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Workbench 8
2-D Modeling in Workbench

Axisymmetric Analysis of a Pipe Assembly

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

Model Description
2D model of pipe assembly consisting of an Threads

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 X-axis,
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 “Z-
axis” and rename it “Hoop Stress”. Click
“Solve” and view these new results items.

Radial Stress Axial Stress Hoop Stress

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