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Chapter 5

ANSYS SOLUTION AND POSTPROCESSING

5.1 Overview
A typical ANSYS session, regardless of the discipline, involves the follow-
ing steps:
1. Model Generation
• SpQcify jobname (this step is optional but recommended).
• Enter Preprocessor,
• Define element types and options.
• Define real constant for the element types (if the element type(s)
require real constants).
• Define material properties.
• Create the model:.
- Build solid model (using either top-down or bottom-up approach).
- Define meshing controls.
• Create the mesh.
• Exit the Preprocessor,
2. Boundary/Initial Conditions and Solution
• Enter Solution Processor,
• Define analysis type and analysis options.
• Specify boundary/initial conditions:
• Degree of freedom constraints.
- Nodal force loads.
• Surface loads.
• Body loads.
• Inertia loads.
• Initial conditions (if the analysis type is transient).
• Save database (this step is not required but is recommended).
• Initiate solution.
• Exit the Solution Processor,
3. Review Results
• Enter the appropriate Postprocessor (General Postprocessor or Time
History Postprocessor),
• Display results.
• List results.
150 FEM WITH ANSYS®

The first step involves operations concerning the ANSYS Preprocessor and
was covered in detail in Chap. 4. The operations pertaining to the solution
and postprocessing of the results are discussed in detail in this chapter. At
the end, specific steps are demonstrated by considering a one-dimensional
transient heat transfer problem.

5.2 Solution
After preprocessing, the model generation, including meshing, is complete.
The user is ready to begin the solution phase of the ANSYS session. First,
the analysis type is specified from among the three main types:
• Static.
• Transient (time-dependent).
• Submodeling and substructuring (discussed in Sec. 11.3 and 11.4).
If the problem under consideration falls into the Structural Analysis disci-
pline, then there are additional analysis types, such as modal, harmonic,
spectrum, and eigenvalue buckling. There are two main deciding factors in
choosing the analysis type:
Loading conditions: If the boundary conditions change as a function of
time or there are initial conditions, then the analysis type is Transient.
However, if the analysis discipline is structural and if the loading is a
sinusoidal function of time, then the analysis type is Harmonic. Similarly,
if the loading is a seismic spectrum, the analysis type is Spectrum.
Results of Interest: If the analysis discipline is structural and if the
results of interest are the natural structural frequencies, then the analysis
type is Modal. Similarly, if the interest is in determining the load at which
the structure looses stability (buckles), then the analysis type is eigenv-
alue buckling.

The analysis type is specified by using the following menu path:


Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis

This brings up the dialog box shown in Fig. 5.1. The user selects a particular
analysis type by clicking on the corresponding radio-button and clicks OK.
The common solution operations used in almost every ANSYS session are
discussed in the following subsections.

5.2.1 Analysis Options/Solution Controls


ANSYS allows the user to select certain options during the solution phase.
They are specified through either Analysis Options or Solution Controls.
The Analysis Options, specific to the Analysis Type, permit the user to select

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