ANSYS Explicit Dynamics 120 Workshop 01

Workshop 1
Taylor Impact Test –

Basic Simulation
ANSYS Explicit Dynamics
ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary February 27, 2009

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Workshop 1. Taylor Impact Test – Basic Simulation
Workshop Goal and Procedure Training Manual
Goal:
Simulate the impact of rod into a plate (typically known as a “Taylor Test”)
Procedure:
Create an Explicit Dynamics (ANSYS) Analysis System Project
Select the unit system and assign the material properties
Create the rod and plate geometry in DesignModeler
Mesh the two parts and set the initial velocity condition of the rod
Define the analysis settings, boundary conditions, and applied loads
Initiate the solution (AUTODYN - STR) and review the results

Step 1 – Create the Project Schematic Training Manual
Start ANSYS Workbench and follow the sequenced steps using the
abbreviations shown below:
– DC = Double Click with Left Mouse Button
– SC = Single Click with Left Mouse Button
– RMB = Right Mouse Button Selection
– D&D = Drag and Drop = Hold Left Mouse Button down on item while
dragging it to new location and then release it (i.e., Copy or Move)
1. Create an ANSYS Explicit Dynamics Analysis System Project
DC

Step 1 – Create the Project Schematic ... Training Manual
• An alternate method to create the Project Schematic would have

been to Drag and Drop the Explicit Dynamics (ANSYS) Analysis
System onto the blank screen to the right as shown below. Please
note that, throughout these Workshops, the procedures shown are
not always the only way to accomplish the desired tasks, so feel
free to investigate other methods via the documentation when
outside of this course.
D&D

Step 2 – Specify the Project Units Training Manual
2.a Select MKS for the Project Units

from the Units List provided
2.b Request that Native Applications

in Workbench have their values be
Displayed in the Project Units
Note:
Engineering Data is native in Workbench, but DesignModeler and
Mechanical are NOT currently (but will be in the future). Therefore,
always check that the local units system is as desired.

Step 3 – Define Engineering Data Material Training Manual
3.a Edit the Engineering Data cell to select

pre-defined material models from one of
DC the pre-defined material libraries.
3.b Select the General Non-linear Materials

library. These materials have sufficient
physical property data defined so that
they can be used in both ANSYS implicit
and explicit analyses.
Note:
The material models in
the Explicit Materials
library are generally
more complicated and
SC can only be used in
explicit dynamic
analyses.

Step 3 – Define Engineering Data Material ... Training Manual
3.c Select the “+” sign

to the right of the
Aluminum Alloy NL
material model to add
it to the Engineering
Data library.
3.d Likewise, select the

“+” sign to the right SC
of the Structural
Steel NL material.
Note the symbol of a
book that appears SC
indicating success.

Step 3 – Define Engineering Data Material ... Training Manual
3.e Return to the

Engineering Data
cell and note the
added materials. SC
3.f Return to the Project
Schematic
3.g Save the Project by

selecting the “Save As”
icon and Browse to the
directory indicated by
your instructor. Enter
“taylor_basic” for the
Project name.

Step 4 – Create the Geometry Training Manual
Note:
The geometry for this workshop is created in Step 4, starting on the
next slide. However, this DesignModeler exercise may be skipped
by importing the geometry database taylor_impact_geometry.agdb
as shown below. If this file is imported, proceed directly to Step 5.
RMB
SC SC
Note:
The course instructor will indicate the directory location of this file.
Step 4 – Create the Geometry ... Training Manual
4.a To create new geometry, follow the

procedure shown. Double Clicking on
the “Geometry” cell will also work,
RMB SC since “New Geometry ...” is the default
action for the Geometry cell when a
geometry file is not already associated
with the Project.
4.b Select Meter as the desired length unit.
4.c Select “Always use project unit” to get

around the problem of DesignModeler not
currently being native in Workbench. When
new geometry is created, the existing
Project units will be used in DesignModeler.
4.d Select OK to enter DesignModeler (DM).

4.e Select the Sketching tab.

SC
4.f Next select the Circle tool from the
SC
Draw Toolbox. This tool requires
that the center point be entered first
followed by a point on the circle’s
circumference.
SC
4.g Use the Left Mouse Button (LMB) and click
on graph origin (a “P” will appear when the
mouse is over the origin). With the LMB still
depressed, slide the pointer away from the
center until a circle is created. Then let go of
the LMB, completing the circle operation.

