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Problem:
The figure illustrates the connection of a cylinder head to a pressure vessel using 10 bolts and a confined-gasket seal. The effective sealing diameter is 150 mm. Other dimensions are A = 100, B = 200, C = 300, D = 20, and E = 25, all in millimeters. The cylinder head is used to store gas at a static pressure of 6 Mpa. ISO class 8.8 bolts with a diameter of 12 mm have been selected. This provides an acceptable bolt spacing. Find the stress in the bolts after the pretension load is applied and then again after the external load is applied. In the model use At as the diameter of the bolts across the entire length of the bolt.
Joseph Shigley and Charles Mischke. Mechanical Engineering Design 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, May 2002.
Tutorial Overview
This tutorial is divided into six parts: 1) Tutorial Basics 2) Problem Planning 3) Preprocessing 4) Solution 5) Post-Processing 6) Hand Calculations
Audience
This tutorial assumes an intermediate knowledge of ANSYS 8.0; therefore, it goes into moderate detail to explain each step. A problem planning section has been added to help set up the problem. More advanced ANSYS 8.0 users should be able to complete this tutorial fairly quickly.
Prerequisites
1) ANSYS 8.0 in house Structural Tutorial 2) Completion of three or more Basic Machine Design Tutorials
Objectives
1) Use a pretension mesh in ANSYS to apply the bolt preload 2) Solve for the preload stress in the bolt 3) Apply external loads to the bolt joint 4) Solve for the final stress in the bolt
Outcomes
1) Learn how to set up the problem before starting Ansys 2) Increase familiarity with the graphical user interface (GUI) 3) Learn how to create and mesh more complex geometries 4) Increase familiarity with post processing tools
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