Lab #6

" Thermo -strength calculation of a hollow thick-walled cylinder in a

three-dimensional setting"

1 Purpose of work

thermo -strength analysis in a three-dimensional setting .

2 Statement of the problem and assumptions made

The outer surface of a cylinder with a radius of 0.1 m is maintained at a

temperature of 20 °C. The inner surface with a radius of 0.03 m - at a temperature
of 300 °C. The length of the cylinder is 0.2 m. Let us consider the stresses arising
far from the ends of the cylinder. Only one quarter of the cylinder is modelled.
When solving the problem, an eight-node Brick 70 thermal element and a Brick 45
strength element are used. The example is intended to study the methodology for
solving problems of this type.

3 Implementation of the task in command mode

Table 1 - The procedure for performing laboratory work in command mode

No. Team Description Command execution path

1. Define a default filename. UM>File>Change Jobname
Enter V emerging window therm
>OK.
Define the name of the task.
UM>File>Change Title
Enter Name Thermal problem in
concentric cylinder>OK.
2. Building a geometric and finite MM>Preprocessor>Modeling>
element model. Create>Volumes>Cylinder>Partial
Construction of one quarter of a Cylinder
cylinder. Enter the values as shown in the
figure and press OK

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3. Save the database for later use in UM>File>Save as> Save as "
the strength problem. [Link] "
4. Select the type of solid element MM>Preprocessor>Element
used in the thermal analysis. Type>Add/Edit/Delete>Add>
Thermal>Solid>Brick 8 node 70>OK
5. Setting the material properties MM>Preprocessor>Material
required for stationary thermal Props>Material
analysis (steel in SI units). models>Thermal>Conductivity>
Isotropic > Enter 40 in the KXX field
> OK
6. Numbering of lines in the figure. UM > PlotCtrls > Numbering
Check the box next to LINE line
Numbers to number the lines in the
drawing. > OK
7. Setting the parameters of the grid Show Model Outline
division (in this case, it is UM > Plot > Lines
proposed to set the number of
divisions on the lines). MM>Preprocessor>Meshing>Size
Cntrls > ManualSize >Lines>Picked
Lines
Select lines L 2, L 4, L 5, L 7 and
press OK . IN emerging window enter
:
NDIV No. of element divisions - 10
and click Apply.
Repeat operation for L 1, L 3, L 6, L
8
NDIV No. of element divisions - 14
and click Apply.
Repeat operation for L 9, L 10, L 11,
L 12
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 NDIV No. of element divisions - 15
and click OK.

Activate all lines

UM>Select>Everything
8. Planned grid partitioning of the MM>Preprocessor>Meshing>Mesh>
created area. Volumes>Mapped>4 to 6 sided
Highlight the area in question > OK
with the cursor .
9. Setting of boundary conditions. MM>Solution>Define
Application of temperatures to the Loads>Apply>Thermal>Temperature
outer and inner surfaces of the > On areas
cylinder. Select the inner surface with the
cursor > OK .
In the window that appears, in the
column lab 2 select TEMP , in the
column VALUE enter the temperature
value 300+273> Apply .
Select outer surface > OK .
In the window that appears, in the lab
2 column, select TEMP , in the
VALUE column , enter the
temperature value 20+273> OK .
10 . Two flat surfaces of the cylinder UM > Select > Entities > select Nodes
are located inside the real model in the first row > select By in the
and do not exchange heat with the second row location
environment. Therefore, it is In the menu that appears, highlight X
necessary to indicate that no heat coordinate , and in the column Min ,
transfer occurs on these surfaces Max enter 0;
( adiabaticity condition ). Put a dot in front of From Full (select
The Choice of Nodes for the from all available) > Apply
Application of the Adiabaticity
Condition at the End Boundaries . highlight Y coordinate , and in the
column Min , Max enter 0.
Put a dot in front of Also select (in
addition to selected ) > OK
11 . Application of the adiabaticity MM>Solution>Define
condition on selected surfaces. Loads>Apply>Thermal>Heat
Flow>On nodes>Pick All>
In the VALUE column , enter 0> OK
12 . Activate all elements of the UM>Select>Everything
model.
13 . Starting a task for a solution. MM>Solution>Solve>Current LS
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 close window listing >OK.
After the message “ Solution is Done
” click Close on this window.
14 . Preservation current data. UM>File>Save as [Link]
15 . Resetting the current task and UM>File>Clear and Start New
starting a new strength task.
Specifying the default filename . UM>File>Change Jobname
Type in the window that appears:
struct > OK .
16 . Input titles tasks : UM>File>Change Title
Structural problem in concentric Enter V emerging window Structural
cylinder . problem in concentric cylinder>OK
17 . Restoring a saved database UM > File > Resume from … Select
containing a model blank. from the list of files in your folder the
file struct . db > OK
18 . Select the type of solid element MM>Preprocessor>Element
used in the analysis. Type>Add/Edit/Delete
>Add>Structural>Solid> Brick 8
node 185>OK
19 . Choice options flat deformations . MM>Preprocessor>Element
Type>Add/Edit/Delete>Options
IN Element behavior field select
Plane strain>OK
20 . Setting the material properties MM>Preprocessor>Material
required for strength analysis Props>Material model>
(steel in SI units). structural>Linear>Elastic>Isotropic
Enter meaning module cabin boy V
field EX-2e11
Enter the value of Poisson's ratio in
the PRXY field – 0.3> OK

