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HBM nCode Intro Esteco Intro nCode DesignLife Overview modeFRONTIER Overview Robust Design Example Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a Connecting Rod Questions
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Complex analysis to report, simply done Graphical, interactive & powerful analysis World leading fatigue analysis capabilities
Powerful fatigue analysis technology Integrated reporting and process encapsulation Fast, expandable, and scalable
Search, query and reporting data through secure web access. Analyze, trend and understand using configurable processing.
Static (linear superposition) 4 Transient 4 Modal 4 Frequency Response 4 Linear & Non-linear
flow 4 Flowproc script Specifies input data ( replaces drag and drop ) Modify glyph properties ( change property values saved in flow )
Only exposed properties of CAE Analysis glyphs
Outputs
4 Files
Productivity DesignLife can handle fatigue analysis with relative ease, and this
is down to the companys long standing expertise in this area. MCAD Magazine
modeFRONTIER Overview
Analysis tools:
ANSYS WB for stress analyses nCode DesignLife for fatigue analysis Loading Fatigue Strength Surface Roughness
Robust Design
Model Description Aluminum Pressure Loading Constrained at Mating surface Mounting screws
DesignLife Process
Material Properties Surface Finish Surface Treatment PASS FAIL Temperature Loads Notches Internal Stresses
stress
strength
Confidence of Survival
t = f (2Nf ) b 10 zse + f (2Nf ) c 10 zsp E
z : number of standard deviations from the mean se & sp : standard error of log(e) & log(p) respectively
t =
t =
f (2Nf ) b + f (2Nf ) c E
i.e. z = 0
50% 90%
Reversals to failure
DesignLife Process
StrainLife Analysis Exposed properties load scale factor certainty of survival surface roughness Constant load provider 0 to 5 MPa 2nd Pass worst node Output CSV file
DOS Command to run flowproc: C:\nCode\GlyphWorks51\bin\flowproc /flow=cover_doe_notrans.flo /script=flowproc.script /verbose=yes cover_doe_notrans.flo flowproc.script DesignLife process file script file
modeFRONTIER Workflow
modeFRONTIER Workflow
modeFRONTIER Workflow
modeFRONTIER Workflow
modeFRONTIER Workflow
modeFRONTIER Workflow
Analysis tools:
ANSYS WB for stress analyses of two working conditions: firing and return nCode DesignLife for fatigue analysis Minimize mass Minimize maximum stress Maximize fatigue life Maximum stress < 100 MP Fatigue life > 1e9
Objectives:
Constraints:
Design Variables
Design variables:
1. Thickness scale (of center portion) (0.1~1.0) 2. Thickness (5 ~30 mm) 3. Upper fillet (1~100 mm) 4. Lower fillet (1~150 mm) 5. Upper width (3~10 mm) 6. Lower width (3~10 mm)
Firing Loadcase Return Loadcase 25 kN compressive 2500 N tensile load load Bearing supports Journal Pin
DesignLife Flow
Stress Life TimeStep load provider Firing Return 2nd Pass worst node Output CSV file
modeFRONTIER Workflow
NSGA-II more suitable for - Multiple objectives - Robust & global convergence - Better constraints handling - Discrete & continuous variables
modeFRONTIER Workflow
Pareto Froniter
Pareto Froniter
Summary
DesignLife allows virtual fatigue life predictions from FE results Batch operation of DesignLife allows its use by 3rd party optimization programs such as modeFRONTIER Combining DesignLIfe with modeFRONTIER allows
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Jeffrey Mentley
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