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COMPONENT_CYLINDER

Mesh commands

*COMPONENT_CYLINDER
"Optional title"
coid, pid, N${}_1$, N${}_2$, csysid, symmetry
$x_1$, $y_1$, $z_1$, $x_2$, $y_2$, $z_2$, $R_1$, $R_2$

Parameter definition

Variable
Description
coid
Component ID
pid
Part ID
N${}_1$
Number of elements in axial direction
N${}_2$
Mesh density parameter
csysid
Local coordinate system ID
default: global coordinates are used
symmetry
Optional command to define a half or quarter symmetry cylinder
options:
0 $\rightarrow$ full model
1 $\rightarrow$ half symmetry
2 $\rightarrow$ quarter symmetry
$x_1$, $y_1$, $z_1$
Face center coordinate 1
$x_2$, $y_2$, $z_2$
Face center coordinate 2
$R_1$
Radius at face 1
$R_2$
Radius at face 2
default: $R_2$ = $R_1$

Description

This command is used to define a solid cylinder with part ID pid.

Example

Full, half and quarter symmetry cylinder components

A simple example showing how to define cylinder components.

*PARAMETER symm_full = 0 symm_half = 1 symm_qrtr = 2 *COMPONENT_CYLINDER "full" 1, 1, 10, 8, 0, [%symm_full] 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0.5 *COMPONENT_CYLINDER "half" 2, 2, 10, 8, 0, [%symm_half] 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0.5 *COMPONENT_CYLINDER "quarter" 3, 3, 10, 8, 0, [%symm_qrtr] 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0.5 *MAT_RIGID 1, 7800.0 *PART "full" 1, 1 "half" 2, 1 "quarter" 3, 1 *END
Cylinder components
Cylinder components
Define a tapered cylinder component

Definition of a tapered cylinder with component ID 100 and part ID 200.

*COMPONENT_CYLINDER "tapered cylinder" 100, 200, 6, 4 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0.4, 0.6 *MAT_RIGID 300, 2700.0 *PART "tapered cylinder" 200, 300 *END
Tapered cylinder component
Tapered cylinder component