MM>Preprocessor>Material
Props>Material model>structural>
thermal expansion>Secant
coefficient>isotropic
Enter meaning coefficient temperature
extensions V field ALPX - 1.22e-5.
Enter the value of the initial
temperature of the material in the
Reference field temperature - 0
Numbering of lines in the figure. UM > PlotCtrls > Numbering
Check the box next to LINE line
Numbers to number the lines in the
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 drawing.
21 . Establishing the parameters of the Show Model Outline
grid partition (the grid is applied UM > Plot > Lines
twice as "thick" than in the
thermal problem). MM>Preprocessor>Meshing>Size
Controls> ManualSize >Lines>Picked
Lines
Select lines L 2, L 4, L 5, L 7 and
press OK . IN emerging window enter
:
NDIV No. of element divisions - 20
and click Apply.
Repeat operation for L 1, L 3, L 6, L
8
NDIV No. of element divisions - 28
and click Apply.
Repeat operation for L 9, L 10, L 11,
L 12
NDIV No. of element divisions - 30
and click OK.

Activate all lines

UM>Select>Everything
22 . Planned grid partitioning of the MM>Preprocessor>Meshing>Mesh>
created area. Volumes>Mapped>4 to 6 sided
Highlight the area in question > OK
with the cursor .
23 . Writing node coordinates to a file. MM>Preprocessor>Modeling>
Create>Nodes>Write Node File Enter
struct_1.node in window For name
file .
struct _1 will be created . node
24 . Saving the database of the UM>File>Save as [Link]
strength problem.
25 . As a result of the following
operations (points 25-28), nodal
temperature values obtained in
thermal analysis will be
interpolated onto the grid of the
strength problem model.

Reading the thermal task

database. UM>File>Resume from…> [Link]
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 >OK
26 . Performing a data identification MM>General Postproc >Data & File
operation to recover from a result Opts…
file. IN the Data to be read window should
select All items.
As a source file in the Results field
file to be read specify: therm . rth >
OK
27 . Specifying the dataset to read MM>General Postproc >Read
from the result file. results>By set number>NSET Data
set number>1>OK
28 . Process interpolation load . MM>General PostProcess >
Submodeling > Interp Body Force
IN window File containing nodes
enter Name created previously file
nodes struct_1.node >OK
After completing this step, a struct
file will appear in the working
directory . bfin containing the
interpolated load
29 . Application of temperature in the MM>Solution
nodes of the strength model from
the solution of the temperature UM>File>Resume from…> [Link]
problem. >OK

UM>File>Read input from…>

[Link] >OK

UM>Plot>Lines
30 . Application of boundary MM>Solution>Define
conditions (symmetries). Loads>Apply>Structural>Displaceme
Specify a symmetry condition on nt>Symmetry BC>On Areas
the end boundaries so that the Select flat rectangular surfaces with
program understands that flat the cursor and press OK .
rectangular surfaces are not the
boundaries of the model, but are
inside it.
31 . Starting a task for a solution.
Before running on a solution, you MM>Solution>Analysis Type> Sol'n
must set the solver parameters Controls> B line Analysis Options
select Large Displacement Static>OK

