The Mechanical APDL program is continuously being verified by the developers (Ansys, Inc.) as new capabilities are added. The verification of the Mechanical APDL program is conducted in accordance with written procedures that form a part of an overall Quality Assurance program at Ansys. This document represents a small subset of the Quality Assurance test case library which is used in full when testing new versions of Mechanical APDL. This test library and the test cases in this document represent comparisons of Mechanical APDL solutions with known theoretical solutions, experimental results, or other independently calculated solutions.

The test cases explore the functionality of Mechanical APDL in validated results. The test cases are based on published works in the disciplines of structures, dynamics, heat transfer, electromagnetics, and fluid flow. While the Mechanical APDL solution to these test cases has been verified, some differences have been examined and are considered acceptable.

In order to solve some test cases, specific Mechanical APDL products may be required. The test cases appropriate to each product can be determined from the following table. Most test cases can be solved within the limitations of the educational Mechanical APDL product. The test case input listings are available through a hyperlink in the test description.

Ansys Quality Assurance Services

For customers who require a more stringent verification program, Ansys has testing services available that allow automated testing of Mechanical APDL on their own computers. The Ansys Quality Assurance Services provides subscribers with input data, output data, comparator software, and procedures for automating the testing and reporting process. If you are interested, contact the Ansys Quality Assurance Group.

For additional information, refer to the Ansys Quality Assurance Effort in the Ansys Workbench Verification Manual.