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Ansys Apdl Bolt Torque Tutorial

1. The document describes applying a surface effect element analysis in ANSYS to model bolt torque. It provides steps to create surface elements on the bolt surface, apply a pressure load, and obtain the cylindrical UY displacement solution. 2. Surface effect elements are used to model the bolt and a 10,000 psi pressure is applied tangentially on the surface. Constraints are applied and the preloaded bolt solution is obtained. 3. The displacement is then contoured and plotted in the cylindrical coordinate system to review the results.

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Ansys Apdl Bolt Torque Tutorial

1. The document describes applying a surface effect element analysis in ANSYS to model bolt torque. It provides steps to create surface elements on the bolt surface, apply a pressure load, and obtain the cylindrical UY displacement solution. 2. Surface effect elements are used to model the bolt and a 10,000 psi pressure is applied tangentially on the surface. Constraints are applied and the preloaded bolt solution is obtained. 3. The displacement is then contoured and plotted in the cylindrical coordinate system to review the results.

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Workshop 3

Surface Effect Elements

Bolt Torque

3. Surface Effect Elements

Bolt Torque

Workshop Supplement

Apply a torque load to the bolt model below using surface effect
elements. Solve and review the global cylindrical UY results in the
postprocessor.

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Loads and Material Properties

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Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using bolt-torque
as the jobname.

2.

Resume the bolt-torque.db1 database file:

Utility Menu > File > Resume from


Or issue:
RESUME,bolt-torque,db1

3.

Enter the preprocessor and select areas 7 and 8, and then select all the nodes
attached to areas 7 and 8:

Main Menu > Preprocessor

Utility Menu > Select > Entities

Utility Menu > Plot > Nodes


Or issue:
/PREP7
ASEL,S,,,7,8
NSLA,,1

NPLOT

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Set the element type attribute pointer to 2 (SURF154) and create the surface effect
elements:

5.

Select all TYPE 2 elements and plot them with their element coordinate system
display turned on:

6.

Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Attributes- Define > Default Attribs
Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Create > Elements > -Surf / Contact- Surf Effect > No extra Node +
Or issue:
TYPE,2
ESURF,ALL

Utility Menu > Select > Entities


Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Symbols
Utility Menu > Plot > Elements
Or issue:
ESEL,S,TYPE,,2
/PSYMB,ESYS,1
EPLOT

Create a local cylindrical coordinate system 11 at the global origin:

Utility Menu > WorkPlane > Local Coordinate Systems > Create Local CS > At Specified Loc +
Or issue:
LOCAL,11,1,0,0,0

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Change the element coordinate system (ESYS) for the SURF154 elements to 11:

Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Move / Modify > -Elements- Modify Attrib +

Utility Menu > List > Elements > Nodes + Attributes

Utility Menu > Plot > Elements


Or issue:
EMODIF,ALL,ESYS,11
ELIST
EPLOT

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Create a component named e_surf of all TYPE 2 elements:

Utiltity Menu > Select > Comp/Assembly > Create Component ...
Or issue:
CM,e_surf,ELEM

9.

Turn off the element coordinate system:

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Symbols


Or issue:
/PSYMB,ESYS,0

EPLOT

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Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > -Loads- Apply > -Structural- Pressure > On Elements +
Or issue:
SFE,e_surf,2,PRES,,10000

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10. Apply a 10,000 psi tangential pressure (along the element X direction) on the
SURF154 elements:

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Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Symbols


Or issue:
/PSF,PRES,TANX,2
EPLOT

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11. Change surface load symbols for Tan-X pressures to arrows:

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Utility Menu > Select > Everything

Utility Menu > Plot > Elements


Or issue:
ALLSEL
EPLOT

13. Constrain all DOFs on area 1 (base area of bolt at Z=0):

Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > -Loads- Apply > -Structural- Displacement > On Areas +
Or issue:
DA,1,ALL

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12. Select everything and plot elements:

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Main Menu > Solution > -Analysis Type- Soln Control ..

Pick the SAVE_DB button in the Toolbar

Main Menu > Solution > -Solve- Current LS


Or issue:

(or select: Utility Menu > File > Save as Jobname.db)

/SOLU
EQSLV,PCG
SAVE
SOLVE

15. Enter the general postprocessor and switch to the cylindrical results coordinate
system, and then turn on element outlines for contour plots:

Main Menu > General Postproc > Options for Outp ..

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Edge Options ...
Or issue:
/POST1
RSYS,1
/EDGE,1,1,45
/GLINE,1,0

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14. Save the database and obtain the solution using the PCG iterative solver:

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Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > -Contour Plot- Nodal Solu ...
Or issue:
PLNSOL,U,Y

17. Save and exit ANSYS:

Pick the QUIT button

in the Toolbar
Or issue:
SAVE
FINISH
/EXIT

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16. Plot the UY displacement:

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