ANSYS Sample 2-D Problem - Axisymmetric Rev.

11/19/05
Preparation
Make a sketch of the structure
Choose your global reference frame
Calculate the coordinates of keypoints
Look up material properties, thickness.
ANSYS Setup
Create a directory for your ANSYS files
Login and execute ANSYS from the START Menu CAD Programs/ ANSYS/ ANSYS 9
Change your jobname, title, default directory, and Output File
Set Preferences - Structural, h-code
[PlotCtrls] >Zoom/Pan/Rotate (drag this menu to the right of your workspace)
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Create Model
Define Model Elements
>Preprocessor
>Element Type >Add/Edit/Delete
[Add] (Solid, Quad 8 node 82)
[Options] (Plane stress w/ thickness)
>Real Constants
[Add] <OK> THK (0.5)
>Material Properties (enter or select from library)
>Material Model >Structural >Linear >Elastic >Isotropic
EX (3e7)
NUXY (0.27) <Exit>
[Save_db]
Create Rectangles
>Modeling >Create >Areas >Rectangle >By Dimensions
X1, X2 ( 0, 0.5 ) (horiz range)
Y1, Y2 ( 1.75, 2 ) [Apply] (vert range)
X1, X2 ( 0.75, 1 ) (horiz range)
Y1, Y2 ( 0, 1.5 ) <OK> (vert range)
[PlotCtrls] >Numbering >Area numbers (On) <OK>
[PlotCtrls] >Pan, Zoom, Rotate > [ ] (Zoom Out)
Create Corner
>Modeling >Create >Areas > Rectangle >By Keypoints
Pick circle center point: (Click inside window. Hold button down)
Move arrow until: WPX = 0, WPY = 0
Click at center, drag until: Radius = 1.0 <OK>
[WorkPlane] >Offset WP to >Keypoints
Pick Keypoints: (lower left and right corners) <OK>
>Modeling >Create >Areas >Circle >Solid Circle
Pick circle center point: (Click inside window. Hold button down)
Move arrow until: WPX = 0, WPY = 0
Click at center, drag until: Radius = 1.0 <OK>
[Save_db] or [File] > Save as: cylinder1.db
Create Fillet
[PlotCtrls] > Numbering > Line Numbers (On) <OK>
[WorkPlane] >Display Working Plane (toggle off)
>Preprocessor
>Modeling >Create >Lines >Line Fillet
Pick intersecting lines: (1, 8) <OK> (2 lines intersecting at corner)
(RAD: 0.4 )
Error Message!
Lines 1 and 8 do not share a common Keypoint
Create a New Line
[PlotCtrls] > Numbering > Keypoint Numbers (On) <OK>
[Plot] > Lines (Note: line numbers are located in center of each
line)
>Modeling >Create >Lines>Lines >Straight Lines
Enter on the Command Line the Keypoints defining the new line
(12 CR)
( 8 CR)
Create Fillet (again)
>Modeling >Create >Lines >Line Fillet
Pick intersecting lines: (17, 8) <OK> (2 lines intersecting at corner)
(RAD: 0.4 ) <OK>
Create Fillet Area
[Pan, Zoom, Rotate] > [Box Zoom] (Click & drag box to select area around fillet)
>Modeling >Create >Areas Arbitrary> By Lines
Pick Lines bounding fillet area (Note: must have 3 lines joining corner & tang pts)
( You may have to create another line segment )
[Pan, Zoom, Rotate] > [Fit]
[Plot] > Areas
[Save_db] or [File] > Save as: bracket2.db
Add Areas Boolean Operation
>Modeling >Operate >Boolean >Add >Areas
Pick: areas <OK> (Click inside all 5 areas )
Create Holes
[WorkPlane] >Display Working Plane
>Preprocessor
>Modeling >Create >Areas >Circle > Solid Circle
Pick center point: (WPX = 0, WPY = 0) (Workplane coordinates)
(Rad = .4 ) <OK> (Click & drag to size)
[WorkPlane] >Offset WP to >Global Origin
>Modeling >Create >Areas >Circle > Solid Circle
Pick center point: (WPX = 0, WPY = 0) (Workplane coordinates)
(Rad = .4 ) <OK> (Click & drag to size)
[WorkPlane] >Display Working Plane (toggle off)
[Plot] > Replot
[Plot] > Lines
[Save_db] or [File] > Save as: bracket3.db
Subtract Holes Boolean Operation
>Modeling > Operate >Boolean >Subtract > Areas
Pick: base area: (bracket ) [Apply]
