Sign-up for free online course on ANSYS simulations!Step 9: Validate the results
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Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solu
Select All struc forc F for Item to be listed and click OK. The forces in the X and Z directions are essentially zero and the total Y-reaction is 100.00 (lbf) as expected.
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Let's repeat the solution on a finer mesh with more divisions in the z-direction. Repeat the mesh steps for the MESH200 element, but this time use smart size 3 and element size of 0.08. Repeat the mesh steps for the SOLID45 element and set the element edge length to 0.05 instead of 0.125. This will create 10 divisions through the thickness of the crank instead of 4. When warned that the picked volumes are already meshed, check Yes and click OK to remesh.
Obtain a new solution and plot the elemental solution of the von Mises stress:
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https://confluence.cornell.edu/download/attachments/82384592/ES_vonmises_refine.jpg?version=1 |
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DMX | 0.026148in | 0.026651in |
SMX | 25308psi | 27942psi |
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Utility Menu > File > Exit
Select Save Everything and click OK.