Design Optimisation Case Studies
Examples of projects and presentations involving design optimisation undertaken by Wilde and our clients.
FEA
- Structural & Thermal
- Fatigue & Failure
- Design Optimisation
- Manufacturing Processes
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Civil & Structural Engineering
- Electronics & Electromagnetics
- Modelling & Meshing (Pre-Processing)
- Engineering Calculations
- Educational Users
CFD
- General Fluid Dynamics
- Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI)
- Design Optimisation
- Manufacturing Processes
- Electronics & Electromagnetics
- Modelling & Meshing (Pre-Processing)
- Engineering Calculations
- Educational Users
Reliability
- Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMEA & FMECA)
- Life Data (Weibull) Analysis
- Accelerated Life Testing
- Experiment Design & Analysis
- Reliability Growth Analysis
- System Reliability & Maintainability Analysis
- Probabilistic Event & Risk Analysis
- Standards Based Reliability Prediction
- Reliability Centered Maintenance
- Failure Reporting & Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
- Educational Users
Structural Analysis of a Pipeline Closure System using 2D & 3D FEA to Obtain Rapid Design Feedback
Pipeline Engineering required an assessment of the structural performance of a new 72” Class 300 Pipeline Closure design. This closure was larger than those previously designed and manufactured by the company. The use of FEA enabled the product de...
Evaluation and Optimisation of De-Icing System for Railway Points using CFD
In its continuing drive to improve operational reliability during occasional spells of extremely cold weather, Network Rail is evaluating a range of measures to deal with the problem of frozen points, which can occur when snow becomes compacted an...
Evaluation of a New Batch Mixing Tank Design to Establish Mixing Efficiency using CFD
Fillworth (UK) Limited is a medium-sized privately-owned specialist manufacturer of industrial mixing equipment. The company approached Wilde to evaluate a new batch mixing tank design in order to establish the levels of mixing efficiency and to d...
Plastic/Rubber Electronics Hardware Enclosure Analysis for Material Optimisation
Plextek is one of the largest independent electronics design consultancies in Europe,
specialising in product and system design for communications, automotive, aerospace, defence and medical applications. Wilde was asked to assisting Plextek with...
Ocean Wave Converter Analysis for Renewable Energy Source
Oleotec Ltd were investigating a wave energy converter which extracts energy from the longitudinal compression of waves from the ocean. As part of this investigation, Wilde were requested to perform finite element analyses on a number of potential...
Offshore Lighting Design Investigation using Structural FEA
Victor Lighting is a leading producer of lighting equipment for hazardous, industrial and marine applications. Wilde was engaged to help the company gain insight to the structural performance of a lighting unit under extreme operating conditions t...
Crane Rail Fastening System Assessment including Bolt Pretension
Gantry Railing Limited is one of the world’s leading companies in the production of crane rail fastening systems. Wilde was chosen by Gantry Railing to investigate how loads are transmitted through a crane rail clip under operating conditions and...
Implementation of ANSYS for Flexible Coupling Analysis at Bibby Transmissions
Having provided previously FEA consulting services, Wilde assisted the implementation of ANSYS Workbench technology within Bibby Transmissions through the supply of software, training and technical support. The use of ANSYS in-house has enabled Bi...
Dynamic Analysis & Design Optimisation of a Vacuum Skid Platform
BOC Edwards is a leading manufacturer of high quality vacuum components and systems. Wilde was asked to investigate the dynamic characteristics of a machine support platform. Potential vibration problems were identified and various modification op...
Design & Analysis of Automotive Suspension Components
An automotive first tier supplier required design optimisation of two suspension control arms. FEA was used to maximise the stiffness of the component while minimising weight under loading conditions generated by a previous dynamic analysis.
Design Optimisation of Pre-Cast Support Beams
An FEA investigation into pile and beam systems was undertaken for a client to improve a 10 year old design and increase its cost effectiveness for good ground conditions. This was achieved by reducing the reinforcement in the beams inherited from...
Arad use Autodesk Moldflow software to design, develop and manufacture top quality precision water meters
Based in Israel, Arad specialises in the design, development and manufacture of precision water meters for applications such as domestic, waterworks, irrigation, and water management throughout the world.
Reducing Product Development Risk with Reliability Engineering
This presentation, delivered at the NAFEMS 2010 Conference by Wilde’s Mike McCarthy, Principal Engineer, looks at how reliability engineering tools and methods can be used to reduce risk in a typical product development lifecycle. It explores how ...
Jaguar Land-Rover use Autodesk Moldflow software to optimise the design and performance of their new car
This example of the innovative use of Autodesk Moldflow software from Jaguar Land-Rover looks at how to reduce the number of prototype tests and minimise the risk of failure.
Development of Subsea Gas / Liquid Separator Design Methodology for Total E&P
Mathematical modelling and CFD simulation were used alongside a scale model test programme to support separator design decisions and to develop a methodology for the design of a full-scale unit in a deep water development in Gulf of Guinea - the f...
Wilde Analysis at WFEL - Tactical Military Bridging Specialists
Wilde has worked with WFEL, a world leader in tactical military bridges, for a number of years, with engineer Greg Roney on permanent secondment since 1996. Other specialists from within the Wilde team are drafted in to WFEL as their business need...
