Hi, sorry for the weird title :-)
I am applying a constant pressure in a 45 degree angle on the surface of a silicon cylinder.
On one model the cylinder has rounded corners and on the other its not.
I'm wondering how can I use the van mises simulation to decide if one model is better handling the pressure than the other? Do I look at the maxium value on the van mises bar for each model and take th
1. this is dependent on many factors only you know. the material, the heat treatment, the manufacturing...etc. referring to the standard strength of materials texts shoudl help you determine which value (von mises, P1..etc) that you should be using.
2. ures is the total deformation sqrt ( x^2+y^2+z^2) so that gives you the best inside into the total amount the part will move. you can dig into the components to see if it is moving more in one direction than another. the deformation scale you can set to 1 if you want. it is just there to exaggerate the deflection.