RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] FEA

[Tim Reilly <TimR@cclengineering.com>]

Thanks.  Good to know.

Tim R.

-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Greenway [mailto:opensourcesub@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 8:04 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] FEA


FEA is Finite Element Analysis. In other words, you
make a model, define the materials and stresses, and
run a simulation. This can tell you how and where, and
under what stresses, the part will fail. This is way
cheaper and faster (not to mention safer) then
building
a series of test hulls to get the same information.

Warren.

--- Tim Reilly <TimR@cclengineering.com> wrote:
> Please forgive my ignorance, but what is FEA as
> refered in this message?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim R.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Greenway
> [mailto:opensourcesub@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:57 PM
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS Pressure Hull,
> DoubleEndcap
> 
> 
> You rock. Thanks for the rendering, that is cool.
> A detailed 2D drawing would be great. It is Cosmos
> FEA that is really giving me the headaches. I have
> to rebuild all of the hull as a series of swept 
> features to run the FEA. Not a huge deal, but I have
> been insanely pressed for time. I am working on it,
> though. I think this hull has the potential to give
> you high speed, if you want it. Hey, Pierre, you
> have any luck with FEA on this?
> 


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