Project*
First Saved Saturday, June 28, 2025
Last Saved Saturday, June 28, 2025
Product Version 2020 R1
Save Project Before Solution No
Save Project After Solution No
Contents
Units
Model (B4)
o Geometry
Parts
o Materials
o Coordinate Systems
o Connections
Contacts
Contact Region
o Mesh
o Transient Thermal (B5)
Initial Temperature
Analysis Settings
Loads
Solution (B6)
Solution Information
Result Charts
Temperature
Material Data
o Structural Steel
Units
TABLE 1
Unit System Metric (m, kg, N, s, V, A) Degrees rad/s Celsius
Angle Degrees
Rotational Velocity rad/s
Temperature Celsius
Model (B4)
Geometry
TABLE 2
Model (B4) > Geometry
Object Name Geometry
State Fully Defined
Definition
Source C:\Users\nv\Downloads\House CAD.step
Type Step
Length Unit Meters
Element Control Program Controlled
Display Style Body Color
Bounding Box
Length X 4. m
Length Y 3.5 m
Length Z 2.6 m
Properties
Volume 4.8567 m³
Mass 38125 kg
Scale Factor Value 1.
Statistics
Bodies 2
Active Bodies 2
Nodes 114014
Elements 46827
Mesh Metric None
Update Options
Assign Default Material No
Basic Geometry Options
Solid Bodies Yes
Surface Bodies Yes
Line Bodies No
Parameters Independent
Parameter Key ANS;DS
Attributes No
Named Selections No
Material Properties No
Advanced Geometry Options
Use Associativity Yes
Coordinate Systems No
Reader Mode Saves Updated File No
Use Instances Yes
Smart CAD Update Yes
Compare Parts On Update No
Analysis Type 3-D
Mixed Import Resolution None
Clean Bodies On Import No
Stitch Surfaces On Import Program Tolerance
Decompose Disjoint Geometry Yes
Enclosure and Symmetry Processing Yes
TABLE 3
Model (B4) > Geometry > Parts
Object Name House CAD-FreeParts|Body1 House CAD-FreeParts|Body2
State Meshed
Graphics Properties
Visible Yes
Transparency 1
Definition
Suppressed No
Stiffness Behavior Flexible
Coordinate System Default Coordinate System
Reference Temperature By Environment
Treatment None
Material
Assignment Structural Steel
Nonlinear Effects Yes
Thermal Strain Effects Yes
Bounding Box
Length X 3.5 m 4. m
Length Y 3.5 m
Length Z 2.2 m 0.4 m
Properties
Volume 2.0567 m³ 2.8 m³
Mass 16145 kg 21980 kg
Centroid X 1.6998 m
Centroid Y -1.7256 m -1.7262 m
Centroid Z 0.79255 m 2.3333 m
Moment of Inertia Ip1 35461 kg·m² 22633 kg·m²
Moment of Inertia Ip2 36351 kg·m² 14849 kg·m²
Moment of Inertia Ip3 55098 kg·m² 37091 kg·m²
Statistics
Nodes 81672 32342
Elements 40447 6380
Mesh Metric None
TABLE 4
Model (B4) > Materials
Object Name Materials
State Fully Defined
Statistics
Materials 1
Material Assignments 0
Coordinate Systems
TABLE 5
Model (B4) > Coordinate Systems > Coordinate System
Object Name Global Coordinate System
State Fully Defined
Definition
Type Cartesian
Coordinate System ID 0.
Origin
Origin X 0. m
Origin Y 0. m
Origin Z 0. m
Directional Vectors
X Axis Data [ 1. 0. 0. ]
Y Axis Data [ 0. 1. 0. ]
Z Axis Data [ 0. 0. 1. ]
Connections
TABLE 6
Model (B4) > Connections
Object Name Connections
State Fully Defined
Auto Detection
Generate Automatic Connection On Refresh Yes
Transparency
Enabled Yes
TABLE 7
Model (B4) > Connections > Contacts
Object Name Contacts
State Fully Defined
Definition
Connection Type Contact
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry All Bodies
Auto Detection
Tolerance Type Slider
Tolerance Slider 0.
