PRNSOL

PRNSOL, Item, Comp
Prints nodal solution results.

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Item

Label identifying the item. Valid item labels are shown in th etgable below. Some items also require a component label.

Comp

Component of the item (if required). Valid component labels are shown in the table below. Default = COMP.

Notes

Prints the nodal solution results for the selected nodes in the sorted sequence.

For example, PRNSOL,U,X prints the X component of displacement vector U (that is, the UX degree of freedom).

Component results are in the global Cartesian coordinate directions unless transformed (RSYS).

Various element results also depend upon the recalculation method and the selected results location (AVPRIN, RSYS, LAYER, SHELL, and NSEL).

If LAYER is issued, the resulting output is listed in full graphics mode (/GRAPHICS,FULL).

You can define which component of the nodal load (static, damping, inertia, or total) should be used (FORCE).

PowerGraphics can affect your nodal solution listings. For PowerGraphics (/GRAPHICS,POWER), results are listed for the model exterior surfaces only.

When shell element types are present, results are output on a surface-by-surface basis. For shell elements (such as SHELL181 or SHELL281), and for ELBOW290, printed output is for both the top and bottom surfaces. For solid elements such as SOLID185, the output is averaged for each surface and printed as follows:

  • Node at a vertex: Three lines are output (one printed line for each surface).

  • Node on an edge: Two lines are output (one printed line for each surface).

  • Nodes on a face: One value is output.

  • Nodes interior to the volume: No printed values are output.

If a node is common to more than one element, or if a geometric discontinuity exists, several conflicting listings may result. For example, a corner node incorporating results from solid elements and shell elements could yield as many as nine different results; the printed output would be averages at the top and bottom for the three shell surfaces plus averages at the three surfaces for the solid, for a total of nine lines of output. The program does not average result listings across geometric discontinuities when shell element types are present. It is important to analyze the listings at discontinuities to ascertain the significance of each set of data.

The printed output for full graphics (/GRAPHICS,FULL) averages results at the node. For shell elements, the default for display is TOP so that the results for the top of the shell are averaged with the other elements attached to that node.

If NSORT, ESORT or /ESHAPE is issued with PowerGraphics enabled (/GRAPHICS,POWER), PRNSOL behaves as though full graphics mode is enabled (/GRAPHICS,FULL).

Items marked [2] are not supported by PowerGraphics.

To print midside nodes, first issue /EFACET,2.

Table 215:  PRNSOL - Valid Item and Component Labels

General Item and Component Labels PRNSOL, Lab, Item, Comp
ItemCompDescription
Valid item and component labels for nodal degree of freedom results are:
UX, Y, ZX, Y, or Z structural displacement.
COMPX, Y, and Z structural displacements and vector sum.
ROT X, Y, ZX, Y, or Z structural rotation.
COMPX, Y, and Z structural rotations and vector sum.
TEMP [1] Temperature.
PRES Pressure.
VOLT Electric potential.
MAG Magnetic scalar potential.
CONC Concentration.
VX, Y, Z
X, Y, or Z fluid velocity in a fluid analysis, or
X, Y, or Z velocity in an ANSYS LS-DYNA analysis.
COMP
X, Y, and Z fluid velocity and vector sum in a fluid analysis, or
X, Y, and Z velocity and vector sum in an ANSYS LS-DYNA analysis.
AX, Y, Z
X, Y, or Z magnetic vector potential in an electromagnetic analysis, or
X, Y, or Z acceleration in an ANSYS LS-DYNA analysis.
COMP
X, Y, and Z magnetic vector potential and vector sum in an electromagnetic analysis, or
X, Y, and Z acceleration and vector sum in an ANSYS LS-DYNA analysis.
VELX, Y, ZX, Y, or Z velocity in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
COMPX, Y, and Z velocity and vector sum in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
ACCX, Y, ZX, Y, or Z acceleration in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
COMPX, Y, and Z acceleration and vector sum in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
OMGX, Y, ZX, Y, or Z rotational velocity in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
COMPX, Y, and Z rotational velocity and vector sum in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
DMGX, Y, ZX, Y, or Z rotational acceleration in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
COMPX, Y, and Z rotational acceleration and vector sum in a structural transient dynamic analysis (ANTYPE,TRANS).
CURR Current.
EMF Electromotive force drop.
DOF All available degree of freedom labels (10 maximum).
FICTTEMPFictive temperature.
SPL Sound pressure level.
SPLA A-weighted sound pressure level (dBA).
VNS Normal velocity on the structural surface. [6]
Valid item and component labels for element results are:
SCOMPX, Y, Z, XY, YZ, and XZ component stresses.
PRINS1, S2, S3 principal stresses, SINT stress intensity, and SEQV equivalent stress.
EPELCOMPComponent elastic strains.
PRINPrincipal elastic strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
FAILMaximum Strain Failure Criteria. [2][4]
EPTHCOMPComponent thermal strains.
PRINPrincipal thermal strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
EPPLCOMPComponent plastic strains.
PRINPrincipal plastic strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
EPCRCOMPComponent creep strains.
PRINPrincipal creep strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
EPSW Swelling strain.
EPTOCOMPComponent total mechanical strains (EPEL + EPPL + EPCR).
PRINPrincipal total mechanical strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
EPTTCOMPComponent total mechanical and thermal and swelling strains (EPEL + EPPL + EPCR + EPTH + EPSW).
PRINPrincipal total mechanical and thermal and swelling strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
EPDICOMPComponent diffusion strains.
PRINPrincipal diffusion strains, strain intensity, and equivalent strain.
NL Nonlinear items (SEPL, SRAT, HPRES, EPEQ, CREQ, PSV, PLWK).
SENDELASTICElastic strain energy density.
PLASTICPlastic strain energy density.
CREEPCreep strain energy density.
DAMAGEDamage strain energy density.
VDAMViscoelastic dissipation energy density.
VREGVisco-regularization strain energy density.
ENTOTotal strain energy density.
CDMDMGDamage variable.
LMMaximum previous strain energy for virgin material.
FAIL 

