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Linearizing Stresses

To calculate linearized stress, define a line (using the end nodes) across the section where the calculation is desired, Figure 22.

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ANSYS

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Patran Thermal

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Importing Patran Thermal Temperature Data to NASTRAN

Ensure NASTRAN structural and model are open & running Make sure .

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Thermal to Structural temperature interpolation

NOTE: The models must be in the same location in space and have the same dimensions within very small tolerances.

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Thermal translation to Ansys

The Ansys preference is not complete for this type of translation, so this is a somewhat convoluted process.

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Error Codes

ERROR ENCOUNTERED DURING INPUT.

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Convergence Issues

Included are some suggestions to aid convergence of transient analysis models which are large (greater than 6,000 nodes), contain advection, and are having problems converging with the adaptive time step defaults.

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Reducing Long Run Times

If the model is now convergent but still takes unreasonably long to converge either because the time steps are too small or it requires too many iterations per time step then there is another parameter which may be useful.

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QUAD4 Shell Elements: Offsetting the Midplane

Entered by Paul Curry 2-18-05 Useful for analyses where a shell thickness may be a design variable.

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