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Ansys Lab Manual PDF
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Registration No.
Date:………………… Date:…………………
LABARATORY CLASSES - INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Students must attend the lab classes with ID cards and in the prescribed uniform.
2. Boys-shirts tucked in and wearing closed leather shoes. Girls‟ students with cut shoes, overcoat,
and plait incite the coat. Girls‟ students should not wear loose garments.
3. Students must check if the components, instruments and machinery are in working condition before
setting up the experiment.
4. Power supply to the experimental set up/ equipment/ machine must be switched on only after the
faculty checks and gives approval for doing the experiment. Students must start to the experiment.
Students must start doing the experiments only after getting permissions from the faculty.
5. Any damage to any of the equipment/instrument/machine caused due to carelessness, the cost will
be fully recovered from the individual (or) group of students.
6. Students may contact the lab in charge immediately for any unexpected incidents and emergency.
7. The apparatus used for the experiments must be cleaned and returned to the technicians, safely
without any damage.
8. Make sure, while leaving the lab after the stipulated time, that all the power connections are
switched off.
9. EVALUATIONS:
All students should go through the lab manual for the experiment to be carried out for that
day and come fully prepared to complete the experiment within the prescribed periods.
Student should complete the lab record work within the prescribed periods.
Students should complete the lab record work within the prescribed periods.
The following aspects will be assessed during every exercise, in every lab class and marks
will be awarded accordingly:
NOTE 1
Preparation means coming to the lab classes with neatly drawn circuit diagram /experimental
setup /written programs /flowchart, tabular columns, formula, model graphs etc in the observation
notebook and must know the step by step procedure to conduct the experiment.
Conducting experiment means making connection, preparing the experimental setup without
any mistakes at the time of reporting to the faculty.
Observation means taking correct readings in the proper order and tabulating the readings in the
tabular columns.
Calculation means calculating the required parameters using the approximate formula and
readings.
Result means correct value of the required parameters and getting the correct shape of the
characteristics at the time of reporting of the faculty.
Viva voice means answering all the questions given in the manual pertaining to the experiments.
Full marks will be awarded if the students performs well in each case of the above
component
NOTE 2
Incompletion or repeat of experiments means not getting the correct value of the required
parameters and not getting the correct shape of the characteristics of the first attempt. In such
cases, it will be marked as “IC” in the red ink in the status column of the mark allocation table
given at the end of every experiment. The students are expected to repeat the incomplete the
experiment before coming to the next lab. Otherwise the marks for IC component will be reduced
to zero.
NOTE 3
Absenteeism due to genuine reasons will be considered for doing the missed experiments.
In case of power failure, extra classes will be arranged for doing those experiments only and
assessment of all other components preparedness; viva voice etc. will be completed in the
regular class itself.
NOTE 4
The end semester practical internal assessment marks will be based on the average of all the
experiments.
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ANSYS HISTORY
Structural analysis
- Stress / strain, deformation, etc.
Thermal analysis
Fluid flow (CFD)
Electro magnetic
Multi-physics (solid/fluid/electromagnetic..)
HOW IT WORKS?
PREPROCESSING
Build FEM Model
Geometry Construction
Mesh Generation (right element type)
SOLUTION
Boundary and Load condition implementation
Submit the model to ANSYS solver
POSTPROCESSING
Check and Evaluate the results
Mesh Generation
SOLUTION
Bottom-up approach
Creationof model by defining the geometry of the structure with nodes and
elements
Top-down approach
Building a solid model using a 3D CAD program and then dividing the model into
nodes and elements
h - Method
It is used for regular surface
Developed in 1970s
The name is derived from the field of numerical analysis where the „h‟ is used for
step size, to achieve convergence in the analysis
The h-element is always of low order, usually linear or quadratic.
p – Method
No restrictions to shape and size
Developed in late 1980s
This provides option of optimizing a structure.
p – elements can have edge polynomial as high as 9th order, unlike the low order
polynomials of h-elements
Simulate how a design behaves under real-world conditions without having to build costly physical
prototypes.
Obtain accurate results on design behavior
Increase your confidence in your final product design by virtually testing a design under all
conceivable loading conditions.
ANSYS APPLICATIONS
Strength, durability and vibration assessment of various structures such as aircrafts, cars, trucks,
or a train
Structural dynamic response simulation of loads that vary with time or frequency
Modal based analysis of large systems such as in automotive and aerospace vehicle systems
Simulation of interior acoustics for sound pressure inside a bounded domain
Static and transient analysis of structures involving material and geometric nonlinear behavior and
nonlinear boundary condition
Advanced heat transfer analysis with contact including conduction, convection and radiation to
understand the effect of temperature fluctuations in consumer electronic devices such as television
or cell phone.
Combined topology, sizing and shape optimization of structures with manufacturing constraints.
STARTING ANSYS:
The ANSYS graphical user interface can be started by selecting the ANSYS icon located in the
ANSYS 12.1 Folder.
