How can i calculated the evaporated water in close system cooling towers ?

Hi As we know the percent of evaporated water in close cycle cooling towers with indirect heat transfer is less than wet types. I'm going to compare the amount of evaporated water in these towers....

04 May 2018 1,853 6 View

What is the Mechanical loading on rotational structures ?

I wanna to calculate the fatigue life of rotational structures, first I need to know their mechanical loads

09 October 2017 9,055 4 View

What is the Mechanical loading on Heaviy Gas Tourbines?

Hi. As we know the loading in Gas Turbines consist of Temperature Loading and mechanical ladings. Although these two types act simultaneously,I'm about to determine the specifically mechanical...

09 October 2017 1,233 4 View

What is diffrence between Meshing methods in abaqus ?

10 November 2016 4,069 1 View

What is the Hermit interpolation? is this specified function ?

06 July 2016 8,255 3 View

How can we write python script in abaqus for Fatigue analysis?

im focusing my attention on fatigue analysis in abaqus and infact im new to this section.I am a little confused about related scripting in "Abaqus analysis Manual 6.2.7 overview". It says the...

06 July 2016 1,321 15 View

What is the model of PLasticity used in calculating energy in morrows model??

im trying to calculate the energy that dissipated because of plasticity based on Morrows model and looking for the plasticity model that used there and the data of that. it will be a great help if...

01 January 1970 9,915 1 View

What is the Back Stress in Fatigue load ?

i dont know what is the back stress Exactly ? is it only in Creep or there is in every plastic deformation in hystersis loop ?

01 January 1970 7,166 0 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

Joint behaviour in Abaqus is not captured well?

I am working on roof joint and trying to simulate the behaviour in Abaqus. I am successful in running the model but the final graph does not follow the experimental curve in the negative direction...

01 March 2021 6,661 3 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

How to assign different material properties to each element in Abaqus ?

Hello, I am writing a python script to generate my model and write the input file. The problem is I have 1000 elements in my mesh and I want to assign different material properties to each...

01 March 2021 9,511 3 View

How to define tie constraint between rigid body and another part in dynamic explicit model of Abaqus?

Hi dear researchers I connected a rigid body into the part of my structure by tie constraint and then I added displacement to rigid body, in static general step every thing is fine and these two...

28 February 2021 3,442 2 View

How to modify Johnson cook equation in ABAQUS?

I wanted to add an extra parameter to the existing Johnson cook equation in the ABAQUS simulation. How to add those extra parameters. Ref: A modified Johnson-Cook material model with strain...

28 February 2021 4,841 3 View

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View

How to find the right number of integration points in second order 3d finite elements?

I am familiar with finite element simulations and numerical schemes like the Gauss Legendre quadrature. I also know that the Gauss integration yields exact values for polynomials up to degree 2n-1...

27 February 2021 6,818 3 View

How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials?

Hi, all! How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials? I have not find the choice for explicit element in Abaqus CAE. I am wondering whether it is possible...

25 February 2021 9,936 2 View

Is it possible to do optimization for a submodel in Abaqus?

I'm trying to run an optimization in Abaqus for a submodel with no luck, jobs are not being create for submission. Is this even possible? or is Abaqus limited to do Opt. for the model itself...

24 February 2021 4,908 5 View