Workshop 8

Advanced Results
Processing
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Workshop 8 - Goals Training Manual

• In this workshop a high pressure vent assembly is analyzed

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for stress and deflection.
• Some of the results from the analysis will be difficult to
interpret if all bodies are active during postprocessing. Our
goal is to isolate parts of the model and use some of the
advanced DS features for postprocessing.

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Workshop 8 - Assumptions Training Manual

• We will assume that gas is being vented through the inlet

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pipe into the expansion chamber. Inside the chamber the
pressure drops to 20% of the inlet pressure.
• The expansion chamber is rigidly mounted to the inlet thus
we will leave this contact region defined as bonded.
• The support bracket allows limited movement to the pipe so
no separation contact will be used here.
– See the contact description on the next page.

• The inlet pipe and bracket are modeled using structural

steel while the expansion chamber is polyethylene.

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Workshop 8 – Part/Contact Description Training Manual

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Expansion
Chamber

Bonded Contact

Support Bracket

No Separation
Contact

Inlet Pipe

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Workshop 8 - Start Page Training Manual

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From the launcher start Simulation.
• Choose “Geometry > From File . . . “
and browse to the file “Pressure
system.x_t”.

• When DS starts, close the Template

menu by clicking the ‘X’ in the corner
of the window.

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Workshop 8 - Preprocessing Training Manual

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Set the working units to Metric (mm).
1. “Units > Metric (mm, kg, MPa, C, s)”.
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• Change the bracket/pipe contact type to
no separation:
2. Highlight the “Contact Region 2” branch.
3. In the detail window change the contact
“type” to “No Separation”.

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Change the material for the
expansion chamber to
polyethylene.
4. Highlight the part in the tree.
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5. In the detail window click in the

material field and “Import . . . >
Polyethylene”.

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Workshop 8 - Environment Training Manual

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Apply pressure to the inside surfaces of the pipe:
6. Highlight the “Environment” branch.
7. Select the 5 interior surfaces of the pipe (use Extend select).
8. “RMB > Insert > Pressure”.

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9. In the detail window for the pressure enter 1 in the magnitude
field (1 MPa).

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10. Select the 3 interior surfaces of the expansion chamber.
• Note, using the selection planes, the status bar and the CTRL key
will simplify this selection.
• Alternately use “RMB > Hide All Other Bodies”

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11. “RMB > Insert > Pressure”.

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12. In the detail window change the magnitude to 0.2 MPa.

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13. Select the end surface of the pipe.

14. “RMB > Insert > Fixed Support”.
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15. Select the surface of the cylinder in the bracket.
16. “RMB > Insert > Cylindrical Support” (leave default
fixed,fixed,fixed).

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17. Select the back face of the bracket.
18. “RMB > Insert > Frictionless Support”.

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Advanced Results Processing
Workshop 8 - Solution Training Manual

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19. Highlight the solution branch.
20. RMB > Insert > Stress > Equivalent (von
Mises)
21. RMB > Insert > Deformation > Total
• Solve

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Workshop 8 - Results Training Manual

• When the solution is complete (OK the weak springs

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message), highlight the 2 result objects and view them.
Notice the total deformation plot contains very little detail
for the inlet pipe and support bracket parts of the assembly.

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Scope a new total deformation to the
expansion chamber
22. Highlight the solution branch.
23. Switch to body select mode and highlight
the expansion chamber in the graphics
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24. “RMB > Insert > Deformation > Total”.

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• Repeat the procedure on the previous page but choose

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“Equivalent stress” as the result.
• Repeat the procedure on the previous page and above for
the remaining parts.
• Solve again to update the new result objects.
• Compare the overall result to the individual ones (as shown
below). Note the increased detail shown in the individual
plots.

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Add a slice plane.
– Plot the stress scoped to the expansion chamber then
reorient the model to look into the Z axis as shown below.
• Note the triad at the bottom of the screen can be convenient to
reorient the model.
25. Click on the slice plane icon and hold down the left mouse
button and draw a line down the center of the plot.

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• In order to see the sliced plane you will need to rotate the

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model slightly (when first drawn) you are looking at the
edge.

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26. To edit a slice plane first click on the “Edit Planes” icon.

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• A “handle” will appear in the graphics window. Using
the left mouse button you can click and drag the slice
plane to a new location.

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Handle

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• By clicking on one of the dashed lines on either end of the

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handle you can activate the result plot on one side of the
slice plane. Note the dashed line then becomes solid. This
is a toggle control.

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Workshop 8 – Slice Plane Notes Training Manual

• You may create as many slice planes as desired

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and each can be edited individually. This can be
useful for things like plotting a quarter section of
a result.
Geometry
– Note, use the Tab key to toggle between defined
Icon
slice planes to modify each

• To hide the slice plane(s) use the drop down

geometry type icon and return to an “exterior”
plot. The slice plane(s) remains in its current
location and can be reactivated whenever
desired.
• Figures which contain slice planes will display
slice planes regardless of the setting of the
geometry icon.
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• Change the plot type from slice planes to exterior and plot

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the result for the support bracket.
• Change to the “IsoSurfaces” display type.

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• Change to the “capped isosurface” display type.

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• By clicking in the legend and dragging the slider
the capping point can be modified.

Drag
Drag

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• Reactivate the exterior plot for the complete

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Edges Icon
assembly stresses.
• From the “Edges” icon choose to “Show
Elements”.

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• Finally add some annotations to

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pin point results.
• Plot the exterior stress plot for
the assembly.
• Activate the “Probe” and click
several locations on the model to
add annotations.
• Note to remove annotations
activate the “Label” icon and
highlight the specific annotation.
Use the keyboard “delete” key to
remove the annotation.

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