MSC Nastran Applications and Benefits

MSC Nastran Applications

You can use MSC Nastran to determine the following:

Strength, durability and vibration assessment of various structures such as aircrafts, car, trucks, or a train
Structural dynamic response simulation of loads that vary with time or frequency
Modal based analyses and NVH solutions of large systems such as in automotive and aerospace vehicle systems
Simulation of interior acoustics for sound pressure inside a bounded domain
Static and transient analysis of structures involving material and geometric nonlinear behavior and nonlinear boundary condition
Advanced heat transfer analysis with contact including conduction, convection and radiation to understand the effect of temperature fluctuations in consumer electronic devices such as television or cell phone.
Automated thermal followed by structural analysis
Analysis of structures with rotating components
Include the effects of aeroelasticity on structures
Combined topology, sizing and shape optimization of structures with manufacturing constraints

MSC Nastran Modules

MSC Nastran Basic Package includes:

MSC Nastran Advanced Package adds:

MSC Nastran Basic Package is a prerequisite.

MSC Nastran Nonlinear Complete adds:

MSC Nastran Basic Package is a prerequisite.

Complementary MSC Nastran Modules:

MSC Nastran Benefits

Simulate how a design behaves under real-world conditions without having to build costly physical prototypes.
Obtain accurate results on design behavior
Start off with MSC Nastran Basic and then add additional MSC Nastran modules (nonlinear, optimization, and so on) as your analysis needs grow.
Increase your confidence in your final product design by virtually testing a design under all conceivable loading conditions.
Minimize time spent on manual data transfers by using Nastran, a product well-integrated with MSC Software's other simulation tools, as well as many third-party solid modeling programs.