Ricardo Software 2019.1

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The latest suite of products provides essential simulation and analysis tools for the complete vehicle development process. This includes 1D and 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with real-time functionality, Structural Mechanics tools for engine and component design and optimisation and complex systems modelling and analysis of systems and interacting sub-systems including electric, hybrid and conventional powertrains.

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Fluid Dynamics

WAVE - 1D engine performance tool for engine system optimisation and virtual calibration

  • Improved usability with scale-view schematics of flow path and wall structures
  • Automated interpolation map creator enabling users to quickly and simply convert steady-state models into transient models for ease of integration into WAVE-RT
  • Next-generation exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) knock model to map performance limits of SI engines
  • Third party FMUs in WAVE provide greater modelling capabilities of electrical, mechanical, liquids, fluids and more. This enables faster run times and the model can easily be used as a sub-system in any third-party simulation that supports the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard
  • R-Desk, Ricardo’s common interface to interact with our software tools, can now be used to set up multi-fuel models giving greater options to users
  • Simple and efficient Wiebe combustion models. Users can quickly and easily input three burn points generating fast and accurate results
  • The new spark ignition (SI) predictive combustion model has simpler inputs for improved usability. The model is directly exportable to WAVE-RT helping to minimise variations in combustion behaviour
  • Dependent parameters can now be set up directly on the WAVE canvas using familiar source and interpolation map elements for a more efficient workflow

VECTIS - 3D computational fluid mechanics tool for combustion and thermal systems

  • The new VECTIS solvers support co-simulation with third party tools
  • The Intel MPI has been upgraded to deliver robust parallel simulations
  • The material editor has been enhanced to offer properties for common gases and liquids
  • New chemistry mechanisms including H2, Dodecane, surrogate gasoline, detailed, diesel, detailed n-heptane and iso-octane mechanisms from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have been added to our chemistry solver, R-Flame for more efficient chemistry calculations

Structural Mechanics

SABR - gearbox shaft, gear and bearing software for quality and durability analyses

SABR includes new and improved calculation methods for tooth contact analysis (TCA) using micro-geometry information. The implementation of tip relief and crowning delivers more accurate and efficient ways to calculate transmission errors and harmonics as well as stress and stiffness.

  • Transmission errors calculated in the new TCA can be exported to VALDYN to be used during the transmission dynamic analysis.
  • Users can now analyse gear body deflection for faster and more accurate results. Calculate mesh misalignment with FE integration to convert standard results into skew and slope.
  • SABR offers enhanced visualisation of speed and torque binning using combined load cases. This helps users manage complex real road data.

Systems Engineering

IGNITE - modelling and simulation of Systems Engineering and sub-systems with comprehensive application-specific libraries

  • The new smart PHEV controller and powertrain auxiliaries enable quick and easy out-of-the box modelling of P0-P5 parallel hybrid architectures
  • Improved user experience including easily defined road profiles and other input data via a new table and graph editor. Simply create edit or copy input data from Microsoft Excel for all the IGNITE libraries
  • Motorcycle modelling is now available thanks to new powertrain libraries. This includes fuel economy, drive cycles and performance of standard conventional and electric motorcycles.
  • Modelling support for N-D interpolation enabling the user to model multidimensional behaviours
  • Users can now launch IGNITE directly from WAVE delivering an improved co-simulation experience
  • Option to time-out unsuccessful simulations
  • Improved user experience to generate contour plots of engine and motor efficiency maps
  • This version of IGNITE reduces the file size by 40% shortening the overall simulation run time as well as saving space during large simulation studies.
  • A range of new examples now included with the installation