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EV Battery Cooling Simulation

This course teaches you how to perform complete cooling simulations for EV battery packs using SpaceClaim and ANSYS Fluent.

You begin by learning CAD cleanup and geometry preparation in SpaceClaim, then move into preprocessing inside ANSYS Workbench, where you assign materials and prepare the CFD model.

Next, you set up and run cooling simulations in Fluent for both liquid cooling and air cooling, learning the difference between the two systems and how they impact battery temperature. You will also perform meshing, mesh sensitivity studies, and learn how to identify and fix common mesh problems.

The course includes detailed post-processing, animations, report generation, and comparison of air vs liquid cooling results. You will also conduct efficiency studies, validate the results, and access CAD geometries and practice sets for hands-on learning.

By the end of this course, you will be able to prepare CAD models, set up CFD simulations, analyze cooling performance, interpret results, and optimize EV battery pack cooling systems with confidence.

By Vashnavi, Mansi, Saran -Master’s Student (Mechanical & Automotive Engineering), TH Ingolstadt, Germany

Intermediate

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Requirements

• Basic engineering knowledge
• No prior CFD experience required
• ANSYS Workbench/Fluent installed (student version is fine)
• Interest in thermal analysis, EV design, or battery systems

What to expect from this course

You will understand the full workflow of battery pack thermal simulation, from CAD preparation to CFD analysis and result interpretation. You will learn SpaceClaim tools for editing, simplifying, and preparing geometry for simulation.

You will learn how to use ANSYS Workbench for preprocessing, including material assignment and basic project setup. This gives you a solid foundation for CFD tasks.

You will set up both liquid cooling and air cooling simulations inside Fluent. You will understand boundary conditions, model settings, solver controls, and how to run thermal simulations specifically for battery packs.

You will analyze and compare the performance of air-cooled and liquid-cooled battery systems. This helps you understand how cooling strategies affect efficiency, temperature uniformity, and safety.

You will conduct meshing and mesh sensitivity studies, learn how to fix common mesh errors, and understand how mesh quality affects simulation accuracy.

You will visualize results using contours, vectors, pathlines, and animations. You will learn how to generate professional CFD reports and present findings clearly.

Finally, you will complete an efficiency study, validate your results, and work with provided CAD models and practice sets to strengthen your skills.

The Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction

Course Overview & Objectives

Module 2: SpaceClaim Fundamentals

Module 3: ANSYS Preprocessing

Module 4: CFD Analysis using Fluent

Module 5: Post-Processing & Result Comparison

Module 6: Mesh Study

Module 7: Result Visualization & Wrap-Up

Module 8: Efficiency Study & Validation

Module 9: Download CAD Geometries

Module 1: Introduction

Course Overview & Objectives

Module 2: SpaceClaim Fundamentals

Module 3: ANSYS Preprocessing

Module 4: CFD Analysis using Fluent

Module 5: Post-Processing & Result Comparison

Module 6: Mesh Study

Module 7: Result Visualization & Wrap-Up

Module 8: Efficiency Study & Validation

Module 9: Download CAD Geometries

Module 1: Introduction

Course Overview & Objectives

Module 2: SpaceClaim Fundamentals

Module 3: ANSYS Preprocessing

Module 4: CFD Analysis using Fluent

Module 5: Post-Processing & Result Comparison

Module 6: Mesh Study

Module 7: Result Visualization & Wrap-Up

Module 8: Efficiency Study & Validation

Module 9: Download CAD Geometries

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Learn from Subject Experts:

Courses are created and reviewed by professionals with real manufacturing and design experience, ensuring every lesson is accurate, practical, and industry-ready.

Learning That Works:

Complex topics are broken down into simple, actionable lessons that engineers can implement immediately.

Learn from Subject Experts:

Courses are created and reviewed by professionals with real manufacturing and design experience, ensuring every lesson is accurate, practical, and industry-ready.

Learning That Works:

Complex topics are broken down into simple, actionable lessons that engineers can implement immediately.

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