Using APDLMath to solve Eigenproblems

Use APDLMath to solve eigenproblems.

This example uses a verification manual input file, but you can use your own sparse or dense matrices and solve those.

import time

import matplotlib.pylab as plt
import numpy as np

from ansys.mapdl.core import launch_mapdl
from ansys.mapdl.core.examples import vmfiles

# Start MAPDL as a service and create an APDLMath object
mapdl = launch_mapdl(loglevel="ERROR")
mm = mapdl.math

First we get the STIFF and MASS matrices from the full file after running the input file from Verification Manual 153

out = mapdl.input(vmfiles["vm153"])
fullfile = mapdl.jobname + ".full"
k = mm.stiff(fname=fullfile)
m = mm.mass(fname=fullfile)

Display size of the M and K matrices

print(m.shape)
print(k.shape)

(126, 126)
(126, 126)

Allocate an array to store the eigenshapes. where nev is the number of eigenvalues requested

nev = 10
a = mm.mat(k.nrow, nev)
a

Dense APDLMath Matrix (126, 10)

Perform the the modal analysis.

The algorithm is automatically chosen with respect to the matrices properties (e.g. scalar, storage, symmetry…)

print("Calling MAPDL to solve the eigenproblem...")

t1 = time.time()
ev = mm.eigs(nev, k, m, phi=a)
print(f"Elapsed time to solve this problem: {time.time() - t1}")

Calling MAPDL to solve the eigenproblem...
Elapsed time to solve this problem: 0.04000568389892578

This is the vector of eigenfrequencies.

print(ev)

IHDCCA :
 Size : 10
  3.381e+02   3.381e+02   6.266e+02   6.266e+02   9.283e+02      <       5
  9.283e+02   1.250e+03   1.250e+03   1.424e+03   1.424e+03      <       10

Verify the accuracy of eigenresults

Check the residual error for the first eigenresult $R_1=||(K-{\lambda }_1.M).{\varphi }_1|{|}_2$

First, we compute ${\lambda }_1={\omega }_1^2=(2.\pi .f_1{)}^2$

# Eigenfrequency (Hz)
i = 0
f = ev[0]
omega = 2 * np.pi * f
lam = omega * omega

Then we get the 1st Eigenshape ${\varphi }_1$, and compute $K.{\varphi }_1$ and $M.{\varphi }_1$

# shape
phi = a[0]

# APDL Command: *MULT,K,,Phi,,KPhi
kphi = k.dot(phi)

# APDL Command: *MULT,M,,Phi,,MPhi
mphi = m.dot(phi)

Next, compute the $||K.{\varphi }_1|{|}_2$ quantity and normalize the residual value.

# APDL Command: *MULT,K,,Phi,,KPhi
kphi = k.dot(phi)


# APDL Command: *NRM,KPhi,NRM2,KPhiNrm
kphinrm = kphi.norm()

Then we add these two vectors, using the ${\lambda }_1$ scalar factor and finally compute the normalized residual value $\frac{R_1}{||K.{\varphi }_1|{|}_2}$

# APDL Command: *AXPY,-lambda,,MPhi,1,,KPhi
mphi *= lam
kphi -= mphi

# Compute the residual
res = kphi.norm() / kphinrm
print(res)

3.503338761293556e-11

This residual can be computed for all eigenmodes

def get_res(i):
    """Compute the residual for a given eigenmode"""
    # Eigenfrequency (Hz)
    f = ev[i]

    # omega = 2.pi.Frequency
    omega = 2 * np.pi * f

    # lambda = omega^2
    lam = omega * omega

    # i-th eigenshape
    phi = a[i]

    # K.Phi
    kphi = k.dot(phi)

    # M.Phi
    mphi = m.dot(phi)

    # Normalization scalar value
    kphinrm = kphi.norm()

    # (K-\lambda.M).Phi
    mphi *= lam
    kphi -= mphi

    # return the residual
    return kphi.norm() / kphinrm


mapdl_acc = np.zeros(nev)

for i in range(nev):
    f = ev[i]
    mapdl_acc[i] = get_res(i)
    print(f"[{i}] : Freq = {f}\t - Residual = {mapdl_acc[i]}")

[0] : Freq = 338.0666635506364   - Residual = 3.503338761293556e-11
[1] : Freq = 338.06666355063646  - Residual = 5.095765571157227e-11
[2] : Freq = 626.6450980927036   - Residual = 1.7852148894677666e-11
[3] : Freq = 626.645098092704    - Residual = 2.17372918531887e-11
[4] : Freq = 928.2598500574518   - Residual = 1.72025442075496e-11
[5] : Freq = 928.2598500574528   - Residual = 6.747910207805831e-12
[6] : Freq = 1249.8421074363514  - Residual = 2.815524037478371e-11
[7] : Freq = 1249.8421074363525  - Residual = 7.546271373844357e-12
[8] : Freq = 1423.993890941669   - Residual = 4.5372004789272195e-10
[9] : Freq = 1423.9938909416699  - Residual = 1.2160010951553228e-09

Plot Accuracy of Eigenresults

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(12, 10))
ax = plt.axes()
x = np.linspace(1, nev, nev)
plt.title("APDL Math Residual Error (%)")
plt.yscale("log")
plt.ylim([10e-13, 10e-7])
plt.xlabel("Frequency #")
plt.ylabel("Errors (%)")
ax.bar(x, mapdl_acc, label="MAPDL Results")
plt.show()

Stop mapdl

mapdl.exit()