MM>Solution>Analysis Type>
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 Analysis Options> B line EQSLV
Equation solver choose Jacobi Conj
Gradnt >OK

MM>Solution>Solve>Current LS
close window listing >OK.
After the message “ Solution is Done
” click Close on this window.
32 . View calculation results - MM>General Postproc >Options for
outp
To view results in cylindrical
coordinates in the Results window
Coord Sys select Global Cylindrical >
OK .
33 . Drawing stresses along a given
path. Visualize the nodes of the model.
There will be many nodes on the UM > Plot > Nodes
screen. It is necessary to visualize
the nodes belonging to the section UM>Select>Entities>Nodes>By
in the middle of the model, i.e. Location>Z coordinates> Enter V
you need to cut the plane so that it field Min, Max range values
turns out in 2 D. 0.095,0.1> Click OK

MM>General Postproc >Path

operations>Define Path>By Nodes
Use the cursor to sequentially select
several nodes lying on any radial line,
starting with a node lying on the inner
circle and ending with a node lying on
the outer circle> OK
In the window that appears, in the
Path section Name enter the name of
the given path radial > OK
Close the window with information
about the selected path.

MM>General Postproc >Path

Select the quantities you are operations>Map onto path
interested in drawing : IN under Items to be mapped select
i.e., S r is the radial component; Stress>X-Direction SX>Apply> Y-
i.e., S τ is the tangential Direction SY> Apply> Z-Direction
component. SZ>OK
34 . The output of the results in the MM>General Postproc >Plot
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 form of a graph. results>Plot Path item>On graph
Highlight the quantities you are
interested in SX , SY , SZ > OK .
35 . Exit from the program. UM>File>Exit>Quit>No Save>OK

4 Implementation of the task in the programming language APDL

Table 2 - The procedure for performing laboratory work in the APDL programming
language

No. Team Description Team

1. Define a default filename.
/ FILNAME - a command that sets the /FILNAME,therm,0
default file name;
therm is the default file name;
0 - renames only newly created files;

Define the name of the task

/ TITLE - a command that sets the title of
the task; / TITLE,Thermal problem in
Thermal problem in concentric cylinder is concentric cylinder
the name of the task that will be displayed
on the working window.
2. Construction of a geometric and, of
course , an elemental model.
Construction of one quarter cylinder with
a concentric bore.
/PREP7 - go to the preprocessor section; /PREP7
CYL4 - creation of a part of the cylinder;
0.03 is the inner radius of the ring; CYL4, , ,0.03,0,0.1,90,0.2
0 is the initial angle of the sector;
0.1 is the outer radius of the ring;
90 is the end angle of the sector.
0.2 - cylinder length
3. Save the database for later use in the
strength problem.
SAVE - saving the database;
struct is the name of the file; SAVE,struct,db ,
db is the file extension.
4. Select the type of solid element used in
the thermal analysis.
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 ET - command; ET,1, SOLID70
1 is the number of the element type in our
list;
SOLID70 is the name of the 3D element
in the library.
5. Setting the material properties required
for stationary thermal analysis (steel in SI
units).
MPTEMP - command to create;
temperature tables; MPTEMP,1,0
1 - cell number in the temperature table,
from which filling begins;
0 - indicates that the property entered in
the table does not depend on temperature.
MPDATA - command to enter the value
of the property of the material;
KXX - thermal conductivity; MPDATA,KXX,1,,40
1 – material number;
40 - numerical value of thermal
conductivity.
6. Numbering of lines in the figure.
/ PNUM - a command that controls the /PNUM,LINE,1
numbering of model elements;
LINE – display of line numbering;
1 – enable line number display.
7. Setting the parameters of the grid division
(in this case, it is proposed to set the
number of divisions on the lines).
LPLOT - display of lines on the working
field; LPLOT
LSEL - line selection;
S - select from the entire model; LSEL,s,line,,1
Line – line selection with number
indication;
1 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,3
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
3 – line number;

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LSEL - line selection;
A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,6
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
6 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,8
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
8 – line number;

