ANSYS Composite P /P t 12 1 5 Prep/Post 12.1.5

15 Pages·2010·1.77 MB·English

ANSYS Composite
PPrep//PPostt 1122.11.55
George Bauer
99//2288//22001100
© 2010 CAE Associates
ANSYS Composites PrepPost – V12.1.5
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and design flexibility advantages.
Often to, model and assess composite designs, the complexity is quite
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cchhaalllleennggiinngg.
Engineering layered composite materials with function, strength, and
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durability assessment involves:
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discontinuous materials.
Defining layup stacking sequence and orientation.
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Evaluating multiple failure criteria.
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ACP addresses these concerns with modeling and assessment of
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composite structures!
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ANSYS Composites PrepPost – V12.1.5
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Dedicated tool to provide leading-edge technology in pre- and
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postprocessing of layered composite structures.
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composite structures: material behavior, ply definitions, orientations of the
fibers.
An accurate representation of the structure with mesh and geometry
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sources, ply draping, ply orientation.
Utilizes core ANSYS technology for element types and solution.
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Composites specific post-processing with a wide array of tools to
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iinvestiigate andd undderstandd thhe anallysiis resullts.
Integrates with Workbench Mechanical as well as with Mechanical APDL
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Handles both 2D and 3D structures (from extrusion)
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Provides failure assessment as well as manufacturing information such as
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draping and plybooks.
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ACP Base Modeling Setup
The ANSYS Composite
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PrepPost utilizes an existing
surface model mesh and
named selections.
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loads, and boundary
conditions can be defined in
ANSYS Mechanical or in
ANSYS Mechanical APDL.
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menu to interact with ANSYS
Composite PrepPost.
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ACP Material and Laminate Modeling
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Material data can be imported from external sources. (ESACOMP, Python
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& CSV…)
Base information:
Add thickness,
Engineering data and material limits
pricing and
draping
information
Fabrics
Stack fabrics,,
add pricing and
draping
Stackups information
Define
final
laminate
Laminates product
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Accurate Representation of the Geometry
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Composite Prep/Post benefit
from all the advantages of the
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Direct CAD imports from all
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major CAD products
Impport of standard ggeometryy
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formats (STEP, Parasolid…)
Geometry cleaning
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Best-in class meshing
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capabilities for surface and
solid models – with linear or
quadratic elements
Meshing information as well
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as loads and boundary
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ANSYS Composite PrepPost
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Defining Laminate Regions
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(element groups), as well as
orientations.
Zones can be applied a pre-
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defined laminate.
Additional Laminates can be
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constructed by progressive
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Support for layer drop-off and
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design rules.
Easy, flexible generation of
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layered solid model based on shell
model.
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ACP Fiber Direction Tracking
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definition of fiber orientations.
ANSYS Composite PrepPost uses
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user can define material
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application direction and material
0° direction.
Multiple oriented element-sets can
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be overlapping and differently
oriented: unique definition of
asymmettriic llamiinatte.
One or several coordinate systems
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assigned to an oriented element-
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Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical
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systems are supported.
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Visualization of Stacking Sequence
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arbitrary sections or on the entire model.
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Computing the Solution
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solution to compute the base solution of the model.
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Support of the latest element generation: linear and quadratic shells, linear and
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quadratic solids.
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Shell section definition.
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Isotropic, orthotropic and anisotropic material models.
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