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First Saved Wednesday, December 05, 2012 Last Saved Wednesday, December 05, 2012 Product Version 12.1 Release

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Contents
Units Model (A4) Geometry Parts Coordinate Systems Connections Contact Regions Mesh Transient (A5) Initial Conditions Analysis Settings Loads Solution (A6) Solution Information Results Material Data Structural Steel

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Units
TABLE 1 Unit System Metric (m, kg, N, s, V, A) Degrees rad/s Celsius Angle Degrees Rotational Velocity rad/s Temperature Celsius

Model (A4)
Geometry
TABLE 2 Model (A4) > Geometry Geometry Fully Defined Definition C:\Documents and Settings\10A249\Local Settings\Temp\WB_SIM55_4476_2 \unsaved_project_files\dp0\SYS\DM\SYS.agdb DesignModeler Millimeters Program Controlled

Object Name State Source Type Length Unit Element Control

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Display Style Bounding Box Length X Length Y Length Z Properties Volume Mass Scale Factor Value Statistics Bodies Active Bodies Nodes Elements Mesh Metric Preferences Import Solid Bodies Import Surface Bodies Import Line Bodies Parameter Processing Personal Parameter Key CAD Attribute Transfer Named Selection Processing Material Properties Transfer CAD Associativity Import Coordinate Systems Reader Save Part File Import Using Instances Do Smart Update Attach File Via Temp File Temporary Directory Analysis Type Mixed Import Resolution Enclosure and Symmetry Processing

Part Color 1.06 m 0.305 m 0.12 m 6.1482e-003 m 48.263 kg 1. 11 11 28008 4310 None Yes Yes No Yes DS No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes C:\Documents and Settings\10a249.AUTO\Application Data\Ansys\v121 3-D None Yes TABLE 3 Model (A4) > Geometry > Parts Leaf Spring Shaft Leaf Spring Meshed Graphics Properties Yes 1 Definition No Flexible Default Coordinate System By Environment

Object Name State Visible Transparency Suppressed Stiffness Behavior Coordinate System Reference

Leaf Spring

Leaf Spring

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Temperature Assignment Nonlinear Effects Thermal Strain Effects Length X Length Y Length Z Volume Mass Centroid X Centroid Y Centroid Z Moment of Inertia Ip1 Moment of Inertia Ip2 Moment of Inertia Ip3 Nodes Elements Mesh Metric Material Structural Steel Yes Yes Bounding Box 1.06 m 0.18889 m 7.5e-002 m 0.91 m 0.82 m 0.14 m 1.2684e-002 m 7.5e-002 m 7.5952e-002 m 6.2995e-002 m 9.e-002 m 0.12 m 9.e-002 m Properties 1.1325e-003 m 1.7009e-004 m 5.3014e-004 m 8.3035e-004 m 7.4614e-004 m 8.8898 kg 1.3352 kg 4.1616 kg 6.5182 kg 5.8572 kg -4.2073e-002 m -4.2627e-002 m -4.2073e-002 m 9.5932e-002 m -3.6807e-002 m -8.03e-002 m 6.4543e-002 m 5.0144e-002 m -8.4598e-002 m 2.0401e-002 9.1331e-004 6.4169e-003 6.9672e-003 5.4602e-003 kgm kgm kgm kgm kgm 4.8734e-003 6.4169e-003 1.0546 kgm 0.45933 kgm 0.33512 kgm kgm kgm 3.9841e-003 2.8966e-003 1.063 kgm 0.45749 kgm 0.33267 kgm kgm kgm Statistics 4592 597 8455 2712 2477 582 72 1856 342 312 None TABLE 4 Model (A4) > Geometry > Parts Leaf Spring Leaf Spring Leaf Spring Meshed Graphics Properties Yes 1 Definition No Flexible Default Coordinate System By Environment Material Structural Steel Yes Yes

Object Name State Visible Transparency Suppressed Stiffness Behavior Coordinate System Reference Temperature Assignment Nonlinear Effects Thermal Strain Effects

Leaf Spring

Leaf Spring

Length X 0.73 m Length Y 5.1588e-002 m Length Z

Bounding Box 0.64 m 0.55 m 0.46 m 0.36889 m 4.167e-002 m 3.3185e-002 m 2.6084e-002 m 2.0325e-002 m 9.e-002 m Properties Volume 6.6264e-004 m 5.7973e-004 m 4.9733e-004 m 4.1534e-004 m 3.3269e-004 m Mass 5.2017 kg 4.5509 kg 3.904 kg 3.2604 kg 2.6116 kg

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Centroid X Centroid Y 3.6323e-002 m Centroid Z 4.3519e-003 Moment of Inertia Ip1 kgm Moment of Inertia Ip2 Moment of Inertia Ip3 Nodes Elements Mesh Metric 0.23614 kgm 0.23347 kgm 2195 276

-4.2073e-002 m -4.2629e-002 m 2.3e-002 m 1.0104e-002 m -2.2831e-003 m -1.4248e-002 m -8.4598e-002 m 3.5145e-003 2.8539e-003 2.3029e-003 1.8091e-003 kgm kgm kgm kgm 5.9848e-002 3.143e-002 0.15924 kgm 0.10143 kgm kgm kgm 9.9015e-002 5.7749e-002 2.9713e-002 0.15661 kgm kgm kgm kgm Statistics 1913 1678 1396 1114 240 210 174 138 None