4.h Select the General tool from the

Dimensions Toolbox.
RMB
4.i RMB select the Radius
operation for the General
Dimensions tool. This is a
temporary selection of a
dimension type.
4.j Select the circle,
creating dimension
“R1”. Then enter
0.010 meters in the
Details View for the
circle radius.
Resize the graphics

view, if desired.
4.k Select the Extrude

icon, which brings
up the Modeling
mode.
4.l Enter a Fixed Depth

of 0.030 meters in the
Normal Direction via
the Details View.
4.m Select the Generate icon to complete the extrusion operation.

4.n Return to the Sketching

mode and create a new
sketch (Sketch2) for the
plate construction.
4.o Select the Rectangle tool
from the Draw Toolbox
and draw the rectangle
shown by dragging the
LMB, using the opposite
corners of the rectangle to
define it.
4.p The dimensions of the

rectangle will be defined
next, so now select the
Dimensions Toolbox.

4.q Select the General tool under the Dimensions Toolbox and
dimension the lines on the top and right side to be 0.040 meters
long. Since the rectangle is no longer centered about the circle,
additional dimensions will need to be defined.
4.r For the next two

dimensions, use the
RMB to select the
Horizontal and then
the Vertical options,
respectively.
RMB selections

4.s After specifying a Horizontal General

dimension via the RMB, make sure that
ONLY the Vertex filter is active. This will
prevent lines from being accidentally
selected, thereby simplifying the task.
4.t Select the origin, and while holding the

Ctrl key down, select the top right corner
of the rectangle to create dimension H4.
Repeat this procedure (after specifying a
Vertical General dimension via the RMB)
with the same two points to create
dimension V5.
4.u Enter 0.020 meters for both H4 and V5 in

the Details View for these dimensions.
The rectangle is now centered correctly.
4.v Select the Extrude icon, which accesses the Modeling

mode, and set the Operation to Add Frozen to prevent
merging of the bodies.
4.w Enter a
Fixed Depth
of 0.010 m in
the Reversed
Direction.
4. x Extrude
Sketch2 via
Generate.
4.y Rename the two solids to be Cylinder and Plate, respectively. Use
the RMB after selecting the body in the tree to access the Rename
function.
The Cylinder is not

frozen, but the Plate
is frozen. Since the
bodies touch each
RMB other, they would be
merged into one
body if both bodies
were unfrozen.
4.z Save the Project

Step 5 – Edit the Model in Mechanical Training Manual
5.a Edit the model in Workbench Mechanical.
RMB SC
5.b Select the MKS Units system

– Recall that Mechanical is not native in Workbench,
so the Units here may not match the Project Units

Step 5 – Edit the Model in Mechanical ... Training Manual
5.c Assign the material Aluminum Alloy NL to the Cylinder and the
material Structural Steel NL to the Plate. To access the materials
stored in the Engineering Data library, click on the default material
currently assigned to the part, and a small fly-out arrow will appear.
Clicking on that arrow lists the materials available for use.
SC
SC SC

Step 5 – Edit the Model in Mechanical ... Training Manual
5.d Delete the automatically defined

Contact Region. Alternatively, it
can be changed from Type Bonded
to Frictionless, but the existing
Body Interactions are sufficient as RMB
shown below.
Penalty-based Trajectory contact is

the default interaction and the type
is Frictionless.
SC

Step 6 – Set Sizing Controls and Mesh Model Training Manual
6.a Select the Mesh branch
6.b Specify the Mesh Details:

– Physics Preference = Explicit
– Element Size = 0.003 meters
6.c Generate the mesh
RMB

Step 7 – Define the Initial Conditions Training Manual
7.a Apply an Initial Velocity Condition to the Cylinder as shown.
Note:
If the Body
SC selection
filter is not
RMB
automatically
activated for
the initial
velocity
condition,
select it
manually.

