VI Semester BE Mechanical Engineering Students' Record Notebook for Simulation and Analysis Laboratory

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A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
POLLACHI, COIMBATORE - 6420 002
RECORD NOTE BOOK
VI - SEMESTER, BE - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
P.A. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, POLLACHI - 6420 002
(Affiliated to Anna University - Coimbatore)

P.A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
POLLACHI, COIMBATORE - 642 002.
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Registration No.
Certified that this is the bonafide record of work done by

Mr.………………………………………………..……… of …………. - semester B.E.
Mechanical Engineering Branch / Batch during the academic year ………………………….
in the Simulation And Analysis laboratory.
Head of the Department Staff In-Charge
Submitted for the University practical examination held on……………………

at P.A College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi.
Internal Examiner External Examiner
Date:………………… Date:…………………
LABARATORY CLASSES - INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Students must attend the lab classes with ID cards and in the prescribed uniform.
2. Boys-shirts tucked in and wearing closed leather shoes. Girls‟ students with cut shoes, overcoat,
and plait incite the coat. Girls‟ students should not wear loose garments.
3. Students must check if the components, instruments and machinery are in working condition before
setting up the experiment.
4. Power supply to the experimental set up/ equipment/ machine must be switched on only after the
faculty checks and gives approval for doing the experiment. Students must start to the experiment.
Students must start doing the experiments only after getting permissions from the faculty.
5. Any damage to any of the equipment/instrument/machine caused due to carelessness, the cost will
be fully recovered from the individual (or) group of students.
6. Students may contact the lab in charge immediately for any unexpected incidents and emergency.
7. The apparatus used for the experiments must be cleaned and returned to the technicians, safely
without any damage.
8. Make sure, while leaving the lab after the stipulated time, that all the power connections are
switched off.
9. EVALUATIONS:
All students should go through the lab manual for the experiment to be carried out for that
day and come fully prepared to complete the experiment within the prescribed periods.
Student should complete the lab record work within the prescribed periods.
Students must be fully aware of the core competencies to be gained by doing

experiment/exercise/programs.
Students should complete the lab record work within the prescribed periods.
The following aspects will be assessed during every exercise, in every lab class and marks
will be awarded accordingly:
Preparedness, conducting experiment, observation, calculation, results, record

presentation, basic understanding and answering for viva questions.
In case of repetition/redo, 25% of marks to be reduced for the respective component.
NOTE 1
Preparation means coming to the lab classes with neatly drawn circuit diagram /experimental
setup /written programs /flowchart, tabular columns, formula, model graphs etc in the observation
notebook and must know the step by step procedure to conduct the experiment.
Conducting experiment means making connection, preparing the experimental setup without
any mistakes at the time of reporting to the faculty.
Observation means taking correct readings in the proper order and tabulating the readings in the
tabular columns.
Calculation means calculating the required parameters using the approximate formula and
readings.
Result means correct value of the required parameters and getting the correct shape of the
characteristics at the time of reporting of the faculty.
Viva voice means answering all the questions given in the manual pertaining to the experiments.
Full marks will be awarded if the students performs well in each case of the above
component
NOTE 2
Incompletion or repeat of experiments means not getting the correct value of the required
parameters and not getting the correct shape of the characteristics of the first attempt. In such
cases, it will be marked as “IC” in the red ink in the status column of the mark allocation table
given at the end of every experiment. The students are expected to repeat the incomplete the
experiment before coming to the next lab. Otherwise the marks for IC component will be reduced
to zero.
NOTE 3
Absenteeism due to genuine reasons will be considered for doing the missed experiments.
In case of power failure, extra classes will be arranged for doing those experiments only and
assessment of all other components preparedness; viva voice etc. will be completed in the
regular class itself.
NOTE 4
The end semester practical internal assessment marks will be based on the average of all the
experiments.
INDEX
Ex. Page
Date Name of the Experiment Mark Staff Signature
No No
10
Completed date:
Average Mark: Staff - in - charge

INDEX
Ex. Page
Date Name of the Experiment Mark Staff Signature
No No
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Completed date:
Average Mark: Staff - in - charge

INTRODUCTION TO ANSYS
ANSYS HISTORY
 A general purpose Finite Element Analysis (FEA) package

