October 2015
Flux Release
Enter your 3D geometry more efficiently• A new powerful 3D geometric parametric modeler
• 3D modeling constructs remains fully parameterized
• Improved import process
• Get access to all the import formats in one package
Compute 3D Eddy-currents faster• Reduced solving time with symmetries and periodicities in 3D
• Fully automatic magnetic and electric loop cuts set-up• Improved solver algorithms and linear solvers upgrades
• Numerous speed-ups in the software operation
Evaluate Joule losses accurately• Fast evaluation of AC skin & proximity losses in coils in 2D and 3D
• Innovative auto-adaptive mesh of the skin depth in 2D Steady state AC
Go multiphysics: consider vibration and thermal aspects • Flux coupled to external CFD software (Star-CCM+® or Fluent)
• Extended magneto-thermal capabilities in Flux
• An improved connection to LMS Virtual.Lab and MSC Nastran for vibro-acoustics
Connect to system simulation• Fast table extraction towards system level tools
• Co-simulation with LMS Imagine.Lab AmesimTM for linear actuation
Go further in your electric machine design• Accounting for demagnetization of permanent magnets
• Automated generation of Efficiency maps
• Hysteresis current control of 3-phase electric machines
Access to more material modeling capabilities • More than 450 materials now available in the database
• New non-linear electric behaviour of materials
Discover a complete set of 3D new examples!
Flux 12: Innovate in 3D! January 2015
Flux Release
The last generation of 2D sketching• More fluidity to enter 2D geometries
• Automatic corrections of defaults
• Draw from an image of your 2D plan
No need to be a specialist to generate a good mesh!• Auto-adaption of the mesh during the solving in 2D (magnetostatics & electrostatics)
• Mesh quality ensured, based on the physics
• Best compromise between the number of nodes and accuracy
A new material database manager• More material data provided
• Brand new interface
• Create & manage your data in an efficient way
More computing power: smart & powerful• Advanced parametrics tools for a smart search of the design space …
• …and use the full power of distributed computation.
Advanced modeling capabilities• Taking into account anisotropies
• New models for iron losses
Vibro-acoustics analysis for noise reduction of electric machines• Embedded dedicated tools
• Direct connection to LMS Virtual.Lab and MSC Nastran
Easy to learn and use • New supervisor with a quick access to many examples
• More intuitive window management
• New python editor to help the writing and debug of scripts and macros
• User subroutines in Groovy (Java) to implement advanced models
Flux 11.2 Main Features November 2013
Flux Release
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A unified and customizable environment for 2D, 3D and skew applications
• A unique environment for 2D, 3D and skew geometries • User preferences » Customize Flux to make everyday tasks easier • 2D coupled applications integrated into Flux® environment » Magneto-thermal, electric conduction-thermal, steady-state AC electric-thermal
Geometry and mesh improvements
• Speeding-up 2D pre-processing
» 2D sketcher: easy and fast way to enter geometries • Possibility to parameterize the obtained geometries
• Easy and powerful mesh generation
» Specific toolkit for an easier, faster and more efficient meshing process • New aid for a global and local management of the mesh • Macro for the mesh of the skin effect
• Use the number of turns in a non-meshed coil as a parameter!
Fast, realistic and reliable simulations
• Acceleration of 3D solving
» New linear direct parallel solvers (MUMPS and Pardiso)
» Better and faster convergence for demanding cases
» Memory requirement reduction
• Advanced simulation techniques
» Evolutive start-up in 2D and 3D • Ability to use a MS, MH or MT solution as the first step of a transient simulation
» Time-step adaption: be accurate in transient with less time-steps! • Prediction-correction and front management for the mechanical equations
New comfortable post-processing functions
• Solve in 2D, post-process in 3D !
» When using Flux® skew : access to all the functionnalities of post-processing in full 3D
• "Small" improvements with strong benefits
» Easy access for computation of global values including units
» Paths made of elementary paths or a set of lines
» Export of force densities
» Ability to use N and T and easy access to Bn, Bt, …
Flux 11.1 Main Features June 2012
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