Simulation of

Spring
Study name: Spring Forces
Analysis type: Nonlinear - Static

Table of Contents
Description .......................................... 1
Assumptions ......................................... 2
Model Information .................................. 2
Study Properties .................................... 3
Units .................................................. 4
Material Properties ................................. 4
Description Loads and Fixtures ................................. 5
Spring -Spring forces Mesh information ................................... 6
Resultant Forces .................................... 7
Study Results ........................................ 8
Conclusion ......................................... 10

Simulation of B009820-Arc 1
Assumptions
Comments:
Spring Material is:54SiCr6
Total number of coils: 8
Active coils: 6
Wire diameter: 19mm

Model Information

Model name: Spring Current

Configuration: Default

Simulation of B004708-Arc 2
Solid Bodies
Document Name and
Treated As Volumetric Properties Document Path
Reference
Cut-Extrude1
Mass:9.6367 kg
Spring.SLDPRT
Volume:0.00122784 m^3
Solid Body Density:7848.47 kg/m^3
Weight:94.4397 N

Study Properties
Study name Spring Forces
Analysis type Nonlinear - Static
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Start time 0 Seconds
End time 1 Seconds
Time increment Auto stepping
Large displacement formulation: On
Update load direction with deflection: Off
Large strain formulation: Off
Save data for restarting the analysis Off
Thermal Effect: On
Thermal option Include temperature loads
Zero strain temperature 298 Kelvin
Solver type FFEPlus
Incompatible bonding options Simplified
Control technique: Force
Iterative technique: NR(Newton-Raphson)
Integration Method Newmark
Result folder
(Arc)

Simulation 3
Units
Unit system: SI (MKS)
Length/Displacement mm
Temperature Kelvin
Angular velocity Rad/sec
Pressure/Stress N/m^2

Material Properties
Model Reference Properties Components
Name: 54SiCr6 (60Si15A) SolidBody 1(Cut-Extrude1)
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic (Spring)
Default failure Unknown
criterion:
Yield strength: 1.325e+009 N/m^2
Tensile strength: 1.47e+009 N/m^2
Elastic modulus: 1.96e+011 N/m^2
Poisson's ratio: 0.394
Mass density: 7850 kg/m^3
Shear modulus: 3.189e+008 N/m^2
Curve Data:N/A

Simulation 4
Loads and Fixtures
Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) 0.969436 143.287 -9.16978 143.583
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: On Flat Faces
Translation: 0, 0, 150
Units: mm
On Flat Faces-1

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) -0.969435 -143.287 9.16977 143.583
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Simulation 5
Mesh information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Blended curvature-based mesh
Jacobian points 4 Points
Maximum element size 21.4248 mm
Minimum element size 3.57077 mm
Mesh Quality Plot High

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 22607
Total Elements 12256
Maximum Aspect Ratio 33.393
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 99.6
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 0.0734
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:05
Computer name:

Simulation 6
Resultant Forces
Reaction forces
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N 2.17902e-005 1.81676e-005 -1.71346e-005 3.31431e-005

Reaction Moments
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N.m 0 0 0 0

Simulation 7
Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress1 VON: von Mises Stress at Step No: 1.241e-003N/m^2 2.242e+009N/m^2
13(1 Seconds) Node: 3792 Node: 3958

Spring-Spring Forces-Stress-Stress1

Simulation 8
Name Type Min Max
Displacement1 URES: Resultant Displacement at 0.000e+000mm 1.502e+002mm
Step No: 13(1 Seconds) Node: 1 Node: 7749

Spring-Spring Forces-Displacement-Displacement1

Simulation 9
 Name Type Min Max
Strain1 ESTRN: Equivalent Strain at Step 3.675e-015 7.900e-003
No: 13(1 Seconds) Element: 2651 Element: 2103

Spring-Spring Forces-Strain-Strain1

Conclusion

After simulation results spring forces, shown in table below:

Entire 
Component    Selection 
Model 
Sum X:   157.95  ‐0.29671 
Sum Y:    380834  0.01765 
Sum Z:    ‐1494.4  ‐0.0031355 
Resultant:    381499  0.29725 

Results:

Piston Force: 278252.53N < Spring Force: 380834

Simulation 10