Ansys CFX vs. Simcenter Femap

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ansys CFX
Score 7.8 out of 10
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Ansys CFX is a CFD software for turbomachinery applications. The solution helps to shorten development time with streamlined workflows, advanced physics modeling capabilities and accurate results.N/A
Simcenter Femap
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Simcenter is presented by Siemens as a flexible, open, and scalable portfolio of predictive simulation and test tools, and a key component within the company's Xcelerator portfolio. The simulation suite, includes products acquired from Mentor Graphics, such as the FloTHERM suite, the FloEFD product applications, and FloMaster.N/A
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Ansys CFXSimcenter Femap
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Ansys CFXSimcenter Femap
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Ansys CFXSimcenter Femap
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.2
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User Testimonials
Ansys CFXSimcenter Femap
Likelihood to Recommend
Ansys
The simulations obtained are very advanced, showing great results in the movement of fluids in the different states of which it is required to obtain an understanding of their movement dynamics. I obtained impressive and illustrative results of the thermodynamic properties that occur in said flow. Ansys CFX is an easy solution for doing multiple different types of analyses.
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Siemens AG
A brilliant tool to use for complex FE Analysis beyond the scope of design checks.
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Pros
Ansys
  • The GUI of Ansys CFX is pleasing to the eye and at the same time user friendly, making it a lot easier to identify the required fields.
  • The numerical scheme is based on Finite Volume Methods. It supports multi-phase flows with no mass transfer.
  • In the Ansys CFX, adaptive networking can be used for GGI interfaces and single domains without restricted physics.
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Siemens AG
  • Simcenter Femap is well linked with NX Nastran such that the .dat file can be manipulated from within the software
  • The API interface makes it highly automatized
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Cons
Ansys
  • One thing which I think they can do is provide flexibility to the user to modify the stuff inside the black box
  • Sometimes the errors can be confusing. The geometry of design and meshing is sometimes troublemaking.
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Siemens AG
  • Some versions are prematurely released containing many bugs
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Return on Investment
Ansys
  • The interface of Ansys CFX is much neater than Ansys Fluent. I found it much easier to define materials and boundaries in Ansys CFX. Also, this will allow me to get much more accurate results compared to a simples Thermal transient analysis
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Siemens AG
  • Quick turn around time for Analyses
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Simcenter Femap Screenshots

Screenshot of Bearing Force and Torque on CurveScreenshot of F - Scalable Open SimulationScreenshot of Hex to Tet Pyramid TransitionsScreenshot of Preprocessing - Load, Constraint, Region Propagation with Geometry SplittingScreenshot of Preprocessing - Solid Data TrackingScreenshot of UI and Visualization