Ansys Definition and 377 Threads

Hi Guys, I 'm currently trying to make a 2D model of a sector of a compressor disk with the blade attached to it by means of a frictional contact (as shown in the attached pic). The contact between the blade and disk is frictional (coeff=0.25), augmented lagrange formulation, and adjust to...

Hi all, This is my first post on this forum. I am located in Australia working as a mechanical engineer. Our Ansys License has expired (Technical support no longer available- Product purchased outright), and for some reason it doesn't allow the setting of 'large deflections' to be turned on...

I have a university coursework where I have to optimise the mass/volume of a bike frame using the cross-sectional area & tube thickness of the cylindrical tubing. I'm fairly competent in doing this process in ANSYS workbench (at least I'd like to think I am!). If I had the choice, I would use...

hi, I have some confusion for performing nonlinear analysis in ANSYS with NLGEOM... I was following the tutorial, the APDL is given below /prep7 ! start preprocessor /title,NonLinear Analysis of Cantilever Beam k,1,0,0,0 ! define keypoints k,2,5,0,0...

Ansys -- diffrence between ansys multiphysic and WorkBench? Could anyone explain me, What is the diffrence between ansys multiphysic and WorkBench? And how to change the units in Ansys in Multiphysic? Because I'm hving the Problem Description in Inch?

Hi all New engineer cutting my teeth on the ADPL language I am using the HUI as a crutch and i often go to the log file to see what the program is doing and I cut and paste out of that for my macros. I have been using this for a while and my log and error files are huge how do i clear them...

I have to model friction in ansys workbench for the geometry i attached - static structural analysis. I basically have to define the contacts... I don't know what contact settings to keep... so can someone suggest me what contact settings to keep? Loads are applied at the two ends The...

I'm just learning how to use Ansys Workbench 13 to analyze static structures. I need to analyze the deformation of a simply supported beam with a concentrated force in the center vertically downward. I have a 3D model of this beam created in Solidworks. How do I create a force in the center...

Hi everybody, I would like to compare inductance (self and mutual) calculations using FEMM and Maxwell 13, both 2D problems. In FEMM this is very simple and I just use an axissimetric solution, enter the desired frequency, currents and get the results. When using Maxwell...

hello everybody. i have a quick question. i am going to make a shape memory alloy model in ansys workbench 12.0 . as workbench does not have the SMA model, i have to make material properties in mechanical APDL and then make an input file. but i don't know how to define properties and make the...

Hi! I'm doing my master thesis about designing a offshore wind turbine tower for subarctic conditions and I have a major problem with units I'm not much familiarised with Ansys, so I use Ansa as preprocessor and launch the solve in Ansys The problem I have is in units. I'm using Ansys...

I've been studying ANSYS v11 from a book I bought online. I remember doing the same during my graduation. Now that I am studying in-depth I'd like to know why meshing is required (in more technical terms). Also, I am solving 2D truss related problems where I realize meshing is not done. However...

Hi all, I learned to use Ansys workbench to do mechanical analysis, but never got any result. It always show me an error message: general error happened. The error details is below, "The license is currently in use by another application in this Workbench session such as...

while working with ansys classic, while adding link element 2D spar is not available in the list,do i need to install it additionally? if yes how? or otherwise what can i do?

Hi all, I did simple problem, in which assembly is subjected to single load & it is fixed at other end. I used Higher Order Tet element (& tried with Hexdominent Method also) for the casting body. The vonmises stress shows the true results but when i was looking for the Max Principal...

I have a box, the bottom and the four walls are made of grid. I wan to apply load in the box and see how the bottom and the four walls deform (and stress too). How can I do it? I do not want to apply a force to each wire vertically and horizontally. I want to apply a load to the bottom and the...

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??