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http://dx.doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2015.14.2.127

Automation of One-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of a Direct-Connection Spindle System of Machine Tools Using ANSYS  

Choi, Jin-Woo (School of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Yeungnam University College)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers / v.14, no.2, 2015 , pp. 127-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, an analytical model was developed for one-dimensional finite element analysis (1D FEA) of a spindle system of machine tools and then implemented to automate the FEA as a tool. FEA, with its vibration characteristics such as natural frequencies and modes, was performed using the universal FEA software ANSYS. VBA of EXCEL was used to provide the programming environment for its implementation. This enabled graphic user interfaces (GUIs) to be developed to allow interactions of users with the tool and, in addition, an EXCEL spreadsheet to be linked with the tool for data arrangement. The language of ANSYS was used to develop a code to perform the FEA. It generates an analytical model of the spindle system based on the information at the GUIs and subsequently performs the FEA based on the model. Automation helps identify the near-optimal design of the spindle system with minimum time and efforts.
Keywords
Finite Element Analysis; Automation; Spindle System; Optimal Design; ANSYS;
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