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Lecture 11
Postprocessing
Introduction to ANSYS
Mechanical APDL
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Overview
query picking
path operations
Variable Viewer
Results transformation, error estimation
Load case combination.
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/POST1
reads the boundary conditions and results for a solution set from the
rst file into memory and stores them in the database
by default, the first result set is automatically read
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Query Picking
PowerGraphics
ON
PowerGraphics
OFF
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Query Picking
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All subsequent contour plots, listings, query picks, etc. will report the
values in that system.
Default orientation
RSYS,0
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Local cylindrical
system RSYS,11
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Global cylindrical
system RSYS,1
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Path Operations
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Define a Path
From
To
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or plotted
General Postproc > Path Operations > Plot Path Item > On Geometry
or use PLPAGM command
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Error Estimation
s = 1200
Elem 1
Elem 2
s = 1100
s = 1300
savg = 1200
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Error Estimation
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Error Estimation
Thermal analysis:
percentage error in energy norm (TEPC)
element thermal gradient deviations (TDSG)
element energy error (TERR)
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SEPC
If it is higher:
unselect element near point loads or other
stress singularities.
plot the element energy error. Elements
with high values of energy error are
candidates for mesh refinement.
SEPC = 3.484
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To plot SERR contours: General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour
Plot > Element Solu
or use PLESOL,SERR command
Generally, the elements with the highest SERR are candidates for
mesh refinement, unless it occurs near stress singularities.
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The stress bounds (SMXB and SMNB ) can help assess the effect of
mesh discretization error on the maximum stress.
They are displayed on stress contour plots in the legend column as
SMXB (upper bound) and SMNB (lower bound).
The bounds are not estimates of the actual maximum and minimum,
but they do define a confidence band.
if elements near stress singularities are active, the stress bounds may be
meaningless
unselect elements near stress singularities to achieve realistic stress
bounds
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Whenever multiple load steps are solved, the results of each load step
are stored as separate sets on the results file
identified by load step number and referred to as load cases
Load case
on results file
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Use General Postproc > Load Case > Create Load Case
or use the LCDEF command
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Variable Viewer
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Variable Viewer
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Properties button
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Real/Imaginary Components
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Variable list
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Defined Post26
variables
17 Calculator
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Variable Viewer
k = 36kN/m
100kg
x
k = 36kN/m
25kg
y
F
4000 N , t 0
F
0, t 0
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Workshops
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