Bottom Shells
Bottom Shells
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Hello
How can I decide how many plates I have to use in the bottom of petroleum tank with diameter = 20m , and the shells are ( 6x2 ) m
Thanks
How can I decide how many plates I have to use in the bottom of petroleum tank with diameter = 20m , and the shells are ( 6x2 ) m
Thanks






RE: Bottom Shells
If so, I would recommend getting thing as square as possible (6x2 has an aspect ratio of 3:1, which isn't great for FE models). I would also recommend that you do a couple models, one with a coarse mesh, one with a finer mesh, and see how much the results vary. That should give you an idea of how they are converging. If there is a big difference in the results, add a new model with an even finer mesh, an so on. At some point, the results won't change much. That's when it's probably OK to stop.
RE: Bottom Shells