Pick: both holes: <OK>
[File] > Save as: bracket4.db
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Mesh Model
Automatic Mesh Generation
>Preprocessor
>Meshing >Size Controls > Manual Size >Global >Size
SIZE (0.5) <OK>
>Meshing >Mesh > Areas >Free
Pick bracket area: <OK>
Re-do Mesh
>Meshing > Clear
Pick area (bracket) <OK>
[Plot] > Areas
( Try different mesh size, etc)
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Solution
Apply Boundary Constraints
>Solution
[Plot] > Lines
>Define Loads > Apply >Structural >Displacement >On Keypoints
Pick 4 Keypoints around the upper hole <OK>
DOFs constrained: All DOF
Displacement Value: 0
Expand displacement to nodes?: Yes <OK>
(Applies same constraint to nodes between KP)
Apply Loads
>Solution
>Define Loads > Apply >Pressure >On Lines
Lower Circle:
Pick line on lower left quarter circle [Apply]
ValueI: (50)
ValueJ: (500) [Apply] (Tapered pressure distribution)
Pick line on lower right quarter circle[Apply]
ValueI: (500)
ValueJ: (50) <OK> (Reverse pressure distribution)
[Save_db]
Solve Current Load Set
>Solution
>Solve >Current LS <OK>
(Note: Complete results are stored in results file: jobname.rst )
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Postprocessing
Deformed Shape
>General Postprocessor
>Plot Results >Deformed Shape
(Select Deformed and Undeformed Shape)
[PlotCtrls] > Style > Displacement Scaling > (Rescale plot)
User Specified (400)
Replot <OK>
Stress Contours
>Plot Results >Contour Plot >Nodal Solution
Select: (Stress) Scroll to: ( von Mises)
Scale Factor: (blank)
(Def shape only)
Interpolation Nodes: (Corners only)
Eff Nu (0) <OK>
Element Plot
[PlotCtrls] > Numbering >
Elem / Attrib (Element Numbers)
Numbers shown with (Colors only)
Replot <OK>
Plot Input Data
Meshed model with node numbers
Line model with loads and constraints
List Results Tables
>General Postprocessor
>List Results > Nodal Solution, Element Solution, and Reaction Solution
(All items ) <OK>
List input data
[List] Nodal coordinates, elements, properties, real constants, loads, constraints
[File] >Print
or...[File] >Save as: (send to file: jobname.out)
Select "All DOF" <Apply> (display table of results)
[File] >Print lp -d CB230ps
or...[File] >Copy to Output File (send to file: jobname.out)
>Plot Element Solution
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Other ANSYS Features
Dependent Constraints
>Preprocessor
>Couple / ceqn
0 = -1*4Y + 0.2*4X Angled constraint: at node 4, displ in Y dir. equals
0.2* displ in X dir. (i.e. positive slope)
0 = -1*4X + 1*3X Pin joint: coincident nodes 3 and 4 move together in the
0 = -1*4Y + 1*3Y X and Y dir, but rotate independently
Screen Capture
[PlotCtrls] >Hard Copy
Send to default printer: lp -d CB230ps
Print a Table or a Help File
[File] >Print (Use File option in the table window)
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ANSYS Help and File Management
Help
Help - Table of Contents - Workbook Sample Problems
Help - Table of Contents - Procedures Manual
Sec. 2.4 Typical ANSYS Analysis
Sec. 11.2 General Postprocessor
Sec. 12.5 Creating Graphs
App. A File Management
Help plane82 (description of 8 node quad elements)
Files
Look in your ANSYS directory.
jobname.db Database file - your ANSYS input data
jobname.dbb Backup of database file - created when you do a Save-db
jobname.emat Element matrices
jobname.err Error/warning log
jobname.esav Saved element data
jobname.log Command history - complete record of commands used in a session
jobname.out ANSYS Output file
jobname.rst ANSYS Results file