Course in ANSYS

Example0600

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 Example – Temperature in a plate
Objective:
Solve for the temperature distribution within
the rectangular plate, based on the
specified temperatures on the plate edges,
and the plate dimensions.
Tasks:
How should this be modelled?
Topics:
Element type, thermal analysis, modeling,
plot results, output graphics
E = 210000N/mm2
n = 0.3
Thermal conductivity = 401W/(m-K)
a = 10m
b = 20m
T1 = 100C
T2 = 100C
T3 = 200C
T4 = 100C
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 Example - title
Utility Menu > File > Change Jobname GUI
/jobname, Example0600 Command line entry
Enter: Example0600

Utility Menu > File > Change Title Enter: Temperature in a plate
/title, Temperature in a plate

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 Example – Areas Rectangle
Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Rectangle > By Dimensions

Enter 0 or
leave empty
Enter 10

Enter 0 or Enter 20
Press OK leave empty

Note: Keypoints (4 kp’s) and lines

(4 lines) are automatically generated
(also numbered automatically)

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 Example – Areas Rectangle

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 Example – Element Type
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete

Press Add

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 Example - Element Type
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete

Press Options

Press Help to learn more about the

element.
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 Example - Material Properties
Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models
Double Click
to step in the
material tree

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 Example - Material Properties
Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models
Enter 210000 Click here
Modulus of elasticity to Close
Enter 0.3
Poisson’s ratio

Press OK

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 Example - Material Properties
Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models Double Click
to step in the
material tree

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 Example - Material Properties
Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models
Click here
Enter 401 to Close
Thermal conductivity

Press OK

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 Example - Meshing
Preprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > Picked Lines

Select/Pick
Lines to
specify See next page
mesh size
for

Pick the two

longest lines

Press OK when finish with selection

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 Example - Meshing
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Areas > Mapped > 3 or 4 sided

Select individual areas

to be meshed

NB: It is often
necessary to “Clear”
the model for
example if Element
Type or model
geometry is to be
changed

Select all areas defined

to be meshed

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 Example – Analysis Type
File > Write DB log file
Enter “example0600.lgw”

Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis

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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Lines

Enter 100

Select the two

vertical lines

Press OK Set to No

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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Lines

Enter 100

Select the
bottom
horizontal line

Press OK Set to Yes

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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Lines

Enter 200

Select the top

horizontal line

Press OK Set to No

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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Lines

Enter 150

Select the two

top corner
points

Press OK Set to No

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 Example - Save

Display of Analysis model

Save the model

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 Example - Solve
Solution > Solve > Current LS

Press OK

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 Example - Solve
Press Close

Press here
to Close

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 Example – Contour Plot
General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Sol

Select DOF solution

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 Example – Contour Plot

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 Example - Plot - Nodes

Plot Nodes

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 Example – Select - Entities

See next page

for selection

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 Example – Select Nodes

Select the
indicated
nodes

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 Example – List Results

Select DOF solution, TEMP

Press OK

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 Example – List Results

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 Example – Select - Entities

Select Pick All

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 File menu
You can include commands to be
executed when the program starts up in
the start71.ans file.

Clears (zeros out) the database stored in

memory. Clearing the database has the same
effect as leaving and reentering the ANSYS
program, but does not require you to exit.
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