FInite Element Analysis Guide Through ANSYS Wb v.16.2 by Syllignakis Stefanos, Petr Vosynek - HTML preview

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Table of Contents

 

Credits and Copyright

Preface

INTRODUCTORY

General Information

The Design Modeler

Basic Mouse Functionality

Selection Filters

Selection Panes

Graphic Controls

Additional Mouse Controls

Understanding Cell States

i. Typical Cell States

ii. Solution-Specific States

iii. Failure States

3D Geometry

Bodies and Parts

Boolean Operations

Feature Type

Feature Creation

CHAPTER_I: CHILD SWING

1.1 Problem Description

1.2 Workbench GUI

1.3 Preparing Engineering Data

1.4 Create Geometric Model

1.4.1 2D and 3D Simulations

1.4.2 More on Geometric Modeling

1.5 Divide Geometric Model Into Finite Elements

1.6 Set Up Loads and Supports

1.7 Solve the Finite Element Model

1.8 Viewing the Results

1.9 Second Part of Our Task

CHAPTER_II: BEAM SYSTEM

2.1 Problem Description

2.2 Start-Up

2.3 Create Body

2.4 Create Cross-Section

2.5 Start-up “Mechanical”

2.6 Generate Mesh

2.7 Specify Boundary Conditions

2.8 Specify Loads

2.9 Set up Solution Branch and Solve the Model

2.10 View the Results

CHAPTER_III: PLATE43

3.1 Problem Description

3.2 Start-Up

3.3 Creating the 2D Geometry Model

3.4 Set Up Mesh Controls

3.5 Set Up Supports, Loads

3.6 Set Up Solution Outcome Branch

3.7 View the Results

3.7.1 Perform Simulations

3.8 Modify the Model

3.8.1 Set Up New Supports, Loads

3.8.2 Set Up New Mesh Controls

3.8.3 View the Results

3.9 Structural Error

3.10 Finite Element Convergence

3.11 Stress Concentration

3.11.1 View the Path Results

CHAPTER_IV: SHAFT

4.1 Problem Description

Examples before beginning our task

Shaft Description

4.2 Start-Up

4.3 Create Body

4.3.1 Getting back to the Modeling

4.4 Set Up Mesh Controls

4.5 Set Up Supports, Loads

4.6 Set Up Solution Outcome Branch

4.7 View the Results

4.7.1 Activating 3D View

4.9 Stress Concentration Factor

4.9.1 Hand Calculations VS Computational Calculations of Stress Concentration

Hand Calculations

Computational Calculations

Solving the Equation

4.10 Redefining Mesh

CHAPTER_V: LEVEL OF GEOMETRY

5.1 Problem Description

Car Chassis Description

i. Beam Elements

5.2.i Start Up

5.3.i Create Body

5.4.i Set Up Mesh Controls

5.5.i Set Up Supports, Loads

5.6.i Set Up Solution Outcome Branch

5.7.i View the Results

ii. Solid Elements

5.2.ii Start Up

5.3.ii Create Body

5.4.ii Set Up Mesh Controls

5.5.ii Set Up Supports, Loads

5.6.ii Set Up Solution Outcome Branch

5.7.ii View the Results

iii. Surface Elements

5.2.iii Start Up

5.3.iii Create Body

5.4.iii Set Up Mesh Controls

5.5.iii Set Up Supports, Loads

5.6.iii View the Results

iv. Type of Elements Comparison

CHAPTER_VI: TUNING FORK

6.1 Problem Description

6.2 Start Up

6.3 Create Body

6.4 Set Up Mesh Controls

6.5 Set Up Supports, Loads

6.6 View the Results

6.7 Modify Model

  1. Changing Material
  2. Changing the Dimensions