sstate#
- Mapdl.sstate(action='', cm_name='', val1='', val2='', val3='', val4='', val5='', val6='', val7='', val8='', val9='', **kwargs)[source]#
Defines a steady-state analysis.
APDL Command: SSTATE
- Parameters:
- action
Action to perform for defining or manipulating steady-state analysis data:
DEFINE - Define steady-state analysis data
LIST - List current steady-state analysis data
DELETE - Delete steady-state analysis data
- cm_name
Element component name
- val1, …, val9
Input values (based on the Action type)
Notes
The SSTATE command specifies steady-state analysis parameters for the given element component. The program runs the steady-state analysis if the corresponding element key option is enabled for that element component.
The command supports the following elements:
SOLID185
3-D 8-Node Structural Solid
SOLID186
3-D 20-Node Structural Solid
SOLID187
3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid
SOLSH190
3-D 8-Node Structural Solid Shell
Degenerated shape (prism) option not supported.
SOLID285
3-D 4-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid with Nodal Pressures
For information about steady-state rolling for rebar and solid elements, see Steady State Rolling in the Mechanical APDL Theory Reference.
The following data types can be defined:
SPIN – Steady-state spinning motion
TRANSLATE – Rigid body motion (velocity) that the spinning component is undergoing
Define the steady-state spinning motion:
SSTATE, DEFINE, CM_Name, SPIN, OMEGA, Method, Val4, Val5, Val6, Val7, Val8, Val9
Spin velocity
Method to use for defining the spin axis:
Define the spin axis using two points:
Val4, Val5, Val6 – Coordinates of the first point
Val7, Val8, Val9 – Coordinates of the second point
This definition method is currently the only option.
This command defines a steady state spinning motion of 120 rad/s around the spin axis:
In this case, two points with coordinates (0,0,0) and (0,1,0) define the spin axis in the global Y direction.
Define the rigid body motion (velocity):
SSTATE, DEFINE, CM_Name, TRANSLATE, Val2, Val3, Val4
SSTATE, LIST, CM_Name
Lists all steady-state analysis data defined on the specified element component. All data is listed if no component (CM_Name) is specified.
SSTATE, DELETE, CM_Name
Deletes all steady-state analysis data defined on the specified element component. All data is deleted if no component (CM_Name) is specified.