 Founded in 1970
 Founder: Dr. John Swanson
 1969: STASYS (Structural Analysis System)
 1970: ANSYS
 1975: PC version
 2004: ANSYS 8.1 multi-physics
 2010: ANSYS 12.1
 2012: ANSYS 13.0
WHAT CAN ANSYS DO?
 Structural analysis
- Stress / strain, deformation, etc.
 Thermal analysis
 Fluid flow (CFD)
 Electro magnetic
 Multi-physics (solid/fluid/electromagnetic..)
HOW IT WORKS?
 Finite Element Method (FEM)
- Continuum media Piece-wised element connected by the Nodes
- Curve Piece-wised Line

FEM PROCESS: 3 BASIC STEPS
 PREPROCESSING
 Build FEM Model
 Geometry Construction
 Mesh Generation (right element type)
 SOLUTION
 Boundary and Load condition implementation
 Submit the model to ANSYS solver
 POSTPROCESSING
 Check and Evaluate the results
Third Party CAD Model ANSYS 3D Model
Geometry Construction PREPROCESSING
Mesh Generation
Boundary and Load implementation
SOLUTION
Job submission POSTPROCESSING
Evaluate the Results

MODELLING APPROACH
 Bottom-up approach
 Creationof model by defining the geometry of the structure with nodes and
elements
 Top-down approach
 Building a solid model using a 3D CAD program and then dividing the model into
nodes and elements
APDL (ANSYS Parametric Design Language)
 h - Method
 It is used for regular surface
 Developed in 1970s
 The name is derived from the field of numerical analysis where the „h‟ is used for
step size, to achieve convergence in the analysis
 The h-element is always of low order, usually linear or quadratic.
 p – Method
 No restrictions to shape and size
 Developed in late 1980s
 This provides option of optimizing a structure.
 p – elements can have edge polynomial as high as 9th order, unlike the low order
polynomials of h-elements
UNIT SYSTEM IN ANSYS
 ANSYS had no build-in unit system

 The unit must be consistent
 The precision of results depends on the model type and mesh type
ANSYS BENEFITS
 Simulate how a design behaves under real-world conditions without having to build costly physical
prototypes.
 Obtain accurate results on design behavior
 Increase your confidence in your final product design by virtually testing a design under all
conceivable loading conditions.
ANSYS APPLICATIONS
 Strength, durability and vibration assessment of various structures such as aircrafts, cars, trucks,
or a train
 Structural dynamic response simulation of loads that vary with time or frequency
 Modal based analysis of large systems such as in automotive and aerospace vehicle systems
 Simulation of interior acoustics for sound pressure inside a bounded domain
 Static and transient analysis of structures involving material and geometric nonlinear behavior and
nonlinear boundary condition
 Advanced heat transfer analysis with contact including conduction, convection and radiation to
understand the effect of temperature fluctuations in consumer electronic devices such as television
or cell phone.
 Automated thermal followed by structural analysis
 Analysis of structures with rotating components
 Include the effects of aero elasticity on structures
 Combined topology, sizing and shape optimization of structures with manufacturing constraints.
STARTING ANSYS:
The ANSYS graphical user interface can be started by selecting the ANSYS icon located in the
ANSYS 12.1 Folder.
12.1
Selecting the ANSYS icon will take you directly to the graphical user interface.
ANSYS Graphical User Interface:
After starting ANSYS, two windows will appear. The first is the ANSYS 12.1 Output Window.
This window displays a listing of every command that ANSYS executes. If you encounter
problems, this is a good place to look to see what ANSYS is doing or has done. This is one location where
you will find all of the warnings and error messages that appear and the command that generated the
warning/error.
The second window is the ANSYS Research FS graphical user interface. This is divided into 4
sections (shown on next page):
1. ANSYS Utility Menu
2. ANSYS Toolbar Menu
3. ANSYS Main Menu
4. Display window
Each section will be discussed in further detail below.
Current Job name
3
ANSYS Utility Menu
Within this menu, you can perform file operations, list and plot items, and change display options.
File Drop-down Menu
The File drop-down menu includes the options to clear the database, change, resume, and save
the current model.
Clear and Start New deletes the current database. It does not clear the log
or error files.
Change Jobname changes the name of the database and associated

