ME-546 Computer Aided Manufacturing

Pro/MECHANICA Tutorial in steady-state heat transfer analysis.

These pages contain instructions for using Pro/MECHANICA to create and modify a generic geometry , mesh, add loads, analyze, and view results.

Create the generic geometry

• Main
• Geometry
• Curve
• Line
• 2 pts.
• <0.5 0 0 >
• <1.5 0 0 >
• <2.5 0 0 >
• <4 0 0 >
• <0 -0.5 0 >
• <0 -4 0 >
• Geometry
• Points
• <0 0 0 >
• Geometry
• Curve
• Arc
• Start-end-radius
• <click pts. two and three>
• <0.5>
• <return>

Modify geom. for your value of "s"

• Edit
• Translate
• Curves
• <click on half-circle>
• <click on pt 7>
• <you have to give it the displacement (x y z) for your model>
• <return>
  

Modify geom. for your value of "n"

• Edit
• Rotate
• Curves
• <click on vertical line>
• <return>
• <click on pt. 7>
• <you have to put the angle value that depends on your problem>
• <return>
  

Modify geom. for your value of "m"

• Edit
• Translate
• Points
• <click on pt. 4>
• <return>
• <click on pt. 7>
• < you have to give it the displacement (x y z) for your model >
• <click on pt. 6>
• <return>
• <click on pt. 7>
• < you have to give it the displacement (x y z) for your model >
• Curve
• Arc
• Start-end-radius
• <click pts.6 and 4>
• < you have to give it the value for your model >
• <return>
• <click pts.5 and 1>
• <0.5>
• <return>
  

Add node points

• Geometry
• Points
• Along curve
• <click on half-circle>
• <3>
• <return>

Create meshed surface

• Geometry
• Surface
• Planar
• <click on the closed figure>
• <return>
• Main
• Model
• Elements
• Select 2-D unit Depth
• AutoGEM
• Surface
• All
• <return>
  

Define material properties

• Model
• Properties
• Material
• Surface
• All
• <return>
• New set
• <SDSU> name thermal data set
• <1> for conductivity
• <Accept>
  

Apply generalized loads

• Model
• Prescribed Temperatures
• Curve
• <click on all three boundary arcs>
• <return>
• <Accept>
• <Accept> description left blank
• Model
• Heat Loads
• Surface
• All
• <return>
• <heat/time per volume> select for Distribution
• <1> Q
• <Accept>
• <Accept> description left blank
  

Request heat flux info

• Main
• Analysis
• <click on "anlys1">
• <review>
• <Check box: Calc heat flux>
• <Accept>
• <Done>
  

Save your output

• File
• Save
• <"your file name">
• <Accept>
  

Analyze the model

• <Run>
• <Start>
• <Summary>
• <Done>
• <results>
• <Create>
• <Enter the word "TEMP">
• <select anlys1\> your results stored here
• <Accept>
• <Title: "TEMP">
• <Accept>
• <Create>
• <Enter the word "FLUX">
• <Accept>
• <Accept>
• <Title: FLUX>
• <Quantity: FLUX>
• <Display: Query>
• <Accept>
• <Show>
• <Check box: Full image>
• Controls
• <Click on flux window>

Zoom in on the shorter arc using

• View
• Window
• <click and drag on screen>
• <click on all points along the arc>

List all the point values in a table

There could be up to 10

• <Return> to exit query
  

Print

• File
• Print

Note the File name...

The file is saved as a postscript

Print from the Unix shell

Turn in your printout

ftp your model and output files to me