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    Seal design for submersible motor

    Hello all, I'm trying to design the casing for a submersible motor, which will then power a submersible slurry pump. My concern right now is with sealing the casing with a IP68 rating. For the endbells sealing I believe some well dimensioned o-rings should do the trick. Now regarding the...
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    Helical zigzag wire

    Hey all, I'm trying to draw this helical zigzag wire that appears in the picture, but I can't figure out the best way to go about it. I've planned to make it a sweep, so I projected the flat pattern in a cylindrical face and the used the helix pattern, but it came out weird because I had...
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    Inertia Relief

    I'm trying to do a simple example analysis with Inertia Relief in NX Nastran to better understand how it works. Imagine an axle on 'y' axis supported by one side and torque being applied on the same side. The following doubts arised in my mind: Considering a 1D model of the shaft, could I...
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    NX 11 - Nastran - SOL101 - INREL - SUPORT Card

    How can I add a SUPORT card to my analysis with SOL101 ? The only way I managed to add a SUPORT card at all was using the SOL103 - Response Dynamics, with a "Fictitious Support" simulation object.
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    NX 11 Pre/Post (Old AdvSim) 2D Mesh Refinement

    I'm having a hard time trying to refine 2d meshes in NX 11 Pre/Post (formerly known as Advanced Simulation). I'd like to know, what is the ideal workflow for this kind of meshes ? Most of the times when I cannot get the mesh I want with typical FEM tools, I end up having to split the polygon...

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