files. The next time you save, it will write everything to the current
jobname. It will not delete the previous jobname or associated files.
Note: unless you check the box for New log and error files, it will continue
to write to the current log and error files.
Change Directory allows you to switch directories where the files are being
saved.
Resume Jobname.db and Resume from allows you to open a model that
has already been saved. Note: If you resume a file, ANSYS does not
automatically switch the current jobname to the name of the file you
resumed from. Change the jobname otherwise you may write over
another model.
Save as Jobname.db and Save as allow you to save the model. If you
choose “save as” it will save the file as a different name. If you do not
change the jobname, the next time you save it will overwrite the
current jobname and not the “save as” file name.
List Pull-down Menu
The list pull-down menu allows you to view the log and error files, obtain a listing of geometric entities,
elements and their properties, nodes, and boundary conditions and loads applied to the model.
This menu allows you to view the log and error files. The log file is a
summary of every command performed in ANSYS while the error file may
provide insight into troubleshooting problems with the model/analysis.
These list the geometric entities and their components.
Selecting the Nodes and Elements listings are easy methods to determine
the number of nodes and elements in the model.
Plot Pull-down Menu
This pull-down menu allows you to plot the various components of the model such as keypoints,
areas, volumes and elements.
Use the plot elements command to obtain the mesh plot.

PlotCtrls Pull-Down Menu
This menu includes the controls to pan/zoom/rotate your model, select the numbering options,
change styles and generate hard copies of the plots.
This pops up a window allowing you to pan, zoom and rotate the model.
The Numbering selection allows you to turn on/off the keypoint, lines,
areas, volumes, nodes and element numbering.
The Hard Copy selection sends the plot to a printer or image file.
ANSYS Toolbar
If you get a message reporting that the percent error cannot be calculated with
powergraphics turned on, click the POWRGRPH button to turn off powergraphics.
ANSYS Main Menu
The ANSYS Main Menu contains all of the commands to create, mesh, apply loads, solve, and view
results of the FE analysis. The Main Menu is divided into sections that sequentially follow the steps involved in
an analysis.
Preprocessor
Select the element types to be used. Multiple types may

be selected and applied to a model.
Input the material properties. Multiple materials may be entered

and applied to a model.
Use the modeling options to create the model. Note: ANSYS

uses a hierarchy for modeling:
keypoints (lowest)
lines
areas
volumes (highest)
If you create a volume, all of the areas, lines and keypoints will
be automatically created for you.
Use the meshing options to mesh the model.
To delete mistakes, choose the Delete menu under Modeling. It

is important to select the right option. For example, if you select
Areas Only, the area will be deleted but the lines and keypoints
that make up that area will remain. If you select Areas and
Below, it will delete the area plus the lines and keypoints that
define the area.
NOTE: there is not an undo button in ANSYS, once deleted, the

component must be re-created.
Solution
Choose the type of analysis to perform.
Apply loads and boundary conditions to the model.
Solve the model.

Post Processing
Plot contour or vector plots of results.
Lists the percent error. If you get a message “Cannot view

percent error with powergraphics on”, click the
powergraphics button on the ANSYS Toolbar to turn it off.
List the results for every node. This can be used to

get the maximum and minimum values of results.
Ex. No: 1 STRESS ANALYSIS OF A PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis in a plate with a circular hole using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10.0)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10.0- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
1. Preference - Structural- h-Method - Ok.

2. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Solid, 8 node 82 – Ok – Option – Choose
Plane stress w/thk - Close.
3. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – THK 0.5 – Ok - Close.
4. Material props - Material Models – Structural – Linear – Elastic – Isotropic - EX 2e5, PRXY 0.3 - Ok.
5. Modeling – Create – Areas – Rectangle - by 2 corner - X=0, Y=0, Width=100, Height=50 - Ok.
Circle - Solid circle - X=50, Y=25, Radius=10 - Ok.
Operate – Booleans – Subtract – Areas - Select the larger area (rectangle) – Ok – Ok - Select Circle
– Next – Ok - Ok.
6. Meshing - Mesh Tool – Area – Set - Select the object – Ok - Element edge length 2/3/4/5 – Ok -
Mesh Tool - Select TRI or QUAD - Free/Mapped – Mesh - Select the object - Ok.
SOLUTION:
1. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines - Select the boundary where
is going to be arrested – Ok - All DOF - Ok.
Pressure - On lines - Select the load applying area – Ok - Load PRES valve = 1 N/mm2- Ok.
2. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
1. General post proc - Plot Result - Contour plot - Nodal Solution – Stress - Von mises stress - Ok.
TO VIEW THE ANIMATION:
1. Plot control – Animates - Mode Shape – Stress – Von‟mises - Ok.

