How to apply pressure parallel to an area on ANSYS

• Nov 26, 2011

• #2

M

MintJulep

Mechanical

Jun 12, 2003

10,080

Pressure parallel to a surface doesn't have a lot of physical meaning.

 

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• Nov 26, 2011

• #3

beaverncsu

Mechanical

May 11, 2010

2

apply SURF154 element to the area...then apply pressure to the Surf154

 

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• Nov 26, 2011

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• #4

lopessilva

Mechanical

Nov 26, 2011

49

Thanks for your reply

Minjulep by pressure I mean a distributed load on an area. It´s just an ANSYS term

Postbeaverncsu
I apply element SURF154 but to the entire volume, or just the area I want. I´m using Solid elements, should I remove them?

How can I apply pressure on Surf154? It´s on the elements? nodes?
lines? Areas?

thanks
Hugo Silva

 

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• Nov 26, 2011

• #5

cloa

Petroleum

Jul 18, 2008

1,071

Try to use the ANSYS forum in future.

 

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• Nov 27, 2011

• #6

rb1957

Aerospace

Apr 15, 2005

15,976

do you mean a distributed in-plane force ?

 

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• Nov 28, 2011

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lopessilva

Mechanical

Nov 26, 2011

49

yes, a distributed in-plane force, but not perperdicular to the plane, but parallel.
Can you help me?

regards,
Hugo Silva

 

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• Nov 28, 2011

• #8

Compositepro

Chemical

Oct 22, 2003

7,814

Wouldn't that be called a shear stress?

 

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• Nov 29, 2011

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rb1957

Aerospace

Apr 15, 2005

15,976

under your load options i expect (i don't know ANSYS) that you can apply a load in a direction (use a local co-ord system if its not a global direction or it'll be in the element axes). you might have the choice between point load or distributed but either way the loads applied to the element are the same ... each node will see approx 1/4 (based on the local stiffness).

btw, the Fe and/or ANSYS forums would be more help ...

 

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• Nov 29, 2011

• #10

vpl

Nuclear

Feb 4, 2002

1,929

I see you found forum569, but it doesn't look like you posted this question there -- has it been answered satisfactorily?

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