SIMULATION AND ANSYS

LABORATORY –ME6711

INTRODUCTION TO
ANSYS SOFTWARE

S.DHARANI KUMAR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
Sri Eshwar College of Engineering
 Objective
The objective of this introductory course is to teach
ANSYS basics in the following areas:

• ANSYS capabilities,
• ANSYS Interactive (GUI)
• Basic steps of performing a complete ANSYS analysis
• How to build Simple geometric model and Finite Element
Models in ANSYS
• Linear Static Stress Analysis (1D, 2D and 3D)
• Vibration analysis
• Thermal analysis
ANSYS Product Launcher
ANSYS Product Launcher
ANSYS Product Launcher
 Input line
Utility menu
Icon toolbar menu
Raise/hidden icon

Command window icon Contact manager

Abbreviation toolbar menu Model control

toolbar

Graphics area

User Prompt info

MAIN MENU
Current settings
ANSYS capabilities
Steps to be followed
• Preprocessor
• Geometric modeling
• Material modeling
• Element selection
• Discretization
• Loading and boundary conditions

• Selection of solver
• solving

• Viewing the result

Preprocessing

Cross section for 1D problem and thickness

for 2D problems

Apply loads and boundary conditions

Element Selection
 Real constants
The calculation of element matrices requires material properties, nodal coordinate and
geometrical parameters. Any data required for the calculation of element matrix that
cannot be determined from the nodal coordinates or material properties are called real
constants
Defining material properties
Defining material properties
Geometric modeling
1. Top down modeling
2. Bottom up modeling

Bottom –up modeling- Starts with key

points, from which lines, areas and
volumes are generated

Top- down modeling-Starts with a definition of volumes

or areas ( Primitives), which are then combined in some
fashion to create the final shape
Geometric modeling
 Geometric modeling
Ansys will not allow you to delete or modify a lower order
entity if it is attached to a higher order entity
Geometric modeling
Geometric modeling
Geometric modeling
Geometric modeling
Geometric modeling
 Element Selection and types-1D

Length is very high compared to height and thickness

L
 Element Selection and types-2D
Length and height are comparable and thickness is negligible

L
 2D-Plane stress and plane strain
PLANE STRESS PLANE STRAIN
 xy y
 xy
x
Slice of
1 unit
thickness
 Element Selection and types-3D
Length, thickness and height are comparable-3D Elements

L t

L-Length
t-Thickness
h-Height
Finite element modeling
 Finite element modeling-1D

Bar Beam Truss Frame

Single Member Single member Many members Many members are

connected by pin joint connected by welding or
bolting
Take Loads Take loads Loads are applied at the Multi force member can
along the axis perpendicular to axis joint, can take force take both axial and
along the axis of the perpendicular loads
individual member

One DOF per Two DOF per Node Two DOF Per node Three DOF per node
node (Translation, (Translation) (2 Translation and
(Translation) rotation) ( for 2Dimensional one rotation)
( for 2Dimensional structure) ( for 2Dimensional
structure) structure)
Frame=Bar /Truss + beam
Mouse button –Shortcuts
Mouse button – Entity selection
Graphics operations
Entity Selection
Entity Selection
Entity Selection
ANSYS capabilities
ANSYS FILES
solver