Exercise 4a: Satellite Inertia Load Test

This exercise runs an inertia relief load case on a simple satellite. This is a test made with
aerospace structures that will need to support inertia loads. The objective of this kind of test
is to verify if the structure is strong enough to support these loads without a static failure. To
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In this exercise, you will learn how to:
Setup a static analysis with inertia loads.

4 load cases
o 2 Gs on Z
o 3 Gs on Y
o 3 Gs on X
o 4.7 Gs SUM

Problem description

Model Information
Design Criteria:
o Max Rel. disp. < 500 mm.
o Von Mises < 70 MPa. (Aluminum)
Total Mass: 3.09 ton.
Material:
Material [E] [RHO] Nu
MPa Ton/mm3
Aluminum 70000 2.1 x 10-9 0.33
Solar_panel 20000 1 x 10-11 0.4
System 1000 1 x 10-13 0.3
Antenna 20000 1 x 10-11 0.4

Problem Setup
Copy the file: Satellite.hm

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Step 1: Open the model in HyperMesh Desktop.
1. Launch HyperMesh with User Profile > OptiStruct.
2. Open the HyperMesh database Satellite.hm.

Step 2: Define INREL parameter as -1.

-2: Without suport or suport1
-1: With suport or suport1
0: Constrained analysis (fictitious supports are treated as SPCs)

Control Card: Param > INREL in HyperMesh

Step 3: Create the four linear load cases with the name and details listed
below, if you have doubt on it take a look on the end of this exercise:
All load steps will have the same fictitious support:
Suport: (SUPORT1 load type)
i. Node 2: Uy = 0
ii. Node 3: Ux, Uy, Uz = 0
iii. Node 4: Ux, Uy, = 0

1. LOADSTEP: 2 Gz F(node 1) =(0,0, 61800) N Equivalent to 2 Gs

2. LOADSTEP: 3 Gy F(node 1) =(0, 92700,0) N Equivalent to 3 Gs
3. LOADSTEP: 3 Gx F(node 1) =(92700,0,0) N Equivalent to 3 Gs
4. LOADSTEP: SUM 4.7 G F(node 1) =(92700, 92700, 61800) N Equivalent to 4.7
Gs

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Step 4: Run and study the results

Total displacement (Criteria Umax < 500 mm)

Von Mises (Criteria max < 70 MPa)

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Hints
1. Create a load collector named SUPPORT with no card image.
2. On the Constraint Panel create the constraint listed on Step 3 with load types:
SUPPORT1.
3. Create a LoadCollector named 2 Gz with no card image.
4. Go to the force panel and create the force on the RBE3 center node (1) with the value
and direction described Step 3.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for the other 2 load directions 3 Gy and 3 Gx.
6. Create another LoadCollector named SUM 4.7 G with card image load and fill out the
card, as shown below:

7. Create the 4 load steps for each force applied as shown below:

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 LOAD = 2Gz_force

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 LOAD = 3Gy_force

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 LOAD = 3Gz_force

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 LOAD = SUM 4.7 G

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