How to apply torque to a hollow circular shaft?

Rahul_P1
Rahul_P1
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

How to apply torque to a hollow circular shaft?

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  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    To apply a torque in hollow shaft. You have to use a rigid element RBE 2 create the rigid element using center node as independent and the other as dependent in this rigid element free the rotational DOF and apply the moment in center of the node (independent)

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2015

    would you please elaborate what do you mean by 'other as dependent'? I understand that it is the other end of RBE2 but where should I connect the other end? at the circumference?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2015

    Hi Nouroz,

    The Independent node should be the center node or you can leave to 'Calculate node'

    Dependent nodes are the nodes of the shaft. 

  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2015

    See http://www.altairuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/moment.pdf

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