Tolerance Value 1.4792e-002 m
Use Range No
Face/Face Yes
Face-Face Angle Tolerance 75. °
Face Overlap Tolerance Off
Cylindrical Faces Include
Face/Edge No
Edge/Edge No
Priority Include All
Group By Bodies
Search Across Bodies
Statistics
Connections 1
Active Connections 1
TABLE 8
Model (B4) > Connections > Contacts > Contact Regions
Object Name Contact Region
State Fully Defined
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Contact 1 Face
Target 1 Face
Contact Bodies House CAD-FreeParts|Body1
Target Bodies House CAD-FreeParts|Body2
Protected No
Definition
Type Bonded
Scope Mode Automatic
Behavior Program Controlled
Trim Contact Program Controlled
Trim Tolerance 1.4792e-002 m
Suppressed No
Advanced
Formulation Program Controlled
Small Sliding Program Controlled
Detection Method Program Controlled
Elastic Slip Tolerance Program Controlled
Thermal Conductance Program Controlled
Pinball Region Program Controlled
Geometric Modification
Contact Geometry Correction None
Target Geometry Correction None
Mesh
TABLE 9
Model (B4) > Mesh
Object Name Mesh
State Solved
Display
Display Style Use Geometry Setting
Defaults
Physics Preference CFD
Solver Preference Fluent
Element Order Quadratic
Element Size 8.e-002 m
Export Format Standard
Export Preview Surface Mesh No
Sizing
Use Adaptive Sizing No
Growth Rate Default (1.2)
Max Size Default (0.16 m)
Mesh Defeaturing Yes
Defeature Size Default (4.e-004 m)
Capture Curvature Yes
Curvature Min Size Default (8.e-004 m)
Curvature Normal Angle Default (18.0°)
Capture Proximity No
Bounding Box Diagonal 5.9169 m
Average Surface Area 4.1884 m²
Minimum Edge Length 5.e-002 m
Quality
Check Mesh Quality Yes, Errors
Target Skewness Default (0.900000)
Smoothing Medium
Mesh Metric None
Inflation
Use Automatic Inflation None
Inflation Option Smooth Transition
Transition Ratio 0.272
Maximum Layers 5
Growth Rate 1.2
Inflation Algorithm Pre
View Advanced Options No
Assembly Meshing
Method None
Advanced
Number of CPUs for Parallel Part Meshing Program Controlled
Straight Sided Elements No
Rigid Body Behavior Dimensionally Reduced
Triangle Surface Mesher Program Controlled
Topology Checking Yes
Pinch Tolerance Default (7.2e-004 m)
Generate Pinch on Refresh No
Statistics
Nodes 114014
Elements 46827
Transient Thermal (B5)
TABLE 10
Model (B4) > Analysis
Object Name Transient Thermal (B5)
State Solved
Definition
Physics Type Thermal
Analysis Type Transient
Solver Target Mechanical APDL
Options
Generate Input Only No
TABLE 11
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Initial Condition
Object Name Initial Temperature
State Fully Defined
Definition
Initial Temperature Uniform Temperature
Initial Temperature Value 32. °C
TABLE 12
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Analysis Settings
Object Name Analysis Settings
State Fully Defined
Step Controls
Number Of Steps 1.
Current Step Number 1.
Step End Time 15. s
Auto Time Stepping Program Controlled
Initial Time Step 0.15 s
Minimum Time Step 1.5e-002 s
Maximum Time Step 1.5 s
Time Integration On
Solver Controls
Solver Type Program Controlled
Radiosity Controls
Radiosity Solver Program Controlled
Flux Convergence 1.e-004
Maximum Iteration 1000.
Solver Tolerance 0.1 W/m²
Over Relaxation 0.1
Hemicube Resolution 10.
Nonlinear Controls
Heat Convergence Program Controlled
Temperature Convergence Program Controlled
Line Search Program Controlled
Nonlinear Formulation Program Controlled
Advanced
Contact Split (DMP) Off
Output Controls
Calculate Thermal Flux Yes
Contact Data Yes
Nodal Forces No
Volume and Energy Yes
Euler Angles Yes
Contact Miscellaneous No
General Miscellaneous No
Store Results At All Time Points
Result File Compression Program Controlled
Analysis Data Management
Solver Files Directory C:\Users\nv\Downloads\new project\project_files\dp0\SYS-1\MECH\
Future Analysis None
Scratch Solver Files Directory
Save MAPDL db No
Contact Summary Program Controlled
Delete Unneeded Files Yes
Nonlinear Solution No
Solver Units Active System
Solver Unit System mks
TABLE 13
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Loads
Object Name Temperature Convection Convection 2
State Fully Defined
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry 1 Face 1 Body
Definition
Type Temperature Convection
Magnitude Tabular Data
Suppressed No
Film Coefficient Tabular Data
Ambient Temperature Tabular Data
Convection Matrix Program Controlled
Edit Data For Film Coefficient
Tabular Data
Independent Variable Time
FIGURE 1
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Temperature
TABLE 14
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Temperature
Steps Time [s] Temperature [°C]
0. = 32.
1. 32.
2. 35.
1 3. 38.
4. 40.
5. 42.
15. = 42.
FIGURE 2
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Convection
TABLE 15
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Convection
Steps Time [s] Convection Coefficient [W/m²·°C] Temperature [°C]
0.
32.
1.
2. 35.
1 0.15
3. 38.
4. 40.
15. 42.
