Course detail
Application of FEM
FSI-KAM Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester
The subject is focused mainly on practical tasks; routine control calculations when designing a device and finding causes for damage to already operated devices. Students will learn the principles of model preparation and the method of evaluating the results of analyzes that comply with standards (EN 13445, Eurocodes, ASME BPVC) in case studies where practical devices have been analyzed. Analyzes will be performed using ANSYS Workbench software.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basic knowledge ofelasticity and strength of structures, mechanics, limit states and theory of materials.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Course-unit credit will be awarded for taking an active part in exercises.
The attendance at exercises is compulsory and an absence will be compensated by self-study of the missed topic.
Aims
The finite element method (FEM) is currently widely used in design and control calculations of process equipment. This course introduces the second part of the two-semester course and aims to familiarize students with standards approaches to the use of FEM and to prepare them for problem solving in industrial practice. Students will use ANSYS Workbench.
Students will deepen the skills of appropriate MLP applications in designing new devices, determining the residual life of already operated devices, and finding the causes of damage to inappropriately functioning devices. They will be able to choose a suitable standard, meet its numerical analysis requirements, and control relevant methods for evaluating results. Practical knowledge of workflows in ANSYS Workbench software can be easily applied when using any MKP software.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PRI-P: Process Engineering, Master's, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Computer-assisted exercise
39 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1st week – introduction to FEM
– introduction to ANSYS
– ANSYS control
– geometry creation
– work with model
– exercises
2nd week – model meshing
– mass characteristic entry
– marginal (end) condition entry
– exercises
3rd week – program solver
– analysis results interpretation
– toolbar menu creation
– structure tasks solving
4th week – macro creation
– work with macro
– thermal tasks solving
5th week – contact tasks solving
– modal analysis
– buckling analysis
– structure tasks solving
6th week – piping tasks solving
– nozzles of pressure vessels solving
7th week – piping tasks solving
– parts of pressure vessels solving
8th week – parts of pressure vessels solving
9th week – parts of heat exchangers solving
10th week – parts of columns equipment solving
11th week – FSI method introduction (Fluid Structure Interaction)
12th week – example for practice
13th week – piping tasks solving with use of FSI