ANSYS Module 1

Introduction to ANSYS

Ansys Workbench Mechanical

Workbench Environment

Starting a project

Defining units

Defining Material

Importing external geometry

Importing Assembled model

Creating / Editing geometry in ANSYS Design Modeler

Procedure to import 1D and 2D geometry

Use of 1D and 2D geometry

Linking analysis types

Simplyfing actual model for analysis

Difference between actual model and Ansys model

Improving solution accuracy

Analysis of a simple geometry

Saving an Ansys project

File types generated after saving a project

Saving ANSYS project files in single compressed format

3D, 2D and 1D geometry

Importing geometry from software like CATIA, CREO / ProE, Solidworks

Importing Assembly model

Establishing relation between assembly components

Working with 2D surface geometry

Working with 1D line geometry

Modifying importd geometry in ANSYS Design Modeler

Creating new geometry in ANSYS Design Modeler

Exporting geometry from Design modeler

Defining Named Selection in Design Modeler

Using named selsection

Single body / Multi body

Difference between actual model and FE model

Simplification of actual model

Replacing Solid geometry by Surface or Line geometry

Defining materials

Defining nonlinear material

Creating Linear and nonlinear material

Meshing concept

Roll of mesh in solution accuracy

Different types of meshing- Mechanical, Explicit, CFD etc

Setting meshing parameters

Meshing options

Checking generated mesh

Improving mesh

Local refinement of mesh

Meshing examples

Advanced meshing methods with examples

Defining inertia loads such as Acceleration, Gravity, Rotational Velocity etc with example

Defining various types structural loads with examples

Defining advance loads such as Hydostatic pressure, Remote force, Bearing load, Joint load, Bolt ptetension etc

with examples

Defining thermal load

Defining combined structural thermal load with example

Defining various types of supports with examples

Defining advance supports with examples

Static structural analysis with examples

Transient Structural with examples

Model analysis with examples

Harmonic analysis with examples

Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis

Coupled field Analysis (Combined thermal structural analysis with examples)

Nonlinear analysis - nonlinear geometry, nonlinear material with examples

Explicit Dynamics with examples

Fatigue analysis with examples

Analysis with non linear geometry with example

Analysis with non linear material with example

Submodel Analysis

Defining various joints between components with example

Assembly of parts with joints to form a mechanism

Defining regid and flexible parts

Analysis of mechanism with examples