Perform stress analysis using ANSYS

1. Basic knowledge of pressure vessels. Mechanics of Materials, Elastic Mechanics, Plate and Shell Theory, and Pressure Vessel Design Standards 2: Fundamental Theories of Finite Elements. 3 Practical exploration.

I am also learning ANSYS. I think the best way to get started is to buy a book with plenty of examples and practice using it; while doing so, one should think critically and identify the reasons for failures, which will help in mastering the basics. Once you have a solid foundation, you can then move on to learning the basic principles related to pressure vessels, such as material mechanics, elasticity theory, plate and shell theory, pressure vessel design standards, and the fundamental theories of finite elements. Hehe, that’s how I learned it; I thought it was easier to get in this way than using the method from the second floor.

Could you recommend some books with many examples? Just starting to get involved, hehe

I think it’s best to use an example to get familiar with the interface, and then start working on tasks related to one’s own job. As long as one can apply the examples from their own work, progress will be fast. During the ANSYS training session last time, the instructor recommended a book on finite element analysis of boiler structures

What was said upstairs is correct; it’s best to analyze it using examples from a century, so as to gain a thorough understanding.

I just started using it as well. I found CLASSICAL to be very difficult; now I use ANSYS WORKBENCH. At the moment I can only use it in a basic way – I seem to just follow the instructions provided in the help documentation, and then apply what I learn in my work. But to analyze the results, one still needs to know a lot about mechanics

Personally, I think that to use ANSYS, one needs a foundation in mechanics. For ANSYS itself, it’s better to learn the classical interface, as it makes it easier to save files and to communicate with others. When I first started learning*, I began by working with command lines. There are many ANSYS books available on the market nowadays; it’s sufficient to find one book to get familiar with its interface and operation procedures. It would be best to have a teacher to guide you

I think it’s still best to master mechanics well; understanding the principles is of primary importance. Otherwise, even if a result is calculated, it’s impossible to determine whether it’s correct!

Basic knowledge: mainly includes elasticity mechanics, plate and shell theory, plasticity mechanics, finite element method, etc. Relevant reference books include \"Mechanical Fundamentals for Pressure Vessel Design and Application of Standards\" by Li Jianguo, and \"Application of ANSYS in Mechanical and Chemical Equipment (2nd Edition)\) edited by Yu Weiwei and Gao Bingjun. Personally, I think this book is excellent and worth purchasing.

Agree to start with examples and then look at the theory. This makes it easy to get started

It is recommended that the original poster pay attention to understanding how boundary conditions are determined during the learning process. For the ANSYS software, for the same practical problem, different methods of simplification can lead to vastly different results, and the underlying reason for this is the difference in boundary conditions. Therefore, theoretical knowledge is indispensable. One must not be eager for quick success and instant benefits. Back then, that’s exactly how I suffered a huge loss: the project was already well along, and the calculation result files weighed over 20 gigabytes, before I realized that the boundary conditions were incorrect; I had to start over from scratch. The command stream is definitely a great feature; it not only simplifies operations but also allows these operations to be treated as individual modules that can be used directly when needed. The above are some of my personal insights from learning *ANSYS; I’d like to share them with everyone. Feel free to give your feedback and let’s discuss together to make progress

Agree with the person above. At the same time, the command stream can be edited in EXCEL, which is very convenient, especially for modeling. It is recommended to first familiarize yourself with examples of a certain analysis method (such as static analysis), and then learn its command flow to understand the meaning of each line. In the future, for analysis, modification, and inspection, one can simply look at the command stream, which is very convenient.

You can use the verification examples in the help section to practice*. Those examples are quite simple and easy to get started with. Just search for VM, and you’ll find a multitude of examples.

The main purpose of this software is to help users understand the principles and methods of finite elements; however, it is a multi-physics simulation software that requires a great deal of knowledge, as each field has its own fundamental theories and concepts

Firstly, it is recommended that you learn some knowledge about finite elements and mechanics. Secondly, find a beginner’s book and read it carefully, working through the examples in it multiple times, and studying the definition of boundary conditions as well as the selection of elements. Then find a book with examples to learn from*. The highest level of Ansys expertise lies in command streams; wish you success soon

If you master ANSYS and also use PVELite, analysis and design should be pretty much done, right?

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It is recommended to use \"Application of ANSYS in Mechanical and Chemical Equipment (2nd Edition)\) edited by Yu Weiwei and Gao Bingjun; either the first or second edition will do. Follow the examples in the book step by step, and avoid using command streams at first; use them once you are more familiar with the process. As for the basic knowledge, I recommend you take a look at \"Design of Chemical Process Vessels\"