Layered Composite Modeling using Ansys ACP – A Wind Turbine Blade

A wind turbine blade is a long, hollow structural component made of composite material. Due to its slender nature, it is important to conduct a buckling design test to prevent such failure in service. This post illustrates how to use Ansys ACP to set up composite materials and apply them to wind turbine blade buckling … Continue reading Layered Composite Modeling using Ansys ACP – A Wind Turbine Blade

SAE Chassis Frontal Impact Analysis

The chassis is a major part in any automotive design since it is the structural backbone of various functional systems attached to it and is responsible for carrying loads of different components. Using ANSYS Mechanical to analyse a chassis allows different design configurations to be evaluated efficiently, making it possible to assess stiffness and deformation … Continue reading SAE Chassis Frontal Impact Analysis

Drop Test Simulation using Transient Structural Analysis in ANSYS

This post originates from a project validating the drop test experiment (see Figure 1) in a case study—Analytical and Experimental Study on Drop Test of Electronic Devices (Lamar University, 2021)—using Transient Structural analysis in ANSYS. Figure 1. The drop test set-up. There are several important questions to ask before the simulation: For this drop test … Continue reading Drop Test Simulation using Transient Structural Analysis in ANSYS

Analysis of the strength of rotor punching under centrifugal force

Rotor core punching Rotating machinery can withstand significant centrifugal force during operation. Therefore, the strength of a rotor punching should be analyzed. This problem was solved using Workbench. Considering the periodicity of the rotor punching and load, a 1/8 model was created and cyclic symmetric boundaries were defined. The model consists of a rotor punching … Continue reading Analysis of the strength of rotor punching under centrifugal force