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ANSYS 14 Structural Mechanics Update PDF
ANSYS 14 Structural Mechanics Update PDF
November 22,
2011
November 22,
2011
Listening to your
needs, we have
been able to identify
a number of themes
which form the basis
of our roadmap and
guide our
developments
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2011
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2011
MAPDL/WB Integration
Finite Element Information Access within
ANSYS Mechanical
November 22,
2011
Motivation
ANSYS Workbench is
originally a geometry
based tool. Many users
however also need to
control and access the
finite element
information.
November 22,
2011
Reviewing Connections
Spot Welds
November 22,
2011
Connections created
internally at the
solution level are
available and can help
understand the results
Selections of Nodes
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Node Picking
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2011
Lasso Selection
Nodal orientation
allows users to orient
nodes in an arbitrary
coordinate system.
Direct FE loads and
boundary conditions can
be applied to selections
of nodes.
Nodes are oriented in cylindrical system for loads and
boundary condition definitions
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2011
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2011
Added after
initial solve
Analysis Settings tabular data:
No restart point is lost
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2011
MAPDL/WB Integration
Linear Dynamics in ANSYS Mechanical
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2011
MSUP Transient
Analysis supported
Reaction Forces in a
Harmonic Analyses
Joints in Harmonic
Analyses
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November 22,
2011
Physics Coupling
Data Mapping
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
Exchange files are
frequently used to
transfer quantities from
one simulation to
another.
Efficient mapping of
point cloud data is
required to account for
misalignment, non
matching units or scaling
issues.
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2011
New at R14.0
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2011
Increased Accuracy
The smoothness of the
mapped data depends on
the density of the point
cloud.
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2011
Several weighting
options are available to
accommodate various
data quality.
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2011
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2011
Rotating Machines
Studying Rotordynamics in ANSYS Mechanical
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2011
Motivation
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2011
Geometry Creation
Geometries can be
imported from a CAD
system or imported
from a simple text
file definition as used
in preliminary design
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2011
ANSYS provides an
interface that allows
to import bearing
characteristics from
an external file
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November 22,
2011
Rotordynamics
analyses require a
number of advanced
controls:
Damping
Solver choice
Coriolis effect
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2011
Campbell Diagrams
Campbell diagrams
are used to identify
critical speeds of a
rotating shaft for a
given range of shaft
velocities
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November 22,
2011
Composites
Enhanced Analysis Workflow and Advanced
Failure Models for Composites
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
Efficient workflows
and in-depth analysis
tools are required to
model and
understand complex
composites structures
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2011
Composites material
require specific
definitions including
orthotropic
properties, as well as
some constants for
failure criteria (TsaiWu, Puck, LaRc03/04,
Hashin)
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2011
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2011
For complex
geometries, the ANSYS
Composite PrepPost
tool is used and layer
definitions are imported
in the assembly model
in ANSYS Mechanical.
Courtesy of
TU Chemnitz
and GHOST
Bikes GmbH
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November 22,
2011
ANSYS Mechanical
supports layerwise
display of results.
ANSYS Composite
PrepPost offers
comprehensive
capabilities for global and
plywise failure analysis.
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2011
2D laminar
composite
Initial crack
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2011
Customization
ANSYS Design Assessment
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
Many of you have
expressed the need for:
Computing and
displaying specific
results
Be able to achieve
more complex User
defined results
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2011
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2011
DA + Allow all
Available Results
allows beam results
Modal=No Beam Results
November 22,
2011
Expressions using
mathematical operators as
supported by Python
Integration options
Nodal, Element-Nodal &
Script used to display scalar element data stored
in an external file
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2011
Thin Structures
Mesh Connections
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
In order to connect
meshes of different
surface parts so as to
merge nodes at
intersections, users do not
always want or cannot
merge the topologies at
the geometry level.
Mesh based connections
are required.
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2011
Mesh Connections
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2011
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2011
Direct access to
operations from
RMB menu
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2011
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2011
Contact Analysis
Rigid Body Dynamics
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2011
Motivation
Many mechanisms and
assemblies have
components that
operate through
contact.
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2011
Performance Improvements
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2011
The applicability,
robustness and
efficiency of the
contact has been
improved for speed
and accuracy
expect a typical 2-5x
speed-up
Contact Analysis
Flexible bodies
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2011
Motivation
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2011
Projected Contact
Regular contact
Projection based
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2011
New contact
stabilization prevents
rigid motion
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November 22,
2011
Contact stabilization
technique dampens
relative motions
between the contact
and target surfaces
for open contact
Performance
Further benefits from GPU boards
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
Taking advantage of
the latest hardware
is mandatory to
solve your large
models.
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November 22,
2011
A combination of
relatively new
technologies
provides a
breakthrough means
to reduce the time
to solution
2.1 MDOF,
Nonlinear
Structural
Analysis using
the Distributed
Sparse Solver
November 22,
2011
Solder
balls
Results Courtesy of MicroConsult Engineering, GmbH
Mold
Solder Joint Benchmark - 4M
DOF, Creep Strain Analysis
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2011
PCB
1 node @
8 cores, 1
GPU
Solder
balls
2 nodes @
4 cores,
2 GPU
8 nodes@
1 core,
8 GPU
Mold
PCB
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November 22,
2011
Advanced Modeling
Material Models
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
ANSYS provides a
comprehensive library
of advanced materials.
Some users however
need even more
advanced models to
include complex
nonlinear phenomena
in their simulations.
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2011
November 22,
2011
Coupled field-elements
for strongly coupled
thermo-mechanical
analysis now accounts
for plasticity induced
heat generation along
with friction effects
Friction Stir Welding including heat generation due to
friction and plastic deformation
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November 22,
2011
Advanced Modeling
Advanced Methods
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
The solver techniques
available from our
solutions allow to
model complex
phenomena.
In some cases, better or
different techniques are
required to improve the
accuracy or the
convergence of the
models.
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November 22,
2011
Buckling of a pre-stressed
stiffened container
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2011
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2011
Moisture Diffusion
Moisture induces
hydroscopic stresses and
alters thermal stresses.
Coupled-field elements
allow to incorporate
moisture effects in
thermal, structural and
coupled simulations.
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2011
Advanced Modeling
Explicit Analysis
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2011
Motivation
Explicit formulations
extend the range of
problems a structural
engineer can solve.
Providing handling
capabilities similar to
implicit solutions
provides an easy
transition from implicit
to explicit.
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2011
Crimping
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2011
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2011
Similarly to implicit
analyses, 2D plain
strain and
axisymmetric
formulations provide
faster computation of
explicit solutions
Axisymmetric
bullet model
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November 22,
2011
Geometry
Advances for Structural Engineers
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
With every release,
ANSYS improves the
quality of the geometry
tools available in
Workbench in order to
increase the quality of
the geometric data.
November 22,
2011
Selection tolerance is
available to handle face
pairs in case of
imperfect offsets.
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November 22,
2011
Usability Enhancements
Toolbars can be
customized for easy and
direct access to preferred
features and tools.
November 22,
2011
Regular patch
Multi-face patch
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November 22,
2011
Multi-face patch
option increases the
quality of repairs for
missing faces.
Physics Coupling
System Optimization with Rigid Body Dynamics
and Simplorer co-simulation
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
Most mechanisms and
assemblies are managed
via control systems.
System simulation,
including the details of
the mechanism or
assembly, are needed in
order to improve
modeling accuracy,
fidelity and ultimately
system optimization.
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2011
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2011
Simulation Results
Rotational Displacement
Rotational Velocity
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2011
Some Examples
Aircraft Landing
Gear
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2011
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Questions?
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2011
Appendix
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2011
Customization
Application Customization Toolkit
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2011
Motivation
As a Mechanical User,
you may want to:
Customize menus
Create new loads and
boundary conditions
Create new types of
plots
Reuse APDL scripts
without command
snippets
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2011
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2011
XML definition:
<load internalName="Convection on Blade" caption="Convection on Blade" icon="Convection"
issupport="false" isload="true">
<version>1</version>
<callbacks>
<onsolve>Convection_Blade_Computation</onsolve>
</callbacks>
<details>
<property internalName="Geometry" dataType="string" control="scoping"></property>
<property internalName="Thickness" caption="Thickness" dataType="string"
control="text"></property>
<property internalName="Film Coefficient" caption="Film Coefficient" dataType="string"
control="text"></property>
<property internalName="Ambient Temperature" caption="Ambient Temperature"
dataType="string" control="text"></property>
</details>
</load>
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2011
APDL
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2011
WB Mechanical
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2011
Advanced Modeling
Offshore Structures
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2011
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2011
Offloading arm
represented with series
of typical articulations
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2011
Sequential
Allowing structural (ANSYS) and aeroelastic (3rd
party) analyses to be run independently
Just use a provided MAPDL macro to write out
input data for the aeroelastic analysis
Fully coupled
Co-simulation of structural and aeroelastic tools
Custom build of MAPDL required, with a macro to
manage the data availability from and to MAPDL
Images Courtesy of REpower Systems AG
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November 22,
2011
Advanced Modeling
Brake Squeal
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November 22,
2011
Motivation
Brake Squeal is a consistent
customer complaints and is
associated with high warranty
costs.
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November 22,
2011
Automated Meshing
CAD
Mesh &
Connection
Bi-Directional CAD
Connectivity
Automated Contact
Detection
Setup &
solver
Flexibility to use Linear
& Non-linear solver
capabilities
Friction sensitivity study
Post
Processing
Root locus plots
Correlation of modes
List Strain energy per
component per mode
Can
Include
Squeal
and cycle
Provide more
analysis
early
in the design
Contact damping
- Sliding velocity
Run set of DOEs
dependent Friction
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2011