4.9.2 R0031(2): Wrapped thick cylinder under pressure and thermal loading

Products: ABAQUS/Standard  ABAQUS/Explicit  

Elements tested

C3D8R    C3D20    S4R    S8R    SC8R   

Problem description

Mesh:

One-quarter of the cylinder cross-section and half of the length is modeled. The same problem is analyzed with different meshes. Meshes using linear solids and shells consist of eight elements along the radial and axial directions. Meshes using quadratic solids and doubly curved shells consist of four elements along the radial and axial directions. The models using continuum elements are stacked with two single-layer elements through the thickness in ABAQUS/Standard and with four single-layer elements in ABAQUS/Explicit. The models using the S4R and S8R elements use a composite section definition. The continuum shell models use two modeling techniques to model the cylinder in the thickness direction: (1) a single element with a composite section and (2) four single-layer elements stacked through the thickness.

Material:

Inner isotropic cylinder: E = 2.1E5 MPa, = 0.3, = 2.0 × 10–5/°C.

Outer circumferentially wound cylinder: = 130 GPa, = 5 GPa, = 5 GPa, = 0.25, = 0.25, = 0, = 10 GPa, = 10 GPa, = 5 GPa, = 3.0 × 10–6/°C, = 2.0 × 10–5/°C, = 2.0 × 10–5/°C.

Boundary conditions:

= 0 at z = 0.

Loading:

Case 1: Internal pressure of 200 MPa.

Case 2 (ABAQUS/Standard only): Internal pressure of 200 MPa + temperature rise of 130°C.

Reference solution

This is a test recommended by the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards (U.K.): Test R0031/2 from NAFEMS publication R0031, “Composites Benchmarks,” Issue 2, February 5, 2001.

Results and discussion

The results are given in Table 4.9.2–1 and Table 4.9.2–2. All results at . The values enclosed in parentheses are percentage differences with respect to the reference solution.

Table 4.9.2–1 ABAQUS/Standard analysis.

AnalysisCase 1Case 2
inner cylinderouter cylinderinner cylinderouter cylinder
at r = 23 at r = 25 at r = 25 at r = 27 at r = 23 at r = 25 at r = 25 at r = 27
Composite S8R1421 (–9.2%)1421 (–0.6%)878 (0.4%)878 (15.7%)1241 (–10.1%)1241 (–1.5%)1056 (–3.7%)1056 (12.8%)
Stacked C3D201567 (0.1%)1432 (0.2%)880 (0.6%)756 (–0.4%)1382 (0.1%)1262 (0.2%)1062 (–3.1%)933 (–0.3%)
Composite SC8R1477 (–5.6%)1477 (3.3%)900 (2.9%)900 (18.6%)1299 (–5.9%)1299 (3.1%)1078 (-1.6%)1078 (15.2%)
Stacked SC8R1552 (–0.9 %)1470 (2.8%)849 (–2.9%)787 (3.7%)1450 (5.0%)1319 (4.7%)1011 (–7.8%)935 (–0.1%)
Composite SC8R*1477 (–5.6%)1477 (3.3%)900 (2.9%)900 (18.6%)1299 (–5.9%)1299 (3.1%)1078 (–1.6%)1078 (15.2%)
Stacked SC8R*1587 (1.4%)1491 (4.3%)848 (–3.1%)785 (3.4%)1452 (5.1%)1318 (4.6%)1011 (–7.8%)935 (–0.1%)
Reference solution15651430875759138112601096936

* ABAQUS/Standard results with enhanced hourglass control.

Table 4.9.2–2 ABAQUS/Explicit analysis.

AnalysisCase 1
inner cylinderouter cylinder
at r = 23 at r = 25 at r = 25 at r = 27
Composite S4R1417 (–9.5%)1427 (–0.2%)879 (0.5%)879 (15.8%)
Stacked C3D8R1548 (–1.1%)1479 (3.5%)850 (–2.8%)788 (3.8%)
Reference solution15651430875759

Input files

ABAQUS/Standard input files

nco2s8rx.inp

Composite S8R model.

nco2c3d2.inp

Stacked C3D20 model.

r312_std_sc8r_composite.inp

Composite SC8R model.

r312_std_sc8r_stacked.inp

Stacked SC8R model.

r312_std_sc8r_composite_eh.inp

Composite SC8R model with enhanced hourglass control.

r312_std_sc8r_stacked_eh.inp

Stacked SC8R model with enhanced hourglass control.

ABAQUS/Explicit input files

r312shl.inp

Composite S4R model.

r312sol.inp

Stacked C3D8R model.