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    Transient Thermomechanical Analysis of A Welded Joint.

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    1) The document describes a finite element analysis model to analyze the thermal and mechanical behavior of a welded steel joint during the welding process. 2) A 3D model of half of the welded steel plates was created in ANSYS using solid elements. Temperature-dependent properties and initial and boundary conditions were applied to simulate heat transfer. 3) Thermal analysis was performed to obtain temperature contours at different time steps. A thermomechanical analysis was then conducted to determine displacement and stress fields induced by thermal expansion.

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    Transient Thermomechanical Analysis of A Welded Joint.

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    1) The document describes a finite element analysis model to analyze the thermal and mechanical behavior of a welded steel joint during the welding process. 2) A 3D model of half of the welded steel plates was created in ANSYS using solid elements. Temperature-dependent properties and initial and boundary conditions were applied to simulate heat transfer. 3) Thermal analysis was performed to obtain temperature contours at different time steps. A thermomechanical analysis was then conducted to determine displacement and stress fields induced by thermal expansion.

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    1) The document describes a finite element analysis model to analyze the thermal and mechanical behavior of a welded steel joint during the welding process. 2) A 3D model of half of the welded steel plates was created in ANSYS using solid elements. Temperature-dependent properties and initial and boundary conditions were applied to simulate heat transfer. 3) Thermal analysis was performed to obtain temperature contours at different time steps. A thermomechanical analysis was then conducted to determine displacement and stress fields induced by thermal expansion.

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    Transient Thermomechanical Analysis of A Welded Joint.

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    Transient Thermomechanical Analysis of a Welded Joint

    Jignesh Nakrani 2015H141040H


    Arveen Arora 2015H141042H
    Introduction
    In this project, a three-dimensional model based on finite element analysis in
    ANSYS is used to study the thermal variation and thermomechanical process in
    the welding process of steel plates. The model incorporates the temperature
    variation, displacement and stress fields of the welded material. The heat source
    incorporated in the model involves the hot weld pool. The goal is to obtain a
    time-dependent thermal solution followed by a thermomechanical solution,
    which provides displacement and stress fields at different times.
    Problem Statement

    Figure 1: Schematic Diagram of Welded Joint

    Consider the welded steel joint shown in Fig.1 (due to symmetry with respect to
    the plane of the weld pool, only half of the geometry is shown). The plate is
    12.5 cm long, 2 cm high, and 10 cm wide. The weld pool is assumed to be 0.5
    cm long. In this heat transfer analysis, the surrounding air is at a temperature of
    T = 229.82K (ambient temperature). The temperature-dependent film
    coefficients for the top, bottom, and side surfaces are given in Table 1, as well
    as the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity The density and specific heat
    are assumed to be constant at = 7850 kg/m^ and c = 500 J/(kg-''K),
    respectively. The temperature is fixed at 299.82K along the surface coinciding
    with the x-y plane, and there is no heat transfer along the opposite surface

    (symmetry plane). The initial temperature for the weld pool is 1852.94K, and
    for the remaining volume, 299.82K. In this thermomechanical analysis, the plate
    is fixed in all directions along the side coinciding with the x-y plane, and the
    symmetry plane is constrained in the z-direction only. The elastic modulus,
    Poisson's ratio, and coefficient of thermal expansion are Youngs modulus = 200
    GPa, poisons ratio = 0.3, and thermal coefficient of expansion = 60xl0 -6 ppm/K,
    respectively. The goal is to obtain a time-dependent thermal solution followed
    by a thermomechanical solution, which provides displacement and stress fields
    at different times.
    Table 1: Temperature dependent properties

    Preprocessor
    Property
    Elastic modulus E
    Poissons ratio
    Density
    Specific heat
    Thermal coefficient of expansion

    Value
    200 Gpa
    0.3
    7850 kg/m3
    500 J/kg K
    60xl0-6 ppm/K

    Model generation
    Thermal solid element brick 8node 70 is taken for the analysis. And modelling
    is done of the rectangular block with the given dimensions. Only half of the
    geometry is taken due to symmetry.

    Solid 70 geometry

    The generated model is as shown below in the figure 2.

    Figure 2: Model generated

    Meshing
    The volume mapped meshing 4 to 6 sided is done with the help of the meshing
    tool in the ANSYS. The mesh generated is shown in the figure 3.

    Figure 3: Mesh generated Model

    Boundary conditions as mentioned in the table are applied. Different surfaces


    are having different film coefficients i.e. different heat transfer rate. By solving
    the current LS we get the solution.
    Postprocessing
    Contours can be plotted of the temperature variation at different substeps. Here
    we plot the contour of the temperature variation at the substep 5.

    Figure 4: Contour plot temperature substep 5

    Thermomechanical analysis
    The element is changed from solid70 to solid45 to carry out the mechanical
    behaviour analysis of the plates due to thermal expansion. The conditions are
    applied and the contours are plotted of normal stresses in Z-direction.

    Solid45 element

    Figure 5: Stress contour plot

    Conclusion
    We obtain transient temperature, displacement and stress variation of the welded
    plate. In this way we can analyse different cross section with different boundary
    conditions and obtain the contour plots. The stress variation can be used to
    analyse and optimise the welding process.

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