WB-Mech 121 WS 04.1

Workshop 4.
Linear Structural Analysis
Introduction to ANSYS
Mechanical
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WS4.1: Linear Structural Analysis

Workshop 4.1 - Goals Workshop Supplement
• Workshop 4 consists of a 5 part assembly representing an impeller

type pump. Our primary goals are to analyze the assembly with a
preload on the belt of 100N to test:
– That the impeller will not deflect more than 0.075mm with the applied
load.
– That the use of a plastic pump housing will not exceed the material’s
elastic limits around the shaft bore.

Workshop 4.1 - Assumptions Workshop Supplement
• We’ll assume the pump housing is rigidly mounted to the rest of the
pump assembly. To simulate this, a frictionless support is applied to
the mounting face.
• Similarly, frictionless surfaces on the mounting hole counter bores
will be used to simulate the mounting bolt contacts. (Note if accurate
stresses were desired at the mounting holes, a “compression only”
support would be a better choice).
• Finally, a bearing load (X = 100 N) is used on the pulley to simulate
the load from the drive belt. The bearing load will distribute the force
over the face of the pulley only where the belt contact occurs.


Workshop 4.1 – Project Schematic Workshop Supplement
• Open the Project page.

• From the Units menu verify:
– Project units are set to “Metric (kg, mm, s, C, mA, mV)”.
– “Display Values in Project Units” is checked (on).

. . . Workshop 4.1 - Project Schematic Workshop Supplement
1. From the Toolbox insert a

“Static Structural” system into
the Project Schematic.
1.
2. From the Geometry cell, RMB

and “Import Geometry >
Browse”. Import the file
“Pump_assy3.stp”.
2.
3. Double click the “Model” cell to

start the Mechanical application.
3.


Workshop 4.1 – Preprocessing Workshop Supplement
4. Set the working unit system:

• “Units > Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA)”.
4.
5. Add “Polyethylene” the Engineering Data
(return to Workbench window):
a. Double click the Engineering Data cell.
b. Highlight General Materials and click the + sign
next to “Polyethylene”.
c. Return to the Project.
a.
c.
b.
Workshop 4.1 – Preprocessing Workshop Supplement
6. Refresh the Model cell:

a. RMB > Refresh.
6a.
• Return to the Mechanical window.
7. Change the material on the pump

housing: 7a.
a. Highlight “PumpHousing” under

geometry.
b. From details change the material 7b.
assignment to “Polyethylene”.


. . . Workshop 4.1 – Preprocessing Workshop Supplement
8. Change the contact region behavior for the

first 4 contact regions (shown below):
a. Hold the shift key and highlight the first 4 a.
contact branches.
b. From the detail window change the contact
type to “no separation”.
• The remainder of the contacts will be left as
“bonded”.
b.

Workshop 4.1 - Environment Workshop Supplement
9. Apply the bearing load to the pulley:

a. Highlight the “Static Structural” branch.
b. Highlight the pulley’s groove surface.
c. RMB > Insert > Bearing Load”.
d. From the detail window change to “Components”
and “X = 100 N” a.
b.
c.
d.


. . . Workshop 4.1 - Environment Workshop Supplement
10. Apply supports to the assembly:

a. Highlight the mating face on the pump housing (part 1).
b. “RMB > Insert > Frictionless Support”.
a.
b.

• Now we will add the frictionless supports to the 8 countersink portions of

the mounting holes (shown here).
• Each of the required surfaces could be selected individually while holding
the CTRL key however we will use a macro (select by size) provided with the
DS installation. After selecting the initial surface, running the macro finds
and selects all surfaces of the same size (area). Note, this macro also works
with edges or bodies.


11. Select the countersunk holes (selectbysize

macro): a.
a. Highlight 1 of the countersink surfaces
(arbitrary).
b. Choose “Tools > Run Macro . . .” and browse to:
C:\Program Files\ANSYSInc\v120\AISOL\DesignSpace\DSPages\macros
c. In the browser choose “selectBySize.js”
d. Click “Open”
c. b.
d.

