Ansys Definition and 306 Threads

HI Guys, I am getting an error in Ansys Maxwell that says Maxwell2d solver, process solver2d: Internal Solver Error: 'In the Material: M270-35A_12 , the SLOPE of the End Two Points in this BH curve is 56519.1, which is more than 2 times of Mu0; This may lead to a non-physical solution...

Dear all I am doing a simulation of a 3 phase transformer. I am adding the excitation using external circuit in Simplorer , I am getting these error ! Can somebody comment on the error . An external simulator couldn't be setup for simulation. (12:01:33 PM May 02, 2017) Simulation completed...

Hi all, I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis in mechanical engineering. I must simulate a brake model, which consist of 1 rotor and 1 stator. The rotor rotate around z-axis and the stator move along z-axis. When pressure is on stator placed. The stator and rotor will be pressed...

I am using the static structural module of ANSYS workbench to do a simulation. In my model, there is a gear and a spring which presses against the gear, moves along it and pushes it to turn counterclockwise. These two objects are in frictional contact. In my calculation, I always have the...

i am doing composite analysis in ansys acp. i am using nomex hneycomb as core sandwiched with 3k twill carbon fiber on each side. i am unable to understand properties that my manufacturer gave. these are lengthwise and widthwise but in ansys i have to enter properties in x y z direction. can...

Hello, I can't seem to get the great data when I am running my heat sink model through ANSYS NLT. I feel like I am overlooking something. Is anyone experienced and has some guidance. It is a simple convection problem with a certain amount of watts running through a cooper pipe into a copper heat...

Hey folks, I am doing a structural static analysis in ANSYS Workbench. A problem has troubled me for several days. Here it is: I would like to connect object 2 to object 1 by a revolute joint, which allows 2 to follow the movement of 1 and to rotate around this joint at the same time (under the...

Hi all, I need information about modelling a system. Assume that, there is a ramp and robot with 2 wheels. I want wheels to follow the road and (if it is suitable to happen) jump from it according to the given velocity. How can i model this situtation? Thanks.

Hey there, my honours year thesis is on the design and analysis of a carbon fibre wheel for a Formula Student racecar. However, I am unable to obtain carbon fibre material properties to input into the Engineering Data section. I am required to specify the Youngs Modulus in the x, y and z...

I try to learn Ansys Fluent. I try what I watch but I am stuck. After clicking "create simulation process" I cannot find that "geometry file" in 34. seconds. Would somebody can help? Thank you.

I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis in mechanical engineering. A part of my thesis is conducting a FEM-analysis on a sump for sewage. I've applied a load on the upper face of the lid for the sump. As a result, the upper layer of the lid has been "pushed through" the lower layer of...

Dear experts, I´m performing a non-linear buckling analysis under ANSYS Mechanical APDL (v14.5) using an input file that processes the last converged step to generate some etable output. When run in GUI everything goes fine: the non-linear buckling analysis is performed until it becomes...

Hi, could you help me with my parametric model please? I have a problem with the end of spring. At the end of load (displacement) is problem with solve stress because there is concentrated stress and it shouldn't be. I didn't define contact between coils yet. I need to repair this fail at...

Hi guys, First of all, thank you for your help. I am new in Ansys and Fluent (less than a month), hoping to learn. I am trying to model a simple and single surface reaction CH4 (g) -> C(s) + 2H2 (g) on a "CVD reactor" to grow C(s) (graphene, or graphite). The inlets are gases inyections of...

Using : Ansys Workbench 16 Educational I want to build simple frame and simulate stress state and deformation when that frame is lifted. I have constructed my geometry in Design Modeler using line body's. My lifting cable has circular cross section with diameter of 10 mm. My frame has square...

Hey Guys, through the past years you helped me a lot. But now i have to ask my first question. I am simulating a solenoid, a very easy one, with a core and a coil. And a translational band (2mm). The only problem is, that i cannot put the band correctly because my solenoid is in a housing, the...

Hi, I have problem of finding the deformation of skin using a probe. I have identified the different layers of skin and made the model accordingly along with a probe in contact with the top layer of skin. The model is basically 15x15mm model with extrudes of different thickness for each layer...

I am trying to perform a simple simulation in ANSYS WB Mechanical. Description is given below in image, thickness of the plate is 5 mm. Problem is I am unable to decide which type of support should I provide for this.

When choosing between a 2D 4-node quadrilateral element and 8-node for FEA stress analysis, why is the 8 node option preferred? I understand it has much more flexibility with different shapes due to the central mid node but are there any other reasons?

I'm testing a part for fatigue, and I got a time series of Forces and Moments on three different parts of the body (A wind turbine hub). From the static structural fatigue analysis, I noticed that you need a von mises stress input - that's not a problem. My problem is, how do I place different...

Hey, I have a simple ANSYS model shown in link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104865119/hand_calc.PNG . Ansys reaction force in z axis is +121 N and -121 N. Can someone clarify how do you get to this result using hand calculations?

Hello, I am doing a non-linear analysis in ANSYS. I have curve for the strain,stress curve for the material in tension, however, in the problem I'm working on I'm compressing the material. Does anyone know, if ANSYS just mirrors the material curve about origo as I have not given it data for...

I know the difference, but I want to know what is the latest version of apdl.

I am doing a 2D Ansys workbench simulation ,it is nonlinear simulation due to frictionless contact, there is symmetry in the shape so I used the symmetry option to reduce the computation time and it succeeded to converge after that I tried the simulation of the whole body but it always fails...

What happens if I turned off large deflection in a simulation which has large deflection in Ansys workbench ? should the solution be totally wrong ? will it fail to solve ?

