Creating the Geometry for the Bolted Nozzle Flange

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Learning Goals

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create the geometry used for the Bolted Nozzle Flange problem presented in Module 3 of the Cornell's Engineering Simulations MOOC on edx.org.

You can access the MOOC here: A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations

Problem Specification

Check Module 3 of the MOOC

Geometry Creation

The steps on how to create the geometry for the Bolted Nozzle Flange are shown in the following videos.

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Specifying the Contact Regions

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