Forces/Pressures in Hypermesh
Hey Guys,
I am an undergraduate student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and am doing HyperMesh analysis for the Solar Car team.
I have done some basic analysis on different parts of the car by meshing them then using constraints/forces then using NASTRAN for the actual FEA.
At the moment, I am trying to set up the analysis for the rims of the car for analysis however I need to apply a uniform pressure/force caused by the tires on the actual rim. However, I am not sure how to do this because the pressure/force can only be in one direction, but I want the load to point to the center of the rim as that is the correct direction. Is there a way I can do this? Or do I have to resort to selecting each node individually and applying forces to it?
I have already:
1. Meshed the rims
2. Set up all the collectors
Now all is left is to input forces/pressures so that I can run the analysis.
On a side note are there any good tutorials on how to analyze assembly's in HyperMesh?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Apoorva Bansal
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering & Computer Science
University of Michigan