How to apply torque to solid body

Ludovico Zanellati
Ludovico Zanellati Altair Community Member
edited July 11 in Community Q&A

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how to apply a moment of force to a face of a solid body. Specifically, I want to apply a torque to a cylindrical face (or any face) of the body, but I'm having difficulty because the part related to the moment application is not usable when I select the face (I cannot insert a value).

What I've though is to create a RBE node ad to apply the torque at the node but guess is not the correct way due the fact that I haven't only a tangential force into the cylinder but I've also a radial force due to the RBE connection that gave me a wrong output in terms of radial force (that is not expected).

How can I do this in order to have a moment (and only a superficial moment) applied to a face?

 

thanks

 

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  • Rajashri_Saha
    Rajashri_Saha
    Altair Employee
    edited July 11 Answer ✓

    Hi Ludovico,

    The 2nd approach is the correct way to apply moment to solid elements.

    See the attached image.

    image

    Thanks

    Rajashri

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  • Rajashri_Saha
    Rajashri_Saha
    Altair Employee
    edited July 11 Answer ✓

    Hi Ludovico,

    The 2nd approach is the correct way to apply moment to solid elements.

    See the attached image.

    image

    Thanks

    Rajashri

  • Ludovico Zanellati
    Ludovico Zanellati Altair Community Member
    edited May 9

    Hi Rajashri,

    considering that I'm appling a torque inside a pipe without deforming the diameters (due to the fact that I'm trying to model the torque given by another pipe with interference inside the main pipe and is not supposed to have diameter deviation) could be a better option to apply a RBE2 node?

     

    Thanks

    Ludo

  • Rajashri_Saha
    Rajashri_Saha
    Altair Employee
    edited May 9
    Ludovico Zanellati said:

    Hi Rajashri,

    considering that I'm appling a torque inside a pipe without deforming the diameters (due to the fact that I'm trying to model the torque given by another pipe with interference inside the main pipe and is not supposed to have diameter deviation) could be a better option to apply a RBE2 node?

     

    Thanks

    Ludo

    you can try with RBE3.

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