12.1
Selecting the ANSYS icon will take you directly to the graphical user interface.
After starting ANSYS, two windows will appear. The first is the ANSYS 12.1 Output Window.
This window displays a listing of every command that ANSYS executes. If you encounter
problems, this is a good place to look to see what ANSYS is doing or has done. This is one location where
you will find all of the warnings and error messages that appear and the command that generated the
warning/error.
The second window is the ANSYS Research FS graphical user interface. This is divided into 4
sections (shown on next page):
4. Display window
3
ANSYS Utility Menu
Within this menu, you can perform file operations, list and plot items, and change display options.
The File drop-down menu includes the options to clear the database, change, resume, and save
the current model.
Clear and Start New deletes the current database. It does not clear the log
or error files.
Change Directory allows you to switch directories where the files are being
saved.
Resume Jobname.db and Resume from allows you to open a model that
has already been saved. Note: If you resume a file, ANSYS does not
automatically switch the current jobname to the name of the file you
resumed from. Change the jobname otherwise you may write over
another model.
Save as Jobname.db and Save as allow you to save the model. If you
choose “save as” it will save the file as a different name. If you do not
change the jobname, the next time you save it will overwrite the
current jobname and not the “save as” file name.
List Pull-down Menu
The list pull-down menu allows you to view the log and error files, obtain a listing of geometric entities,
elements and their properties, nodes, and boundary conditions and loads applied to the model.
This menu allows you to view the log and error files. The log file is a
summary of every command performed in ANSYS while the error file may
provide insight into troubleshooting problems with the model/analysis.
Selecting the Nodes and Elements listings are easy methods to determine
the number of nodes and elements in the model.
This pull-down menu allows you to plot the various components of the model such as keypoints,
areas, volumes and elements.
This menu includes the controls to pan/zoom/rotate your model, select the numbering options,
change styles and generate hard copies of the plots.
This pops up a window allowing you to pan, zoom and rotate the model.
The Numbering selection allows you to turn on/off the keypoint, lines,
areas, volumes, nodes and element numbering.
The Hard Copy selection sends the plot to a printer or image file.
ANSYS Toolbar
If you get a message reporting that the percent error cannot be calculated with
powergraphics turned on, click the POWRGRPH button to turn off powergraphics.
ANSYS Main Menu
The ANSYS Main Menu contains all of the commands to create, mesh, apply loads, solve, and view
results of the FE analysis. The Main Menu is divided into sections that sequentially follow the steps involved in
an analysis.
Preprocessor
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis in a plate with a circular hole using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10.0)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10.0- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
1. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines - Select the boundary where
is going to be arrested – Ok - All DOF - Ok.
Pressure - On lines - Select the load applying area – Ok - Load PRES valve = 1 N/mm2- Ok.
2. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
1. General post proc - Plot Result - Contour plot - Nodal Solution – Stress - Von mises stress - Ok.
TO VIEW THE ANIMATION:
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of rectangular plate with a circular hole is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF A PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE
1 N/mm2
100
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis of a rectangular L section bracket using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
3. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines - Select the boundary where
is going to be arrested – Ok - All DOF - Ok.
Pressure - On lines - Select the load applying area – Ok - Load PRES valve = -10000 N (- Sign
indicates the direction of the force i.e. downwards) - Ok.
4. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
2. General post proc - Plot Result - Contour plot - Nodal Solution – Stress - Von mises stress - Ok.
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of rectangular L section bracket is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF RECTANGULAR “L” BRACKET
5 - 50 kN
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis in a beam using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10 - Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
5. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On key points – Select the 1st key
point – UX, UY – Ok.
On key points – select the 2nd key point – UY – Ok and 3rd key point – UY – Ok.
Pressure - On beam – Box – Select the area on the beam – Ok – Enter VAL I 200000, VAL J
200000 – Ok. This method is followed for the remaining areas and loads.
Force/Moment – On key points – Select the key point – Ok – direction of force/moment FY,
value = -50,000 (- sign indicates the direction of the force) – Ok.
6. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
3. General post proc – Element table – Define table – Add – By sequence num – SMISC,6 – Ok –
SMISC,12 – Ok – LS,2 – Ok – LS,3 - Ok – Close.
Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Y component of displacement – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I SMIS 6, Node J SMIS 12 – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I LS 2, Node J LS 3 – Ok
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of beam is done by using the ANSYS Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the convective heat transfer analysis of a 2D component using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
7. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Thermal – Temperature - On lines – Select the lines –Ok –
Temp. value 300 – Ok – Convection – On lines – select the appropriate line – Ok – Enter the values
of film coefficient 50, bulk temperature 40 – Ok.
8. Solve – Current LS – Ok – solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
4. General post proc – List results – Nodal Solution – DOF Solution – Nodal temperature – Ok
5. Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Nodal Temperature – Ok.
