To apply a follower force in ANSYS, you can follow these steps:

1. Preprocessing: Start by creating or importing your geometry and defining the material properties for your model.

2. Meshing: Generate a suitable mesh for your model. Ensure that the mesh is refined enough to capture the relevant details and adequately represents the geometry.

3. Boundary Conditions: Define the boundary conditions for your analysis. In this case, you'll need to apply a follower force to specific regions or surfaces of your model.

4. Load Application: To apply the follower force, you have a few options depending on your specific requirements:

a. Remote Force: If you want to apply a follower force directly to a surface, you can use the "Remote Force" feature. This feature allows you to apply a force load to a selected surface or a set of nodes. Specify the magnitude, direction, and location of the force.

b. Applied Load: If you have already defined a surface load or pressure on the model, you can use the "Applied Load" feature to convert it into a follower force. This option is useful when you have a pressure load that varies based on the deformation of the model.

c. Coupled Field Analysis: If the follower force depends on the deformation of another region or body, you may need to perform a coupled field analysis. This involves coupling structural and other physics analyses, such as fluid-structure interaction (FSI) or thermal-stress analysis. Consult the ANSYS documentation for guidance on specific coupled field analysis procedures.

5. Solution: Proceed with solving the model. ANSYS will calculate the response of your model based on the defined follower force and other boundary conditions.

6. Postprocessing: Once the solution is complete, analyze and visualize the results to understand the effect of the follower force on your model. You can examine quantities such as displacements, stresses, or strains to evaluate the structural response.

Note that the specific steps and options may vary slightly depending on the version and modules of ANSYS you are using. It's always recommended to consult the ANSYS documentation or tutorials for the specific version you have to ensure accurate and up-to-date information.

You need to activate a non-linear geometric analysis (often called "large displacements") in which equilibrium is done in the deformed configuration. Therefore, applid loads will follow the structure deformation. However, the analysisis becomes nonlinear with an increased computational cost

Gopal Sharma

thank you for the reply , I tried the method you told me but it didn't work

i have the referece results of this 02 benchmarks and i try to validate with ansys but no way , i use ansys last version of 2023

1-Large deflection of a curved cantilever beam under nonconservative -tangential end load

2-Large deflection of a curved cantilever beam under nonconservative transverse end load

please try this,

Unfortunately, not working