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    SimScale DocumentationValidation CasesValidation Case: Quarter Shaft Subjected to a Fixed Rotation

    Validation Case: Quarter Shaft Subjected to a Fixed Rotation

    This validation case belongs to solid mechanics. The aim of this test case is to validate the following parameters:

    • Cyclic symmetry
    • Rotating motion

    The simulation results of SimScale were compared to the results presented in [Roark’s]\(^1\).

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    Geometry

    The geometry used for the case is as follows:

    sketch of a quarter shaft used for validating simscale with bottom edges labeled a to c and top surface a' to c'
    Figure 1: Sketch of a quarter shaft

    The quarter shaft has a radius (\(r\)) of 0.1 \(m\) and a length (\(l\)) of 0.5 \(m\).

    Analysis Type and Mesh

    Tool Type: Code_Aster

    Analysis Type: Static – linear

    Mesh and Element Types:

    The standard mesh was created with the Standard meshing algorithm in SimScale.

    CaseElement TypeNumber of NodesElement Technology
    A1st Order Tetrahedral8682Standard
    B2nd Order Tetrahedral 63084Standard
    C2nd Order Tetrahedral 63084 Reduced Integration
    Table 1: Mesh and element overview
    first order standard mesh generated with simscale's standard mesher which has 8682 nodes
    Figure 2: Generated standard mesh used for cases A

    Simulation Setup

    Material/Fluid:

    • Steel (linear elastic)
      • Isotropic: \(E\) = 205 \(GPa\), \(\nu\) = 0.3 , \(G\) = 80 \(GPa\)

    Boundary Conditions:

    • Constraints:
      • Fixed: Face ABC
      • Fixed rotation:
        • Face A’B’C’: rotation with an angle of (\(\theta\)) 2e-3 \(rad\) around the z-axis

    Contacts

    • Cyclic Symmetry
      • Face AA’BB’ tied to face AA’CC’
      • Rotation axis: z-axis
      • Sector angle: 90°

    Reference Solution

    The reference solution for maximum stress etc. is given by the following equation:

    $$\tau_{max} = \theta.G.r.l = 32\ GPa$$

    Result Comparison

    Comparison of the maximum shear stress (\(\tau_{max}\)) obtained from SimScale against the reference results obtained from [Roark] is given below:

    Case[Roark]SimScaleError [%]
    A3231.794-0.643
    B3231.564-1.360
    C3231.565-1.360
    Table 2: Comparison of shear stress.

    The visualization of the cauchy shear stress [SIYZ] contours in Pascals as in the SimScale post-processor:

    visualization of cauchy stress after rotation is applied to the shaft
    Figure 4: Cauchy shear stress distribution contours across the quarter shaft

    References

    Note

    If you still encounter problems validating you simulation, then please post the issue on our forum or contact us.

    Last updated: September 24th, 2021

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