Customer Training Material

Workshop 11C

Postprocessing
Multiple Load Steps

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Mechanical APDL

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Description:
• Solve the axisymmetric fin problem with two load steps:
1) temperature loads
2) internal pressure load
• Add the two load step results in the postprocessor using load case
combinations.

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Loads

Couple UY DOF
at Y = 1.0

Load Step 1
Nodal Temperatures

Load Step 2 Symmetric B.C. on lines

1000 Psi
Internal Pressure

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1. Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using “multi-ls” as
the jobname.
2. Read input from the “multi-ls.inp” file.
– multi-ls.inp runs the analysis from the thermal workshop and creates a multi-ls.rth thermal
results file. Next, the thermal results are applied as temperature loads on the structural
analysis (this process is discussed in Intro Part 2). multi-ls.inp will apply all of the loads
necessary for the first loadstep.
– Utility Menu > File > Read Input from …
• Select the “multi-ls.inp” file, then [OK]
– Or issue:
/INPUT,multi-ls,inp
3. Plot the structural temperatures.
– Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Symbols …
• Set /PBF = “Structural temps”, select “contours”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
/PBF,TEMP,,1
EPLOT

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4. Add new title and Solve for load step 1:

– Utility Menu > File > Change Title …
• Set /TITLE= “2D AXI-SYMM STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH THERMAL LOAD”
– Main Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS
• Review the “/STATUS Command” window and then close it
• [OK]
• [Close] - to close the message window after the solution is completed
– Or issue:
/TITLE, 2D AXI-SYMM STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH THERMAL LOAD
SOLVE
5. Delete the thermal body force loads from load step 1 (NOTE, DO NOT EXIT THE
SOLUTION PROCESSOR):
– Main Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Delete > Structural > Temperature > On Nodes
• [Pick All]
– Utility Menu > List > Loads > Body Loads > On All Nodes
• Verify that the “BFLIS” window does not list any body force loads and then close it
– Or issue:
BFDELE,ALL,TEMP
BFLIS,ALL

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6. Apply load step 2, a constant pressure of 1000 psi on the inside surface of
the pipe:
– Main Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Pressure > On Lines
– Utility Menu > Plot > Areas
• Pick the two lines representing the inside of the pipe (line number 9 & 13), then [OK]
• Set VALUE = 1000
• [OK]
– Or issue:
SFL,9,PRES,1000
SFL,13,PRES,1000

7. Add new title and Solve for load step 2:

– Utility Menu > File > Change Title …
• /TITLE, 2D AXI-SYMM STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH INTERNAL PRESSURE
– Main Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS
• Review the “/STATUS Command” window, Load Step Number should be 2, then close it
• [OK]
• [Close] - to close the message window after the solution is completed
– Or issue:
/TITLE, 2D AXI-SYMM STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH INTERNAL PRESSURE
SOLVE

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8. Enter the general postprocessor and plot von Mises stress (SEQV) from load step 2:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > Stress > von Mises stress, then [OK]
– Or issue:
/POST1
PLNSOL,S,EQV

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9. Read load step 1 results into the memory database:

– Main Menu > General Postproc > Read Results > By Pick
• Select Set 1, then [Read]
• [Close] - to close the “Results File: multi-ls.rst” dialog box
– Or issue:
SET,1,1

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10. Plot the von Mises stress (SEQV) from load step 1:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > Stress > von Mises stress, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLNSOL,S,EQV

Note the title

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11. Add together load step 1 and load step 2 results using load case combinations:
11a. Create a Load Case using a reference number of 2. Load Case 2 will point to Load
Step 2 results:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Load Case > Create Load Case
• Select “Results file”, then [OK]
• Set LCNO = 2
• Set LSTEP = 2
• [OK]
– Or issue:
LCDEF,2,2

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11b. Add Load Case 2 (i.e. Load Step 2 results) to what is currently stored in the memory
database (i.e. Load Step 1 results):
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Load Case > Add
• Set LCASE1 = 2, then [OK]
• [OK]
– Or issue:
LCOPER,ADD,2
11C. Change title
– Utility Menu > File > Change Title …
• /TITLE, 2D AXI-SYMM STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS COMBINED LOADING

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12. Plot the von Mises stress (SEQV) from the Load Case combination results (I.e. load
step 1 + load step 2):
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > Stress > von Mises stress, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLNSOL,S,EQV

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13. Expand the axisymmetric von Mises stress 90 degrees about Y axis and reflect about
the x-z plane. Then turn off the element outline:
– Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Symmetry Expansion > 2D Axi-Symmetric ...
• Select “1/4 expansion” and set reflection to “yes”, then [OK]
– Click on the Isometric View Icon
– Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Edge Options
• Set /GLINE = “None”
• Set /REPLOT = ‘Replot”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
/EXPAND, 9,AXIS,,,10,,2,RECT,HALF,,0.00001
/VIEW,1,1,1,1
/AUTO,1
/GLINE,1,-1
/REPLOT

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14a. Plot displacements from the Load Case combination results (i.e. load
step 1 + load step 2):
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > DOF Solution > Displacement vector sum, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLNSOL,U,SUM

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14b. Plot radial stress from the Load Case combination results (I.e. load step 1 + load
step 2):
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > Stress >X-Component of stress, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLNSOL,S,X

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14c. Plot longitudinal stress from the Load Case combination results (I.e. load step 1 +
load step 2):
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > Stress >Y-Component of stress, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLNSOL,S,Y

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14d. Plot tangential stress from the Load Case combination results (I.e. load step 1 +
load step 2):
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
• Select Nodal Solution > Stress >Z-Component of stress, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLNSOL,S,Z

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15. Save the Load Case combination results as Load Step 3 in the “multi-ls.rst” results
file:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Write Results
• Set LSTEP = 3
• Set TIME = 3
• [OK]
– Or issue:
RAPPND,3,3

16. Exit ANSYS:

– Pick the “QUIT” button from the Toolbar (or select: Utility Menu > File > Exit...)
• Select “Save Everything”
• [OK]
– Or issue:
FINISH
/EXIT,ALL

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