LESIZE - a command by which the line is

split into parts; LESIZE, all , , ,14,
All – select all active lines;
14 - the number of pieces into which the
lines are broken;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,s,line,,2
Line – line selection with number
indication;
2 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already
been selected; LSEL,a,line,,4
Line – line selection with number
indication;
4 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,5
Line – line selection with number
indication;
5 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,7
Line – line selection with number
indication;
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7 – line number;

LESIZE - a command by which the line is

split into parts; LESIZE,all , , ,10, , , , ,
All – select all active lines;
10 - the number of pieces into which the
lines are broken;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,s,line,,9
Line – line selection with number
indication;
9 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,10
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
10 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,11
Line – line selection with number
indication;
11 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,12
Line – line selection with number
indication;
12 – line number;

LESIZE - a command by which the line is

split into parts; LESIZE,all , , ,1 5 , , , , ,
All – select all active lines;
15 - the number of pieces into which the
lines are broken;

ALLSEL - command for selecting model

elements; Allsel, all
ALL - activate all elements .

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8. Planned grid partitioning of the created
area.
MSHKEY - a command that determines MSHKEY,1
the type of partition;
1 – partition type Mapped ;
VMESH – command for splitting VMESH,all
volumes;
ALL - split all active surfaces.
9. Setting of boundary conditions.
Application of temperatures to the outer
and inner surfaces of the cylinder.
/ SOL - go to the preprocessor section. /sol
ASEL - surface selection; ASEL,S,area,,4
S - select from the entire model;
Area – selection of an area with an
indication of the number;
4 – surface number;

DA - Command that sets the load on the DA,all,TEMP,300+273,

surface;
All – select all currently active surfaces;
TEMP - set the temperature;
300+273 – temperature value;

ASEL - surface selection;

S - select from the entire model; ASEL,S,area,,3
Area – selection of an area with an
indication of the number;
3 – surface number;

DA - Command that sets the load on the

surface; DA,all,TEMP,20+273,
All – select all currently active lines;
TEMP - set the temperature;
20+273 - temperature value.
10 . Two flat surfaces of the cylinder are
located inside the real model and do not
exchange heat with the environment.
Therefore, it is necessary to indicate that
no heat transfer occurs on these surfaces (
adiabaticity condition ).
The Choice of Surfaces for Application of
the Adiabaticity Condition at the End
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 Boundaries .

NSEL is the command by which nodes

are selected; NSEL,S,LOC,X,0
S - select from the entire model;
LOC - to select a node by a known
coordinate;
X - coordinate selection along the X axis ;
0 is the value of the X coordinate ;

NSEL is the command by which nodes

are selected; NSEL,A,LOC,Y,0
A - select in addition to the previously
selected;
LOC - to select a node by a known
coordinate;
Y - coordinate selection along the Y axis ;
0 is the value of the Y coordinate .
11 . Application of the adiabaticity condition
at selected nodes.
F is the command for which; a heat flux is F, all , ,0
applied to the nodes;
All – select all active nodes;
0 is the numerical value of the heat flux.
12 . Restoring action to all objects.
ALLSEL - command for selecting model
elements; ALLSEL,ALL
ALL - activate all elements of the model
13 . Starting a task for a solution. SOLVE
14 . Preservation current data. SAVE
15 . Resetting the current task and starting a
new strength task.
FINISH - completion of the current task. FINISH
/ CLEAR - a command to reset the /CLEAR,START
current task and start a new one;
START - the beginning of a new task;
(Accept execution / CLE )
/FILNAME,struct,0
/ filename is a command that sets the
default filename;
struct is the default file name;
0 - Renames only newly created files.
16 . Entering a task name:
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 / TITLE - command; / TITLE,Structural problem in
Structural problem in concentric cylinder concentric cylinder
- name tasks .
17 . Restoring a saved database containing a
model stub: struct . db .

RESUME - database load command;

struct is the name of the file; RESUME,struct,db,D :\ Ansys
db is the file extension; \,
D :\ Ansys \ - path to the directory where
the database is located (may be different).
If the file was saved to the default folder ,
then the path to the directory can be
omitted
18 . Select the type of solid element used in
the analysis.
/PREP7 - go to the preprocessor section; / PREP7 _

ET - command;
1 – element type number; ET,1, SOLID 18 5
SOLID185 is the name of the 3D element
in the library.
19. Selecting the planar deformation option.

