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ABE 601

ANSYS Tutorial Applying a Transient Load Function

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a function in ANSYS and apply it as a pressure load for a transient analysis. (Go to Main Menu) Preprocessor Element Type Add/Edit/Delete Add Structural Solid & Triangle 6node 2 & OK Close Material Props Material Models & Structural & Linear & Elastic & Isotropic & OK (Click inside the EX box) 3e7 (Click inside the NUXY box) 0.3 & OK Close Material Models window Modeling Create Areas Rectangle By Dimensions (Click X1 box) 0 (Click X2 box) 10 (Click Y1 box) 0 (Click Y2 box) 10 & OK Circle By Dimensions (Click RAD1 Box) 1 & OK

Operate
Booleans Subtract Areas (Click on base area from which to subtract) Click A1 (rectangle) & Apply (Click on area to be subtracted) Click A2 (circle) & OK (GoTo Main Menu) Preprocessor Meshing MeshTool Click on the Lines SET button (Pick All) & OK (Click the SIZE box) 0.5 & OK Click the Mesh button (Pick the problem area) & OK

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Solution Define Loads Apply Structural Displacement Symmetry B.C On Lines (Pick lines X=0 & Y=0 and then click) OK (Go to Utility Menu) Parameters Functions Define/Edit (Function Editor Opens) Function Type (Choose Single Equation) Result = 5000*sin(PI/4*{TIME}) File Save Name it Load5000.func & Save Close

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Parameters Functions Read from File Select load5000.func & Open (Function loader Appears) Table Parameter Name: Sin5000 & OK

(Go to Main Menu) Solution Define Loads Apply Structural Pressure On Lines Select Line 2 & OK Apply Pressure on lines as: Choose Existing Table OK Existing Table: Click on Sin5000 & OK

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Solution Analysis Type

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New Analysis Choose Transient & OK Choose Full & OK Soln Controls Basic Tab Time at end of loadstep: 16 Click on Time Increment Time step size: 1 Frequency: Choose Write every substeps

Transient Tab Choose Ramped Loading & OK

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Solve Current LS Reviewing Transient Results (Go to Main Menu) General Postproc Results Summary (16 substeps listed) Read Results By Pick (select the substep of interest) & READ Close Plot Results Contour Plot (Choose the plots of interest) (Go to Main Menu) TimeHist Postpro Time History Variables Window appears:

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ABE 601

Add Data Button Graph Data Button

Click Add Data button Add Time-History Variable Window Appears Choose Nodal Solution Stress Von Mises & OK Choose a node on the model to examine & OK Click Graph Data button