Course Outline
DAY-1
- Introduction to FEA
- ANSYS WORKBENCH GUI (Graphical user interface)
- UNIT SETUP
- Mouse & keyboard functions
- Project Schematic
- Linking Analysis in Project schematic
- 2D & 3D Analysis setup
- File Management
- Understanding types of Elements in FEA.
- ANSYS workbench Guide lines.
- Understanding Engineering materials and their properties.
- Creating custom materials.
- Working with ANSYS Design Modeler.
- Sketching.
- Sketch constraints.
- Draw & Modify Tools.
- Views Tools & Selection Filters.
- 3D Feature tools.
- Geometry File & Types.
- Theory and concept of 1D, 2D & 3D Elements.
- Applying the Types Elements based on different scenarios.
- Understanding the Meshing concept and different Refining techniques.
- Cantilever & simply supported beams.
- Importing Line geometry for structures.
- Working on 1D structural Elements for structural members.
- Finding out different forces on the structure.
- Plotting shear moment diagram.
- Generating simulation report.
- PRACTICE
DAY-2
- Importing Solid and Surface Models for other CAD packages.
- Defeaturing/ simplifying the CAD models
- Converting Solid into surface geometry.
- Working with 2D elements for surface geometry.
- Simulating Thin & Thick wall/ shells.
- Applying loads & Boundary condition.
- Finding out the stress, strain, deformation and other forces for surface geometry.
- Performing a Non-linear Analysis for large deflection.
- Understanding the plastic deformation.
- Understanding Load Steps.
- PRACTICE
DAY-3
- Working with pure SOLID models.
- Multiple part and single part concept.
- Meshing with 3D elements.
- Checking the Element quality.
- Mesh control & Refinement techniques.
- Applying loads & boundary conditions.
- Finding out stress and strain data.
- Evaluating Factor of Safety (FOS).
- Mesh Independence Study.
- Applying Convergence.
- Dealing with Fatigue Analysis for cyclic loading.
- Factor of safety due to cyclic loading.
- Performing Modal Analysis to find out Natural Frequency
- Mode shape results for different frequencies.
- Random vibration Analysis.
- Power spectral density (PSD).
- Buckling load Analysis for the structures.
- Interpreting the buckling load multiplier.
- Buckling mode shape results.
- Working with Assembly.
- Preparing the Assembly models for simulation.
- Meshing assembly components and Refinement.
- Contact Meshing and refinement.
- Defining type of contacts between assembly components.
- BOLT & NUT contact.
- Setting up the boundary conditions.
- Interpreting the contact results.
- Checking the Factor of safety of the entire assembly.
- Applying BOLT PRETENSION
- PRACTICE
DAY-4
- Steady state thermal simulation.
- Conduction and Convection criteria.
- Analyzing the thermal flow and Heat dissipation.
- Temperature contours.
- Thermal flow results, reports and plots.
- Transient thermal Simulation.
- Time step setting for transient analysis.
- Coupling Structural with Thermal.
- Evaluating Thermal stress.
- Boundary conditions for transient thermal.
- Creating temperature contour animation.
- Electric simulation to determine the Electric field intensity and current density.
- Thermo-Electric simulation to determine the temperature generated due to Electric flow.
- Applying boundary conditions like Voltage and current.
- Coupling Thermo-electric simulation with structural analysis.
- Finding out the thermal stress.
- Generating Detailed simulation reports in ANSYS.
- Creating Chart & Table.
- Creating Line references for chart and table.
- Duplicating and modifying a simulation.
- PRACTICE
