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There
are a number of design analysis tools available to predict
product performance, life, cost and failure modes before
the prototype stage. Some of these are:
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Finite
Element Analysis (FEA) |
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Boundary
Element Analysis (BEA) |
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Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) |
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Design
for Manufacturing (DFM) Tools |
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Design
for Assembly (DFA) Tools |
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Fault
Tree Analysis (FTA) |
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Dynamic
Analysis |
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Fluid
Flow Network Analysis |
Finite element analysis, boundary element analysis, fluid
flow network analysis and computational fluid dynamics
programs model products and systems, and allow the designer
to determine how a product will perform. Design for Manufacture
and Assembly involves designing products with ease of
manufacture in mind. DFM considers the part count, labor,
tooling method, and the actual manufacturing capabilities,
while DFA considers the part count, attachment time, and
model complexity.
Fault tree analysis specifies an unwanted event (a fire,
for example) and then identifies all the elements in the
system that could cause the event to occur. Dynamic analysis
is the analysis of the properties of a running program.
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