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Mechanica Thermal Loads

Mechanica Thermal (MEC/T) Loads are temperature loads imported from Mechanica Thermal.
Defining a MEC/T load requires:

Design Study/Analysis Step (Transient thermal only) Reference Temperature

Brake and Rotor Assembly

Rotor with MEC/T Loads LectureNotes Mechanica Thermal Loads

Mechanica Thermal (MEC/T) loads are temperature loads that use the results from a Mechanica transient thermal or steady state thermal analysis. If you create a steady state thermal analysis or a transient thermal analysis (with user-defined output intervals), then the calculated temperature distribution can be applied as a temperature load in Structure. This is different from a global temperature load in that the temperature may not be uniform across the model. Defining a MEC/T load requires the following information:

Design Study/Analysis: You specify the thermal analysis to use from a dropdown menu. Step (Transient thermal only): You specify which time step from a transient thermal analysis should be used. Reference Temperature: Specify the reference temperature for the model. Thermal expansion will be evaluated based upon the difference between model temperature and this reference temperature.

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Procedure: Mechanica Thermal Loads

Scenario
Create a MEC/T load using existing results from a transient thermal analysis. brake_system brake_system.asm

Task 1. Investigate the existing Thermal analysis.

1. Click Saved View List

and select MECH_VIEW.

2. Click View > View Manager. If necessary, select the Simp Rep tab. Double-click the Thermal_Model simplified representation to make it active, then click Close.

3. Click Applications > Mechanica. 4. If Mechanica is not in thermal mode, click Edit > Mechanica Model Setup and change the model type to Thermal, then click OK.

5. If the view is cluttered with too many entities, click View > Simulation Display and clear the Values check box in the Settings tab. Click OK. The model has a convection condition applied to the vanes and a volumetric heat load representing the kinetic energy that is transferred into heat. The model has three different material assignments. The brake disc or rotor is made of cast iron, the hat (4934064B.PRT) is made of aluminium, and the hub (4944043.PRT) is made of steel.

6. Click Edit > Mechanica Model Setup, change the model to Structure mode, then click OK.

Task 2. Create a MEC/T load.

1. Click Insert > Temperature Load > MEC/T. 2. Since the thermal analysis has already been run, verify that the Use previous design study option is selected. 3. Select step number 41, since this corresponds to 4.1 seconds and this is when the maximum temperature in the model occurs. 4. Type 25 for the Reference Temperature. This represents the ambient or room temperature. 5. Click OK to create the load

Task 3. (OPTIONAL): Create a static analysis with a MEC/T load.

1. Click Mechanica Analyses/Studies File > New Static. 2. Type brake_system_static. 3. Select the Inertia Relief option. This will evaluate the thermal expansion of the model with no constraints. The objective here is to see if the uneven temperature distribution and combination of different materials causes any stress in the model. and create a new static analysis by clicking

4. Click OK to create the static analysis and close the dialog box. 5. The analysis has already been run. If necessary, highlight the brake_system_static analysis and click Results . If the analysis was named correctly, the definition window for the results should appear. 6. Edit the Results window definition so von Mises stress is displayed. 7. Click OK and Show to view the results. The maximum stress is reported to be roughly 4500 MPa, which is excessive. The stress occurs at the interface between the disc and the hat (4934064B.PRT). The excessive stress is occurring because the hat is bonded along its entire interface to the disc. More investigation would be needed before the user can manipulate the assembly interface between the two parts to remove this anomaly.

8. When you are finished reviewing the results, click File > Exit Results > No to exit the Result window without saving any results. 9. Return to the Standard Pro/ENGINEER mode by clicking Applications > Standard. 10. Click Save from the main toolbar and click OK to save the model. 11. Click File > Close Window from the main menu. 12. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed > OK to erase the model from memory. This completes the procedure.