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First Saved Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Last Saved Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Product Version 16.0 (Release)
Save Project Before Solution No
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Contents
 Units

 Model (B4)
 Geometry
 Solid
 Materials
 Aluminium 2024-O
 Structural Steel
 Coordinate Systems
 Mesh
 Patch Conforming Method
 Modal (B5)
 Pre-Stress (None)
 Analysis Settings
 Fixed Support
 Solution (B6)
 Solution Information
 Results

 Material Data
 Aluminium 2024-O

Units
TABLE 1
Unit System Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA) Degrees rad/s Kelvin
Angle Degrees
Rotational Velocity rad/s
Temperature Kelvin

Model (B4)
Geometry
TABLE 2
Model (B4) > Geometry
Object Name Geometry
State Fully Defined
Definition
E:\ansys\ganesh\Modal and Harmonic Response with aluminium 2024_files\dp0
Source
\SYS-1\DM\SYS-1.agdb
Type DesignModeler
Length Unit Meters
Element Control Program Controlled
Display Style Body Color
Bounding Box
Length X 40. mm
Length Y 10. mm

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Length Z 1500. mm
Properties
Volume 6.e+005 mm³
Mass 1.668 kg
Scale Factor Value 1.
Statistics
Bodies 1
Active Bodies 1
Nodes 111051
Elements 61490
Mesh Metric None
Update Options
Assign Default Material No
Basic Geometry Options
Parameters Independent
Parameter Key DS
Attributes No
Named Selections No
Material Properties No
Advanced Geometry Options
Use Associativity Yes
Coordinate Systems No
Reader Mode Saves Updated
No
File
Use Instances Yes
Smart CAD Update No
Compare Parts On Update No
Analysis Type 3-D
Clean Bodies On Import No
Stitch Surfaces On Import None
Decompose Disjoint
Yes
Geometry
Enclosure and Symmetry
Yes
Processing

TABLE 3
Model (B4) > Geometry > Parts
Object Name Solid
State Meshed
Graphics Properties
Visible Yes
Transparency 1
Definition
Suppressed No
Stiffness Behavior Flexible
Coordinate System Default Coordinate System
Reference Temperature By Environment
Behavior None
Material
Assignment Aluminium 2024-O
Nonlinear Effects Yes
Thermal Strain Effects Yes
Bounding Box

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Length X 40. mm
Length Y 10. mm
Length Z 1500. mm
Properties
Volume 6.e+005 mm³
Mass 1.668 kg
Centroid X 20. mm
Centroid Y 5. mm
Centroid Z 750. mm
Moment of Inertia Ip1 3.1276e+005 kg·mm²
Moment of Inertia Ip2 3.1297e+005 kg·mm²
Moment of Inertia Ip3 236.3 kg·mm²
Statistics
Nodes 111051
Elements 61490
Mesh Metric None

Coordinate Systems
TABLE 4
Model (B4) > Coordinate Systems > Coordinate System
Object Name Global Coordinate System
State Fully Defined
Definition
Type Cartesian
Coordinate System ID 0.
Origin
Origin X 0. mm
Origin Y 0. mm
Origin Z 0. mm
Directional Vectors
X Axis Data [ 1. 0. 0. ]
Y Axis Data [ 0. 1. 0. ]
Z Axis Data [ 0. 0. 1. ]

Mesh
TABLE 5
Model (B4) > Mesh
Object Name Mesh
State Solved
Display
Display Style Use Geometry Setting
Defaults
Physics Preference Mechanical
Element Order Program Controlled
Element Size 2.0 mm
Sizing
Use Adaptive Sizing Yes
Resolution 2
Mesh Defeaturing Yes
Defeature Size Default

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Transition Fast
Span Angle Center Coarse
Initial Size Seed Assembly
Bounding Box Diagonal 1500.6 mm
Average Surface Area 25133 mm²
Minimum Edge Length 10.0 mm
Quality
Check Mesh Quality Yes, Errors
Error Limits Standard Mechanical
Target Quality Default (0.050000)
Smoothing Medium
Mesh Metric None
Inflation
Use Automatic Inflation None
Inflation Option Smooth Transition
Transition Ratio 0.272
Maximum Layers 5
Growth Rate 1.2
Inflation Algorithm Pre
View Advanced Options No
Advanced
Number of CPUs for Parallel Part Meshing Program Controlled
Straight Sided Elements No
Rigid Body Behavior Dimensionally Reduced
Triangle Surface Mesher Program Controlled
Topology Checking No
Pinch Tolerance Please Define
Generate Pinch on Refresh No
Statistics
Nodes 111051
Elements 61490

