2/17/2011 Introduction

ANSYS BASIC INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED POSTPROC. COMMAND PRINTABLE

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Introduction
Introduction
Starting up ANSYS
ANSYS is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide variety of
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mechanical problems. These problems include: static/dynamic structural analysis (both linear and non-linear),
ANSYS Interface heat transfer and fluid problems, as well as acoustic and electro-magnetic problems.
Convergence Testing In general, a finite element solution may be broken into the following three stages. This is a general guideline that
Saving/Restoring Jobs can be used for setting up any finite element analysis.

ANSYS Files 1. Preprocessing: defining the problem; the major steps in preprocessing are given below:
Printing Results
Define keypoints/lines/areas/volumes
Define element type and material/geometric properties
Working with Pro/E Mesh lines/areas/volumes as required
The amount of detail required will depend on the dimensionality of the analysis (i.e. 1D, 2D, axi-
symmetric, 3D).
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2. Solution: assigning loads, constraints and solving; here we specify the loads (point or pressure),
contraints (translational and rotational) and finally solve the resulting set of equations.
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3. Postprocessing: further processing and viewing of the results; in this stage one may wish to see:
Lists of nodal displacements
MecE 563 Element forces and moments
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Deflection plots
Stress contour diagrams
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