TABLE 5 Model (A4) > Geometry > Parts Object Name Leaf Spring State Meshed Graphics Properties Visible Yes Transparency 1 Definition Suppressed No Stiffness Behavior Flexible Coordinate System Default Coordinate System Reference Temperature By Environment Material Assignment Structural Steel Nonlinear Effects Yes Thermal Strain Effects Yes Bounding Box Length X 0.27889 m Length Y 1.587e-002 m Length Z 9.e-002 m Properties Volume 2.5129e-004 m Mass 1.9727 kg Centroid X -4.2628e-002 m Centroid Y -2.5756e-002 m Centroid Z -8.4598e-002 m Moment of Inertia Ip1 1.354e-003 kgm Moment of Inertia Ip2 1.4131e-002 kgm Moment of Inertia Ip3 1.2821e-002 kgm Statistics Nodes 879 Elements 108 Mesh Metric None

Coordinate Systems
TABLE 6

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Model (A4) > Coordinate Systems > Coordinate System Object Name Global Coordinate System State Fully Defined Definition Type Cartesian Ansys System Number 0. Origin Origin X 0. m Origin Y 0. m Origin Z 0. m Directional Vectors X Axis Data [ 1. 0. 0. ] Y Axis Data [ 0. 1. 0. ] Z Axis Data [ 0. 0. 1. ]

Connections
TABLE 7 Model (A4) > Connections Object Name Connections State Fully Defined Auto Detection Generate Contact On Update Yes Tolerance Type Slider Tolerance Slider 0. Tolerance Value 2.7738e-003 m Face/Face Yes Face/Edge No Edge/Edge No Priority Include All Group By Bodies Search Across Bodies Revolute Joints Yes Fixed Joints Yes Transparency Enabled Yes TABLE 8 Model (A4) > Connections > Contact Regions Contact Region Contact Region 2 Contact Region 3 Contact Region 4 Contact Region 5 Fully Defined Scope Geometry Selection 1 Face 1 Face Leaf Spring Leaf Spring Shaft Leaf Spring Definition Bonded Automatic Symmetric

Object Name State Scoping Method Contact Target Contact Bodies Target Bodies Type Scope Mode Behavior

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Suppressed Formulation Normal Stiffness Update Stiffness Pinball Region

No Advanced Pure Penalty Program Controlled Never Program Controlled TABLE 9 Model (A4) > Connections > Contact Regions Contact Region 6 Contact Region 7 Contact Region 8 Contact Region 9 Contact Region 10 Fully Defined Scope Geometry Selection 1 Face 1 Face Leaf Spring Leaf Spring Definition Bonded Automatic Symmetric No Advanced Pure Penalty Program Controlled Never Program Controlled

Object Name State Scoping Method Contact Target Contact Bodies Target Bodies Type Scope Mode Behavior Suppressed Formulation Normal Stiffness Update Stiffness Pinball Region

Mesh
TABLE 10 Model (A4) > Mesh Object Name Mesh State Solved Defaults Physics Preference Mechanical Solver Preference ANSYS Mechanical Relevance 0 Sizing Use Advanced Size Function Off Relevance Center Fine Element Size Default Initial Size Seed Active Assembly Smoothing High Transition Fast Span Angle Center Fine Minimum Edge Length 1.0016e-002 m Inflation Use Automatic Tet Inflation None

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Inflation Option Smooth Transition Transition Ratio 0.272 Maximum Layers 5 Growth Rate 1.2 Inflation Algorithm Pre View Advanced Options No Advanced Shape Checking Standard Mechanical Element Midside Nodes Program Controlled Straight Sided Elements No Number of Retries Default (4) Rigid Body Behavior Dimensionally Reduced Mesh Morphing Disabled Pinch Pinch Tolerance Please Define Generate on Refresh No Statistics Nodes 28008 Elements 4310 Mesh Metric None

Transient (A5)
TABLE 11 Model (A4) > Analysis Object Name Transient (A5) State Solved Definition Physics Type Structural Analysis Type Transient Solver Target ANSYS Mechanical Options Environment Temperature 22. C Generate Input Only No TABLE 12 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Initial Conditions Object Name Initial Conditions State Fully Defined TABLE 13 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Analysis Settings Object Name Analysis Settings State Fully Defined Step Controls Number Of Steps 1. Current Step Number 1. Step End Time 1. s Auto Time Stepping Off Define By Time