As far as I know both the friction or the frictionless contact types in Ansys doesn't prevent motion in the perpendicular direction. I have been following this tutorial https://goo.gl/w8sIlG (no need to open) but I have found something strange when I do the same but without changing the analysis...

I have an inquiry about how to make a system coupling between mechanical and electrical system in ANSYS program.

I have been working on example of the book of ansys workbench by H.H.LEE but I tried to do different mesh using : mesh control <method<Multizone/hexa unfortunately I got an error message saying that the mesh failed and can't be performed. Does anyone who why does meshing might fail and what is...

So I have a rectangular section as my geometry that needs to be formed in three stages. So after 1st operation I want to take that deformed shape and perform another operation (all analysis use Explicit Dynamics). Is this possible in ANSYS? Thanks in advance

Hi, I know that Ansys APDL can determine the stiffness matrix for any structure, I would like to know if I can determine the overall stiffness for this structure or not if yes how can I do this? thanks.

in ansys turbogrid i faced a setting that couldn't find out how it works and couldn't find an appropriate description for that. Near Wall Element Size specification in mesh data object that has 3 methods(1-absolute 2-y+ 3-normalize) i upload an image from software if someone know anything...

hi.. i want to import only the geometry defined in mechanical apdl into ansys workbench so that i want to have the freedom to change the geometry and meshing whenever i want to. thankyou

Hi everyone, i facing a problem which is the ansys simulation setting problem. I had use modal analysis simulate and get the result. But the problem is the result for three axis which is x, y and z axis also have same value for the frequency. Is that any setting i missed up?

Hi, I am trying to model a counter flow diffusion flame using ansys fluent with fuel/oxidiser as methane/air. The problem is that the flame temperature(800 K) is much lower than what it should be(>1600 K). I am using Non premixed combustion module with steady diffusion flamelet and adiabatic...

Hi, What element should I use to model a tension-only (no bending stiffness) cable/chordae? The problem is that I need to use a hyperelastic material model with it. And LINK180 does not support the hyperelastic material model. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I have done the Harmonic Analysis of my model with Ansys APDL 17.0 (ACADEMIC version), and I have obtained only the DOF solution of my nodes but i need the Strain and Stress solution . How can I get it? Thanks. Tonino Sepe.

Hi everyone, i have a question related with ansys. I request to do free vibration and force vibration for my final year project, my project title is optimum baby hammock stand. For free vibration i search from online to get the result by using modal solver (attachment below). For force vibration...

Hello everyone, I am trying to use ANSYS to calculate the reaction force in the edge of a buckled thin plate. (One edge is constrained and the other edge is displaced). According to what I read in the Help Documentation, the study should be done in Static Structural, and a stabilization...

I am using Moving_heat_R150_v3 ACT extension in ANSYS Workbench.But while solving the problem it shows following error- SOLVE is not a recognized PREP7 command, abbreviation, or macro.This command will be ignored. It seems to be like there is a problem in the extension.Is it possible to edit it?

Dear All, I am facing a problem in Ansys Ansys issue. I am solving a model (Transient Thermal Analysis (Heat Flow from Hydrothermal Vessel)) in Ansys 16.2 Workbench While reaching modeling stage, and upon running the simulation, program gives an below errorAn error occurred while starting...

Hello, can I have one simple question? I need create a Multibody Parts in Ansys Workbench. But I haven´t a Design Modeller. How do I create it? Thanks you. Pavel

Hi all, I am designing a three phase 11000/433 Volts Delta/Star 50 Hertz transformer in Ansys Maxwell. It has 792 turns in 6 layers on HV side (132 turns per layer) and 18 turns in 2 layers (9 turns per layer). The resistance as I have calculated is 0.1325 ohms per phase of HV winding and 5.57...

i want to analyse a two cylinders of different materials between which a rigid block of certain width exists. I am using CE command to connect the nodes of both the cylinders and the constant in Ce equation denotes the width of the the rigid block. When i solve the above problem , stress...

I am trying to analyse a two material cylinder glued together .The cylinder is subjected to internal pressure of 100 units. The problem i am facing is that the radial stress at the inner radius (where the internal pressure is applied) is not equal to the internal pressure.I.E. if the internal...

I want to do a transient thermal analysis in butt welded joint.The heat flow I have given 3200 watt(Q = efficiency x current x voltage = 0.8 x 160 amp x 25 volt)to the welding zone, given 20 load step(as welding is completed in 20 sec),convection co-efficient = 11.14, emissivity = .4 and applied...

Please help.I want to do transient analysis on welded joint.So for moving heat source I have to select multiple patches along the weld joint.From tutorial I came to know that it can be done by imprint faces while extruding lines,but when I tried it by extrusion in operation it does not show the...

Hi , I'm new to CFD. I'm modeling a parking ventilation system in ansys CFX. I'm having some trouble modeling the jet fans . I went as follows. I created a fresh air inlet (Opening BC), an exhuast outlet (outlet BC) and in the middle I distributed jet fans .The jet fans are modeled as sub...

Hello! I wish to do a lifting analysis in Ansys workbench. Basically it is a wagon with a train on it. I wish to analyse what happens to the model when lifting the wagon which has the weigth of the wagon+train. What is the easiest way to analyse what will happen to the wagon when lifting it...

Hello All, I am a master student working on my thesis. am using ANSYS workbench to model the debonding between FRP and Concrete (Single Shear Test). The geometry is very simple, so meshing and sketching were easy. however I have the following quires about loading and interfaces. 1. I want to...

Hi, My problem is that I have a flat rectangular plate acted by in-plane concentrated force. I want to do the forced modal analysis for 5 modes using ansys for this plate. Can anyone tell me how to do this. Regards, Sagar