12. Constrain the countersunk hole surfaces:

a. From the context menu, click on “Supports”
and choose “Frictionless Support” or “RMB
a.
> Insert > Frictionless Support”


. . . Workshop 4.1 - Solution Workshop Supplement
13. Highlight the “Analysis Settings” and from the

details window change “Weak Springs” from
“Program Controlled” to “Off”. 13.
– Note : Because of the presence of frictionless supports non bonded

contact, Workbench-Mechanical will trigger the use of weak springs
during the solution. If we know the model is fully constrained we can
turn off this function. Before turning off weak springs make SURE
that rigid body motion is prevented. Failing to do so can result in an
unconverged solution.
14. Solve the model:

• Choose solve from the tool bar or RMB Solution
branch and choose “Solve”. 14.

Workshop 4.1 – Postprocessing Workshop Supplement
15. Add results to solution:

a. Highlight the solution branch:
b. From the context menu, choose Stresses > Equivalent (von-Mises) or
RMB > Insert > Stress > Equivalent (von-Mises)
c. Repeat the step above, choose Deformation > “Total Deformation”
• Solve again.
– Note: adding results and resolving the model will not cause a complete solution to take place.
Results are stored in the database and requesting results requires only an update.
b. c.
a.


. . . Workshop 4.1 – Postprocessing Workshop Supplement
• While the overall plots can be used as a reality check to verify our
loads, the plots are less than ideal since much of the model is only
slightly effected by them (results may vary slightly due to meshing
differences).
• To improve the quality of results available we will “scope” results to

individual parts”.

16. Scope the results to individual

bodies/surfaces: a.
a. Highlight the “Solution” branch and switch the
selection filter to “Body” select mode.
b. Select the impeller (part 2)
c. “RMB > Insert > Stress > equivalent (von- Mises)”
b.
• Notice the detail for the new result indicates a scope of 1

Body.
17. Repeat the procedure above to insert “Total

Deformation” results for the impeller part. c.
18. Repeat to add individually scoped stress and
total deformation results to the pump housing
(part 1).


19. Rename the new results:

a. RMB on the result > Rename
b. Rename the results as shown here to simplify postprocessing
b.
a.
20. Solve

• By checking the impeller deformation we can verify that one of our

goals is met. The maximum deformation is approximately 0.024mm
(goal < 0.075mm).


• Inspection of the housing stress shows that, overall, the stress levels
are below the material’s elastic limit (tensile yield = 25 MPa). We
could again use scoping to isolate the results in the area of interest.


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Workshop 4.

Linear Structural Analysis

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary Release 12.1

WS4.1: Linear Structural Analysis

• Workshop 4 consists of a 5 part assembly representing an impeller

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WS4.1: Linear Structural Analysis

• Open the Project page.

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1. From the Toolbox insert a

2. From the Geometry cell, RMB

3. Double click the “Model” cell to

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4. Set the working unit system:

6. Refresh the Model cell:

• Return to the Mechanical window.

7. Change the material on the pump

a. Highlight “PumpHousing” under

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8. Change the contact region behavior for the

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9. Apply the bearing load to the pulley:

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10. Apply supports to the assembly:

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• Now we will add the frictionless supports to the 8 countersink portions of

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WS4.1: Linear Structural Analysis

11. Select the countersunk holes (selectbysize

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12. Constrain the countersunk hole surfaces:

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13. Highlight the “Analysis Settings” and from the

– Note : Because of the presence of frictionless supports non bonded

14. Solve the model:

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15. Add results to solution:

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• To improve the quality of results available we will “scope” results to

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16. Scope the results to individual

• Notice the detail for the new result indicates a scope of 1

17. Repeat the procedure above to insert “Total

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19. Rename the new results:

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• By checking the impeller deformation we can verify that one of our

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WS4.1: Linear Structural Analysis

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