STRUCTURAL DESIGN, STRESS ANALYSIS & CFD PORTFOLIO

STRESS ANALYSIS SKILLS

Finite Element Modelling of P!t" & A""em#lie" fo! St!e"" Anl$"i" nd Re%o!ting
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P!e&Po"t P!o'e""ing
Linear Nonlinear Static Stress Analysis (Thermal loads application included)
Bucklin Analysis
!nhanced "!# #odelin of CA$ %arts
#eshin of CA$ %arts&Assem'lies Accordin to the Customer Specified #esh
(ualities
()arpae* ske)ness ratio* mesh si+e* interior ,uad-tria anles* aspect ratios etc.)
(Special skills on /$ Sheet metal shell meshin "ull control of the mesh)
Automated 0eportin !xcel-1ord #acro Setup for Lare $ata'ases )ith up to 23.333
4 more Loadcases
Automatic Stress Analysis load&loadcase creation&update 5ia command files.
Automatic %reprocessor 4 Sol5er command files6 com'ined Analysis Setup for
Automated Stress Analysis %rocedure. ("ollo)in steps performed se,uentially at one
click7 $ata'ase run for "!# input file* sol5er solution* Attachment of the analysis
output file to the data'ase* automatic stress reportin at specified elements&nodes*
com'ined hand calculations* listin of the specified critical calculation solutions )ith
the rele5ant loadcase names)
Automatic Stress Analysis "!# #odel Creation* Stress Analysis 4 "!#
modifications )ith 8terational Alorithms* )here %arametri+ation of the CA$ %arts are
applica'le.
Sol(e! P!mete!"
!nhanced Control of the "atal !rrors 9ccurin 5ia "!# #odelin
(Listin of the fatal errors 4 determinin the solution procedure either 'y "!# #odel
%reprocessor modifications or Sol5er6s o)n parameters)
8nterated Solutions to Sol5er&%reprocessor or Computer :ard)are Capa'ility
%ro'lems for Lare "!# #odel files (233-/33 #B - mea'ytes) accordin to the
analysis needs.
CAD P!mete!"
Basic CA$ modifications on the oriinal CA$ data deli5ered 'y the customer for
"!# modellin purposes.
Linear Nonlinear Static Stress Analysis (Thermal loads application included)
Linear-Nonlinear Static Stress Analysis "!# model creation* application of 'oundary
conditions.
Basic Structural Thermal Analysis.
Application of Structural Thermal loads for Linear Static Analysis either 'y thermal
field functions or ;nodal thermal load applyin< command files created from Thermal
Analysis reports 5ia macros.
All kinds of 2$* /$ 4 =$ element usae in5ol5ed accordin to the modelin needs.
(Sprin* >ap* Bar* Beam* 0od* (uad* Tria* :ex* 1ede* Tet 4 etc.)
"!# theory held up to a ,uite ood le5el for "!# modelin and stress reportin
purposes 4 decisions.
0esidual Stress reportin 5ia Nonlinear Static Analysis Loadcases.
Stress 0eportin for "atiue Analysis 4 "atiue life calculation applica'le )ith the
deli5ery of the fatiue formula to 'e applied for the "!# model 'y the customer.
"inite element analysis 5ia %reprocessor and Sol5er prorams 4 Stress reportin of
the taret elements either 'y !xcel or Com'ined !xcel&?isual Basic macros.
Necessary :and calculations6 setup 5ia !xcel 4 Com'ined !xcel&?isual Basic
macros. (fastener* critical 5on mises&max principal&max shear&max tension-
compression 4 etc.)
Loadcase elimination of the rele5ant "!# model to shorten the Sol5er analysis
runtime ()here elimination of the loads is applica'le 4 the )hole "!# model
analysis in sol5er proram take more time than the limited pro@ect time for instance a
"!# model )ith 233.333 elements and 23.333 loadcases take months to complete the
analysis only in most sol5ers. This procedure has reat ad5antae in such 'i "!#
model applications).
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Bucklin Analysis
Basic Bucklin Analysis accordin to the 'oundary conditions of the "!# section.
Bucklin analysis of ;a section of the "!# model< 5ia ;Linear Static Analysis nodal
results of the 'oundary nodes of the selected section<.
:and calculation 'ucklin analysis 'y ;the nodal force results< of the interfaces of a
specific section )ith respect to the rele5ant Stress #anuals. (Com'ination of :and
Calculation Bucklin 4 Linear Static Analysis)
Bucklin hand calculation applica'le for rectanular flanes and )e's )ith ;B edes
hined* clamped< * ;= edes clamped-2 ede free<* ;= edes hined-2ede free< 4
similar 'oundary conditions.
Cripplin analysis of se5eral 'eam sections. (8* C* D* T* ?* multicorner sections 4 etc. )
)ith respect to the rele5ant Stress #anuals.
Column 'ucklin analysis )ith respect to the rele5ant Stress #anuals.
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!nhanced "!# #odelin of CA$ %arts
CA$ eometry import to preprocessor proram )ith the appropriate file format.
Simplification of the CA$ eometry accordin to the analysis criterias.
#idsurface extraction if the CA$ model is sheet metal 4 is to 'e modeled )ith /$
elements ((uad*Tria).
Solid meshin of the CA$ parts )here needed. (:ex* Tet elements)
>ood understandin of the capa'ilities of the mesh elements. (Sprin* >ap* Bar*
Beam* 0od* (uad* Tria* :ex* 1ede* Tet 4 etc.)
$ifferences 'et)een different 2$ element types 4 different /$ element types )ell
identified 'y hand calculations 4 applications.
