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Battery & energy-storage safety: how Ansys helps

Energy density and safety pull in opposite directions, and a single cell going into thermal runaway can take a whole pack with it. Simulation lets you design for both without a burn lab.

Battery & energy-storage safety simulation visualization

Illustrative simulation render. Actual studies are built to your geometry and requirements.

The Ansys tools that model it

Fluent — Electrochemical and conjugate-heat-transfer models for cell and pack thermal, fast-charge, and runaway propagation.
Mechanical — Structural and abuse response of packs to crush, shock, and vibration.
Rocky — Particle-scale modeling of electrode and thermal-management media where it matters.

Fluent ↗Mechanical ↗Rocky ↗

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What we provide

Free to start

Free Ansys evaluation licenses for the tools above, free engineering support to apply them to your MVP, and a free check on your Ansys Startup Program eligibility. Software and engineering only, never application advice.

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Relevant Ansys product pages: Fluent on ansys.com ↗ Mechanical on ansys.com ↗ Rocky on ansys.com ↗