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Step-by-Step Example with Rod Extension

Static calculation of rod elongation under the influence of changes in the temperature environment.

Geometry creation

1. Create a brick.

On the command bar, select the module for constructing volume geometry (Mode — Geometry, Entity — Volume, Action — Create).

From the list of geometric primitives, select Brick.

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

Meshing

1. Create a mesh for the entire model.

On the command bar, select the volume mesh module (Mode — Mesh, Entity – Volume, Action – Intervals).

From the pop-up list, select: Automatic Sizing.

Click Apply Size.

Click Mesh.

Setting the material and properties of blocks

1. Specify the material.

In the command bar, select the module for specifying material properties (Mode — Material, Entity — Materials Management).

In the column "Imported material", double-click on Steel.

Click Apply.

Close the Materials management window.

2. Create a block.

On the command bar, select the block management module (Mode — Blocks, Entity — Block, Action — Add).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

3. Set parameters for blocks.

On the command bar, select the block management module (Mode — Blocks, Entity — Block, Action — Block properties/parameters).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

Setting boundary conditions

1. Fix the end part of the parallelepiped along the X-axis.

On the command panel, select the boundary conditions module (Mode — Boundary Conditions, Entity — Displacement, Action — Create).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

2. Fix the model on the Y axis.

On the command panel, select the boundary conditions module (Mode — Boundary Conditions, Entity — Displacement, Action — Create).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

3. Fix the model on the Z axis.

On the command panel, select the boundary conditions module (Mode — Boundary Conditions, Entity — Displacement, Action — Create).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

4. Set the temperature on the entire model.

On the command panel, select the boundary conditions module (Mode — Boundary Conditions, Entity — Temperature, Action — Create).

Set the following parameters:

Click Apply.

Starting calculation

1.Specify the type of task you want to solve.

On the command bar, select the calculation settings module (Mode — Calculation Settings, Settings calculation — Static, Static — General).

Select:

Click Apply.

2. Set the ambient temperature.

On the command bar, select the calculation settings module (Mode — Calculation Settings, Calculation Settings — Static, Static — Environment Properties).

Click Apply.

Click Start Calculation.

3. In the window that appears, select the directory where the result will be saved and enter the file name.

4. In the case of a successful calculation, the console displays the message: Calculation finished successfully at "date" "time".

Results analysis

1. Open the file with the results. There are three ways to do that.

A window will appear FidesysViewer, in which you can read with the results of the calculation.

2. Check the change in the length of the rod. On the top panel, select: DisplacementX.

 

This result can be obtained by the formula:

Where:

The solution is taken from the source

Using Console Interface

Geometry creating, meshing, setting boundary conditions and materials can be performed using the console interface. Below is a link to the program code that allows you to perform the steps described above manual, you only need to specify the full path and name.

increas_length_rod