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Ansys FENSAP-ICE enables engineers to simulate and analyze in-flight icing and ice accretion across a wide range of aerospace and defense applications.
High performance, In-Flight Icing Simulation Software
Ansys FENSAP-ICE helps engineers simulate in-flight icing, ice accretion, and ice protection performance for aerospace and defense applications where safety, certification, and aerodynamic performance are critical. Built to model the complex physics of icing across challenging geometries, FENSAP-ICE supports the analysis of aircraft, rotorcraft, UAVs, jet engines, nacelles, probes, sensors, and other exposed systems—giving engineering teams deeper insight earlier in the design process.
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Conjugate Heat Transfer Analyses
- Control and regulation of temperature is critical to the efficiency, reliability, safety and durability of many products and processes.
- Simulation inside FENSAP-ICE can improve thermal management of products and processes by enabling engineers to understand the root cause of thermal problems so they can quickly correct them.
- Simulation also makes it practical to evaluate a wide range of alternative designs to optimize the design and ensure its safety under many different operating scenarios.
Ice Shedding Analysis for Rotating Components
Analyze ice shedding behavior on rotating components with FENSAP-ICE to better understand downstream risk, system performance, and safety implications. This capability helps engineers study how accumulated ice releases under operating conditions, making it especially valuable for rotors, propellers, and other rotating aerospace components exposed to icing environments.
See how FENSAP-ICE models ice shedding on rotating components in this quick demonstration, showcasing a key workflow for evaluating in-flight icing behavior across aeronautical applications.
Ansys FENSAP-ICE | Key Features & Capabilities
FENSAP-ICE supports a wide range of icing simulation workflows, helping engineers evaluate ice formation, performance impact, and ice protection strategies across diverse flight conditions and component types.
Simulate rime, glaze, and mixed ice accretion to better understand how atmospheric conditions affect ice growth on critical surfaces. FENSAP-ICE helps engineers evaluate accretion patterns, thickness, and shape so they can assess performance risk and make better-informed design decisions earlier in development.
Quantify how ice buildup affects lift, drag, pressure distribution, and overall aerodynamic performance. With FENSAP-ICE, engineering teams can connect ice accretion results to downstream aerodynamic penalties, making it easier to evaluate risk, compare design alternatives, and support certification-focused analysis.
Model challenging icing conditions involving ice crystals and supercooled large droplets that can be difficult to capture through testing alone. FENSAP-ICE enables engineers to study these complex environments in greater detail, improving visibility into icing behavior for engines, airframes, and other sensitive systems.
Evaluate icing behavior in turbomachinery environments where rotating components, airflow behavior, and thermal effects interact in complex ways. FENSAP-ICE helps engineers analyze ice accretion and related performance concerns in propulsion-related applications, supporting more informed design and mitigation strategies.
Assess the effectiveness of ice protection approaches and intake-related performance under icing conditions. FENSAP-ICE helps engineers study how anti-icing and de-icing systems perform across operating scenarios so they can improve system reliability, reduce risk, and better support design validation.
Improve mesh and modeling strategies for impingement heat transfer analyses on aircraft surfaces exposed to icing conditions. This helps engineers capture critical thermal and flow behavior more accurately, leading to better insight into surface heating performance and more reliable simulation results.
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Looking for a deeper look at how FENSAP-ICE is used in practice? This related blog series highlights key icing simulation workflows, application insights, and technical considerations, giving engineers additional context beyond the core product overview.
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Need Help Evaluating Aircraft Icing and Ice Protection Performance?
Whether you’re evaluating ice accretion, thermal effects, aerodynamic penalties, or protection strategies, SimuTech Group can help you get more value from FENSAP-ICE with expert support, training, and consulting.