Andreas Hbner, CADFEM (Suisse) AG Andreas Hbner, CADFEM (Suisse) AG

Ren Roos, EVEN AG Ren Roos, EVEN AG

Composite Workflow Composite Workflow
Challenges and Solutions Challenges and Solutions
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Material
Shape Function
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Concept Concept
Preliminary Preliminary
Detailed Analyses Detailed Analyses
Reporting Reporting
Geometry Geometry
Design / Drafting Design / Drafting
ANSYS DesignModeler ANSYS DesignModeler
Identical Identical--Name Name--Strategy Strategy
AN ANSYS SYS FE Analyze FE Analyze
Structural Mechanics Structural Mechanics
ANSYS Composite PrepPost ANSYS Composite PrepPost
Optimization Optimization
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Composite Structure Design Process
Understand behavior
of anisotropic material
Conceptual and
preliminary design
without 3D CAD
geometry- data
Preliminary lay-up
design
Material database for
FE analysis
Concept Concept Geometry Geometry FE Analysis FE Analysis
Open to CAD-World
(Licensing)
Associative CAD- to
FE-interface
Using identical-
name-strategy for
plies
Layered composite
structures
Coordinate systems
Composite failure
criteria
Optimization
Ply book
Draping
Flat wrap
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Composite Structure Design Process
Geometry Geometry FE Analysis FE Analysis
ANSYS &
ANSYS WB
ANSYS Composite
PrepPost
ANSYS
Design Modeler
ANSYS Space Claim
Direct Modeler
Concept Concept
ESAComp
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Tel. + 358 9 4342 1550
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Material Database, Analysis and Design System
Design
Database
Design
Structural concept
Material selection
Dimensioning
Lay-up design
Structural details
Reverse engineering
Open Interface
Material
Database
Analysis
Fiber/matrix
micromechanics
Plies and laminates
Structural elements
Plates
Beams
Joints
Verification
Interface to ANSYS Composite PrepPost
User extension
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Concept Concept
Design Concept
Material Selection
Preliminary Layup design
ESAComp ESAComp
Layout: Laminate /
Sandwich
Geometry analyses by:
Hot spot, Panel (plane,
stiffened, curved),
Beams, Joints
Material-Databank
Multiple failure criteria
Polar Plots
ESAComp/ANSYS ACP
Interface
ESAComp Preliminary Design
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ESAComp Data Bank
Material data delivered with ESAComp
Types of Materials
Fibers
Matrix materials
Reinforced plies
Core materials
Adhesives
Open Library
Material data can also be stored on
Company and User levels
Advanced features: Statistical data
from tests can be stored
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ESAComp Design Database
Database levels
Data Bank (locked)
Company (shared)
User (personal)
Company Level
Library of company verified
material data
Sharing of project data
Design Library
Templates
Past projects
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ESAComp Analysis Capabilities
Micromechanics analyses for deriving
ply properties from fiber and matrix
data
Laminate level analyses for stiffness,
strength, thermal expansion, thermal
conductivity,
Numerous composite failure criteria
Plate, beam, joint and notched
laminate analyses
Probabilistic analyses for studying the
effect of varying material properties,
layer orientations or loads
Moisture diffusion and other
specialized analyses
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ESAComp Design Capabilities
Trade-off studies
Material selection
Structural concept selection
Laminate lay-up design
For desired laminate properties
For desired behavior of a
structural element
Dimensioning of structures
Stiffener spacing, beam cross-
section, joint overlap, fastener
spacing,
Efficient engineering environment
Quick modification and
duplication of objects
Graphical result displays
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3D result viewer:
Contour plots for reserve factor, displacements and
loads
Failure labels
Detailed element through the thickness analysis
Failure envelopes, carpet plots and polar plots
Available failure criteria:
Puck, Max Stress, Max Strain, Tsai-Hill, Tsai-Wu,
Hashin, Hoffmann
Von Mises, Max Shear stress, Out of plane shear,
Rohacell
Sandwich Wrinkling
ESAComp Result Sets
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ESAComp Interfaces and User Extension
Export of materials and laminate lay-
ups to ANSYS and ANSYS Composite
PrepPost
Import of materials and laminate lay-
ups for detailed studies and further
refinement in ESAComp
XML data exchange with other
applications
Batch runs
User defined micromechanics models
and failure criteria
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ESAComp Add-on Modules
Cylindrical Shells (Add-on)
For design of tubes, shafts, pressure
vessels,
Stiffened Cylindrical Shells (AddAdd-on)
Further extension of the Cylindrical
Shell module
Applications, e.g. aerospace
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Composite Structure Design Process
Geometry Geometry FE Analysis FE Analysis
ANSYS &
ANSYS WB
ANSYS Composite
PrepPost
ANSYS
Design Modeler
ANSYS Space Claim
Direct Modeler
Concept Concept
ESAComp
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ANSYS
Solver
*.rst
Prepare Layup for Composite Model
and Draping Simulartion
Evaluation Composite Model
ANSYS ACP Pre-Processing ANSYS ACP Post-Processing
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ANSYS Composite PrepPost Preprocessing
Pre Processing Pre Processing
Material Properties
Mat. Reference Direction
Ply-Wise Approach
Prediction of Manufacturability
ANSYS ACP Pre ANSYS ACP Pre
Mapping coordinate systems to
one reference path
automatic conversion of
modeling data to simulation
data
draping simulation and support
for automated manufacturing
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ANSYS Composite PrepPost Postprocessing
Post Processing Post Processing
Composite failure criteria
Efficient results interpretation
Design optimization
Ply-wise post processing
Estimation for delamination
ANSYS ACP Post ANSYS ACP Post
one figure per element is plotted, which
reveals the safety level at the most
critical layer
evaluation of different failure criteria
over different load cases at same time
failure mechanism and layer orientation
is plotted for decision making
visualization based on physical plies
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Selection Rules
Selection rules provide practical
means to reselect group of
elements for which the physical
plies are applied
Cartesian
Cylindrical
Spherical
Tube
Cut off rule
Key Features for Composites Preprocessing
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Cutting Rules
Tube rule: Rule defined by a circle swept along an
edge set.
Cut-off rule: Cut the plies when they intersect an
imported CAD surface. Example how to suppress
plies overlapping
Key Features for Composites Preprocessing
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Concept of oriented element-sets; user
can define material application
direction and material 0 direction
Multiple oriented element-sets can be
overlapping and differently oriented
allowing for unique possibility of easy
asymmetric laminate definition
Key Features for Composites Preprocessing
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Parallel, radial, cylindrical, edge wise
and spherical rosette (coordinate
systems) as basis for definition of
material reference direction
Concept of oriented element-sets; user
can define material reference direction
and ply orientation with respect to
that
One or several rosettes are assigned to
an oriented element-set which avoids
need for ply-subdivision
Key Features for Composites Preprocessing
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Andreas Hbner
andreas.huebner@cadfem.ch
+41 / 52 / 368 01 20
EVEN AG
Ren Roos
roos@even-ag.ch
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