[federernadal]

Someone was talking to me about how "insanely powerful" ANSYS is, and in 10 years it is going to be pretty much synonymous with the word "engineering." What would you guys (a lot of whom are seasoned experts in this field) say ab out that?

While in my senior FEA class I too was really impressed with ANSYS' power in getting correct answers (for tests that could be checked easily against by hand), I was wondering how correct the simulations would be for tests that solely rely on the ANSYS :

How do we know ANSYS's modeling is correct in areas that cannot (or have not) been tested in real life (say for example deepwater tests in the arctic), or supersonic speeds through short diameter pipes, etc)? Just curious as to whether to take answers with a grain (or jar haha) of salt or not...

FWIW, I am thoroughly enjoying the universe of ANSYS and am really impressed with it so far!