Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
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Hi,
I’m trying to model nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface (see attachment). I think I should use cylindrical coordinate and function dependent pressure load. Does anyone have an idea how to create a function for this? Pressure should change in proportion to angle.
Regards
VonFea
I’m trying to model nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface (see attachment). I think I should use cylindrical coordinate and function dependent pressure load. Does anyone have an idea how to create a function for this? Pressure should change in proportion to angle.
Regards
VonFea





RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
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RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Here is the function I have created (I think you can find my mistake here more quickly). X is angle in radians and Y is factor to multiply basic pressure. I think the problem is how to tell that X=THETA. When I expand my load I get only linear distribution and I know it's wrong.
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Regards
VonFea
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Here is an example I made quickly to apply pressure on element depending on the Theta angle.
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step by step:
1/ go to data surface editor and choose Tabular Data Surface
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2/ Under Variation type choose XYZ Table, under Data Options select Scalar and hit Options to select your cylindrical CSYS.
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3/ Under Define Variation Data Select Define Data and hit Theta (you can also vary the load in Z at the same time) choose a number of divisions (six for your case).
R, T, Z must appears in the dialog box if you properly selected the cylindrical CSYS:
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4/ Now fill your table with the THETA value and P value to be applied and save the data surface as shown in the next figure:
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5/ Go to Load / Pressure on Element / put 1 in load value in order to take into account the data surface that you will select from the menu.
Under Method choose Data Surface and select the one you created.
6/ Tip: to visualise the load pressure with a magnification scale, go to View Options (F6) Labels, Entities and Color / Load Vectors / select scale by magnitude and hit OK.
Hope this helps,
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
To do so, Create a new output set from Model / Output / Create/Manage Set
Activate this output set from the model info tree and activate the load set containing the pressure application.
Go to Model / Output / From Load / Select Elemental Pressure hit OK.
Press F5 and select the output vector created for the pressure output set.
And you are done!
Regards,
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Thanks for the excellent tips. I got the nonlinear pressure, but I have little problem with the distribution. When I expand the load it shows only on half circle. Is there something wrong with my data surface?
Pressure load
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Pressure load expanded
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Regards
VonFea
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
I haven't use pressure directly on elements very often. Can you tell me what to choose in "face selection" dialog box
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RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
So You can pick one of the CQUAD face and see in which direction the pressure will be applied. Then you will be able to edit the face, front face/ back face... to invert the pressure path. Right click on the load definition / Edit Load, click no to access to the face selection dialog box..
You can also keep the pressure definition and reverse the elements normal , Modify/Update Element/Reverse Normal..
Regards,
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
I get error message "Unable to create 620 Load(s) on Element(s). Locations in Data Surface evaluate to zero or are outside the extents of the Data Surface." I tried to change all zero values to something else but it didn't help.
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RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
List a node at approximately Theta = 225 in the cylindrical CSYS and you will see that a negative value is shown (-85)...
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France
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RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Thank you very much for help! :)
Regards
VonFea
RE: Nonlinear wind pressure load on a cylindrical surface
Regards,
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac – France