Batch Mode: Plate with Hole at Center Workshop 13A Short Topics

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W A. Short Topics Batch Mode: Plate with Hole at Center Description Solve the plate-with-a-hole model shown below using batch mode. The batch input file has been provided and contains commands to build the solid model, mesh it, apply loads, and solve. After the solution is completed, use interactive mode to postprocess the results.

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W A. Short Topics Batch Mode: Plate with Hole at Center Loads and Material Properties

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W A. Short Topics Batch Mode: Plate with Hole at Center 1.Bring up the ANSYS Batch Launcher, define the launcher options and then run the solution: –Windows NT Main Screen: Start > Programs > ANSYS 5.7> Batch(for Windows NT) –Unix Systems: xansys57 > Batch … Working directory = Initial jobname = “plate-13a” Input file name =..\plate-13a.inp Output file name =..\plate-13a.out [Run] 2.Start up ANSYS in Interactive mode using “plate-13a” as the jobname and resume the “plate-13a.db” database file created in the batch analysis. Enter the general postprocessor and plot the SX stress component: –Windows NT Main Screen: Start > Programs > ANSYS 5.7 > Interactive(for Windows NT) –Unix Systems: xansys57> Interactive … –Pick the “RESUM_DB” button in the Toolbar(or select: Utility Menu > File > Resume Jobname.db) –Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > -Contour Plot- Nodal Solu … Select “Stress” and “X-direction SX”, then [OK] –Or issue: RESUME /POST1, PLNSOL,S,X

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W A. Short Topics Batch Mode: Plate with Hole at Center

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W A. Short Topics Batch Mode: Plate with Hole at Center 3.Plot the displacement (USUM). –Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > -Contour Plot- Nodal Solu … Select “DOF solution” and “Translation USUM”, select “Def + undef edge”, then [OK] –Or issue: PLNSOL,U,SUM,2,1 4.Save and exit ANSYS: –Pick the “SAVE_DB” button in the Toolbar –Pick the “QUIT” button in the Toolbar

Plate with Hole at Center (using *ASK) Workshop 13B Short Topics

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W B. Short Topics Plate with Hole at Center (using *ASK) Description Run the plate-with-a-hole problem interactively by reading input from a file. The input file contains *ASK commands which will prompt you to enter values for the height, width, diameter, and pressure load.

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W B. Short Topics Plate with Hole at Center (using *ASK) 1.Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using “plate-13b” as the jobname. 2.Read input from the file “plate-13b.inp”: –Utility Menu > File > Read Input from … Select the “plate-13b.inp” file, then [OK] –Or issue: /INPUT,plate-13b,inp

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W B. Short Topics Plate with Hole at Center (using *ASK) 3a.Enter the following parameter values when prompted by *ASK: “5” for height, then [OK] “7” for width, then [OK] “1.5” for dia, then [OK] use the default pressure value of by not entering a value and picking [OK]

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W B. Short Topics Plate with Hole at Center (using *ASK) 3b.The SX component stress plot should be: 4.Save and exit ANSYS: –Pick the “SAVE_DB” button in the Toolbar –Pick the “QUIT” button in the Toolbar

Plate w/ Hole at Center (using *ABBR) Workshop 13C Short Topics

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W C. Short Topics Plate w/ Hole at Center (using *ABBR) Description Create an abbreviation called “PLATE” that will execute a /INPUT command to read input for the plate-with-a-hole analysis.

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W C. Short Topics Plate w/ Hole at Center (using *ABBR) 1.Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using “plate-13c” as the jobname. 2.Create an abbreviation called “PLATE” that will execute the command “/INPUT,plate- 13c,inp”: –Utility Menu > MenuCtrls > Edit Toolbar... Enter “*ABBR,PLATE,/INPUT,plate-13c,inp”, then [Accept] –Or issue: *ABBR,PLATE,/INPUT,plate-13c,inp -----After typing the *ABBR command above, you must go to the Edit Toolbar menu, highlight the new abbreviation, and [ACCEPT] for the button to be added to the Toolbar.

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W C. Short Topics Plate w/ Hole at Center (using *ABBR) 3.Run the plate analysis by picking the “PLATE” button in the Toolbar: [PLATE] 4.Save the current set of abbreviations: –Utility Menu > MenuCtrls > Save Toolbar … [OK] –Or issue: ABBSAV

Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory # W C. Short Topics Plate w/ Hole at Center (using *ABBR) 5.Clear the ANSYS database: –Utility Menu > Clear & Start New … [OK] [Yes] 6.Read in the abbreviations from the file “plate-13c.abbr”: –Utility Menu > MenuCtrls > Restore Toolbar … Select the “plate-13c.abbr” file, then [OK] –Or issue: ABBRES,NEW,plate-13c,abbr 7.Run the plate analysis again by picking the “PLATE” button in the Toolbar: [PLATE] 8. Save and exit ANSYS: –Pick the “SAVE_DB” button in the Toolbar –Pick the “QUIT” button in the Toolbar