Step 7 – Define the Initial Conditions ... Training Manual
7.b Choose to define

the Initial Velocity
by Components:
– X = 0 m/sec
– Y = 0 m/sec
– Z = -300 m/sec

Step 8 – Define the Analysis Settings Training Manual
SC
8.a Select Analysis Settings in the tree and
set the End Time to be 2.0e-4 seconds in
the Details View.
8.b Keep the remaining default settings.
8.c Twenty equally-spaced results sets

should be sufficient for the animations.

Step 9 – Apply Boundary Conditions Training Manual
9.a Pick the Face selection filter.

RMB
9.b Insert a Fixed
Support on the
back face of the
Plate. Rotate the
geometry, as
needed.

Step 10 – Insert Result Items to Postprocess Training Manual
10.a Insert a Directional

RMB Deformation plot
request under the
Solution branch and
set the Orientation to
the Z Axis in the
Details View.
RMB
10.b Insert an Equivalent
Plastic Strain plot
request under the
Solution branch.
10.c Save the Project.

Step 11 – Run the AUTODYN Simulation Training Manual
11.a Select Solver Output under Solution

Information and RMB Solve to start the
simulation.
11.b Note: The model
is converted to an
AUTODYN Cycle
Zero database and
submitted to the
AUTODYN solver.
The results are
written to the
standard AUTODYN
RMB files, but are also
available in this
product for review.

Step 11 – Run the AUTODYN Simulation ... Training Manual
11.c The Solver Output shows the run statistics. This problem will
only take a few minutes to solve and should terminate due to the
condition “wrapup time reached”.
Step 12 – Review the Results Training Manual
12.a Select Energy Summary under Solution Information to view the

global statistics. Note how the Kinetic Energy of the projectile is
converted into Internal Energy during impact. Also, the Hourglass
Energy is sufficiently small (less than 10% of the Internal Energy).
Internal Energy
Kinetic Energy
Hourglass Energy
Plasticity
develops

Step 12 – Review the Results ... Training Manual
12.b Select Directional Deformation (Z Axis) and Show the Elements

under True Scale. The maximum displacement (-0.0024 m) is in
the negative Z direction, so it appears as a minimum value.
SC

12.c Likewise, select Equivalent Plastic Strain.
12.d Animate the results by setting the controls as

shown below and then pressing the Animation
button. For transient dynamics, the default
Distributed mode is often inadequate, as it just
linearly interpolates between saved results and
not enough data sets may have been saved for
good interpolation. The Result Sets mode is
usually best, as only actual saved data is used.
Plastic
strain
constant
after rod
Pick these 2 first rebound
from
Then pick this plate.
12.e If desired, hide the Plate (or even the Cylinder) to get a better view
of the remaining body. Reorient the animation as needed.
RMB
12.f Finally, Save the model

and then Exit ANSYS ...

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Workshop 1

Taylor Impact Test –

ANSYS Explicit Dynamics

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary February 27, 2009

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary February 27, 2009

1. Create an ANSYS Explicit Dynamics Analysis System Project

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• An alternate method to create the Project Schematic would have

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2.a Select MKS for the Project Units

2.b Request that Native Applications

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3.a Edit the Engineering Data cell to select

3.b Select the General Non-linear Materials

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3.c Select the “+” sign

3.d Likewise, select the

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3.e Return to the

3.g Save the Project by

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4.a To create new geometry, follow the

4.b Select Meter as the desired length unit.

4.c Select “Always use project unit” to get

4.d Select OK to enter DesignModeler (DM).

4.e Select the Sketching tab.

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4.h Select the General tool from the

Resize the graphics

4.k Select the Extrude

4.l Enter a Fixed Depth

4.m Select the Generate icon to complete the extrusion operation.

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4.n Return to the Sketching

4.p The dimensions of the

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4.r For the next two

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4.s After specifying a Horizontal General

4.t Select the origin, and while holding the

4.u Enter 0.020 meters for both H4 and V5 in

4.v Select the Extrude icon, which accesses the Modeling

The Cylinder is not

4.z Save the Project

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5.a Edit the model in Workbench Mechanical.

5.b Select the MKS Units system

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5.d Delete the automatically defined

Penalty-based Trajectory contact is

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6.a Select the Mesh branch

6.b Specify the Mesh Details:

6.c Generate the mesh

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7.a Apply an Initial Velocity Condition to the Cylinder as shown.

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7.b Choose to define

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