interference fit analysis

Sid_22073
Sid_22073 Altair Community Member
edited April 2023 in Community Q&A

Hello,

Kindly explain how can I make an Interference analysis in SIMLAB or in Hypermesh optistruct

 

 

Toleramces

Tol/class

Final dim

 

 

Dia(mm)

Max

Min

 

Max

Min

Crank_Pin dia

25

0

-0.009

h5

25

24.991

Hole dia

25

-0.1

-0.135

 

24.9

24.865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interference

Min

0.091

 

 

 

 

 

Max

0.135

 

 

 

 

 

Avg

0.113

 

 

 

 

 

If you have some example problem will be great.

or If you could refer me for some tutorial will also be helpful

 

Kind regards,

SId

Best Answer

  • Adriano_Koga
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2023 Answer ✓
    Sid_22073 said:

    Hi Adriano,

    Thanks for the answer.

    Currently 

    THe physical CAD geometrie are at zero clearance.

    For max clearance 

    so the interference is 0.135 which I want to use.

    Can you please explain is there any other parameter I should specify in PCONT card ?

    Do I need to perform a Nlparam ?

    Format

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    PCONT

    PID

    GPAD

    STIFF

    MU1

    MU2

    CLEARANCE

    SEPARATION

     

     

     

    FRICESL

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I also want to include a static pressure subcase as combine with this Interference fit. So How can I go do this. Can you please explain

    Kind regads

    SId

    you can include clearance directly in your CONTACT card.

    For NL analysis you need NLPARM

    image

Answers

  • Adriano_Koga
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2023

    interference analysis is performed by just adding contacts between your components.

    From these contacts, you could perform interference, 2 ways;

     

    #1 you model/mesh having penetration/interference, thus the solver will need to remove this penetration during the NL analysis

    #2 you don't need to have actual mesh penetration, but you could add artificial interference by adding 'Clearance' in your contact pair. I.e: defining negative clearance -0.1 will numerically tell the solver that there is a penetration that need to be removed from the contact, even if the nodes are not touching initially.

  • Sid_22073
    Sid_22073 Altair Community Member
    edited April 2023

    Hi Adriano,

    Thanks for the answer.

    Currently 

    THe physical CAD geometrie are at zero clearance.

    For max clearance 

    so the interference is 0.135 which I want to use.

    Can you please explain is there any other parameter I should specify in PCONT card ?

    Do I need to perform a Nlparam ?

    Format

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    PCONT

    PID

    GPAD

    STIFF

    MU1

    MU2

    CLEARANCE

    SEPARATION

     

     

     

    FRICESL

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I also want to include a static pressure subcase as combine with this Interference fit. So How can I go do this. Can you please explain

    Kind regads

    SId

  • Adriano_Koga
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2023 Answer ✓
    Sid_22073 said:

    Hi Adriano,

    Thanks for the answer.

    Currently 

    THe physical CAD geometrie are at zero clearance.

    For max clearance 

    so the interference is 0.135 which I want to use.

    Can you please explain is there any other parameter I should specify in PCONT card ?

    Do I need to perform a Nlparam ?

    Format

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    PCONT

    PID

    GPAD

    STIFF

    MU1

    MU2

    CLEARANCE

    SEPARATION

     

     

     

    FRICESL

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I also want to include a static pressure subcase as combine with this Interference fit. So How can I go do this. Can you please explain

    Kind regads

    SId

    you can include clearance directly in your CONTACT card.

    For NL analysis you need NLPARM

    image

  • Sid_22073
    Sid_22073 Altair Community Member
    edited April 2023

    Hi,

    THanks I could run the sumulation with your suggestion.

    I have run nonlinear static analysis with load case which combine the contact interferece fit at the pin shown below and also the pressure load at other location in the assembly.

    How to interpret the contact results. In my simulation I see very high contact pressure at the interference fit contact location.

    I want to evaluate only the contact pressure due to interference fit.

    so can I take these results as contact pressure.

    What does this high pressure results tell, i mean how to interpret ?

    Am I running correct with contact and pressure load together in one single subcase ?

     

    image

  • Sid_22073
    Sid_22073 Altair Community Member
    edited April 2023

    Hi,

    one more thing I forgot. 

    In the displacement results, i can see the pin is moving along the axis direction ( X- Axis).

    Do I need to contraint the pin in the simulation.

    In the real asembly, the pin is assembled by an interference fit. so bascially it does not move.

    Kind regards.

    SId

  • Adriano_Koga
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2023
    Sid_22073 said:

    Hi,

    one more thing I forgot. 

    In the displacement results, i can see the pin is moving along the axis direction ( X- Axis).

    Do I need to contraint the pin in the simulation.

    In the real asembly, the pin is assembled by an interference fit. so bascially it does not move.

    Kind regards.

    SId

    if you want to evaluate only interference first, create a 1st step with only contacts, and no loads.

    Then add a 2nd loadstep, with the pressure continuing from the 1st one.

  • Sid_22073
    Sid_22073 Altair Community Member
    edited April 2023

    Hi Adriano,

    Good Morning !!

    After succesfully completing the contact analysis.

    next, I want to find the torque required for the slip of the interference fit.

    I saw some of your previous post, but could not understand fully.

    Could you please provide me any short sample opristruct deck (.fem file).

    So I can repeat the same.

    THanks for the help.

    Looking forward for your reply.