Verification & Validation

We do not have experimental data to validate our results. So we'll be carrying out only verification here. 

Comparison with Hand Calculations

We'll check the following using hand calculations:

• Reaction in axial (z) direction where mid nozzle is attached to top nozzle (not modeled) 

• Thermal strain 

• Hoop stress

• Bolt preload

Reaction in Axial Direction

The reaction reported by ANSYS is within 10% of the hand calculation as per the images below. 

Thermal Strain

Select Solution > Strain > Thermal 

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