Thus the convective heat transfer analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the conductive heat transfer analysis of a 2D component using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10 - Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
9. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Thermal – Temperature - On lines – Select the right and left side
of the object –Ok – Temp. Value 100 – On lines – select the top and bottom of the object – Ok –
Temp 500 – Ok.
10. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
6. General post proc – Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Nodal
Temperature – Ok.
FOR REPORT GENERATION:
RESULT:
Thus the conductive heat transfer analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
500°C
100°C 100°C
500°C
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the thermal stress analysis of a 2D component by using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10 - Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
11. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines – Select the boundary on
the object –Ok – Temperature – Uniform Temp – Enter the temp. Value 50 – Ok.
12. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
7. General post proc – Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – Stress – 1st principal stress – Ok –
Nodal solution – DOF Solution – Displacement vector sum - Ok.
FOR REPORT GENERATION:
RESULT:
Thus the thermal stress analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS Software.
THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
T = 50°C 500
500
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the mode frequency analysis of beam using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
13. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On nodes – Select the node point –
Ok – All DOF – Ok. Analysis type – New analysis – Modal – Ok. Analysis type – Analysis options –
Block Lanczos – enter the value no of modes to extract as 3 or 4 or 5 – Ok – End Frequency 10000
– Ok.
14. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
8. General post proc – Read results – First set - Plot results – Deformed shape – Choose
Def+undeformed – Ok. Read results – Next set - Plot results – Deformed shape – Choose
Def+undeformed – Ok and so on.
7. File – Report Generator – Choose Append – OK – Image Capture – Ok - Close. (Capture all
images)
RESULT:
Thus the mode frequency analysis of beam is done by using the ANSYS Software.
MODE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF BEAM
Date:
AIM:
To conduct the harmonic analysis of a 2D component by using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version10)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10- Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
15. Solution - Analysis type – New analysis – Harmonic – Ok. Analysis type – Analysis options – Full,
Real+imaginary – Ok– Use the default settings – Ok
16. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On nodes – Select the node point –
Ok – All DOF – Ok. Force/Moment – On Nodes – select the node 2 – Ok – Direction of force/mom
FY, Real part of force/mom -100 – Ok. Load step Opts – Time/Frequency – Freq and Substps –
Enter the values of Harmonic freq range 1-100, Number of sub steps 100, Stepped – Ok.
17. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
9. TimeHist postpro – Variable Viewer – Click “Add” icon – Nodal Solution – DOF Solution – Y-
Component of displacement – Ok – Enter 2 – Ok. Click “List data” icon and view the amplitude list.
Click “Graph” icon and view the graph. To get a better view of the response, view the log scale of
UY. Plotctrls – Style – Graphs – Modify axes – Select Y axis scale as Logarithmic – Ok. Plot –
Replot – Now we can see the better view.
8. File – Report Generator – Choose Append – OK – Image Capture – Ok - Close. (Capture all
images)
RESULT:
Thus the harmonic analysis of a 2D component is done by using the ANSYS Software.
HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF A 2D COMPONENT
AIM:
To determine the stress and displacement fields on the Hollow Pipe using ANSYS.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version12.0/12.1)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10 - Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
18. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On lines - Select the boundary
where is going to be arrested – Ok - All DOF - Ok.
Pressure - On lines - Select the load applying area – Ok - Load PRES valve = 1 MPa- Ok.
19. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
10. General post proc - Plot Result - Contour plot - Nodal Solution – Stress - Von mises stress - Ok.
TO VIEW THE ANIMATION:
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of rectangular plate with a circular hole is done by using the ANSYS
Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF A PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE
AIM:
To conduct the stress analysis in a beam using ANSYS software.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
Ram : 2 GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window XP Service Pack 3
Software : Ansys (Version12.0/12.1)
PROCEDURE:
The three main steps to be involved are
1. Pre Processing
2. Solution
3. Post Processing
Start - All Programs – Ansys 10 - Mechanical APDL Product Launcher – Set the Working Directory
as E Drive, User - Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. – Click Run.
PREPROCESSING:
SOLUTION:
20. Solution – Define Loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement - On key points – Select the 1st key
point – ALL DOF – Ok.
On key points – select the 2nd key point– UY – Ok.
Force/Moment – On key points – Select the key point – Ok – direction of force/moment FY,
Value = -1,000 (- sign indicates the direction of the force) – Ok.
21. Solve – Current LS – Ok – Solution is done – Close.
POST PROCESSING:
11. General post proc – Element table – Define table – Add – By sequence num – SMISC,6 – Ok –
SMISC,12 – Ok – LS,2 – Ok – LS,3 - Ok – Close.
Plot results – Contour plot – Nodal solution – DOF solution – Y component of displacement – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I SMIS 6, Node J SMIS 12 – Ok.
Contour plot – Line element Res – Node I LS 2, Node J LS 3 – Ok
RESULT:
Thus the stress analysis of beam is done by using the ANSYS Software.
STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM
1ooo N