Simulation of

container
Date: Saturday, July 14, 2012
Designer: Solidworks
Study name: Study 1
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description...........................................1
Assumptions..........................................2
Model Information..................................2
Study Properties.....................................3
Units..................................................4
Material Properties.................................4
Loads and Fixtures..................................5
Connector Definitions..............................5
Contact Information................................6
Mesh Information....................................7
Sensor Details........................................8
Resultant Forces....................................9
Beams.................................................9
Study Results.......................................10
Conclusion..........................................13

Description
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Assumptions

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Model Information

Model name: container

Current Configuration: Default

Solid Bodies
Document Name and
Reference
Cut-Extrude1

Treated As

Solid Body

7/16-20 Tapped Hole1

7/16-20 Tapped Hole1

Solid Body

Solid Body

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Volumetric Properties

Document Path/Date
Modified

Mass:0.325155 kg
Volume:0.000270962 m^3
Density:1200 kg/m^3
Weight:3.18652 N

C:\Users\noah1999\Deskt
op\Summer
2012\Solidworks\cylinder.
SLDPRT
Jul 14 09:41:44 2012

Mass:0.110827 kg
Volume:9.23558e-005 m^3
Density:1200 kg/m^3
Weight:1.0861 N

C:\Users\noah1999\Deskt
op\Summer
2012\Solidworks\end
cap.SLDPRT
Jul 14 11:01:39 2012

Mass:0.110827 kg
Volume:9.23558e-005 m^3
Density:1200 kg/m^3
Weight:1.0861 N

C:\Users\noah1999\Deskt
op\Summer
2012\Solidworks\end
cap.SLDPRT
Jul 14 11:01:39 2012

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Study Properties
Study name
Analysis type

Study 1
Static

Mesh type
Thermal Effect:

Solid Mesh
On

Thermal option
Zero strain temperature

Include temperature loads

298 Kelvin

Include fluid pressure effects from SolidWorks

Flow Simulation
Solver type

Off

Inplane Effect:
Soft Spring:

Off
Off

Inertial Relief:
Incompatible bonding options

Off
Automatic

Large displacement
Compute free body forces

Off
On

Friction
Use Adaptive Method:

Off
Off

Result folder

SolidWorks document
(C:\Users\noah1999\Desktop\Summer
2012\Solidworks)

FFEPlus

Units
Unit system:
Length/Displacement

SI (MKS)
mm

Temperature
Angular velocity

Kelvin
Rad/sec

Pressure/Stress

N/m^2

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Material Properties
Model Reference

Properties
Name:
Model type:
Default failure
criterion:
Yield strength:
Tensile strength:
Elastic modulus:
Poisson's ratio:
Mass density:
Shear modulus:
Thermal expansion
coefficient:

Acrylic (Medium-high
impact)
Linear Elastic Isotropic
Max von Mises Stress
4.5e+007 N/m^2
7.3e+007 N/m^2
3e+009 N/m^2
0.35
1200 kg/m^3
8.9e+008 N/m^2
5.2e-005 /Kelvin

Components
SolidBody 1(Cut-Extrude1)
(cylinder-1),
SolidBody 1(7/16-20 Tapped
Hole1)(end cap-1),
SolidBody 1(7/16-20 Tapped
Hole1)(end cap-2)

Curve Data:N/A

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name

Fixture Image

Fixture Details
Entities:
Type:

1 face(s)
Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components
Reaction force(N)
Reaction Moment(N-m)

Load name

X
0.638952
0

Load Image

Y
6.42787
0

Z
-1.86494
0

Resultant
6.72337
0

Load Details
Reference:
Values:
Units:

Top Plane
0 0 -9.81
SI

Gravity-1

Entities:
Type:
Value:
Units:

Pressure-1

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3 face(s)
Normal to selected face
63
psi

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Connector Definitions
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Contact Information
Contact

Contact Image

Contact Properties
Type: Bonded
Components: 1 component(s)
Options: Compatible
mesh

Global Contact

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Mesh Information
Mesh type
Mesher Used:

Solid Mesh
Standard mesh

Automatic Transition:
Include Mesh Auto Loops:

Off
Off

Jacobian points
Element Size

4 Points
0.00855427 m

Tolerance
Mesh Quality

0.000427713 m
High

Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh

Off

Mesh Information - Details

Total Nodes
Total Elements

21530
11407

Maximum Aspect Ratio

% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3

23.079
74.8

% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10

% of distorted elements(Jacobian)

0.324
0

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

Computer name:

00:00:12
BICYCLE

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Sensor Details
Sensor name

Location

Stress1

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Sensor Details
Value : 4.89087 ksi
Entities :
Result :Stress
Component :VON: von Mises Stress
Criterion :Model Max
Step Criterion : Across all Steps
Step No.:1
Alert Value: NA

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Resultant Forces
Reaction Forces
Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

0.638952

6.42787

-1.86494

6.72337

Reaction Moments
Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

N-m

Beams
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Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress1

VON: von Mises Stress

6.48245e-006 ksi
Node: 6685

4.89087 ksi
Node: 21045

container-Study 1-Stress-Stress1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement1

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm
Node: 10

1.06686 mm
Node: 21100

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Name

Type

Min

Max

container-Study 1-Displacement-Displacement1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Strain1

ESTRN: Equivalent Strain

1.46274e-008
Element: 1838

0.00581405
Element: 5556

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Name

Type

Min

Max

container-Study 1-Strain-Strain1

Name

Type

Displacement1{1}

Deformed Shape

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Name

Type

container-Study 1-Displacement-Displacement1{1}

Conclusion

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