Finite Element Analysis of Cylindrical Shell with a Circular Cutout Using Combination Model of Solid Element and Shell Element

Abstract:

In this paper, the structure of cylindrical shell with a reinforced circular cutout using combination model of solid element and shell element was analyzed by Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations. Multipoint constraint (MPC) method is mainly used to solve the connection between solid element and shell element when considering the calculation accuracy and efficiency of the model. The combination model of solid and shell element is established in ANSYS, and has been compared to the model of shell element and the model of solid element. The result showed that in the aspects of the stress distribution of the pressure hull near the cutout, buckling behavior of the structure and its instability response, the combination model of solid and shell element was almost equal to the others, it is convincible as well as possessing merits of other models.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 799-800)
• Pages: 739-745
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.799-800.739
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Ban Hai Yu*, Jian Jun Ma, Yong Liu
• Keywords: Cylindrical Shell with a Circular Cutout, Multipoint Constraint (MPC), Shell Element, Solid Element

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