Cylindrical Shell Under Pressure

Problem description:

• A long cylindrical pressure vessel of mean diameter d and wall thickness t has closed ends and is subjected to an internal pressure P. Determine the axial stress \(\sigma_y\) and the hoop stress \(\sigma_z\) in the vessel at the midthickness of the wall.

Reference:

• S. Timoshenko, Strength of Materials, Part I, Elementary Theory and Problems, 3rd Edition, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1955, pg. 45, article 11.

• UGURAL AND FENSTER, ADV. STRENGTH AND APPL. ELAS., 1981.

Analysis type(s):

• Static Analysis ANTYPE=0

Element type(s):

• 2-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell (SHELL208)

Material properties:

• \(E = 30 \cdot 10^6 psi\)

• \(\mu = 0.3\)

Geometric properties:

• \(t = 1 in\)

• \(d = 120 in\)

Loading:

• \(P = 500 psi\)

Analysis Assumptions and Modeling Notes:

• An arbitrary axial length of 10 inches is selected. Nodal coupling is used in the radial direction. An axial force of 5654866.8 lb (\((Pπd^2)/4\)) is applied to simulate the closed-end effect.

# sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/vm13_setup.png'

# Importing the `launch_mapdl` function from the `ansys.mapdl.core` module
from ansys.mapdl.core import launch_mapdl
import numpy as np

# Launch MAPDL with specified settings
mapdl = launch_mapdl(loglevel="WARNING", print_com=True, remove_temp_dir_on_exit=True)

# Clear any existing database
mapdl.clear()

# Set the ANSYS version
mapdl.com("ANSYS MEDIA REL. 2022R2 (05/13/2022) REF. VERIF. MANUAL: REL. 2022R2")

# Run the FINISH command to exists normally from a processor
mapdl.finish()

# Run the /VERIFY command for VM13
mapdl.verify("vm13")

# Set the title of the analysis
mapdl.title("VM13 CYLINDRICAL SHELL UNDER PRESSURE")

# Enter the model creation preprocessor
mapdl.prep7(mute=True)

Define element type and section properties

Use 2-Node Axisymmetric Shell element (SHELL208) and “SHELL” as section type.

mapdl.et(1, "SHELL208")  # Element type SHELL208
mapdl.sectype(1, "SHELL")  # Section type SHELL
mapdl.secdata(1)  # Define section data
mapdl.secnum(1)  # Assign section number

SECTION ID NUMBER=        1

Define material

Set up the material and its type (a single material), Young’s modulus of 30e6 and Poisson’s ratio of 0.3 is specified.

mapdl.mp("EX", 1, 30e6)
mapdl.mp("NUXY", 1, 0.3)

MATERIAL          1     NUXY =  0.3000000

Define geometry

Set up the nodes and elements. This creates a mesh just like in the problem setup.

mapdl.n(1, 60)  # Node 1, 60 degrees
mapdl.n(2, 60, 10)  # Node 2, 60 degrees and 10 units in Z-direction

# Define element connectivity
mapdl.e(1, 2)  # Element 1 with nodes 1 and 2

1

Define coupling and boundary conditions

Couple the nodes #1 and 2 in radial direction (rotation around Z-axis). Fix UY displacement for node 1. Fix ROTZ (rotation around Z-axis) for node 2. Apply a concentrated force value of 5654866.8 lb in FY direction at node 2. Internal pressure of 500 psi is applied. Then exit prep7 processor.

Effectively, this sets:

\(P = 500 psi\)

mapdl.cp(1, "UX", 1, 2)  # Couple radial direction (rotation around Z-axis)
mapdl.d(1, "UY", "", "", "", "", "ROTZ")  # Fix UY displacement for node 1
mapdl.d(2, "ROTZ")  # Fix ROTZ (rotation around Z-axis) for node 2

mapdl.f(2, "FY", 5654866.8)  # Apply a concentrated force FY to node 2
mapdl.sfe(1, 1, "PRES", "", 500)  # Apply internal pressure of 500 psi to element 1

# Selects all entities
mapdl.allsel()
mapdl.eplot()

# Finish the pre-processing processor
mapdl.finish()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

***** ROUTINE COMPLETED *****  CP =         0.000

Solve

Enter solution mode and solve the system.

mapdl.slashsolu()
# Set the analysis type to STATIC
mapdl.antype("STATIC")
# Controls the solution printout
mapdl.outpr("ALL", 1)
# Solve the analysis
mapdl.solve()
# Finish the solution processor
mapdl.finish()

FINISH SOLUTION PROCESSING

 *** NOTE ***                            CP =       0.000   TIME= 00:00:00
 Distributed parallel processing has been reactivated.


 ***** ROUTINE COMPLETED *****  CP =         0.000

Post-processing

Enter post-processing and compute stress components.

mapdl.post1()

# Create element tables for stress components
mapdl.etable("STRS_Y", "S", "Y")
mapdl.etable("STRS_Z", "S", "Z")

# Retrieve element stresses from the element tables using *Get
stress_y = mapdl.get("STRSS_Y", "ELEM", 1, "ETAB", "STRS_Y")
stress_z = mapdl.get("STRSS_Z", "ELEM", 1, "ETAB", "STRS_Z")

# Fill the array with target values
Target_values = np.array([15000, 29749])

Verify the results.

results = f"""
------------------- VM13 RESULTS COMPARISON ---------------------
   RESULT      |  TARGET     |   Mechanical APDL   |   RATIO
Stress, Y (psi)  {Target_values[0]:.5f}    {stress_y:.5f}       {abs(stress_y/Target_values[0]):.5f}
Stress, Z (psi)  {Target_values[1]:.5f}    {stress_z:.5f}       {abs(stress_z/Target_values[1]):.5f}
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"""
print(results)

------------------- VM13 RESULTS COMPARISON ---------------------
   RESULT      |  TARGET     |   Mechanical APDL   |   RATIO
Stress, Y (psi)  15000.00000    15000.00000       1.00000
Stress, Z (psi)  29749.00000    30000.00000       1.00844
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Finish the post-processing processor.

mapdl.finish()

EXIT THE MAPDL POST1 DATABASE PROCESSOR


 ***** ROUTINE COMPLETED *****  CP =         0.000

Stop MAPDL.

mapdl.exit()