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JASON LONGLEY · Guest

Hi,

Can anyone help? I'm trying to calculate point loads using Cosmos Works
so as to determine what Anti-vibration mounts I require for a Fan I Know
the fans CofG and Total weight and need to calculate for 6 mounts
(positions known), is there a way I can quickly model something in
SW2005 to represent this and then run an analysis to find the loads at
each point.

Thanks in advance.
Jason

dennyt · Guest

Jason,
Sure, here's what you need to do:
1) Model your object with the correct mounting points, mass, and CG
2) Make a new COSMOS Study
3) For restraints, use the "elastic restraint" option (instead of a
"fixed" restraint) on each mounting point. I forget the exact name of
the new feature but I don't have COSMOS in front of me.
4) Apply a gravity load to the fan
5) Mesh & run
6) Go to Cosmos/Result Tools/Reaction Forces, and when you pick on each
restrained surface, you will get its total and component reaction
forces.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have problems.
-Denny Trimble

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