2. Plot control – Animate - Save Animation - Select the proper location to save the file (E drive-user) -
Ok.
FOR REPORT GENERATION:
1. File – Report Generator – Choose Append – OK – Image Capture – Ok - Close.
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of rectangular plate with a circular hole is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF A PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE
1 N/mm2
100
Young‟s Modulus = 200 GPa
Poisson‟s Ratio = 0.3

Ex. No: 2 STRESS ANALYSIS OF RECTANGULAR “L” BRACKET
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis of a rectangular L section bracket using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
PREPROCESSING:

4. Material props - Material Models – Structural – Linear – Elastic – Isotropic - EX 2e5, PRXY 0.3 -
Ok.
5. Modeling – Create – Key points - In active CS – enter the key point number and X, Y, Z location
for 6 key points to form the rectangular L-bracket.
Lines – lines - Straight line - Connect all key points to form as lines.
Areas – Arbitrary - by lines - Select all lines - ok.
Lines - Line fillet - Select the two lines where the fillet is going to be formed – Ok – enter the Fillet
radius=10 - Ok.
Areas – Arbitrary - through KPs - Select the key points of the fillet - Ok.
Operate – Booleans – Add – Areas - Select the areas to be add (L Shape & fillet area) - ok.
Create – Areas – Circle - Solid circle - Enter the co-ordinates, radius of the circles at the two ends
(semicircles) -Ok.
Operate – Booleans – Add – Areas - Select the areas to be add (L Shape & two circles) - Ok.
Create – Areas – Circle - Solid circle – Enter the coordinates, radius of the two circles which are
mentioned as holes - Ok.
Operate – Booleans – Subtract – Areas - Select the area of rectangle – Ok - Select the two circles -
Ok.
SOLUTION:
3. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines - Select the boundary where
is going to be arrested – Ok - All DOF - Ok.
Pressure - On lines - Select the load applying area – Ok - Load PRES valve = -10000 N (- Sign
indicates the direction of the force i.e. downwards) - Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
3. Plot control – Animates - Mode Shape – Stress - Von mises - Ok.

Ok.
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of rectangular L section bracket is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF RECTANGULAR “L” BRACKET
5 - 50 kN

Ex. No: 3 STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis in a beam using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10 - Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
PREPROCESSING:

8. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Beam, 2D elastic 3 – Ok – Options – Ok -
Close.
9. Sections – beam – Common sections – Select the correct section of the beam and input the values
of “B” and “H” – Preview – Note down the values of area, Iyy.
10. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – Enter the values of area=6, Izz=4.5, height=3 – Ok -
Close.
Ok.
12. Modeling – Create – Key points – In active CS – Enter the values of CS of each key points – Apply
– Ok.
Lines – Lines – Straight line – Pick the all points – Ok.
13. Meshing – Mesh attributes – All lines – Ok.
Meshing – Size cntrls – Manual size – Lines – All lines – Enter the value of element edge length [or]
Number of element divisions – Ok.
Mesh tool – Mesh – Pick all.
SOLUTION:
5. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On key points – Select the 1st key
point – UX, UY – Ok.
On key points – select the 2nd key point – UY – Ok and 3rd key point – UY – Ok.
Pressure - On beam – Box – Select the area on the beam – Ok – Enter VAL I 200000, VAL J
200000 – Ok. This method is followed for the remaining areas and loads.
Force/Moment – On key points – Select the key point – Ok – direction of force/moment FY,
value = -50,000 (- sign indicates the direction of the force) – Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
3. General post proc – Element table – Define table – Add – By sequence num – SMISC,6 – Ok –
SMISC,12 – Ok – LS,2 – Ok – LS,3 - Ok – Close.
Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Y component of displacement – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I SMIS 6, Node J SMIS 12 – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I LS 2, Node J LS 3 – Ok
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of beam is done by using the ANSYS Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Breadth of the beam, b = 2m
Depth of the beam, d = 3m

Ex. No: 4 CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the convective heat transfer analysis of a 2D component using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:
14. Preference – Thermal - h-Method - Ok.

15. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Solid, Quad 4 node 55 – Ok – Close.
16. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok.
17. Material props - Material Models –Thermal – Conductivity – Isotropic – KXX 16 – Ok.
18. Modeling – Create – Key points - In active CS – enter the key point number and X, Y, Z location
for 8 key points to form the shape as mentioned in the drawing.
Lines – lines - Straight line - Connect all the key points to form as lines.
Areas – Arbitrary - by lines - Select all lines - ok. [we can create full object (or) semi-object if it is a
symmetrical shape]
19. Meshing – Mesh tool – Areas, set – select the object – Ok – Element edge length 0.05 - Ok – Mesh
tool- Tri, free mesh – Select the object –Ok.
SOLUTION:
7. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Thermal – Temperature - On lines – Select the lines –Ok –
Temp. value 300 – Ok – Convection – On lines – select the appropriate line – Ok – Enter the values
of film coefficient 50, bulk temperature 40 – Ok.
8. Solve – Current LS – Ok – solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
4. General post proc – List results – Nodal Solution – DOF Solution – Nodal temperature – Ok
5. Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Nodal Temperature – Ok.

RESULT:
Thus the convective heat transfer analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Thermal Conductivity of the material = 16 W/m.°C

Ex. No: 5 CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the conductive heat transfer analysis of a 2D component using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:
20. Preference – Thermal - h-Method - Ok.

21. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Solid, Quad 4 node 55 – Ok – Close –
Options – plane thickness – Ok.
22. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – THK 0.5 – Ok – Close.
23. Material props - Material Models –Thermal – Conductivity – Isotropic – KXX 10 – Ok.
24. Modeling – Create – Areas - Rectangle – by 2 corners – Enter the coordinate values, height, width
- Ok.
25. Meshing – Mesh tool – Areas, set – select the object – Ok – Element edge length 0.05 - Ok – Mesh
tool- Tri, free - mesh – Select the object –Ok.
SOLUTION:
9. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Thermal – Temperature - On lines – Select the right and left side
of the object –Ok – Temp. Value 100 – On lines – select the top and bottom of the object – Ok –
Temp 500 – Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
6. General post proc – Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Nodal
Temperature – Ok.
RESULT:
Thus the conductive heat transfer analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
500°C
100°C 100°C
500°C
Thermal Conductivity of the material = 10 W/m.°C
Dimension of the object = 2mx2m

Ex. No: 6 THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the thermal stress analysis of a 2D component by using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:
26. Preference – Structural - h-Method - Ok.

27. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Solid, Quad 4 node 42 – Ok – Options –
plane strs w/thk – Ok – Close.
28. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – THK 100 – Ok – Close.
29. Material props - Material Models –Structural – Linear – Elastic - Isotropic – EX 2e5, PRXY 0.3 – Ok
– Thermal expansion – Secant coefficient – Isotropic – ALPX 12e-6 – Ok.
30. Modeling – Create – Areas - Rectangle – by 2 corners – Enter the coordinate values, height, width
- Ok.
31. Meshing – Mesh tool – Areas, set – select the object – Ok – Element edge length 10 - Ok – Mesh
tool- Tri, free - mesh – Select the object –Ok.
SOLUTION:
11. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines – Select the boundary on
the object –Ok – Temperature – Uniform Temp – Enter the temp. Value 50 – Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
7. General post proc – Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – Stress – 1st principal stress – Ok –
Nodal solution – DOF Solution – Displacement vector sum - Ok.
RESULT:
Thus the thermal stress analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS Software.
THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
T = 50°C 500
500
Young‟s modulus = 200 GPa
Thermal expansion coefficient = 12 x 10-6

Ex. No: 7 MODE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the mode frequency analysis of beam using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:
32. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Beam, 2D elastic 3 – Ok – Close.

33. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – Area 0.1e-3, Izz 0.833e-9, Height 0.01 – Ok – Close.
34. Material props - Material Models –Structural – Linear – Elastic - Isotropic – EX 206e9, PRXY 0.25 –
Ok – Density – DENS 7830 – Ok.
35. Modeling – Create – Key points – Inactive CS – Enter the coordinate values - Ok. Lines – lines –
Straight Line – Join the two key points – Ok.
36. Meshing – Size Cntrls – manual size – lines – all lines – Enter the value of no of element divisions
25 – Ok. Mesh – Lines – Select the line – Ok.
SOLUTION:
13. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On nodes – Select the node point –
Ok – All DOF – Ok. Analysis type – New analysis – Modal – Ok. Analysis type – Analysis options –
Block Lanczos – enter the value no of modes to extract as 3 or 4 or 5 – Ok – End Frequency 10000
– Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
8. General post proc – Read results – First set - Plot results – Deformed shape – Choose
Def+undeformed – Ok. Read results – Next set - Plot results – Deformed shape – Choose
Def+undeformed – Ok and so on.
7. File – Report Generator – Choose Append – OK – Image Capture – Ok - Close. (Capture all
images)
RESULT:
Thus the mode frequency analysis of beam is done by using the ANSYS Software.
MODE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Weight Density = 7.83 x 103 kg/m3

Ex. No: 8 HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the harmonic analysis of a 2D component by using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:
37. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Beam, 2D elastic 3 – Ok – Close.

38. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – Area 0.1e-3, Izz 0.833e-9, Height 0.01 – Ok – Close.
39. Material props - Material Models –Structural – Linear – Elastic - Isotropic – EX 206e9, PRXY 0.25 –
Ok – Density – DENS 7830 – Ok.
40. Modeling – Create – Key points – Inactive CS – Enter the coordinate values - Ok. Lines – lines –
Straight Line – Join the two key points – Ok.
41. Meshing – Size Cntrls – manual size – lines – all lines – Enter the value of no of element divisions
25 – Ok. Mesh – Lines – Select the line – Ok.
SOLUTION:
15. Solution - Analysis type – New analysis – Harmonic – Ok. Analysis type – Analysis options – Full,
Real+imaginary – Ok– Use the default settings – Ok
16. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On nodes – Select the node point –
Ok – All DOF – Ok. Force/Moment – On Nodes – select the node 2 – Ok – Direction of force/mom
FY, Real part of force/mom -100 – Ok. Load step Opts – Time/Frequency – Freq and Substps –
Enter the values of Harmonic freq range 1-100, Number of sub steps 100, Stepped – Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
9. TimeHist postpro – Variable Viewer – Click “Add” icon – Nodal Solution – DOF Solution – Y-
Component of displacement – Ok – Enter 2 – Ok. Click “List data” icon and view the amplitude list.
Click “Graph” icon and view the graph. To get a better view of the response, view the log scale of
UY. Plotctrls – Style – Graphs – Modify axes – Select Y axis scale as Logarithmic – Ok. Plot –
Replot – Now we can see the better view.
8. File – Report Generator – Choose Append – OK – Image Capture – Ok - Close. (Capture all
images)
RESULT:
Thus the harmonic analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS Software.
HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Weight Density = 7.83 x 103 kg/m3
Length of the Beam = 1m

Ex.No: 9 STRESS ANALYSIS OF A PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE
Date:
AIM:
To determine the stress and displacement fields on the Hollow Pipe using ANSYS.
Ram : 2 GB
Software : Ansys (Version12.0/12.1)
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:

Ok.
46. Modeling – Create – Areas – Solid annuals circle - X=0, Y=0, radi1=1000, radi 2-1200, Ok.
SOLUTION:
18. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines - Select the boundary
where is going to be arrested – Ok - All DOF - Ok.
Pressure - On lines - Select the load applying area – Ok - Load PRES valve = 1 MPa- Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
5. Plot control – Animates - Mode Shape – Stress - Von mises - Ok.

