Nonlinear finite element analysis used at tank wagons

  • Authors:

  • Tiberiu Ştefan Măanescu;Nicuşor Laurenţiu Zaharia;Dan Silviu Avram;Nicolae Marian Ţigănaşu;Mihaela Dorica Stroia

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University "Eftimie Murgu" of Reşiţa, Romania;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University "Eftimie Murgu" of Reşiţa, Romania;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University "Eftimie Murgu" of Reşiţa, Romania;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University "Eftimie Murgu" of Reşiţa, Romania;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University "Eftimie Murgu" of Reşiţa, Romania

  • Venue:
  • F-and-B'11 Proceedings of the 4th WSEAS international conference on Finite differences - finite elements - finite volumes - boundary elements
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

The finite element method is a powerful tool which can be used in many engineering fields. But, depending on settings used during analysis the results can be significantly different. For example in Ansys there many contact setting which can influence the final result. The tank wagons widely used by railway operators are basically made from a chassis two cradles and the tank. The tank is mounted on the cradle and the cradle is welded on the chassis. There is contact (surface to surface) between the tank and cradle. Which Ansys contact setting defines the real tank wagon contact? This paper presents some of the options.