TaniqWind Design
TaniqWind Design - powerful design software for composites
TANIQWind Design is a powerful software for design of filament wound composite parts such as pipes and pressure vessels. TaniqWind Design can be used for making composite pressure vessel designs based on (wet) filament winding, towpreg winding and winding/placement of thermoplastic tapes. This version does not have a Manufacturing Module for generation of winding programs. For the full Design and Manufacturing solution, discover TaniqWind Pro.
Key Features:
Mandrel generation (continuous profile)
Mandrel data import feature (incl. DXF)
Pipes and axis symmetrical mandrel geometries
Winding path & pattern generator
Geodesic and non-geodesic winding paths
Constant in-planar curvature paths
Circumferential (hoop) winding
Helical winding
Transition layer winding
Coverage path
Segmented path option for designing advanced winding paths
Winding path and pattern simulation
Short introduction video to TaniqWind Design
The video gives a short introduction to making a pressure vessel in TaniqWind Design (helical layer, transition layer and hoop layer) and exporting the design to Altair HyperWorks.
Highlighted features
1. Continuous Mandrel Profile Description
TaniqWind uses a novel approach to describe the mandrel profile, providing a continuous representation of the mandrel surface. This improved profile definition does away with discretizing the profile surface in individual sections, describing it instead as a continuous (analytical) surface – thereby increasing the accuracy of the winding path calculations and therefore the Finite Element model.
Improved profile description as continuous analytical surface
Increased accuracy of winding path calculations
More accurate and reliable FE results
2. Coverage path algorithm
The coverage path algorithm automatically searches for a tape path corresponding to the requested coverage. This is achieved by automatically changing several parameters within a given bandwidth such as i) winding angle, ii) polar opening, iii) friction and iv) dwell. This functionality is especially useful for designing pressure vessels whereby a 200% coverage per layer is required, without having gaps or overlap between adjacent tapes.
Software automatically searches for a tape path trajectory for the requested coverage within specified bandwidth of the following criteria:
Angle
Polar opening
Friction
Dwell
3. Improved buildup calculation for fibers and tapes
TaniqWind includes a powerful build-up prediction functionality for filaments and tapes. TANIQ has developed sophisticated mathematical models to predict buildup behavior and has validated them in winding trials. The improved buildup calculation provides accurate results of actual buildup behavior during manufacturing, drastically improving consistency between the Finite Element model, and the final product.
Advanced mathematical models to represent the build-up behavior
Optimized for critical product regions such as domes and polar openings for pressure vessels
Accurate match of actual build-up behavior during manufacturing
High consistency between the design, FEA model and the final product
4. Custom data structure export to Altair HyperWorks
TaniqWind has an integrated functionality to export design data to Altair Hyperworks, which enables the automatic generation of an accurate Finite Element model of the design. Due to the specific data structure developed in collaboration with Altair, unique details and information of the winding structure are included in the output towards Altair HyperWorks, resulting in more highly representative outcome.
Generate data file for FE models automatically
Specific format developed in collaboration with Altair
Unique structure and information included in export file
Resulting in a more representative model
5. Constant in-plane curvature paths
The constant in-plane curvature functionality enables the creation of tape path trajectories using the maximum allowable in-plane curvature as the criteria for defining possible path trajectories. This functionality is especially useful for tape placement processes whereby path trajectories are not defined by friction but are restricted by the maximum allowable in-plane curvature of the tape.
More information
TaniqWind Design has been released at the JEC Paris 2022. Contact TANIQ for more information or a demonstration of the software. A license for the software can be ordered at TANIQ. Furthermore, TaniqWind Design will be available for registered users of the Altair Partner Alliance Platform.
