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Determine the standard deviation of the von Mises stress

distribution in a steel wheel spinning at 7500 rpm.

Given: A database file containing an axisymmetric model

with material properties defined.

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Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using axiwheel
as the jobname.

2.

Resume the axiwheel.db1 database file.

3.

Constrain the bottom line in UY direction.

Main Menu > Soluion > -Loads- Apply > Displacement > On Lines

Or issue:
/SOLU
DL,1,,UY

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Apply a 7500-rpm angular velocity about the Y-axis. Since ANSYS requires
radians/second units, we will use APDL to convert 7500 rpm to rad/sec.

Type in the Input window (or in the Scalar Parameters dialog):

rpm=7500
pi=3.142
w=2*pi*rpm/60

Main Menu > Solution > -Loads- Apply > Other > Angular Velocity

OMEGY = w, then [OK]

Or issue:
OMEGA,,W

5.

Save the database and solve.

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Plot von Mises stress contours in POST1 (general postprocessor).

7.

If desired, expand the axisymmetric solution to 270.

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Symmetry Expansion > 2-D Axisymmetric

Expansion amount = 3/4 expansion

[OK]

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan,Zoom,Rotate

[ISO]

Or issue:
/EXPAND,27,AXIS,,,10
/VIEW,1,1,1,1
/REPLOT

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We will use the element table and array parameters to calculate the standard
deviation of von Mises stresses. First load equivalent stresses into the element
table:

Main Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > Define Table

[Add]
Lab = eseqv
Item, Comp = Stress, von Mises SEQV
[OK]

[Close]

Or issue:
ETABLE,ESEQV,S,EQV

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Plot and list the element table values.

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Symmetry Expansion > No Expansion
Main Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > Plot Elem Table
Itlab = ESEQV
Avglab = Yes - average
[OK]
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan,ZOOM,Rotate
[Front]
Main Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > List Elem Table
Lab1-9 = ESEQV
[OK]
Or issue:
/EXPAND
PLETAB,ESEQV,1
/VIEW,1,1,1,1
/REPLOT
PRETAB

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Utility Menu > Parameters > Get Scalar Data

Type of data = Model data, For selected set; then [OK]

Name of parameter = nelem

Data to be retrieved = Current elem set, Number of elem's

[OK]

Utility Menu > Parameters > Array Parameters > Define/Edit

[Add]
Par = sarray
Type = Array
I, J, K = nelem, 1, 1
[OK]

[Close]

Or issue:
*GET,NELEM,ELEM,,COUNT
*DIM,SARRAY,,NELEM

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10. We now need to "upload" the element table values into an array parameter. First
dimension an array with number of rows = number of elements:

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Utility Menu > Parameters > Get Array Data

Type of data = Results data, Elem table data; then [OK]

Name of array parameter = sarray(1)

Elem table item to be retrieved = ESEQV

Fill array by looping on = Element number

[OK]

Or issue:
*VGET,SARRAY(1),ELEM,1,ETAB,ESEQV

12. Verify the values in the array parameter.

Utility Menu > List > Status > Parameters > Named Parameter

Par = SARRAY

[OK]

Or issue:
*STAT,SARRAY

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11. Fill the array with von Mises stress values from the element table.

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Utility Menu > Parameters > Array Operations > Vector-Scalar Func

ParR = sdev

Par1 = sarray(1)

Func = Std deviatn STDV

[OK]

Utility Menu > Parameters > Scalar Parameters

Check the value of SDEV

[Close]

Or issue:
*VSCFUN,SDEV,STDV,SARRAY(1)
*STAT,SDEV

14. If time permits, rerun the solution with the addition of a UX=0 constraint on the inner
face of the wheel, calculate the standard deviation, and compare with the previous
value.
15. Exit ANSYS.

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13. Calculate the standard deviation.

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