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Axisymmetric Analysis of a Pipe Assembly

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Goal
Set up axisymmetric analysis in Workbench,
solve and postprocess.

Upper String

Model Description
Threads

2D model of pipe assembly consisting of an

upper and lower drill string connected by a
stress joint.

Stress Joint
Elements: Axisymmetric (2-D) elements

Threads

Contact: Use bonded contact to simulate the

threads, rather than modeling them explicitly. Use
frictionless contact for all other surface
interactions.
Loads:

Internal Pressure, top tension load

Lower String

Results: Von Mises, radial, axial and hoop

stresses. Total deformation.

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Start ANSYS Workbench. On the Start

screen, next to Open, scroll down to
DesignModeler Geometry.

Click Browse in the lower right corner, and

browse to the file pipeconnection.agdb and
click Open.

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Click on the Project tab to return to the

Project Page.

Under Default Geometry Options click on

Advanced Geometry Defaults to expand the
advanced options. Change the Analysis
Type to 2-D.

Under DesignModeler Tasks, click New

Simulation.

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Close the Simulation Wizard.

Click on Geometry in the Tree. Click on

the first part (Lower String), then hold
down the Shift key, and click the last part
(Upper String), so that all parts are
highlighted.

In the Details View, click the drop down box

next to Behavior and change it to
Axisymmetric.

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Click on Contact in the Tree. In the Details

view, click on the drop-down menu next to
Same Body Grouping and change it to No.

Select both contact pairs, then right-click and

select Delete. Right-click on Contact in
the Tree, and select Create Automatic
Contact. This creates separate contact pairs
for each pair of lines in the model, and allows
us to set different contact conditions for each.

Click on Contact Region 2 in the Tree (this is

the contact between the top of the Lower
String and the Stress Joint). In the Details
View, change the Type to Frictionless.

Do the same for Contact Regions 3 and 5.

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Click on Mesh in the Tree. In the Details View,

change the Global Control to Advanced. Set
the Element Size to 0.075 in.

Right-click Mesh in the Tree, and select

Preview Mesh.

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Click on Environment in the Tree. In the

Context Toolbar, select Structural then
Frictionless Support. Set the selection
filter to Edge, then select the bottom edge
of the Lower String. Click Apply in the
Details View.

Select Structural in the Context Toolbar

again, then select Pressure. Hold down
the Ctrl key and select the three lines on the
inside (left-hand side) of the assembly, then
click Apply in the Details View. Enter a
Magnitude of 10,000 psi.

Select Structural in the Context Toolbar

again, then select Force. Select the top
edge of the Upper String, then click Apply
in the Details View. Change Define By to
Components in the Details View. Enter a
Magnitude of 80,000 psi in the Y-direction.

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Choose Solution in the Tree. Select Stress

from the Context Toolbar, then select
Equivalent (von-Mises). Also choose
Deformation -- Total from the toolbar, .

Click Solve from the toolbar.

Once the model is done solving, click on

Equivalent Stress and Total Deformation in
the Tree to view the results.

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When modeling axisymmetric parts, we

generally like to look at radial, axial and
hoop stresses. Click on Solution in the
Tree, then choose Stress on the Context
Toolbar. Select Normal. By default, the
orientation of this stress result is the Xaxis, which in an axisymmetric analysis, is
equal to the Radial Stress. Right-click on
Normal Stress in the Tree, and click
Rename. Change the name to Radial
Stress.

Insert Normal Stress two more times. In

the second, change the Orientation in the
Details View to Y-axis and change the
name to Axial Stress. For the third
Normal stress, change the orientation to Zaxis and rename it Hoop Stress. Click
Solve and view these new results items.

Radial Stress
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Axial Stress

Hoop Stress
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