KEYOPT – command for selecting KEYOPT,1,3,1

element options;
1 – element number in the current list;
3 – parameter number;
1 - choice of plane deformation.
20 . Setting the material properties required
for strength analysis (steel in SI units).

MPTEMP is a command for creating a

temperature table;
1 - cell number in the temperature table, MPTEMP,1,0
from which filling begins;
0 - indicates that the property entered

MPDATA - command to enter the value

of the property of the material;
EX is Young's modulus;
2 e 11 – numerical value of Young's MPDATA,EX,1,,2e11
modulus
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 MPDATA - command to enter the value
of the property of the material;
PRXY is Poisson's ratio; MPDATA,PRXY,1,,0.3
0.3 – numerical value of Poisson's Ratio;

MPTEMP is a command for creating a

temperature table;
1 - cell number in the temperature table,
from which filling begins; MPTEMP,1,0
0 - indicates that the property introduced
next will not depend on temperature;

UIMP is a command that sets the

permanent properties of the material;
1 – material number;
REFT - the default initial
temperature of the material;
0 is the numerical value of the initial UIMP,1,REFT,,,0
temperature of the material;

MPDATA - command to enter the value

of the property of the material;
ALPX - temperature coefficient of linear
expansion;
1 – material number;
1.22 e -5 is the numerical value of the MPDATA,ALPX,1,,1.22e-5
expansion coefficient.
21 . Setting the parameters of the grid division
(in this case, it is proposed to set the
number of divisions on the lines).
LPLOT - display of lines on the working
field; LPLOT
LSEL - line selection;
S - select from the entire model; LSEL,s,line,,1
Line – line selection with number
indication;
1 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,3
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
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indication;
3 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,6
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
6 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,8
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
8 – line number;

LESIZE - a command by which the line is

split into parts; LESIZE, all , , ,24,
All – select all active lines;
24 - the number of pieces into which the
lines are broken;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,s,line,,2
Line – line selection with number
indication;
2 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already
been selected; LSEL,a,line,,4
Line – line selection with number
indication;
4 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,5
Line – line selection with number
indication;
5 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

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S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,7
Line – line selection with number
indication;
7 – line number;

LESIZE - a command by which the line is

split into parts; LESIZE,all , , ,20, , , , ,
All – select all active lines;
20 - the number of pieces into which the
lines are broken;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,s,line,,9
Line – line selection with number
indication;
9 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

A - select in addition to what has already LSEL,a,line,,10
been selected;
Line – line selection with number
indication;
10 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,11
Line – line selection with number
indication;
11 – line number;

LSEL - line selection;

S - select from the entire model; LSEL,a,line,,12
Line – line selection with number
indication;
12 – line number;

LESIZE - a command by which the line is

split into parts; LESIZE,all , , , 25 , , , , ,
All – select all active lines;
25 - the number of pieces into which the
lines are broken;

ALLSEL - command for selecting model

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 elements; Allsel, all
ALL - activate all elements .

22 . Planned grid partitioning of the created

area.

MSHKEY - a command that determines MSHKEY,1

the type of partition;
1 – partition type Mapped ;

VMESH – command for splitting VMESH,all

volumes;
ALL - split all active surfaces.
23 . Writing nodes to a file.

NWRITE - a command that creates a file NWRITE,struct_1,node,,0

with node numbers and their coordinates;
struct _1 is the name of the created file;
node - file extension;
0 - clear the file before writing.
24 . Saving the database of the strength SAVE
problem.
25 .
As a result of the following operations
(points 25-28), nodal temperature values
obtained in thermal analysis will be
interpolated onto the grid of the strength
problem model.
Reading the thermal task database.

RESUME - database load command;

therm is the name of the file; RESUME,therm,db,D :\
db is the file extension; Ansys \,
D :\ Ansys \ – path to the directory where
the database is located (may be different).
If the file was saved to the default folder,
then the path to the directory can be
omitted
26 . Performing a data identification operation
to recover from a result file.
/POST1 - transition V general
postprocessor section ; /POST1

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 INRES – command for identifying data
loaded from a file with results; INRES,ALL
All - download all results;

FILE – command to identify the result file

to be loaded;
therm is the name of the file; FILE,therm,rth ,
rth is the file extension.
27 . Specifying the dataset to read from the
result file.
SET is a command for identifying data SET, , ,1, , , ,1,
loaded from the specified loaded results
file;
1 is the step number of the solved
problem .
28 . Load interpolation process.

