What unit is the accn.?

karth
karth Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello, 

Pl find attached image of the acceleration output wrt frequency.

My model is in 'mm' units and the material properties are all specified in in N, mm (except for the density, which is specified in tonne/cu.mm)

 

So, in the attached image file, the magnitude of max. acceleration that I obtained is 5400 along Y axis.

This should be 5400 mm/sq.s. So, 5400/9810 = 0.5 g is the magnitude. 

Am I right?

Pls share your views.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>500Hz Accn-X-Y-Z.JPG

Answers

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited March 2018

    Hi Karth,

     

    The solver is unit neutral so it is up to designer or user to maintain unit consistency.

     

     

  • karth
    karth Altair Community Member
    edited March 2018

    ok. Just for confirmation, in the above example, mm/sq.s is it right ?