Altair Flux™
Electromagnetic, Electric, and Thermal Analysis
Capitalizing on 35 years of innovation in the global context of design optimization and reducing time-to-market, Flux
FE software simulates low-frequency electromagnetic and thermal conditions. With open and user-friendly interface,
Flux easily couples with other Altair software for multiphysics solutions.
With best-in-class numerical techniques, to intuitively explore thousands of design
extended multi-parametric analysis (electrical configurations to quickly find the best
Product Highlights circuit and kinematic couplings), Flux’s fast performing options
and accurate results help designers analyze, • Couple with any software for high
• Magnetic, electric and thermal analysis design, and optimize: productivity and access to non-specialists
of 2D/skew/3D projects • Rotating machines
• Static, harmonic and transient • Linear actuators, solenoids Interoperability
• FluxMotor import and motor- • Transformers and inductances When coupled with other 3D analysis
dedicated environment • Induction heating processes software, Flux creates the most realistic
• Advanced losses modeling • Sensors multiphysics representations of phenomena.
• Proven speed and accuracy • Cables and electric connections Given a device is a component of a larger
• Excellent multiphysics and • Electromagnetic compatibility system, design of its control strategy by linking
optimization interoperability Flux to system level simulation tools offers
• Comprehensive customizable Benefits different interaction levels: from reduced
environment: automation; model extraction to full co-simulation.
Accuracy
design acceleration
By constantly improving advanced numerical
methods and well-adapted modeling Capabilities
techniques, Flux delivers the most accurate Wide Field of Use
and reliable results in the shortest amount • Magnetic, electric, and thermal fields
of time. • Magnetic/dielectric/thermal coupling
• Static, harmonic, and transient analysis
Flexibility • Parameterized analysis
• Fully customizable • Multiphysics coupling
• Embedded scripting tools and macro- • External circuit connection
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authoring to capture and automate
altair.com/flux simulation processes Powerful Geometric Description
• Multiparametric and optimization • Embedded easy sketcher and modeler with
Flux dedicated processing for motor design Multiphysics analysis of electric motors A complete solution to design power transformers
fully parametrized modeling constructs Post-Processing extraction, FMU export or co-simulation, it is
• Advanced CAD import/export and • Electric and magnetic fields temperature possible to couple Flux with Altair’s system
defeaturing functions • Magnetic flux, inductances, energy simulator Altair Activate®, using different
•D edicated environment for 2D and 3D • Iron losses and Joule losses levels of fidelity, depending on the design
design of electric rotating machines • Position, velocity, force, torque, speed needs. Coupling with other tools like Matlab
•D irect import of FluxMotor • Skin effect visualization Simulink and Simcenter Amesim
parameterized models •E quivalent RLC circuit extraction is also possible.
• User-defined quantities • Define macros and interfaces
Flexible Mesh Generator • Maps, isovalues, and vector plots • Simplify processes with Java and Python
Mixed, different meshing technologies by • Animations derived object-oriented languages
Flux mesh generator for both, 2D and 3D: • 2D and 3D curves • Use the API to access Flux from any software
•E asy smart automatic mesh generation • Spectral analysis • Connect to Altair SimLab™ process-oriented
based on geometry and physics • Cutting planes environment to automate workflows for
•F ine manual control of mesh size • Look up tables and FMU export for system coupled analysis
and distribution simulation
• Mapped mesh and linked mesh Optimization
• Easy skin depth meshing Multiphysics Mixing physics and constraints complicates
• Auto-adaptive mesh refinement during solving Flux has fully cabled solutions for designers’ tasks. While traditional methods
•D irect mesh import from Altair HyperMesh™ co-simulations and exports with specialized tend to address different physics separately,
and Altair SimLab™ for complex 3D CAD tools focusing on magnetothermal and leading to many costly iterations, Flux’s
geometries. magneto-vibro-acoustics analysis. strong connection to Altair HyperStudy™
connects various physics together in a single
Advanced Modeling Techniques Magneto Thermal Analysis optimization loop.
for Accurate, Fast Results Coupling Flux with CFD simulation tools • Screening or sensitivity analysis to gain
• Infinite box for open boundary problems like Altair AcuSolve™, STAR-CCM+ or ANSYS insight into most relevant parameters
• Non-meshed coils option Fluent to take into account fluid dynamics, • Design of experiment coupled with
• Thin regions surface representation and enhance accuracy of thermal analysis. optimization using response surfaces
• Fast evaluation of geometry skewing effect Attain efficient, accurate design with Flux due • Stochastic approach to assess reliability
• Non-linear anisotropic material behavior to all the available thermal couplings! and robustness
• Demagnetization of permanent magnets
• Advanced modeling of iron losses Coupling with Mechanical Stress High Performance
• Skin and proximity losses in windings Evaluation and Vibration Analysis Computing (HPC) Solutions
•F ast flux leakages modeling using new Electromagnetic forces cause mechanical Affordability of computers with multiple
integral methods stress or noise in electromagnetic structures. processors or clusters bring new possibilities
• Partial Element Equivalent Circuit to simulate many design configurations
method for power conductors Flux accurately computes these forces and concurrently. The distribution of parametric
export them to stress or vibration analysis calculations is directly available in Flux
Robust Solving tools: Altair OptiStruct™, LMS Virtual.Lab, MSC applications.
•F ully parametric solver for geometrical Nastran or ANSYS Mechanical.
or physical parameter sweeps Flux is connected to Altair PBS Works™, Altair’s
•S everal iterative and direct linear solvers Process Automation leading solution for computing workload
with multiprocessing Considering the component in its management, which lets designers take
• Non-linear solvers mechatronic environment is key to optimizing advantage of the full power of remote Altair
•D istributed parametric studies across its performance and finding efficient control HPC clusters.
several cores or machines strategies. Through equivalent circuit
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