Benjamin Turner

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How do I use porous media with transient study and dynamic mesh in ANSYS Fluent? I’m trying to simulate gasket of a valve?

Does anyone have examples or tutorials that show using porous media with dynamic meshes in Fluent? I’m trying to simulate a valve opening but need a complete seal. I don’t believe it is possible...

08 August 2018 8,296 0 View

Are there any open source or free FEA/FEM packages that offer a beam-type elbow element (for piping Codes)?

Hello, I'm looking for an open source package that has a 3D beam-type elbow element. This is available in ANSYS:...

05 May 2018 6,843 1 View

Small vs Large Deflection in Elastic-Perfectly-Plastic Material Model

Hello, I'm modeling a high temperature pipe using API-579 (fitness-for-service) which requires the use of an elastic-perfectly-plastic model (EPP). ASME Section VIII, Division 2 requires small...

07 July 2017 5,495 3 View

How to use Principal Stresses in Creep Model in ANSYS Mechanical APDL?

Hello, I'm trying to modify Usercreep.F to use a creep model from API-579. This creep model requires principal stresses in the calculation of the creep strain rate. The Usercreep.F example only...

07 July 2017 2,314 2 View