WORKSHOP 4 Creep of a Steel Tube

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 Model Description
In this exercise, we simulate the creep behavior of a stainless steel oval

tube pressurized at high temperature. Using symmetry, only half the tube is modeled with plane strain elements. The material constitutive behavior has the creep strain rate dependent upon the stress level (Norton Creep). The material data has been fitted with a power relation where the creep strain rate is expressed as:

Oval tube will bulge and become a completely circular over time, and will

rupture due to the large strains.

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 Objectives:
Large Displacement / Large Strains Creep

Required
tube_model.ses

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Exercise Overview: Build the tube geometry and mesh from a session file. Create the Boundary Conditions. Create the Pressure Load. Create the Material Properties. Create the Element Properties. Set up and Submit the job to analysis. Evaluate the results.

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Step 1: Open a New Database

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Open a new database named tube.db: a. b. c. d. File > New. Type tube as File name. Click OK. Click OK to select MD Nastran as the Analysis Code.

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Step 2. Run the Provided Session File

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Run the provided session file. a. Select File / Session / Play. b. Select tube_model.ses as the File name. c. Click Apply. (This action will run the session file. Please do not interrupt it.)

When the session file is done the viewport will contain all the geometry and the FE Mesh of a section of the tube.

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Step 3. Create the Symmetry Boundary Condition

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Create the Symmetry Boundary Condition. a. Loads/BCs: Create / Displacement / Nodal. Enter Symmetry_X as the New Set Name. Click on Input Data. Enter <0, > for the Translation. Click OK.

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Step 3. Create the Symmetry Boundary Condition (Cont.)

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Click on Select Application Region. Select the Curve or Edge icon. Select the two edges along the y-axis Click Add. h Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 4. Create a constraint in the vertical (Y) direction

Fix a node in the Y direction, to prevent rigid body motion

a. b. c. d.

Enter Fix_Y as the New Set Name. Click on Input Data. Enter <, 0, > for the Translation. Click OK.

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Step 4. Create the Symmetry Boundary Conditions

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Click on Select Application Region Change the Select Filter to FEM. Select any node from the y-symmetry line. Click Add. Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 5. Create the pressure load

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Loads/BCs: Create / Pressure / Element Uniform Enter Pressure as the New Set Name. Select 2D as Target Element Type Click on Input Data. Enter 66 for Edge Pressure. Click OK.

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Step 5. Create the pressure load (Cont.)

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Click on Select Application Region. Change the Select Filter to Geometry. Select the Edge icon. Select the four inner edges. Click Add. j Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 6: Create the Material

To create an isotropic creep material: a. Materials: Create Isotropic > Manual Input. b. Enter Stainless_Steel for Material Name. c. Click Input Properties. d. Enter 21.4E6 for Elastic Modulus. e. Enter 0.3 for Poisson Ratio. f. Click OK. g. Click Apply.

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Step 6: Create the Material (Cont.)

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Click on Input Properties Select Creep as Constitutive Model Select MATVP for Creep Data Input Enter 4.E-24 for Coefficient. Enter 4.51 for Exponent of Stress. Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 7: Apply Properties

To apply properties:

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a. b. c. Properties: Create > 2D > 2D Solid. Enter tube for Property Set Name. Select Plain Strain, and Standard Formulation. Click Input Properties. Click the Select Material icon. Select Stainless_Steel. Click Ok.

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Step 7: Apply Properties (Cont.)

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Click Select Application Region. Click in the Select Members text box. Select all the surfaces. Click Add. Click Ok. Click Apply.

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck

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Set up the non-linear Analysis job. a. Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck. b. Enter tube as the Job Name. c. Open Solution Type. d. Select Implicit Nonlinear as Solution Type. e. Click on Solution Parameters f. Check SOL400 Run, and Assumed Strain g. Click on Results Output Format

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Select XDB Select Print Click OK. Click OK. Click OK.

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Click on Subcases Click on Default under Available Subcases Enter step_1_static as Subcase Name Click on Subcase Parameters. Select Large Displacement/Large Strains. Click on Load Increment Parameters

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Select Fixed Enter 1 as Number of Increments Click OK. Click on Iteration Parameters

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Select Pure Full Newton as Matrix Update Method Enter 4 as Max # of Bisections Click OK. Click OK.

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Click on Output Requests Click on Standard Output Select Element Strains Select Non-Linear Stress Click OK Click OK Click Apply

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Enter step_2_creep as Subcase Name Select Creep as Analysis Type Click on Subcase Parameters. Select Explicit Creep as Procedure Click on Load Increment Parameters

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Select Adaptive Creep Enter 17.35 as Suggested Time Increment Enter 3.47E6 as Total Time Enter 9999 as Max. # Number of Increments Allowed Click OK. Click OK

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Click Apply Click Cancel

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Step 8. Set up Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Analysis Deck (Cont.)

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Click on Subcase Select Select step_1_Static, and Step_2_Creep Unselect Default Click OK Click Apply

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Step 9. Edit the exported input file

Edit the file, tube.bdf (be sure to save it when done): a. Replace the following lines :

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MDLPRM,REALT,1 MDLPRM,NLDIAG,10 NLMOPTS,CREEP ,LRGSTRN,1, NLPARM,1,1,1.e-9,PFNT, ,40,PV, ,0.01,0.01, NLPARM,2,200000,17.35,PFNT,,40,PV,YES ,0.01,0.01, ,10 NLADAPT, 2 , STEP, 0.1, 1.5, 1.0-8, 0.5, 999999, 6, 1.2 , , 0, 2.-4, , CREEP, 0, 0.5, 1.0, 0.05 PLPLANE, 1, 1 PSHLN2, 1, 1, 1, 1.0, , C4, PLSTRN, L NAS133-a, Workshop 4, March 2009 Copyright 2009 MSC.Software Corporation

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Step 9. Edit the exported input file (Cont.)

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Replace the following line :

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Step 10. Run MD Nastran

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Run MD Nastran with file, tube.bdf a. Double Click on the MD Nastran icon in the desktop

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Select tube.bdf as input File name

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Click Open Click Run (job might take 10+ minutes to run)

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Step 11: Access the nonlinear Results

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Read (Attach) results. a. Access Results / Attach XDB / Result Entities. b. Click on Select Results File .. c. Select tube.xdb d. Click OK e. Click Apply.

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Step 12: View Results

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To create a fringe results plot: a. Results: Create > Quick Plot. b. Select the first Results case c. Select Logarithmic Strains, as the Fringe Result d. Select Displacements, Translational. e. Click the Display Attributes icon. f. Change the Scale Interpretation to True Scale. g. Click Apply.

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Click the Results Selection icon Select Cauchy Stresses as the Fringe Result Click Apply.

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Select the last Results case Select Logarithmic Strains, as the Fringe Result Click Apply.

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Select Cauchy Stresses as the Fringe Result Click Apply.

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Step 12: View Results (Cont.)

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Step 13. Quit Patran

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