Workshop 1

Structural 1-way FSI

Solving FSI Applications

using Workbench, ANSYS
Mechanical and CFX
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Problem Description

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Consider a Probe which protrudes into a flow field and subjected to a

high flow velocity

We would like to know how a 100 m/s velocity through the flow
passage will affect the probe structurally:
Find equivalent stresses, calculate deformations

This type of analysis is available under Custom Systems in the

Workbench Toolbox
In this case the fluid flow solution has already been completed
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Open the Project

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1. Open Probe.wbpj in Workbench

2. From the Project page, ensure that Named Selections will be

transferred between applications:

Tools > Options > Geometry Import

Check box for Named Selections and remove NS for Filtering
Prefix

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Project Schematic

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3. Drag Static Structural (ANSYS) from the Analysis Systems

toolbox and drop it onto the Solution cell of the Fluid Flow
system (cell A5)

Links are created to share the

geometry and to transfer the
Fluid Flow Solution to the
Static Structural Setup. The
solution data will be used as
a pressure load in the Static
Structural system.

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Static Structural Model

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4. Double-click on Model under

Static Structural (ANSYS)

Mechanical will open

5. Expand the Geometry item in

the Outline tree and suppress
the fluid geometry by rightclicking on Flow and
selecting Suppress Body

Note presence of Imported

Load (Solution) in the model
tree-view

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Structural Mesh

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6. Select Mesh in the Outline

tree
7. In the details view expand
Sizing and set Relevance
Center to Fine
8. Right-click on Mesh and
select Generate Mesh

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Frictionless Support

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9. Insert a Frictionless
Support on the
symmetry plane faces

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Fixed Support

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10. Apply a Fixed Support on the top face of the probe

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Load from CFX

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10. Expand the Imported Load

(Solution) item and select
Imported Pressure

Note that both the static

pressure of the flow field and
the shear stress at the walls
will be included

11. Click once in the Geometry

field, select all 7 external
surfaces then click Apply in
the Geometry field
12. Select Probe from the CFD
Surface list

This is the wall boundary

condition applied to the probe
surfaces in CFX
Group boundaries in CFX with
FSI in mind

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Solve

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13. Right-click on Imported

Pressure and select Import
Load

14. Right-click on Static

Structural in the Outline
tree and select Solve

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Results
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Right-click on Solution and select Insert > Stress > Equivalent

Right-click on Solution and select Insert > Deformation > Total
Right-click on Solution and select Evaluate All Results
Examine the stress and deformation results

The small deformations

confirm that 1-way FSI
is suitable

19. Close Mechanical, save

the Project then close
Workbench

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