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Time Step 1.e-002 s Time Integration On Solver Controls Solver Type Program Controlled Weak Springs Program Controlled Large Deflection On Nonlinear Controls Force Convergence Program Controlled Moment Convergence Program Controlled Displacement Convergence Program Controlled Rotation Convergence Program Controlled Line Search Program Controlled Output Controls Calculate Stress Yes Calculate Strain Yes Calculate Contact No Calculate Results At All Time Points Damping Controls Beta Damping Define By Direct Input Beta Damping Value 0. Numerical Damping 0.1 Analysis Data Management Solver Files Directory Z:\leaf\leaf spring_files\dp0\SYS\MECH\ Future Analysis None Scratch Solver Files Directory Save ANSYS db No Delete Unneeded Files Yes Nonlinear Solution Yes Solver Units Active System Solver Unit System mks TABLE 14 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Loads Object Name Cylindrical Support Bearing Load Bearing Load 2 State Fully Defined Scope Scoping Method Geometry Selection Geometry 1 Face Definition Type Cylindrical Support Bearing Load Radial Fixed Axial Fixed Tangential Fixed Suppressed No Define By Components Coordinate System Global Coordinate System X Component 0. N Y Component -1000. N 2000. N Z Component 0. N FIGURE 1

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Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Bearing Load

FIGURE 2 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Bearing Load 2

Solution (A6)

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TABLE 15 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution Object Name Solution (A6) State Solve Failed Adaptive Mesh Refinement Max Refinement Loops 1. Refinement Depth 2. TABLE 16 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution (A6) > Solution Information Object Name Solution Information State Solve Failed Solution Information Solution Output Solver Output Newton-Raphson Residuals 0 Update Interval 2.5 s Display Points All TABLE 17 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution (A6) > Results Object Name Maximum Principal Stress Minimum Principal Stress State Solved Scope Scoping Method Geometry Selection Geometry All Bodies Definition Type Maximum Principal Stress Minimum Principal Stress By Time Display Time Last Calculate Time History Yes Identifier Integration Point Results Display Option Averaged Results Minimum -4.1086e+007 Pa -2.6373e+008 Pa Maximum 3.3889e+008 Pa 1.455e+008 Pa Minimum Occurs On Shaft Maximum Occurs On Shaft Minimum Value Over Time Minimum -4.1086e+007 Pa -2.6373e+008 Pa Maximum -5.382e+006 Pa -3.0187e+007 Pa Maximum Value Over Time Minimum 3.4497e+007 Pa 5.4492e+006 Pa Maximum 3.3889e+008 Pa 1.455e+008 Pa Information Time 5.e-002 s Load Step 1 Substep 5 Iteration Number 65 FIGURE 3

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Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution (A6) > Maximum Principal Stress

TABLE 18 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution (A6) > Maximum Principal Stress Time [s] Minimum [Pa] Maximum [Pa] 1.e-002 -5.382e+006 3.4497e+007 2.e-002 -6.14e+006 4.2285e+007 3.e-002 -1.2649e+007 9.758e+007 4.e-002 -2.4087e+007 1.9424e+008 5.e-002 -4.1086e+007 3.3889e+008 FIGURE 4 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution (A6) > Minimum Principal Stress

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TABLE 19 Model (A4) > Transient (A5) > Solution (A6) > Minimum Principal Stress Time [s] Minimum [Pa] Maximum [Pa] 1.e-002 -3.0187e+007 5.4492e+006 2.e-002 -3.7689e+007 1.7599e+007 3.e-002 -7.931e+007 4.168e+007 4.e-002 -1.5367e+008 8.3437e+007 5.e-002 -2.6373e+008 1.455e+008

Material Data
Structural Steel
TABLE 20 Structural Steel > Constants Density 7850 kg m^-3 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 1.2e-005 C^-1 Specific Heat 434 J kg^-1 C^-1 Thermal Conductivity 60.5 W m^-1 C^-1 Resistivity 1.7e-007 ohm m TABLE 21 Structural Steel > Compressive Ultimate Strength Compressive Ultimate Strength Pa 0 TABLE 22

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Structural Steel > Compressive Yield Strength Compressive Yield Strength Pa 2.5e+008 TABLE 23 Structural Steel > Tensile Yield Strength Tensile Yield Strength Pa 2.5e+008 TABLE 24 Structural Steel > Tensile Ultimate Strength Tensile Ultimate Strength Pa 4.6e+008 TABLE 25 Structural Steel > Isotropic Secant Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Reference Temperature C 22 TABLE 26 Structural Steel > Alternating Stress Mean Stress Alternating Stress Pa Cycles Mean Stress Pa 3.999e+009 10 0 2.827e+009 20 0 1.896e+009 50 0 1.413e+009 100 0 1.069e+009 200 0 4.41e+008 2000 0 2.62e+008 10000 0 2.14e+008 20000 0 1.38e+008 1.e+005 0 1.14e+008 2.e+005 0 8.62e+007 1.e+006 0 TABLE 27 Structural Steel > Strain-Life Parameters Strength Ductility Ductility Cyclic Strength Exponent Coefficient Exponent Coefficient Pa -0.106 0.213 -0.47 1.e+009

Strength Coefficient Pa 9.2e+008

Cyclic Strain Hardening Exponent 0.2

TABLE 28 Structural Steel > Isotropic Elasticity Temperature C Young's Modulus Pa Poisson's Ratio Bulk Modulus Pa Shear Modulus Pa 2.e+011 0.3 1.6667e+011 7.6923e+010 TABLE 29 Structural Steel > Isotropic Relative Permeability Relative Permeability 10000

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