By utilizing the CAD input, ease of use, and meshing capabilities of ANSYS Workbench BladePro has the capability to work with CAD models.
BladePro has traditionally offered geometry input via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or from text files. While this works well for parametric studies and digitized data many users’ want a direct link to ANSYS Workbench and a way to import solid models from their CAD System.
Users can now take their model, meshed in Workbench, directly into BladePro. BladePro will add the appropriate boundary conditions, control the analyses and provide post-processing features common to turbomachinery analysis.
Utilizing Workbench is a simple process that provides total control over the analyses.
CAD Model
Step 1: The user creates a model of the turbine blade or impeller in CAD.
ANSYS Workbench - User Controlled Mesh
Step 2: The model is brought into ANSYS Workbench and meshed.
Boundary Conditions - User Controlled Boundary Conditions
Step 3: The Workbench model is brought into BladePro and boundary conditions are added by the user via a user-friendly GUI.
Analyses and Post-Processing - User Controlled
Step 4: Steady stress, modal, harmonic response, and fatigue life analyses are performed.
Dedicated Post-Processing
BladePro-AF and -CF provide automated tools for taking the results of a modal analysis and creating Campbell and Interference Diagrams, steady and dynamic stress displays, animated mode shape displays and a harmonic content display.
Combining the results from a steady stress analysis and harmonic response analysis directly leads to the creation of 2D and 3D Goodman diagrams. The Local Strain Method is used for more detailed fatigue analysis.