TABLE 6
Model (B4) > Mesh > Mesh Controls
Object Name Patch Conforming Method
State Fully Defined
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry 1 Body
Definition
Suppressed No
Method Tetrahedrons
Algorithm Patch Conforming
Element Order Use Global Setting

Modal (B5)
TABLE 7
Model (B4) > Analysis
Object Name Modal (B5)
State Solved
Definition

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Physics Type Structural

Analysis Type Modal
Solver Target Mechanical APDL
Options
Environment Temperature 295.15 K
Generate Input Only No

TABLE 8
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Initial Condition
Object Name Pre-Stress (None)
State Fully Defined
Definition
Pre-Stress Environment None Available

TABLE 9
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Analysis Settings
Object Name Analysis Settings
State Fully Defined
Options
Max Modes to Find 6
Limit Search to Range No
Solver Controls
Damped No
Solver Type Program Controlled
Rotordynamics Controls
Coriolis Effect Off
Campbell Diagram Off
Output Controls
Stress No
Strain No
Nodal Forces No
Calculate Reactions No
General Miscellaneous No
Analysis Data Management
E:\ansys\ganesh\Modal and Harmonic Response with aluminium 2024_files\dp0
Solver Files Directory
\SYS-1\MECH\
Future Analysis None
Scratch Solver Files
Directory
Save MAPDL db No
Contact Summary Program Controlled
Delete Unneeded Files Yes
Solver Units Active System
Solver Unit System nmm

TABLE 10
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Loads
Object Name Fixed Support
State Fully Defined
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry 1 Face
Definition

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Type Fixed Support

Suppressed No

Solution (B6)
TABLE 11
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution
Object Name Solution (B6)
State Solved
Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Max Refinement Loops 1.
Refinement Depth 2.
Information
Status Done
MAPDL Elapsed Time
MAPDL Memory Used
MAPDL Result File Size
Post Processing
Beam Section Results No

The following bar chart indicates the frequency at each calculated mode.

FIGURE 1
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6)

TABLE 12
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6)
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096

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2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816
5. 95.026
6. 130.88

TABLE 13
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Solution Information
Object Name Solution Information
State Solved
Solution Information
Solution Output Solver Output
Newton-Raphson Residuals 0
Identify Element Violations 0
Update Interval 2.5 s
Display Points All
FE Connection Visibility
Activate Visibility Yes
Display All FE Connectors
Draw Connections Attached To All Nodes
Line Color Connection Type
Visible on Results No
Line Thickness Single
Display Type Lines

TABLE 14
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Results
Total Total Total Total Total Total
Object Name
Deformation Deformation 2 Deformation 3 Deformation 4 Deformation 5 Deformation 6
State Solved
Scope
Scoping
Geometry Selection
Method
Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Type Total Deformation
Mode 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Identifier
Suppressed No
Results
Minimum 0. mm
Maximum 48.991 mm 48.971 mm 48.99 mm 48.949 mm 48.992 mm
Minimum
Solid
Occurs On
Maximum
Solid
Occurs On
Information
Frequency 3.8096 Hz 15.214 Hz 23.869 Hz 66.816 Hz 95.026 Hz 130.88 Hz

TABLE 15
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096

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2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816
5. 95.026
6. 130.88

TABLE 16
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation 2
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096
2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816
5. 95.026
6. 130.88

TABLE 17
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation 3
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096
2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816
5. 95.026
6. 130.88

TABLE 18
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation 4
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096
2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816
5. 95.026
6. 130.88

TABLE 19
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation 5
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096
2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816
5. 95.026
6. 130.88

TABLE 20
Model (B4) > Modal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation 6
Mode Frequency [Hz]
1. 3.8096
2. 15.214
3. 23.869
4. 66.816

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5. 95.026
6. 130.88

Material Data
Aluminium 2024-O
TABLE 21
Aluminium 2024-O > Constants
Density 2.78e-006 kg mm^-3

TABLE 22
Aluminium 2024-O > Isotropic Elasticity
Young's Modulus MPa Poisson's Ratio Bulk Modulus MPa Shear Modulus MPa Temperature C
78000 0.33 76471 29323

TABLE 23
Aluminium 2024-O > Tensile Yield Strength
Tensile Yield Strength MPa
97

TABLE 24
Aluminium 2024-O > Tensile Ultimate Strength
Tensile Ultimate Strength MPa
140

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