FIGURE 3
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Convection 2
TABLE 16
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Convection 2
Steps Time [s] Convection Coefficient [W/m²·°C] Temperature [°C]
0. = 0.25 = 32.
1. 0.25 32.
2. 35.
1 = 0.25
3. 38.
4. 0.25 40.
15. = 0.25 42.
Solution (B6)
TABLE 17
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution
Object Name Solution (B6)
State Solved
Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Max Refinement Loops 1.
Refinement Depth 2.
Information
Status Done
MAPDL Elapsed Time 1 m 20 s
MAPDL Memory Used 722. MB
MAPDL Result File Size 183.63 MB
Post Processing
Beam Section Results No
TABLE 18
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Solution Information
Object Name Solution Information
State Solved
Solution Information
Solution Output Solver Output
Update Interval 2.5 s
Display Points All
FE Connection Visibility
Activate Visibility Yes
Display All FE Connectors
Draw Connections Attached To All Nodes
Line Color Connection Type
Visible on Results No
Line Thickness Single
Display Type Lines
TABLE 19
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Solution Information > Result Charts
Object Name Temperature - Global Maximum Temperature - Global Minimum
State Solved
Scope
Scoping Method Global Maximum Global Minimum
Definition
Type Temperature
Suppressed No
Results
Minimum 32. °C 29.732 °C
Maximum 42. °C 32. °C
FIGURE 4
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Solution Information > Temperature - Global
Maximum
FIGURE 5
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Solution Information > Temperature - Global
Minimum
TABLE 20
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Results
Object Name Temperature
State Solved
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Type Temperature
By Time
Display Time Last
Calculate Time History Yes
Identifier
Suppressed No
Results
Minimum 30.712 °C
Maximum 42. °C
Average 32.589 °C
Minimum Occurs On House CAD-FreeParts|Body2
Maximum Occurs On House CAD-FreeParts|Body1
Minimum Value Over Time
Minimum 29.732 °C
Maximum 32. °C
Maximum Value Over Time
Minimum 32. °C
Maximum 42. °C
Information
Time 15. s
Load Step 1
Substep 13
Iteration Number 13
FIGURE 6
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Temperature
TABLE 21
Model (B4) > Transient Thermal (B5) > Solution (B6) > Temperature
Time [s] Minimum [°C] Maximum [°C] Average [°C]
0.15
0.3 32. 32. 32.
0.75
2.0144 30.781 35.043 32.163
3.5144 29.859 39.029 32.374
5.0144 29.732 32.53
6.5144 29.968 32.529
8.0144 30.117 32.533
9.5144 30.266 32.541
42.
11.014 30.395 32.552
12.514 30.519 32.565
14.014 30.637 32.579
15. 30.712 32.589
Material Data
Structural Steel
TABLE 22
Structural Steel > Constants
Density 7850 kg m^-3
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 1.2e-005 C^-1
Specific Heat 434 J kg^-1 C^-1
Thermal Conductivity 60.5 W m^-1 C^-1
Resistivity 1.7e-007 ohm m
TABLE 23
Structural Steel > Color
Red Green Blue
132 139 179
TABLE 24
Structural Steel > Compressive Ultimate Strength
Compressive Ultimate Strength Pa
0
TABLE 25
Structural Steel > Compressive Yield Strength
Compressive Yield Strength Pa
2.5e+008
TABLE 26
Structural Steel > Tensile Yield Strength
Tensile Yield Strength Pa
2.5e+008
TABLE 27
Structural Steel > Tensile Ultimate Strength
Tensile Ultimate Strength Pa
4.6e+008
TABLE 28
Structural Steel > Isotropic Secant Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Zero-Thermal-Strain Reference Temperature C
22
TABLE 29
Structural Steel > S-N Curve
Alternating Stress Pa Cycles Mean Stress Pa
3.999e+009 10 0
2.827e+009 20 0
1.896e+009 50 0
1.413e+009 100 0
1.069e+009 200 0
4.41e+008 2000 0
2.62e+008 10000 0
2.14e+008 20000 0
1.38e+008 1.e+005 0
1.14e+008 2.e+005 0
8.62e+007 1.e+006 0
TABLE 30
Structural Steel > Strain-Life Parameters
Strength Strength Ductility Ductility Cyclic Strength Cyclic Strain
Coefficient Pa Exponent Coefficient Exponent Coefficient Pa Hardening Exponent
9.2e+008 -0.106 0.213 -0.47 1.e+009 0.2
TABLE 31
Structural Steel > Isotropic Elasticity
Young's Modulus Pa Poisson's Ratio Bulk Modulus Pa Shear Modulus Pa Temperature C
2.e+011 0.3 1.6667e+011 7.6923e+010
TABLE 32
Structural Steel > Isotropic Relative Permeability
Relative Permeability
10000