BFINT is a command that interpolates BFINT,struct_1,node,,struct,b

data from one model to another; fin,,0, ,0
struct _1 is the name of the file from
which data is read on the nodes of the
model on which the load is interpolated;
node is the extension of this file;
struct is the name of the file to which the
interpolated loads are written;
bfin - file extension;
0 - overwrite existing file.
29 . Application of temperature in the nodes
of the strength model from the solution of
the temperature problem.

/ SOL - go to the solution section ; /sol

RESUME - command ; RESUME,struct,db,D :\ Ansys

struct - name bases ; \,
db - base extension;
D :\ Ansys \ – path to the directory where
the database is located (may be different);
If the files were saved or are in the default
folder, then the path to the directory can / INPUT,struct,bfin,D :\
be omitted Ansys \, ,0

/ INPUT - command to read data from a

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 file;
struct is the name of the file being read;
bfin - extension of the file being read;
' D :\ Ansys \' – path to the directory
containing the file (may be different);
0 - start reading the file from the
beginning.

APLOT - Displaying the surface on the

working field. APLOT

30 . Application of boundary conditions

(symmetries). Specify a symmetry
condition on the end boundaries so that
the program understands that flat
rectangular surfaces are not the
boundaries of the model, but are inside it.

/ SOL - go to the solution section ;

/sol
Asel - surface selection;
S - select from the entire model; ASEL,S,area,,5
area - selection of a surface with an
indication of the number;
5 – surface number;

Asel - surface selection;

a - select in addition to what has already
been selected; ASEL,a,area,,6
area - selection of a surface with an
indication of the number;
6 – surface number;

DA - Command for setting the load on the

surface; DA,all,SYMM
All – select all active surfaces;
SYMM is a symmetry parameter
indicating that there will be the same
environment on both sides of the surface.
31 . Starting a task for a solution. NLGEOM,1
EQSLV,JCG
SOLVE
32 . View calculation results -
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 / POST 1 - go to the general section /POST1
postprocessor ;

RSYS - determine the type of coordinate RSYS,1

system;
1 - cylindrical coordinate system .
33 . Drawing stresses along a given path.

NPLOT - display nodes on the screen;

NPLOT
PATH - a command that defines the
parameters of the created path; PATH,radial,2,30,20,
Radial - path name;
2 - the number of points by which the
path is created;
30.20 - the number of intermediate values
along a given path;

PPATH - a command that defines the path

itself; PPATH,1, ,0.03,0,0.096,0,
1 or 2 – numbers of points ; PPATH,2, ,0.1,0,0.096,0,
0.03 and 0.1 - coordinate of points along
the X axis
0.0.096 - coordinates of points along the
Y and Z axes
0 – type of coordinate system for
( rectangular ).

PDEF - interpolates values to the selected

path; PDEF, ,S,X,AVG
S - voltages;
X - Direction of stresses along the X axis
;
AVG - average result for the element;

/ PBC - a command indicating that the

load should be displayed on the screen; /PBC,PATH, ,0
PATH - display the load along the
selected path;
0 - do not show characters;

PDEF - interpolates values to the selected

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 path; PDEF, ,S,Y,AVG
S - voltages;
Y is the direction of stresses along the Y
axis ;
AVG - average result for the element;

/ PBC - a command indicating that the

load should be displayed on the screen; /PBC,PATH, ,0
PATH - display the load along the
selected path;
0 - do not show characters;

PDEF - interpolates values to the selected

path; PDEF, ,S,Z,AVG
S - voltages;
Z is the direction of stresses along the Z
axis ;
AVG - average result for the element;

/ PBC - a command indicating that the

load should be displayed on the screen; /PBC,PATH, ,0
PATH - display the load along the
selected path;
0 - do not show characters .
34 . The output of the results in the form of a
graph.
PLPATH,SX,SY,SZ
PLPATH - Plot the parameters along the
selected path.
SX - display stresses along the X axis ;
SY - display stresses along the Y axis ;
SZ - display stresses along the Z axis .
35. Exit from the program.

FINISH - task completion FINISH

/EXIT – program exit command; /EXIT,NOSAV

NOSAV - exit without saving.

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