Necessary modifications on the "!# model )here 2$ to /$ element con5ersion is
needed. (for instance7 connection of 2$ 'eam element to /$ modeled ()ith ,uad
elements) 'eam element )ith rele5ant #%C application at the connection points etc.)
>ood control on the mesh (#eshin performed usin all the tools of the preprocessin
proram used)
#esh (uality Checks )ith respect to the customer meshin criterias.
>ood control on the roupin of the eometry* "!# elements* nodes 4 their 8ds
)here these ha5e to 'e setup in ;a specific format re,uested the customer<.
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#eshin of CA$ %arts&Assem'lies Accordin to the Customer Specified #esh
(ualities
CA$ eometry simplification in the preprocessor proram.
#eshin of /$ =$ parts decided loically 4 all eometry modified for this
final loic.
CA$ part meshed )ith the modified final eometry.
Checks performed accordin to the customer specified mesh ,ualities 4
necessary modifications applied to the final mesh. ()arpae* ske)ness ratio*
mesh si+e* interior ,uad-tria anles* aspect ratios etc.)
"or assem'lies* exact representation of the oriinal assem'ly is the main taret
and thouht on carefully takin 'oth the "!# theory and the real-life
'eha5iour of the )orkin assem'ly into account.
Test run of the assem'lies to achie5e exact stress load paths 4 Necessary
modifications implemented on the final "!# to eliminate any faulty modelin
causes.
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Automated 0eportin !xcel-1ord #acro Setup for Lare $ata'ases )ith up to 23.333 4
more Loadcases
>ood hold of lare data'ases from "!# modification start to end.
Automatic Stress 0eportin macros6 setup for the specified elements of any "!#
analysis.
Automatic multiple ;sol5er output files6 attachments to the "!# data'ases< 4
reportins 5ia !xcel macros.
Stress 4 any kind of result extraction from the output text files of the sol5er )here
extraction from output text file is more efficient than ;data'ase attacha'le results file
of the sol5er. ($ependin upon the type of result)
Automatic results ta'le creation 5ia preprocessor proram* sol5er proram* !xcel 4
1ord.
Automatic stress reportin applica'le )here the parts of the stress report can 'e
created parametrically for a repeatin stress analysis procedure.
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Automatic Stress Analysis load&loadcase creation&update 5ia command files.
Application of any parametric load data matrice sent 'y the customer ("orce* #oment*
%ressure* Temperature etc.)
Com'inin of the input load data ;sent 'y the customer< )ith the loadcase
creation&update command files of the preprocessor.
All possi'le com'inations of the loads in a loadcase )ith the necessary preprocessor
command file creation alortihms.
Nodal&!lement field applications included.
%arametric "ield function applications a5aila'le )here needed.
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Automatic %reprocessor 4 Sol5er command files6 com'ined Analysis Setup for Automated
Stress Analysis %rocedure
Analysis procedure from %reprocessorEmathematical "!# model file creation to
!xcelEStress reportin
o %arametric mathematical "!# model file creation
o %arametric Sol5er analysis )ith the rele5ant Sol5er %arameters
o $etection of "atal errors if any.
o %arametric Sol5er output file(data'ase analysis results file) attachment to the
data'ase.
o %arametric specific stress results (report file) extraction.
o %arametric !xcel ta'le creation (or %arametric :and calculation alorithm
execution on the results of the analysis)
o All a'o5e steps at one click after the correct setup of the )hole alorithm.
o Checks to appro5e the automation of the analysis procedure.
Any preprocessor command file can 'e parametri+ed and created rapidly 5ia macros
accordin to the loadcase names* multiple application nodes6&elements6 8ds*
transformation coordinate systems* stress reportin types* preprocessor reportin
modules and etc. (almost all com'inations a5aila'le)
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Automatic Stress Analysis "!# #odel Creation* Stress Analysis 4 "!# modifications )ith
8terational Alorithms* )here %arametri+ation of the CA$ %arts are applica'le.
Applica'le mostly on the parametrical "!#&CA$ models.
1hole analysis procedure from "!# #odel Creation ()ith all the element 4 material
properties referenced from other files) to final Analysis results 'oth for linear*
nonlinear static 4 'ucklin analysis can 'e automi+ed.
The analysis results of the "!# may 'e read 'y an optimi+ation alorithm dependin
upon the desin 4 critical stress analysis reions of the CA$ part.
An update on the input parameters ("!# >eometry data* material data* mesh ,uality
data 4 etc.) of the "!# model can 'e implemented automatically riht after the first
analysis.
The analysis for the modified "!# model can 'e applied.
$ependin upon the relationship 'et)een the input parameters 4 outputs from the
analysis* a suita'le alorithm can 'e setup to find the optimum (final) desin of the
CA$ part.
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!nhanced Control of the "atal !rrors 9ccurin 5ia "!# #odelin
%ro'lem handlin in sol5er proram )here fatal errors occur due to modelin or faulty
'oundary conditions6 application.
0emo5al of sinularities occurin durin the analysis.
>ood preprocessor&sol5er com'ined loic to sol5e the numerical pro'lems faced.
"or macros ()hich use 'oth preprocessor 4 sol5er prorams as tools) that take 2F3-
/33hours to extract the final results of the )hole stress analysis procedure* effecti5e
control on the preprocessor&sol5er confiuration files is achie5ed.
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8nterated Solutions to Sol5er&%reprocessor or Computer :ard)are Capa'ility %ro'lems
for Lare "!# #odel files (233-/33 #B - mea'ytes) accordin to the analysis needs.
Control on the 5arious parameter applications 'oth in %reprocessor4Sol5er
prorams to use the )hole computer hard)are capa'ility.
Sol5er confiurations6 control )hene5er needed.
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