Thermal Analysis Resources
- Justin Armstrong
Textbook:
Tutorial Videos:
Category | Topic / Learning Objective | Resource |
Meshing | Basic meshing with some additional methods shown (such as inflation and mesh refinement) | Tutorial on Meshing in ANSYS Workbench I ANSYS Basic Tutorials Apply various Mesh on geometry |
Although a little old and complicated geometry, it offers a good insight into type of meshing appropriate for a specific case | ||
Very brief overview of meshing, but shows how transition from CAD to meshing looks like | ||
Ansys How-To video on meshing (good overview of various possible use-cases for meshing) | ||
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Finite-element analysis (FEA) | Multi-part series on Ansys Mechanical (Part 3 and 4 go over meshing and results) | Introduction To ANSYS (Part3) : Starting the Mechanical Interface |
FEA EdX Course (this is a good course when starting out!) | https://learning.edx.org/course/course-v1:CornellX+ENGR2000X+1T2018/home | |
Multi-part series on Ansys Mechanical (Part 3 and 4 go over meshing and results) | Introduction To ANSYS (Part3) : Starting the Mechanical Interface | |
Model Refinement | ||
Compressive load simulation | ANSYS Mechanical Tutorial -Compression Stress and deformation | |
Amazing tutorial on Eigenvalue Buckling! | ||
A little complicated scenario, but a great example for Eigenvalue buckling! | Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis in Ansys workbench | Lesson 27 | Ansys Tutorial | |
Introductory Thermal analysis | ||
| Intro to Modal Analysis (fin flutter, analyzing frequencies, harmonic motion) | |
| In-depth video series for Modal Analysis | |
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) | Basic Fluid Dynamics concepts | |
Flow over an Airfoil (start with this!) - This is an official course from Ansys and goes over the CFD analysis of airflow over an airfoil | https://courses.ansys.com/index.php/courses/flow-over-an-airfoil/ | |
More in-depth tutorial on flow over an airfoil | ||
Subsonic 2D Airfoil | ||
Axisymmetric Jet Nozzle simulation | ||
Supersonic Flow | ||
Sloshing in a Glass (2 liquids) | ||
Sloshing with Baffles (2D case with air and gasoline) | ||
Sloshing in tank with 2 fluids | ||
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ANSYS User Guide | Mesh Quality | https://www.afs.enea.it/project/neptunius/docs/fluent/html/ug/node167.htm |
Cell Zone and Boundary Conditions (VERY IMPORTANT for doing CFD!!!) | https://www.afs.enea.it/project/neptunius/docs/fluent/html/ug/node216.htm | |
Compressive Flows | https://www.afs.enea.it/project/neptunius/docs/fluent/html/ug/node354.htm | |
Modeling Turbulence (VERY IMPORTANT!!!) | https://www.afs.enea.it/project/neptunius/docs/fluent/html/ug/node405.htm | |
Overview of Pressure-based and density-based solvers |
Example Rocket Geometry:
Ansys Installation:
