Ansys Definition and 306 Threads

Trying to model a thermal contact between two faces. The plan is to get the heat flowing from the right part to the left part with a temperature BC on the right and convection on the left. At the moment the left part stays in the initial temperature so the contact obviously doesn't work. I...

Is it possible to simulate a bushing joint between to parts that would also conduct heat from one part to another?

I am required to do scripting in ansys workbench...i know python, jscript and APDL can be used for this...now how do we really use them? jscript can be used with help of sendcommand() in python for geometric modelling...can we use APDL in python? In Mechanical(formerly simulation) can we...

Hello, first of all I apologize if there is already a topic with this solution but this is my first time here, and I'm a little lost :frown: I'm developing a work which consists in the determination of residual stresses due to TIG welding. I have developed the model and ran a successful...

Hey all, First off, I'd like to mention that I am completely unfamiliar with this ANSYS and have been fighting with this program for last 2 and half weeks. Any feedback and help is greatly appreciated! Please refer to the photos attached for referral. My project currently involves analyzing...

ANSYS scripting in Workbench... I am not sure whether I am using perfect terminology or not, I want to create a program using ansys workbench such that I will give input/parameters to the program, what all operations/analyses has to be done will be specified in program and will finally obtain...

Hi all, This might be considered a coursework question, insofar as I'm doing it as a student and not a professional, but it's less to do with homework type questions and more to do with software fiddling, so I thought I'd post it here. I apologize if it's not the right forum. I've been given...

Hello, I'm currently conducting a very serious high school research project titled: Maximizing Energy Efficiency of a Linear Electromagnetic Accelerator I have recently been bestowed with a temporary license for a very advanced 3-dimensional electromagnetism simulator that should allow me...

I have modeled a curved surface to which I need to applied forces defined in a Excel csv sheet. I have successfully created an external data box in the project schematic and tried to import the load into mechanical. The load file I have resembles: X Y Load 0.3...

Hi, i am currently doing a simulation of rotating propeller using ANSYS Workbench v13. May i know how to obtain vibration data? coz i only able to obtain stress, strain & etc for solution.. I am currently using static structural analysis only. Do i have to use random vibration analysis?

Hello guys, I've created beam3 using Nodes. How can I do Meshing? Or for Nodes it is not possible? I can not create the beam by keypoints, cause I need to do stepped beam with different cross-sectional area. Thank you.

Hi, My problem is that I have 2 cantilever beams (rectangular cross section beams) placed next to each other. I want to do the modal analysis for 15 modes using ansys for these 2 beams and I also want to know how each beam is intercting with each other.CAn anyone tell me how to do this. you can...

Dear all, I am gautama currently pursuing my M.Tech in Fast breeder reactor at IGCAR. The project is based on the fuel sub assembly bowing due to thermal, swelling gradients. Using a FEM software ANSYS i have modeled the Sub assembly, but i am not able to give swelling parameter in ANSYS...

ansys -- Boundary conditions for 2 cylinders and fluid i want to do a analysis in ansys in which a cylinder will rotate about a axis which is out side of the cylinder and this cylinder is also rotating about its own axis. cylinder is half filled with liduid. i want to do the stress analysis or...

Hello everyone Just a quick question, hopefully someone could shed some light upon what I'm doing wrong here? I'm using ANSYS Workbench to apply a force to what is effectively a cantilever beam, fixed at one end, with a load applied at the other. To be more specific it is a spring strut of...

Ok I've been surfing trough the internet for quite some time now trying to find a solution to my problem but nothing similair pops up. This is my problem: http://i40.tinypic.com/295dc9f.png For some peculiar reason the structure tends to bend over to the left. I have no idea why and I've...

i am new to the APDL in ansys and i need some basic books or sites to learn APDL

Hi, I am working to analysis cutting forces of machining process. I would like to enquire whther ANSYS workbench can do that, any idea? Thanks,,

Hello all, I have a problem in ANSYS workbench. I have modeled a curved hollow cylinder and I have divided the top face(ring shaped) into various sections as shown in the attachment picture. I am applying surface loads on those sections/surfaces. Is there a way that I can make the load move...

Where can I find ANSYS tutorials? I will be really thankful for any kind of help. Youtube has some but doesn't help me right now.

I am creating a 3D mesh for beam188 elements (L sections). Method - create keypoints, create lines between KP, define section, apply all relevant properties to the line and mesh the line. When I view the mesh (/ESHAPE,1) it appears as you would expect with an extruded L-shaped 3D...

hi there...i am currently working on how simulate end milling process in ansys 8.0. does anyone know how to employ element kill technique with multiple loadsteps? how to determine the von-mises stress for various loadsteps and how to create mulltiple loadsteps?

I have got a metal plate of aluminium. I want to put compressive residual stresses around the hole in Ansys. Can somebody guide me how can i do in ansys? any help will be appreciated. moazzam habib university of hertfordshire united kingdom

I have one problem with Ansys. How to make beam with two different cross section areas when "Sections" in Menu accept just one? Regards

hi there is an assembly of parts which i want to do static analyse on. i make the parts in cataia and import them as ''igs'' into workbench.problem 1: there are near 7 parts in my assembly which when gets into ansys , ansys doesn't recognize some of them and doesn't show them but it recognize...

I am running a non-linear analysis using ANSYS using multilinear isotropic hardening. The problem is that the value of maximum prinicipal stress I get on my model is greater than the max value in the table which I input. So I think ANSYS is extrapolating the values of stress on its own beyond...

