Introduction to Ansys SpaceClaim Direct

Modeler

Workshop 1.2 CFD: Creating Mixing

Elbow

Release 2020 R2

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 Objective

The objective is to draw this mixing elbow from scratch

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 Start Ansys SpaceClaim

Start Ansys SpaceClaim in a stand alone session like shown here

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (1)

Make sure that the Length unit is set to mm in the SpaceClaim Options

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (2)

In the Sketch mode, draw a circle of a diameter of 101.6 mm

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (3)
1 2
Click on the Move tool, then on the Move
Grid

Click on the green rotation arrow and rotate

the grid by 90°

Type 90° here

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (4)

• In the XY plane, draw a line starting from the

center of the circle

• Set the length to: 406.4 – the radius (50.8mm)

= 355.6 mm

• Make sure that the angle between the line

and the X axis is 90°
Write in 355.6

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (5)

• Switch to 3D mode

• Click on the circle, then click on the ‘create line’

button

• Move the grid again until the end of the created line

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (6)

• Draw a line starting from the end point of the first line with a length of 355.6 mm and
an angle of 90°

Write in 355.6

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (7)

• Switch to 3D mode
• Create a rounded corner at the intersection of the two lines; set the radius to:
101.6 + 101.6/2 = 152.4 mm

Write in 152.4

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (8)

• Sweep the circle through the first line

- With the Pull tool highlighted, click on the circle 2
- Select the sweep function
- Click on the first line
- Hit enter on the keyboard

Hit escape. Repeat the same procedure with the second end of the 1 3
Cylinder and the second line

2
Then with the third end
and the third line 3
1

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (9)

• Sketch on the upper end of the cylinder 2

- Click on the upper end of the cylinder, then click to sketch a circle
- Sketch a circle with a diameter of 25.4 mm centred with the original circle 1

- In 3D mode, move the created circle down through the cylinder’s axe for:
- 406.4 + (101.6 - 96.41) = 411.59 mm

Write in 411.59

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (10)

• Pull the small circle up to the cylinder 1

3
4

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 Creating the geometry from scratch (11)

• Create a round by pulling on the edge

• Set the radius to 5 mm

• Save the project

• Close Ansys SpaceClaim

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End of presentation