AnalySwift, LLC, a leader in efficient high-fidelity composite modeling software, announced that Florida International University (FIU) has joined its Academic Partner Program (APP). Through this collaboration, FIU is leveraging AnalySwift s VABS simulation software to advance research on aerospace structures, including wings and antennas.

The research, conducted within the Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Laboratory in FIU s Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, aims to improve aerospace designs and longevity by facilitating stress flow in line with Constructal Law principles.

The APP provides universities with no-cost licenses to VABS and SwiftComp, empowering students and faculty to integrate cutting-edge simulation into their research.

VABS is a general-purpose cross-sectional analysis tool that predicts structural beam properties and recovers detailed 3D stresses and strengths in slender composite structures. It has been widely adopted for modeling rotorcraft blades, wind turbine blades, propellers, landing gear, and high-aspect ratio wings.

We are excited by the work being done at FIU and pleased they have found VABS valuable in their design and analysis workflow, said Allan Wood, President & CEO of AnalySwift. VABS delivers high-fidelity results early in the process, helping resolve engineering challenges more efficiently.

PhD candidate Hadi Ebrahimi Fakhari highlighted how the software supports his research on Constructal Design approaches for aerospace configurations that enhance safety and longevity. Professor Pezhman Mardanpour, Director of the FSI Laboratory, described incorporating VABS to generate stiffness matrices, predict flutter speeds, and recover stress distributions.

Dr. Wenbin Yu, CTO of AnalySwift, noted that VABS uniquely combines the accuracy of 3D finite element analysis with the efficiency of simpler models, reducing analysis time from hours to seconds while predicting a complete set of sectional properties and detailed stress distributions.

Source: analyswift.com