Simulation Report Template

P14042 Una Crutch

RIT MSD

P14042 Una Crutch

RIT MSD

P14042 Una Crutch

12/11/2013

Simulation of Shaft

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013Designer: P14042 Una Crutch

Study name: Static Study

Analysis type: Static

Table of ContentsDescription1Assumptions2Model Information2Study Properties3Units3Material Properties4Loads and Fixtures5Mesh Information6Resultant Forces7Study Results8Conclusion12

Description

This report details a Static Finite Element Analysis for the Shaft on the Una Crutch.

Assumptions

Comments: The sum of the forces equals zero and neglecting friction at the top and base of the part.

Model Information

Model name: Shaft

Current Configuration: Default

Solid Bodies

Document Name and Reference

Treated As

Volumetric Properties

Document Path/Date Modified

LPattern1

Solid Body

Mass:0.269679 kg

Volume:9.98813e-005 m^3

Density:2700 kg/m^3

Weight:2.64286 N

F:\RIT 2013-14\Fall Semister\MSD 1\new_MSD 1\public\CAD\NA\Shaft.SLDPRT

Dec 10 18:13:08 2013

Study Properties

Study name

Static Study

Analysis type

Static

Mesh type

Solid Mesh

Thermal Effect:

On

Thermal option

Include temperature loads

Zero strain temperature

298 Kelvin

Include fluid pressure effects from SolidWorks Flow Simulation

Off

Solver type

FFEPlus

Inplane Effect:

Off

Soft Spring:

Off

Inertial Relief:

Off

Incompatible bonding options

Automatic

Large displacement

Off

Compute free body forces

On

Friction

Off

Use Adaptive Method:

Off

Result folder

SolidWorks document (F:\RIT 2013-14\Fall Semister\MSD 1\new_MSD 1\public\CAD\NA)

Units

Unit system:

SI (MKS)

Length/Displacement

mm

Temperature

Kelvin

Angular velocity

Rad/sec

Pressure/Stress

N/m^2

Material Properties

Model Reference

Properties

Components

Name:

6061-T6 (SS)

Model type:

Linear Elastic Isotropic

Default failure criterion:

Max von Mises Stress

Yield strength:

2.75e+008 N/m^2

Tensile strength:

3.1e+008 N/m^2

Elastic modulus:

6.9e+010 N/m^2

Poisson's ratio:

0.33

Mass density:

2700 kg/m^3

Shear modulus:

2.6e+010 N/m^2

Thermal expansion coefficient:

2.4e-005 /Kelvin

SolidBody 1(LPattern1)(Shaft)

Curve Data:N/A

Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name

Fixture Image

Fixture Details

Fixed-1

Entities:

1 face(s)

Type:

Fixed Geometry

Resultant Forces

Components

X

Y

Z

Resultant

Reaction force(N)

-0.108941

1321.5

0.123795

1321.5

Reaction Moment(N·m)

0

0

0

0

Roller/Slider-3

Entities:

1 face(s)

Type:

Roller/Slider

Resultant Forces

Components

X

Y

Z

Resultant

Reaction force(N)

-0.0234428

-0.231857

0.0541629

0.23925

Reaction Moment(N·m)

0

0

0

0

Load name

Load Image

Load Details

Force-1

Entities:

1 face(s), 1 Solid Body (s)

Type:

Apply normal force

Value:

300 lbf

Comments:

Load is transmitted to top of shaft Pin at base of shaft and roller at top of shaft

Mesh Information

Mesh type

Solid Mesh

Mesher Used:

Curvature based mesh

Jacobian points

4 Points

Maximum element size

0 in

Minimum element size

0 in

Mesh Quality

High

Mesh Information - Details

Total Nodes

5893

Total Elements

2838

Maximum Aspect Ratio

9.8965

% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3

89.5

% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10

0

% of distorted elements(Jacobian)

0

Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss):

00:00:02

Computer name:

ME-HP21

Resultant ForcesReaction Forces

Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

N

-0.132379

1321.27

0.177964

1321.27

Reaction Moments

Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

N·m

0

0

0

0

Study Results

Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress1

VON: von Mises Stress

90.976 N/m^2

Node: 4114

4.03222e+007 N/m^2

Node: 4931

Shaft-Static Study-Stress-Stress1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement1

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm

Node: 121

0.0981703 mm

Node: 171

Shaft-Static Study-Displacement-Displacement1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Strain1

ESTRN: Equivalent Strain

1.33314e-009

Element: 713

0.000378516

Element: 2134

Shaft-Static Study-Strain-Strain1

Name

Type

Displacement1{1}

Deformed Shape

Shaft-Static Study-Displacement-Displacement1{1}

Name

Type

Min

Max

Factor of Safety1

Automatic

6.82007

Node: 4931

3.02278e+006

Node: 4114

Shaft-Static Study-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety1

Conclusion

Comments:

Shaft will not fail.

Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation

Simulation of Shaft

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Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation

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