Water Column Pressure Load on a Cylindrical Tank & Constrains
Water Column Pressure Load on a Cylindrical Tank & Constrains
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Good morning!
I am trying to simulate a plastic water tank under a varying pressure load due to water column, so I used a Pressure Load in function of my Z axis (height) using rho*g*h=P where h=Z. And I have two doubts:
Am I using the pressure load function correctly? When I do a Resultant Load Review I get very large forces (in the order of e+14 Newtons, that is why I am getting doubts.
I am not sure how to constraint this model, should I select a surface constrained in the Z-axis because it should have deformation in the radial direction? Or which other way can I constrain this tank?
Hope this is enough information to get help. I am attaching the model so it help me explaining better.
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Regards,
Mario
I am trying to simulate a plastic water tank under a varying pressure load due to water column, so I used a Pressure Load in function of my Z axis (height) using rho*g*h=P where h=Z. And I have two doubts:
Am I using the pressure load function correctly? When I do a Resultant Load Review I get very large forces (in the order of e+14 Newtons, that is why I am getting doubts.
I am not sure how to constraint this model, should I select a surface constrained in the Z-axis because it should have deformation in the radial direction? Or which other way can I constrain this tank?
Hope this is enough information to get help. I am attaching the model so it help me explaining better.
Link
Link
Regards,
Mario





RE: Water Column Pressure Load on a Cylindrical Tank & Constrains
RE: Water Column Pressure Load on a Cylindrical Tank & Constrains
Remember that in NmmS system of units (where Pressure/Stress is in MPa) then the units for rho will be tonne/mm3
i.e. water's density is approx 1e-9 T/mm3