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Structural Analysis of Composite Wind Ansys
Structural Analysis of Composite Wind Ansys
Structural Analysis of Composite Wind Ansys
Nicolas Alday and Nicolas Tripp, IMPSA Wind Andrs Liberatto, ESSS Argentina
Documentation
Cross-sections
Cross-section (airfoil)
Splines
Cross-sections were created using splines and starting from coordinates specified in the document NREL/ SR-500-36334 as shown in the image. The root section was created using an ellipse. Then, span wise splines were created to define surfaces. Some dimensions are missing in the SANDIA Report and in these cases assumptions were made.
Mesh Groups
Independently of the type of analysis it is necessary to generate a mesh and create groups of elements according to the material distribution.
The groups are created, in ANSYS Mechanical, defining Named Selections and, in ACP, either element by element or by using rules. In any case the first option is preferred.
In this case the groups were created according to Figure 3(a) of the SANDIA Report.
The Extreme Wind Speeds load case was used as it is the only one the SANDIA Report presents results for. The load consists of a 0.62 [psi] pressure resulting from a 4200 [lb] force applied in a bilinear distribution along the chord.
For simplicity of this demonstration a constant pressure of 4274 [Pa] was applied to the high pressure face.
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Imported mesh Material properties loaded in ANSYS Mechanical are ignored by ACP.
The named selections defined in ANSYS Mechanical, are imported as groups of elements in ACP (Element Sets).
ACP Tree
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Unit system must be consistent with the one defined in ANSYS Mechanical.
In the same Material Properties windows, the user can define strain and stress limits that will be used in the post-process once defined a failure criteria.
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ACPrePost Laminates
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Figura 3 (b) It is possible to visualize the thickness in every zone of the blade
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1. Geometry: non-specified dimensions were arbitrary assigned. 2. Load: the blade was loaded with a pressure distribution instead of a bilinear force distribution. 3. Materials: A) the value of Sxy (Strain Limit) is not specified, so it was assumed. B) spar cap laminate was used in the transition zone.
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Case: stopped rotor with 18 lb. tip brake. 1 mode 2 mode 3 mode
4 mode
5 mode
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Eigenvalues