I am doing my B.Tech Project on Finite Element Analysis. I need to generate the following thing in Ansys - One body slides over another and due to friction, heat is generated. Can anyone please help me out how to do that?

peace be upon you: i am working in design i have finished drawings using sloidworks and about to do simulation and i need advice which is better ansys or SW simulaion hint : i need accurate results to do optimization for design in the future thx in advance

Hi, I am trying to model a simple cable using Ansys 13.0. It seems like the best element to use is LINK180, because this element replaced previously available links from older program versions (such as LINK10 and LINK167). However, although the "help" says that the third real constant for this...

Hey guys, I am currently working on a project and need to model the tubing configuration as shown in the first attachment. Experimental testing has been completed and I have detailed data for the strain and vibration velocity as required. I need to model this in ANSYS to compare the...

I feel like this should be a fairly easy problem to solve in ANSYS but can't work it out. My actual problem is a bit more complex that what I've written below, but the solution method should be the same. A hollow cylinder is pressurised from the inside, the cylinder inflates. What is the...

I am and have been trying to do a specific simulation for the last several weeks. It seems like I take one step forward two steps back. See below: See the attached files. I'm on Ansys Workbench 13. [PLAIN]www.plastics-consulting.com/rod.stp[/URL]...

Hi I'm trying to preform a simple model of a ferromagnetic bar which has a coil wrapped around it. The bar has a 4×4 cm base and is 15 cm tall, the coil has an inside radius of 29 mm and outside radius 30 mm and a height of 10 cm. The goal is to find the eddy currents in the bar, generated...

Hello, I'm doing structural analysis of honeycomb light weight structures in ansys apdl.. is it possible to mesh and compare element types such as solid, shell and beam elements with respect to max.stress with the same 3D model??

Hello, I am a new user both in Ansys and in the forum and I am sorry if my question is silly, but I cannot find the solution by myself. I am using Ansys Workbench v.12 static structural in order to find the displacement of various parts of a robotic arm, that are caused by different loads...

i am working on a hoop and its 550mm diameter, 7mm thickness. I applied 1mm displacement from its upper face which is normal to its direction.Stress is 730Mpa which is normal but the total reaction force is 0.0004N which is too low. where do i make the mistake.Material is structural steel...

Hi, I have to model a transient thermal problem in Ansys. I just need an outline of how I should proceed. The Problem: I am trying to model the cooling of a solar collector reciever tube from 150 degree celsius to ambient. My attempts have involved the following: 1. Initial condition...

Dear All, I have been trying to calculate the bending moment redistribution on continuous, steel fiber reinforced, beams. The idea is simple, introducing to the ANSYS model elements, with lowered E-modulus, according always to the evolution of the cracking observed on the actual tests...

I am a new user in this forum. In free- free modal analysing, there is 6 rigid body motion (3 displacements and 3 rotations) with frequencie's of 0, but in my analysis there is 3 rigid body motions with frequencie's of 0 (linear displaements) and the frequencie's of others (rotational rigid...

Hi all, I'm a student in an Engineer School in France and I would like to know if you can help me on this subject. The system, I have to model on ANSYS, is composed by a clamped clamped silicon beam and actuated by an electric signal V=Vc+Va*cos(w*t) from an electrode located under the...

Hi, I am trying to show the heat transfer from a hot stream to a cold stream in ansys. I can do everything but not to define the wall's heat capacity which separates the two streams. Where and how would I do this? Thanks

I am a newcomer to FEM and Ansys, so forgive the possibly banal question: I have modeled a cantilever beam with a vertical point load acting at the free end using Ansys (using a PLANE42 element) and am slightly confused about the resulting plot for stress in y direction (y being the axis...

Homework Statement A cylindrical sample of soft tissue, with diameter = 8 mm, height = 6 mm, is firmly glued to two steel compression plates. Using axisymmetric elements, find the force needed to compress the sample by 0.5 mm. For the purpose of this problem you may assume that E = 1 kPa, ν =...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and is currently working on a project where we are going to do a FEM-analysis of a structure with parts that is welded together. The parts are not welded together by spotwelds, but welded along a line. My problem is that I don't know how to simulate this in ANSYS...

Hello, Can the reaction forces at the mounting (fixed) holes of a component in a static structural analysis be used directly to find out the forces acting on the mounting bolts? If my understanding is correct, the force in the direction in the axis of the bolt will be used to find the...

Hi, Have been using ANSYS Mechanical to conduct some analyses, but am now moving to ANSYS APDL to investigate the effectiveness of Solid-Shell elements. However, I've run into a problem. I can't figure out how to apply a load to an area! I have been playing around with the SURF154...

Hi, I have been using both ANSYS APDL and ANSYS Workbench (Mechanical) to run analysis on a structure. After loading the structure, in Mechanical i was able to scope my results for deformation and EQUIV stress to just the adhesive layer as this is what I am interested in. However, I can't...

Simulating "Bonded Contact" from ANSYS Mechanical in ANSYS APDL Hi, Im looking into the accuracy of using different element types to model a particular structure. As a simple approximation think of it as a beam split into 3 horizontal sections. Shown in the diagram as top, middle & bottom...

Hello, I am trying to model an explicit dynamics model in Ansys, to study impact of different objects. I cannot figure out how to model a composite with several layers in workbench. I have been trying to achieve this for over a week now. I was told that I can model the composite in Ansys...

Hello everyone, I am new to this thread and had a couple of questions regarding the use of ANSYS in dentistry. Just a little bit about myself to put my question in context. I am a graduate student and am completing a research project on bone regeneration using a certain protein. I am basing...