Stress Analysis of a Pipe Fitting from a CAD File

Application ID: 47861


This tutorial model shows the setup of a 2D axisymmetric stress analysis, through contact, of a 3D threaded pipe fitting.

The example involves synchronizing the 3D SOLIDWORKS® geometry and selections, which specify the faces in contact, with the 2D geometry in COMSOL Multiphysics®. A cutting plane is defined in COMSOL Multiphysics® to create the 2D geometry from the synchronized 3D objects. The model setup is simplified by using the synchronized selections that are available on the 2D geometry.

Find out more about this tutorial model in a related blog post: "Studying Stress in Threaded Pipe Fitting Designs from CAD Assemblies"

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