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Creating Pressure Loads

Pressure Loads simulate the forces created by fluids.
Pressure Loads

Distributed Load from fluid Force per Unit Area Always normal to surface o Force/Moment always maintains the same vector

Pressure Load Definition Requirements

References Spatial Variation Value

Pressure Load LectureNotes Pressure Loads Pressure is a distributed load created in fluids by the motion of individual molecules. With the exception of gravity, it is the most common load encountered by people everyday. Soda bottles, propane tanks, blood vessels are just a few examples of cases where a pressure load exists. Pressure loads in Mechanica apply a distributed force per unit area. They are different from Force/Moment applications in that the direction of the load at any point on the surface will always be normal to the surface. Force/Moment loads on the other hand will always maintain the same vector. Pressure Load Definition

The following information must be supplied when defining a Pressure Load:

References: Specify the surfaces on which the load will be applied. Spatial Variation: Specify whether the pressure is uniform across the surface, governed by a function of coordinates or imported from an external file. Value: Specify the magnitude of the pressure.

Best Practices The direction of the pressure load will always be normal to the surface it is applied on. However, it is good practice to preview the load prior to application to make sure the pressure is acting in the correct direction (pressing outward or inward). If it is acting opposite the desired direction, then change the sign on the value entered (for example, 50 Pa becomes -50 Pa). CreatingpressureloadsDemonstration CreatingPressureLoads_demo.mp4 CreatingpressureloadsProcedure

Procedure: Creating Pressure Loads

Scenario
Create a 200000 Pa Pressure Load inside a pressure vessel. PressureLoad pressure_vessel.prt

Task 1. Open the Mechanica application and create a Pressure Load.

1. Click Applications > Mechanica. 2. Click Pressure Load from the Mechanica toolbar.

3. Select the inner cylindrical surface as shown in the figure.

Note that Mechanica has automatically selected the other half of the cylinder.

4. Type 200000 in the Value field and verify that the units are set to Pa as shown in the figure.

5. Click Preview to verify the pressure is pushing the inner wall outward as shown in the figure. 6. Click OK to complete the Pressure Load definition and close the dialog box.

7. The model should now appear as shown in the figure (load selected for clarity).

Task 2. Save the model and erase it from memory.

1. Return to the Standard Pro/ENGINEER mode by clicking Applications > Standard.

2. Click Save

from the main toolbar and click OK to save the model.

3. Click File > Erase > Current > Yes to erase the model from memory. This completes the procedure.