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Description:

Please note that the video was created using Apps on Demand. The ANSYS license on AoD does not support the number of nodes that was used in the video. To receive your solution, please remotely connect to a Swanson Lab computer to run your simulation. If you find that you created the everything except for the mesh in AoD, simply save (archive) your project and transfer it over. The best method for doing this that I have found is to email yourself and open the file on the Swanson Lab computer.

Directions for connecting to the Swanson Lab computers can be found here:

https://confluence.cornell.edu/x/WJ0MF

This page has helpful resources for the Fall MAE 4700 Wing Project which includes a demo video with no sound, a project outline of steps in ANSYS, and an FAQ that will be updated as questions come in.

Note:

Please Also, please note that this video is a demonstration of me creating a simple the wing geometry in SpaceClaim. There is no sound in the video. Creating the geometry/solution can be achieved in many different methods. This video is simply an example.

Here is the .txt file that was used in this tutorial:

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Mesh: The video below has a mesh size that is much smaller than you need. Realistically, an element size of 0.1 meter is a good start and will give you a reasonable mesh to explore mesh convergence with.

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Summary of Steps:

1. Static Structural

2. Eng. Data

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1. 1. New SpaceClaim Geometry
   2. Change units
      1. File>SpaceClaim Options>Units
      2. Change length to meters
      3. Change minor grid spacing to .1 m
   3. Import Wing
      1. Sketch New Sketch Plane
      2. XY plane
      3. Assembly>File
         1. Choose All Files
         2. Open NACA_0012_Airfoil_4Meters.txt
      4. Close trailing edge
      5. Return to 3D Mode
   4. Pull Wing
      1. Design>Edit>Pull
      2. Select the upper curve from the tree, select the Design tab and then “Pull” the curve to 15m. 
      3. Go into the Repair tab and box select the surface you have just created. “Merge Surfaces.”
      4. Repeat for the lower curve. 
      5. Pull the trailing edge profile to meet the length of the wings. Pull all three surfaces (Top half of wing, bottom half of wing, trailing edge) 15 meters
   5. Create Ribs and Spars
      1. Create Plane Along Z Axis
         1. Design>Create>Plane
         2. Move plane to designated position (Design>Edit>Move)
      2. Design>Mode>Sketch Mode
         1. Click on new plane
         2. Design>Sketch>Project to Sketch
            1. Click on the curves that represent the top/bottom of the airfoil
            2. Click on the trailing edge
         3. Click on Fill
            1. Select all three surfaces again
   6. Repeat process for each rib
   7. Repeat process for each spar but along the X axis
   8. Share Topology
      1. Click on Design1
      2. Properties>Analysis
      3. Share topology: Share

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1. 1. Add Total Deformation
   2. Add Equivalent (von-Misses)

7. Reiteration

Reiterate with varying numbers of spars/ribs, varying locations, and different thicknesses. For varying thickness, look at setting up a parameter. This tutorial should help:

https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/SIMULATION/ANSYS+-+Plate+With+a+Hole+Optimization