Simerics-MP and Simerics-MP+ are built on Simerics’s baseline technology to provide a powerful transient 3-D simulation software uniquely suited for the analysis and design process in multiple market segments.
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Simerics-MP+ Helps Magna Powertrain Design Better PumpsRomulus Crisan, P.Eng., Magna Powertrain FEA Engineer, Engine Transmission Components Group 800 Tesma Way, Concord, ON, L4K 5C2Simerics-MP+ Testimonial from Magna Powertrain:
Magna Powertrain, Engine Technologies Group, Concord Ontario acquired the simulation software Simerics-MP+ in 2006 to support its oil pump development team whose main responsibility is the design of gerotor and vane pumps. The team has proved that the code provides accurate results with the pre-processing/setting time reduced to as low as two hours using the Simerics-MP+ templates and the automatic mesh generator. Simulations were performed in a short period of time which allowed us to compare three or four design options back to back and to make the best possible decision before building the prototypes. Simerics-MP+ was very useful in addressing issues related to cavitation discovered in the first stage design. The cavitation was either eliminated or reduced to a minimum in the second stage design. Overall, Simerics-MP+ has proved to be a very useful, user-friendly tool designed especially for pump designers to help them make the best possible design decisions to meet or exceed the customer expectations.
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Sauer Danfoss Analyze Piston Pump Cavitation Damage Using Simerics-MP+-Ing. O. Meincke, and -Ing. R. Rahmfeld, "Measurements, Analysis and Simulation of Cavitation in an Axial Piston Pump, " Conference Proceedings, 6th International Fluid Power Conference, Dresden, "Fluid Power in Motion," April 1-2, 2008, p. 485.“comparison between Fig. 8 [ Simerics-MP+ Predictions] and Fig. 7 [Sauer Danfoss image of cavitational wear on a Piston Pump Endcap] proves a very good agreement between observation during test and result from CFD-simulation.” -
Noise Reduction for the Automotive IndustrySimerics-MP+ is enabling the automotive industry to reduce the noise emissions for their automobile oil pumps. In the case of one manufacturer, designers were able to reduce the noise for a production line oil pump by over 30 decibels. That is similar to dropping from normal conversation down to a whisper, and, after all, who wants their car oil pump talking above a whisper? This dramatic reduction was accomplished by using Simerics-MP+ to identify the source of pressure ripples causing unnecessary noise. Once the sources were identify, design engineers were able to eliminate the cause and silence the chatter. The result is a quieter, more efficient pump.
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Simerics-MP+ Helps Transmission Oil Pump DesignChin-Yuan Perng Supervisor, Dynamics CAE & VSA ATEO, Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Company ATEO is successfully applying Simerics-MP+ for transmission oil pump design.
Simerics-MP+ Testimonial from Ford Motor Company CAE/VSA Supervisor:
I’m pleased to let you know that CFD engineers in my section at Transmission & Driveline Engineering (TDE), Ford Motor Company have been successfully using the CFD package, Simerics-MP+, developed by your company to support the transmission oil pump design and release. We found that Simerics-MP+ is easy to-use, fast, and very robust in creating pump virtual models to predict the flow performance exhibited in gerotor and vane pumps. The applications of Simerics-MP+ have effectively helped us eliminate many technical bottlenecks and increase our analysis throughput. We are thrilled about the opportunity to support our engineering team to investigate more design alternatives and sort out potential design weaknesses analytically. I can see that in a shorter term, the final design of our pumps will be more robust, the concept decision will be made faster in response to system demands. In a longer term, I expect that we will be able to translate many innovative ideas of pump designs to positive customer perception of the superiority of our vehicles’ NVH quality.
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