Paper Title
Time Saving Strategy For Finite Element Analysis Of Transformer Tank
Abstract
The mechanical design validation of transformer is usually performed in the engineering industry by finite
element analysis. Ideally the analysis should be nonlinear incorporating both geometric as well as material nonlinearities but
due to time and computational constraints, often the analysts prefer to perform linear analysis while trying to keep the
induced stresses well below the yield point at all locations other than regions of concentrated stress which will get relieved
by yielding of the material. The design validation is required for both pressure as well as vacuum tests. The analysts usually
perform the simulations for pressure and vacuum separately. In this paper, a time saving strategy that saves almost half of the
analysis time is explained and demonstrated. The tremendous time saving along with the perfect accuracy is achieved by this
method.
Keywords- Stress analysis, Linear analysis, Pressure test, FEA