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Designing a better heart valve

August 22, 2011 By Laura Carrabine Leave a Comment

PhD candidate Ahmad Falahatpisheh at the University of California is doing research on artificial heart valve development to improve bioprosthetic heart valves. With the help of Tecplot 360 CFD visualization software to view and analyze his digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV) data, he is helping develop the first bileaflet bioprosthetic mitral valve with dynamic saddle annulus designed to mimic the natural mitral valve.

Tecplot 360 is a numerical simulation and CFD visualization software that combines engineering plotting with advanced data visualization in one product. The software allows you to plot, animate, and analyze data, arrange multiple layouts, and communicate results.

Falahatpisheh has been evaluating bioprosthetic heart valves assembled in an artificial heart flow simulator to examine the transvalvular flow with the help of high-speed DPIV techniques. Using Tecplot 360, he is able to visualize the data related to the flow passing through a valve and identify potential anomalies, clearing the way for the design and development specifically for their dynamic, bileaflet mitral bioprosthetic heart valve.

The use of CFD to study artificial heart valves gives insight to the details of the flow which can be beneficial to the heart valve design process. The challenge is to implement the proper boundary conditions which may lead to the deviation from the physical and realistic solution.

Falahatpisheh imports DPIV data to Tecplot to obtain streamlines which are essential for identifying abnormalities in the flow. This enables him to visualize the streamlines, determine how the flow is structured and moves through time, and gather related information.

Specifically, Falahatpisheh uses Tecplot 360 to look at the vortex patterns and identify valve dysfunctions to help diagnose between a normally functioning heart valve and an abnormal one. The analysis at this stage is critical: it is essential that an asymmetrical vortex pattern is achieved within the flow through the valve. If it shows a symmetric pattern, it means the flow pattern is not optimized to properly transfer the momentum and energy from the heart chamber to the aorta.

Tecplot 360 helps Falahatpisheh identify these flow abnormalities and determine how and where to alter the design to ensure a proper flow pattern. If this portion is inaccurate, all the work and research that takes place after the tests will also be inaccurate. The end goal of his research is to aid in the development and production of a safer, better bioprosthetic heart valve that helps physicians save more lives and improve the quality of life for many others.

Tecplot

www.tecplot.com

 

Filed Under: 3D CAD Package Tips, Simulation Software Tagged With: CFD, simulation, Tecplot 360, visualization

SolidWorks to the rescue

August 16, 2011 By Laura Carrabine 1 Comment

As the world watched the rescue of 33 Chilean miners who were trapped 2,000 ft underground for two months, few knew that a redesigned drill from Center Rock Inc. made the rescue possible. The company’s pneumatic bits use wear-resistant carbide and diamond tips on a series of rotating hammers. Center Rock’s percussive hammer bits can tunnel through even the hardest, most abrasive rock, as was the case at the San José Mine in Chile.

Developing its industry-leading technology demands 3D design and simulation tools, according to Rudy Lyon, Center Rock’s senior engineer and product development manager. “Designing an effective percussion rock bit is challenging,” Lyon explained. “You have to visualize how the hammers will function underground, analyze the structural stresses involved, and understand the impact of air flow on cuttings removal. We usually perform these simulations concurrent with the design process, but, at critical times, we conduct simulations and redesign bits during an actual deployment as was the  scenario during the Chilean mine rescue.”

Center Rock also relies on 3D technology to meet its product expansion goals. “Not every bit satisfies every situation,” Lyon added. “There are different sizes of drill holes, several types of drilling rigs, and rock of varying density, hardness, and thickness. To meet the full range of customer demands, we need to design and manufacture an extended line of products.”

To meet its product development objectives, Center Rock uses SolidWorks 3D design and simulation software products, including SolidWorks Professional, SolidWorks Premium design software, SolidWorks Simulation Premium, and SolidWorks Flow Simulation applications for nonlinear structural and CFD analysis. Center Rock chose SolidWorks software because it is easy to use for multidisciplinary engineering and provides an integrated suite of design visualization and simulation solutions.

During the Chilean mine rescue, expanding the 5-½-in. robe hole to 12-in. and then to 28-in. using a Center Rock CR120 hammer and hole opener and then a 28-inch Low Profile multi-hammer, was one of three simultaneous rescue attempts. Most estimates projected that the rescue would take at least four months. Using Center Rock drill bits and drilling rigs from Schramm, Inc., “We believed we could drill the hole faster than that,” Lyon said.

Center Rock’s assertion proved to be right when the rescue team pulled the 33 miners to safety inside a 28-in.-wide escape capsule on October 9, 2010. The Center Rock team knew about the important contribution of SolidWorks Simulation in the redesign of the bit that enabled the miners to return to the surface two months ahead of schedule.

Using SolidWorks Flow Simulation, Center Rock customized the bit to let drill cuttings fall into the mine. “The SolidWorks Flow Simulation studies helped us customize the tool by putting a band around the bit, so that two-thirds or more of the air went down the shaft,” Lyon recalled. “We needed an adequate split of air to let the cuttings fall by gravity, where the trapped miners kept busy clearing about eight dump-truck loads of spoil. SolidWorks Flow Simulation allowed us to reconfigure the tool and reach the miners faster.”

When the drilling slowed because the bit hit a metal rock-bolt support, Center Rock used SolidWorks nonlinear analysis studies to redesign the bit, resolve the snag, and continue drilling. “SolidWorks Simulation Premium helped us tweak the bit by thickening the space between the carbide buttons,” Lyon explained. “We ran the analysis, did the redesign, manufactured the new design, and delivered the bit in just three days. The ease of use and integration of SolidWorks Simulation analysis tools helped the process go much faster and provided reassurance that we had done the best we could.”

SolidWorks solutions also have helped Center Rock develop new products more efficiently. With SolidWorks, the company has quadrupled its product offering while cutting design cycles by 66%.

“Many of our products come in different sizes,” said Lyon. “Using SolidWorks design configurations we can develop product families three times faster, taking advantage of

standardization and design reuse. We also use eDrawings as our standard file format for document control. SolidWorks solutions support high-end engineering and manufacturing and give us the ability to quickly turn on a dime when necessary.”

SolidWorks

www.solidworks.com

Filed Under: 3D CAD Package Tips, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Blogs, SolidWorks News & Events Tagged With: Center Rock, drill bit, eDrawings, Schramm, simulation, SolidWorks, visualization

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DVIA turns virtual world into stereoscopic 3D experience

March 8, 2011 By Laura Carrabine Leave a Comment

Dassault Systèmes announced that users of 3DVIA Scenes, a free online 3D publishing application, can share their creations in fully immersive stereoscopic 3D. With this update, over 230,0003DVIA.com content creators can interact inside their applications online or through PC-connected TVs using anaglyph (red/blue), side-by-side, line-by-line or checkerboard-capable 3D glasses.

3DVIA Scenes is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, Web-based 3D publishing application. With a library of pre-made 3D environments and models, anyone can create and publish realistic and interactive multi-user applications to his or her Website or Facebook page. To activate stereoscopic 3D, simply click a button within the 3DVIA Scenes application and toggle between anaglyph, side-by-side, line-by-line and checkerboard viewing cameras. The functionality is publically available on 3DVIA.com at www.3dvia.com/scenes.

Dassault Systemes

www.3ds.com

Filed Under: 3D CAD Package Tips, CAD Industry News, Design World, Simulation Software Tagged With: 3D, 3DVIA, Dassault Systemes, visualization

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