Workshop 7

Submodeling

Crank Shaft
7. Submodeling
Crank Shaft Workshop Supplement

INTRO
Description

RODUCTIO
• Perform a submodeling analysis on the crank shaft model below.
The submodel will consist of the region around the pin holes.

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INTRO
Material Properties:
• EX = 6,497,792 psi and PRXY = 0.35

RODUCTIO
Loads and B.C.
• 10,000 psi pressure
• Symmetry b.c. on areas of both

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pin holes
• Symmetry b.c. on inside area
of shaft

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INTRO
1. Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using
“crank_coarse” as the jobname.

RODUCTIO
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2. R
Resume th
the ““crank_coarse.db1”
k db1” database
d t b file:
fil
– Utility Menu > File > Resume from …
– Or issue:
RESUME,crank_coarse,db1

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3. Enter POST1 and plot the von Mises stress for the coarse model:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
– Or issue:
/POST1

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PLNSOL,S,EQV

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4. Change the jobname to “crank_fine”:
– Utility Menu > File > Change Jobname …

RODUCTIO
– Or issue:
FINISH
/FILNAME,crank_fine

5. Enter the preprocessor and clear the coarse mesh:

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– Main
M i Menu
M >P
Preprocessor > M
Meshing
hi > M
MeshTool
hT l
– Or issue:
/PREP7
VCLEAR,ALL

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6. Plot the volumes, then do a pairwise intersection of volumes 1, 4, and 5:
– Utility Menu > Plot > Volumes
– Main Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Intersect > Pairwise > Volumes
– Or issue:

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VPLOT
VINP,1,4,5

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7. Delete volumes 2, 3, and 6 and all entities below volumes 2, 3, and 6:
– Main Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Delete > Volume and Below

RODUCTIO
– Or issue:
VDELE,2,3,1,1
VDELE,6,,1,1

8. Plot areas and then delete areas 29 and 30 and all entities below areas 29 and 30:

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– M i M
Main Menu > P
Preprocessor > M
Modeling
d li > D
Delete
l >A Area and
dBBelow
l
– Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan, Zoom, Rotate …
• [Fit]
– Or issue:

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ADELE 29 30 1 1
ADELE,29,30,1,1
/AUTO,1
APLOT

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9. Clear divisions from all lines:
– Main Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool

RODUCTIO
– Or issue:
LESIZE,ALL,,,-1,,1

10. Plot volumes and then specify an element size of 1 on areas 39, 40, 43, and 44:
– Utility Menu > Plot > Volumes

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– Main
M i Menu
M >P
Preprocessor > M
Meshing
hi > M
MeshTool
hT l
– Or issue:
VPLOT
AESIZE,39,1

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AESIZE 40 1
AESIZE,40,1
AESIZE,43,1
AESIZE,44,1

11. Mesh volumes 7 and 8 using VSWEEP:

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– Main Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool
– Or issue:
VSWEEP,ALL

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INTRO
12. Select the outer surface nodes at a radius of 9 inches:
a) Define a local cylindrical coordinate system at X=0, Y=0, Z=17.5 and rotate 90

RODUCTIO
d
degrees about
b t the
th local
l l Y axis
i (i.e.
(i THZX=90):
THZX 90)
– Utility Menu > WorkPlane > Local Coordinate Systems > Create Local CS > At Specified Loc +
• Enter “0,0,17.5” in the Picker window followed by [Enter]
• [OK]
• KCS = “Cylindrical 1”

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• THZX = 90
• [OK]
– Or issue:

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LOCAL 11 1 0 0 17 5
LOCAL,11,1,0,0,17.5,,,90
90

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12. (cont’d)
b) Select nodes at X=9 and then plot the nodes:

RODUCTIO
– Utility Menu > Select > Entities …
– Utility Menu > Plot > Nodes
– Or issue:
NSEL,S,LOC,X,9

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NPLOT

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13. Write the nodes to a file called “crank_fine.node”:
– Main Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Nodes > Write Node File

RODUCTIO
– Or issue:
NWRITE,crank_fine,node

14. Save the database:

– Utility Menu > File > Save as Jobname.db (or pick the “SAVE_DB” button in the Toolbar)

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– O i
Or issue:
SAVE

15. Resume the “crank_coarse.db1” database file again:

– Utility Menu > File > Resume from …

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– Or issue:
RESUME,crank_coarse,db1

16. Enter the general postprocessor and interpolate DOFs:

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– Main Menu > General Postprocessor > Submodeling > Interpolate DOF

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• [OK]
– Or issue:
/POST1
CBDOF

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17. Resume the “crank_fine.db” database file:
– Utility Menu > File > Resume Jobname.db (or pick the “RESUM_DB” button in the Toolbar)

RODUCTIO
– Or issue:
RESUME,crank_fine,db

18. Select everything and then plot volumes:

– Utility Menu > Select > Everything

ON TO ANSYS
– Utility
U ili Menu
M > Plot
Pl > Volumes
V l
– Or issue:
ALLSEL
VPLOT

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19. Enter the solution processor and apply symmetry constraints on areas 40 and 43:
– Main Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > Symmetry B.C. > On Areas
– Or issue:
/SOLU

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DA,40,SYMM
DA,43,SYMM

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20. Read in the cut boundary constraints from the “crank_fine.cbdo” file and then plot
elements:

RODUCTIO
– Utilityy Menu > File > Read Input
p from …
– Utility Menu > Plot > Elements
– Or issue:
/input,crank_fine,cbdo
EPLOT

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21. Save the database and obtain the submodel solution:
– Utility Menu > File > Save as Jobname.db (or pick the “SAVE_DB” button in the Toolbar)

RODUCTIO
– Main Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS
– Or issue:
SAVE
SOLVE

22 Turn off the display of the local coordinate system and then save the database:
22.

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– Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Symbols …
• Select “None” for Boundary condition symbol
• Set CS = Off under Other Symbols

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• [OK]
– Utility Menu > File > Save as Jobname.db
– Or issue:
/PBC,ALL,,0

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/PSYMB CS 0
/PSYMB,CS,0

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SAVE

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23. Enter the general postprocessor and plot the von Mises stress for the submodel
model:

RODUCTIO
– Main Menu > General Postproc
p > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
– Or issue:
/POST1
PLNSOL,S,EQV

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24. Plot stresses on the cut boundary and compare with coarse model results
(crank_coarse.db1) in Step 25:

RODUCTIO
– Utilityy Menu > Select > Entities …
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
– Or issue:
NSEL,S,LOC,X,9
ESLN

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NSLE
PLNSOL,S,EQV

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25. Resume the “crank_coarse.db1” database file and then:
– Issue the following commands:

RODUCTIO
LOCAL,11,1,0,0,17.5,,,90
NSEL,S,LOC,X,8,9
ESLN
NSLE
/AUTO,1
,

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PLNSOL,S,EQV

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26. Exit ANSYS:

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– Pick the “QUIT” button in
the Toolbar
– Or issue:
FINISH
/EXIT NOSAVE
/EXIT,NOSAVE

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