II. How To Use ATILA

5.3 Metal-Tube USM (1)
GEOMETRY/DRAWING MATERIAL ASSIGNMENT


PROBLEM - Metal tube: Brass OD = 2.4 mm f, ID = 1.8 mm f x 5 mm L; PZT 4: 0.3 mm t x 1 mm x 5 mm

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GEOMETRY/DRAWING

Create Surface

Surface : Geometry -> Create -> Object -> Circle -> Enter Points for Center -> 0,0 -> Radius -> 1.2 and 0.9
Surface subtraction : Geometry -> Create -> Surface Boolean op. -> Subtraction

Divide Surface

Geometry -> Edit -> Divide -> Surfaces -> Near point

  • U Sense Enter point (0,y)
  • V Sense Enter point (x,0)

Delete Surface : Geometry -> Delete -> Surfaces -> Pick Surfaces
Copy Points : Utilities -> Copy -> Select Points
Create Surfaces : Geometry -> Create -> NURBS Surface -> By Points

Divide Surface : Geometry -> Edit -> Divide -> Surfaces -> Near point

  • U Sense Enter point (0,y)
  • V Sense Enter point (x,0)

Create Volumes
Utilities Copy Surfaces Extrude Volumes Select all Surfaces

MATERIAL ASSIGMENT
Piezoelectric Materials

Data -> Materials -> Piezoelectric -> PZT4 -> Assign -> Pick Volumes

Elastic Materials

Data -> Materials -> Elastic -> Brass -> Assign -> Pick Volumes

Click Draw -> All materials -> Check the material are assigned as PZT4 and Brass

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