Ok.
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of rectangular plate with a circular hole is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF A PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE
All Dimensions are in “mm’
Young’s Modulus = 200 GPa

Poisson’s Ratio = 0.33
Ex.No: 10 STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis in a beam using ANSYS software.
Ram : 2 GB
Software : Ansys (Version12.0/12.1)
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
PREPROCESSING:

49. Preprocessor - Element type - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Beam, 2D elastic 3 – Ok – Options – Ok -
Close.
50. Sections – beam – Common sections – Select the correct section of the beam and input the values of
“w1, w2, w3” and “t1, t2, t3” – Preview – Note down the values of area, Iyy.
51. Real constants - Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Ok – Enter the values of area=5500, Izz=0.133e8, height=3
– Ok - Close.
Ok.
53. Modeling – Create – Key points – In active CS – Enter the values of CS of each key points – Apply –
Ok.
Lines – Lines – Straight line – Pick the all points – Ok.
54. Meshing – Mesh attributes – All lines – Ok.
Meshing – Size cntrls – Manual size – Lines – All lines – Enter the value of element edge length [or]
Number of element divisions – Ok.
Mesh tool – Mesh – Pick all.
SOLUTION:
20. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On key points – Select the 1st key
point – ALL DOF – Ok.
On key points – select the 2nd key point– UY – Ok.
Force/Moment – On key points – Select the key point – Ok – direction of force/moment FY,
Value = -1,000 (- sign indicates the direction of the force) – Ok.
POST PROCESSING:
11. General post proc – Element table – Define table – Add – By sequence num – SMISC,6 – Ok –
SMISC,12 – Ok – LS,2 – Ok – LS,3 - Ok – Close.
Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Y component of displacement – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I SMIS 6, Node J SMIS 12 – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I LS 2, Node J LS 3 – Ok
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of beam is done by using the ANSYS Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM
1ooo N
All Dimensions are in “mm”

Young’s Modulus = 200 GPa
Poisson’s Ratio = 0.3
PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY:
Mr.V.P.SURESH KUMAR M.E., M.I.ST.E.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
P.A.College of Engineering and Technology,
Pollachi, Coimbatore - 642 002.
Email: vpsuresh4@gmail.com

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A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

POLLACHI, COIMBATORE - 6420 002

RECORD NOTE BOOK

VI - SEMESTER, BE - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

P.A. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, POLLACHI - 6420 002

(Affiliated to Anna University - Coimbatore)

Certified that this is the bonafide record of work done by

Head of the Department Staff In-Charge

Submitted for the University practical examination held on……………………

Internal Examiner External Examiner

Students must be fully aware of the core competencies to be gained by doing

Preparedness, conducting experiment, observation, calculation, results, record

In case of repetition/redo, 25% of marks to be reduced for the respective component.

Average Mark: Staff - in - charge

Average Mark: Staff - in - charge

 A general purpose Finite Element Analysis (FEA) package

WHAT CAN ANSYS DO?

 Finite Element Method (FEM)

- Continuum media Piece-wised element connected by the Nodes

- Curve Piece-wised Line

Third Party CAD Model ANSYS 3D Model

Geometry Construction PREPROCESSING

Boundary and Load implementation

Job submission POSTPROCESSING

Evaluate the Results

APDL (ANSYS Parametric Design Language)

UNIT SYSTEM IN ANSYS

 ANSYS had no build-in unit system

 Automated thermal followed by structural analysis

 Analysis of structures with rotating components

 Include the effects of aero elasticity on structures

ANSYS Graphical User Interface:

1. ANSYS Utility Menu

2. ANSYS Toolbar Menu

3. ANSYS Main Menu

Each section will be discussed in further detail below.

Current Job name

File Drop-down Menu

Change Jobname changes the name of the database and associated

These list the geometric entities and their components.

Plot Pull-down Menu

Use the plot elements command to obtain the mesh plot.

Select the element types to be used. Multiple types may

Input the material properties. Multiple materials may be entered

Use the modeling options to create the model. Note: ANSYS

Use the meshing options to mesh the model.

To delete mistakes, choose the Delete menu under Modeling. It

NOTE: there is not an undo button in ANSYS, once deleted, the

Choose the type of analysis to perform.

Apply loads and boundary conditions to the model.

Solve the model.

Plot contour or vector plots of results.

Lists the percent error. If you get a message “Cannot view

List the results for every node. This can be used to

1. Preference - Structural- h-Method - Ok.

1. Plot control – Animates - Mode Shape – Stress – Von‟mises - Ok.

FOR REPORT GENERATION:

1. File – Report Generator – Choose Append – OK – Image Capture – Ok - Close.

Young‟s Modulus = 200 GPa

Poisson‟s Ratio = 0.3