Direct Frequency Response Analysis

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00 Summary

Summary
 Direct Frequency Response

Analysis Hanger
- Units: N, mm

- Geometric model: Hanger.x_t

-Direct Frequency Response Analysis
 Loads and Boundary Conditions

- Boundary conditions (pinned)

- Impact load

 Check Results

- Displacements

- Von-Mises stresses

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01 Model & LBC > Geometry > Import

Procedure 1

1 Click [ ] (New).
2 Click Model & LBC > Geometry >

Import.
2
3
Select Hanger.x_t.
4 Click [Open].

Note: Tutorial models are included

in the folder, Manuals / Tutorials /

Files, in the installed program 4

folder.

Click [New] to activate all the menus.

Use caution when importing a model

file. The units of the model will be
• Check File type and Length Unit
defined by the setting in [Length Unit
of the Model].

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02 Model & LBC > Geometry > Simplify

Procedure
1 Select [Auto] tab.
2 Select the entire Model.

3 Fillet (Radius): Enter “1”.

4 Click [Find].
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5 Click [Select All].

6 Click [Remove]. 2

7 Click [Close]. 4
3

Remove unnecessary Fillets for

analysis.
Upon entering the value and clicking
[Find], the parts that will be removed
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will appear in the list by different
colors. 7

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03 Model & LBC > Geometry > Material

Procedure
1 Enter ID: “2”, Name: “Steel”.
2 Enter Elastic Modulus: “2.1e5”,

Poisson's Ration: “0.3”,

Mass Density: “7.9e-6. 1

3 Click [OK].

To perform Modal Analysis,

“Mass density” value is required.

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04 Model & LBC > Geometry > Material (Material Assignment)

Procedure
1 Select the model in the work window

and right-click the mouse.

2 Select Material > [Steel].

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05 Model & LBC > Boundary > Support

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Support”.
2 Type: Select [Face].

3 Select 8 Faces. (Refer to Picture)

4 Condition: Select [Pinned].
5 Click [OK].
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2 3

Selecting two cylindrical faces for

each cylinder will result in the
selection of 4 faces in total.

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06 Model & LBC > Static Load > Force

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Force”.
2 Type: Select [Face].

3 Select 1 object. (Refer to Picture)

4 Z: Enter “-10000”.
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5 Load Set: Enter “Force”.
3
6 Click [OK].

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07 Model & LBC > Mesh > Auto Mesh

Procedure
1 Select the entire Model. (Refer to

Picture)

2 Click [OK].

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08 LBC Works Tree > Function

Procedure
1 In Model Works Tree, right-click
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3
Function.

2 Select [Frequency Function…].

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3 Name: Enter “Frequency”.

4 Enter the following values in the table:

Frequency: “0” and Value: “0”,

Frequency: “0.001” and Value: “1”, 2

Frequency: “10” and Value: “1”.

5 Click [OK].

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09 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Title: Enter “DFR”.
2 Solution Type: Select [Modal

Frequency Resonance].

3 Click [ ] (Analysis Control) button.

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2

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10 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure 3
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1 Select [Frequency Response] tab.
2 Click [Define Frequency Set]. 2
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3 Name: Enter “FREQ1”.
4 Method: Select [Linear].
5 Enter First Frequency: “0”,
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Frequency Increment: “200”,

Number of Increments: “50”.

6 Click [Add].

Enter the values in “First Frequency”,

“Frequency Increment” and “Number
of Increments” to define the intervals
and the end of the frequency range.
This method of controlling the output
results of the frequencies is
commonly used. However, it is
limited in producing the maximum
values. Therefore, perform the
method with the discontinuity.

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11 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Select Discrete (FREQ). 1 7
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Name: Enter “FREQ”.

2 Enter “241” and Click [Add].

Enter “1180” and Click [Add]. 5

2

Enter “1680” and Click [Add].

Enter “4140” and Click [Add].

Enter “4540” and Click [Add].

Enter “6190” and Click [Add].

Enter “6680” and Click [Add].

3 Click [Add].

4 Click [Close].
5 Check Uniform Structural Damping.
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Uniform Structural Damping Coeff.:

Enter “0.1”.

6 Click [OK].
This method enables to obtain
the output results of the
frequencies. Define the input
values in reference to the natural
frequencies provided by the
Modal Analysis.

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12 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Select Additional Load tab. 1

2 Static load: Select [1:Force].

Frequency Function: Select 2

[3:Frequency].

Phase: Enter “0”.

3 Click [OK].

The conversion of static load to

frequency load is enabled by the 3
Additional Load feature.

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13 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform

Procedure
1 Click [Analysis] - [Perform].
2 Click [OK].

3 Save As: Enter “Hanger”.

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1
Click [Save(S)].

Once midas NFX starts, the solver

becomes engaged. Click “Stop
Execution!” to interrupt the calculation.

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14 Analysis & Results Works Tree > DFR > Direct Frequency Response Analysis > FREQ=1.6800e+003

Procedure
1 In the Analysis and Results Works

Tree, Select FREQ=1.6800e+003,

and Double-Click Total

displacements. TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)

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Select Deform > Deform +
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Undeformed (Transparent).
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3 Click the Right View. TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)

TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)

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15 Analysis & Results Works Tree > DFR > Direct Frequency Response Analysis > FREQ=1.6800e+003

Procedure
1 Select General > Deform > Deformed.

2 Click the Multi-Step animation 1

recording button.

If Multi-step animation recording is

used, the results corresponding to
each step can be animated. Use the
slider to the right of the record button
to control the animation.

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16 Analysis & Results Works Tree > DFR > Direct Frequency Response Analysis > FREQ=1.6800e+003

Procedure
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1 In the Analysis & Results Works 2
Tree, Select FREQ=1.6800e+003,

and double-click SOLID STRS VON TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)

MISES.

2 Select General > Auto Scale > Real.

TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)
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3 Check Show/Hide > Min/Max.
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4 Click Left View.
TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)

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17 Query > Extract Results

Procedure
1 Analysis Set: Select DFR.

Result Type: Select Displacements.

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Results: Select

TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V).

TOTAL DISPLACEM
2 Click [Select All]. TOTAL DISPLACEM
TOTAL DISPLACEM
3 User-Defined: Enter “732”. TOTAL DISPLACEM
TOTAL DISPLACEM
TOTAL DISPLACEM
4 Click [Table]. TOTAL DISPLACEM
TOTAL DISPLACEM

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Copy the results to Excel and draw a
graph relative to the frequency steps. mm
This will show the change in node
displacement with respect to the
frequency steps.
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cps

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