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Ansys Tutorial

Ansys is a general-purpose finite element analysis (FEA) software founded in 1970 by Dr. John Swanson, initially developed for structural analysis and has since expanded to include multi-physics capabilities. The FEA process consists of three basic steps: preprocessing, solving, and postprocessing, with applications in various fields such as heat transfer and fluid flow. The document also provides a bicycle frame example to illustrate the modeling, meshing, and analysis process using Ansys.

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Ansys Tutorial

Ansys is a general-purpose finite element analysis (FEA) software founded in 1970 by Dr. John Swanson, initially developed for structural analysis and has since expanded to include multi-physics capabilities. The FEA process consists of three basic steps: preprocessing, solving, and postprocessing, with applications in various fields such as heat transfer and fluid flow. The document also provides a bicycle frame example to illustrate the modeling, meshing, and analysis process using Ansys.

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Ansys History

„ A general purpose FEA package


Founded in 1970
Ansys Tutorial
„

„ Founder: Dr. John Swanson


„ 1969: STASYS (Structural Analysis System). 1969)
„ 1970: Ansys, CDC 6600 machine (1970)
1975: pc version
Zhibin Fang
„

„ …..
„ 2004: Ansys 8.1 multi-physics

Dec, 2004 „ Employee: 550 (2004)


„ Canonsburg, PA

What can Ansys do? How it works?


„ Structural analysis: „ Finite Element Method (FEM)
stress/strain, deformation, etc. „ Continuum media Piece-wised element
connected by the Nodes
„ Heat transfer „ Curve Piece-wised line
„ Fluid flow (CFD)
„ Electromagnetics
„ Multi-physics (solid/fluid/electromagnetic..)
„ ….

1
FEM FEM Process: 3 basic steps
„ A numeric approximate results ¾ PREPROCESSING:
„ The precision of results depends on the ¾ build FEM model
model type and mesh ¾ Geometry Construction
¾ Mesh Generation (right element type!)
„ Experience: Simple model is the best model ¾ Boundary and load condition implmentation
¾ SOLVING:
¾ submit the model to Ansys solver
¾ POSTPROCESSING:
¾ check and evaluate result
1D beam?
¾ Stress/Strain contour plot
or

3D block?

FEM Process: 3 basic steps Need Help?


Third party CAD model Ansys 3D model
„ Tutorial: help\ANSYS tutorial
Geometry construction „ Help: help\help topics
Preprocessing
„ Useful website:
Mesh generation
[Link]
Load implementation

Job submission solving

Evaluate the results Postprocessing

2
Unit Bicycle Frame Example
„ Ansys had no build-in unit system „ using ANSYS to solve a simple 3D space
„ The unit must be consistent. frame problem

Bicycle Frame Example Ask yourself before you start


„ A 3D frame „ What kind of element you will use?
structure „ Pipe
Material: steel
„
„ What is the boundary condition?
„ Unit: mm/N
„ Fixed at three points
„ What is the load?
„ 600 and 200 N
„ Which unit system you will use?
„ mm/N/Mpa
Section view

3
Bicycle Frame Example Bicycle Frame Example
• Physical model and FEM model „ Preprocessing
„ Geometry construction: key points Æ lines
„ Specify element type ( pipe16), and
element properties (real constants)
„ Specify the material (input young’s
modulus)
„ Mesh
„ Apply load and boundary consitions

Bicycle Frame Example Bicycle Frame Example


„ Solving: „ Postprocessing:
„ Current LS „ Plot deformed shape
„ Plot Von Mises stress
„ List reaction force
„ Plot bending moment

4
Questions? Create 6 key points
„ PrepoocessorÆmodeling Æcreate Æ
key points
„ 0,325,0
„ 0,400,0
„ 500,400,0
„ 500,0,0
„ 825,0,50
„ 825,0,-50

Create lines Define element


„ ModelingÆ create Æ lines „ ElementÆ add Æ pipe 16, option K6
„ Real constant: 25mm/2,

5
Material Mesh
„ Material modelÆ structural Æ isotropic „ Mesh toolÆ set the size of mesh 20mm
Æ E; 70000MPa, v=0.33

Load Solution
„ Load „ SolveÆ current LS
„ Apply p6, fy=-600N, p4 fy=-200N
„ Bcs
„ 3 support points fixed

6
General postprocessor General postprocessor
„ Plot deformed shape „ Plot von misses stress
„ Plotcontrol Æ hard copy „ Define element table, von mises
„ Plot deflection „ Define SMISC 6Æ I moment and SMIMC 12
„ Nodal solution Æ J moment

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