Actuator - 3D Electromagnetic analysis

Flux project step by step

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Overall view on the device

•This 3D simulation presents the Electrical actuator design.

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Starting a new project

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Starting a new project : 3D New project

Start a new
project

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Modeler context

• When creating a new project, the new geometry context (Modeler) is opened by default (in
the supervisor options, it is possible to choose the context to open by default).

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New sketch context

• Set the YZ reference plane, click ok button, it will close the modeler context and open the new
sketch context

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Geometry

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Geometry : Create 2D geometry

•Select “create a new rectangle by two points defining the diagonal ” and draw the two
objects:

3rd point

1st point

2nd point

4th point

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Geometry : Modify points coordinate

•Right click on the point 5 and enter the coordinates values.

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Geometry : Create geometry

Similarly enter the following coordinates values for all points.

Points First coordinate Second coordinate Third coordinate

X Y Z

6 22.1/2 -14 0
7 -22.1/2 -14 0
8 22.1/2 14 0
1 -19.1/2 12.5 0
2 19.1/2 -12.5 0
3 -19.1/2 -12.5 0
4 19.1/2 12.5 0

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Geometry: Close the sketch context

•Close the sketch context using the icon in the graphic
•The below geometry will appear in the modeler context

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Geometry: Extrude the Face 2

•Extrude the Face 2. Go to the Tools> Extrusion> New

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Geometry: Extrude the Face 2

•After Extrusion of Face 2 the image will appear as below

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Geometry : Create a cylinder

•Create a new cylinder in COORDSYS_ZX _PLANE and enter the following details

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Geometry : Cylinder _1
•The image will appear as below

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Geometry : Cylinder_2
•Similarly create another cylinder in the same COORDSYS_ZX _PLANE with the following
radius and height value.

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Geometry : Symmetry
•Create symmetry (Tool> symmetry> New)

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Geometry : Boolean Union_1

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Geometry : Boolean Subtraction_1

Create Subtraction_1 (Tool> subtract > New)

Manage the transparency with

this cursor

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Geometry : Cylinder_3
Create cylinder_3 in COORDSYS_ZX_PLANE.

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Geometry : Cylinder_4
Create cylinder_4 in COORDSYS_ZX_PLANE

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Geometry : Boolean Union_2

Create Union_2 between the two previous cylinders

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Geometry : Geometry parameter

Create geometry parameter

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Geometry : Create translation

•Create translation in XYZ1 (Tool>Translation>New)

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Geometry : Create Fillet

•Create Fillet_1 (Tool>Fillet >New)

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Geometry : Close the Modeler context

•After creating the Fillet, the image will appear as shown below and close the Modeler
context using the highlighted icon.

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Geometry : Infinite box cube

•Create infinite box (Geometry > infinite box>New)

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Geometry : Complete Infinite box

•Right click on “infinite box” and click on “complete infinite box”

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Geometry : Set Infinite box invisible

•Right click on “infinite box” and click on “Set Invisible”

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Mesh

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Mesh : Mesh the domain

• Mesh domain ( Mesh > Mesh Domain) The mesh should be as following. Generate second
order elements.

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Physics

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Physical application
•First, the physical application is defined. The required physical application is Magnetic static
3D .

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Physics : Import materials

• Import material from the material manager (Physics > Material > Import material from
manager).
•In Flux a window “connection to Mat Manager” appears to indicate the connection with the
materials manager. Keep it opened.

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Physics : Import materials

• In the material manager window, open the “Projects Flux” window (if not opened) by
clicking on the icon:

• Sort the materials by “Family”

•From the “Altair” database, drag FLU_1010_XC10_RO

(Soft/Carbon Steel) & drop it in “Flux projects” window
Drag&drop

The material is imported in real time into the Flux project

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Physics : Import materials

• Close the connection between Flux and the materials manager by closing this one

• The material is imported in Flux

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Physics : Variation Parameter

• Create variation parameter “Current”

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Physics : Stranded conductor

•Create a coil conductor_1

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Physics : Non mesh coil

•Create a coil_1 (Physics >Non meshed coil > New)

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Physics : Air region

•Create a Air region (Physics >Volume region> New)

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Physics : Support and Mobile region

• Similarly, create a Support and Mobile region (Physics >Volume region> New)

SUPPORT REGION MOBILE REGION

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Physics : Assign region to volumes

• (Physics > Assign region to geometric entities > Assign region to volume (completion mode))
AIR region (5,6,7,8,9,4,3) MOBILE region (2)

SUPPORT region (1)

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Solving

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Solving : Create a solving scenario

•Create a solving scenario with time steps for Y_mobile as following (Solving > Solving
scenario > New)

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Solving : Create a solving scenario

•Create a solving scenario with time steps for Current as following (Solving > Solving scenario
> New)

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Solving : Solve the scenario

•Create a scenario with time steps as following (Solving > Solve)

Choose the directory

for the solved scenario

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Post-processing

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Post-processing : Display Isovalues

•Display isovalues (Graphic > Isovalues > Display isovalues)

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Post-processing : Arrow spatial group

• Display Magnetic field direction on V_SUPPORT (Graphic > Arrow Spatial group > New)

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Post-processing : Magnetic field direction on V_SUPPORT

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Post-processing : Plot 3D curve of Magnetic force

•Create a 3D curve (I/O parameter) representing the magnetic force depending on the mobile
part position and the current value.

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Post-processing : Results of Magnetic Force

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Post-processing : Save the project

•Save the project (Project > Save)

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