SolidWorks COSMOS Use | SolidWorks COSMOS Analysis | Plastics Application | Elastomer Application | Metal-Forming Applications

SolidWorks COSMOS:

SOLIDWORKS COSMOS Works provides simple, accurate design analysis that leads to better products by giving designers a safety net for catching errors. Designers are free to innovate, secure in the knowledge that they won’t pass costly mistakes down the line.

SOLIDWORKS COSMOS Analysis:

Simulation solutions for SOLIDWORKS provide an easy-to-use portfolio of analysis tools for predicting a product’s real-world physical behavior by virtually testing CAD models. Some of the analysis described here are includes plastic application, elastomer application, and metal forming applications.

Plastics Application in SolidWorks Cosmos:

Plastics application, Optimization of design snap fit simulation, solidworks sustainability

Household appliances, medical devices, electrical fittings among others incorporate numerous plastic product designs that need critical design validation to meet functional requirements. COSMOS finds extensive use in validating plastic product designs for functional efficiency and optimal usage of materials.

Capabilities of COSMOS include:

Snap-fit simulation for stresses and deflections
Limit load analysis of critical load bearing components
Strength calculations of reinforced plastics
Kinematic analysis of actuation systems and mechanisms
Optimization of designs for least cost and weight

Elastomer Applications:

Elastomer applications, Contact pitch calculations, Rotating race car wheel Navier Stokes Simulation

Elastomers such as rubber require special treatment due to material nonlinear behavior, COSMOS provides a rich set of resources for accurately modeling real-world problems involving high geometric and material nonlinearities. Applications of COSMOS in non-linear domain are wide ranging.

Some of the functionalities include:

Seal behavior subjected to pre-stress due to assembly and operational loading
Inflation of tyres with steel / Nylon chord reinforcements
Assembly and operational strains in boots, bellows, gaskets, door-seals, bushings, mounts and other visco-elastic materials
On-road condition simulation of wheel-tyre assembly, for contact patch calculations and wheel radial fatigue life
Contact Stress analysis of seals subjected to pressure, temperature and frictional effects

Metal Forming Applications:

Sheet Metal Forming Simulation, Hot Forming, Roll forming, Stretch and Deep Drawing, Tube bending

COSMOS enables users to simulate elasto-plastic deformations of metals subjected to contact and large strains, within the realm of implicit integration.