Failure criteria. [2][4]

Default components: Maximum of all failure criteria defined at current location (MAX), maximum strain (EMAX), maximum stress (SMAX), Tsai-Wu Strength Index (TWSI), inverse of Tsai-Wu Strength Ratio Index (TWSR).

Other available components: Other available components: Hashin Fiber Failure (HFIB), Hashin Matrix Failure (HMAT), Puck Fiber Failure (PFIB), Puck Matrix Failure (PMAT), LaRc03 Fiber Failure (L3FB), LaRc03 Matrix Failure (L3MT), LaRc04 Fiber Failure (L4FB), LaRc04 Matrix Failure (L4MT), and any user-defined failure criteria (USR1 through USR9). [5]

To activate or remove failure criteria, issue the FCTYP command.

PFC 

Failure criteria based on the effective stresses in the damaged material.

Components: Maximum of all failure criteria defined at current location (MAX), fiber tensile failure (FT), fiber compressive failure (FC), matrix tensile failure (MT), and matrix compressive (MC).

PDMG 

Progressive damage parameters.

Components: Damage status (STAT, 0 = undamaged, 1 = damaged, 2 = complete damage), fiber tensile damage variable (FT), fiber compressive damage variable (FC), matrix tensile damage variable (MT), matrix compressive damage variable (MC), shear damage variable (S), energy dissipated per unit volume (SED), energy per unit volume due to viscous damping (SEDV).

SVAR1, 2, 3, ... NState variable.
GKSCOMPX, XY, XZ component gasket stress.
GKDCOMPX, XY, XZ component gasket total closure.
GKDICOMPX, XY, XZ component gasket total inelastic closure.
GKTHCOMPX, XY, XZ component thermal closure.
SSX, XY, XZInterface traction (stress).
SDX, XY, XZInterface separation.
CONT Contact items (STAT[3], PENE, PRES, SFRIC, STOT, SLIDE, GAP, FLUX, CNOS, FPRS). See component descriptions in PLNSOL.
TGCOMPComponent thermal gradients and vector sum.
TFCOMPComponent thermal fluxes and vector sum.
PGCOMPComponent pressure gradients and vector sum.
EFCOMPComponent electric fields and vector sum.
DCOMPComponent electric flux densities and vector sum.
HCOMPComponent magnetic field intensities and vector sum.
BCOMPComponent magnetic flux densities and vector sum.
CGCOMPComponent concentration gradient or vector sum.
DFCOMPComponent diffusion flux density or vector sum.
FMAGCOMPComponent electromagnetic forces and vector sum. [2]
JCCOMPConduction current density for elements that support conduction current calculation. Components (X, Y, Z) and vector sum (SUM). [2]
BFE Body temperatures (calculated from applied temperatures) as used in solution (area and volume elements only).
CAPC0,X0,K0,ZONE, DPLS,VPLSMaterial cap plasticity model only: Cohesion; hydrostatic compaction yielding stress; I1 at the transition point at which the shear and compaction envelopes intersect; zone = 0: elastic state, zone = 1: compaction zone, zone = 2: shear zone, zone = 3: expansion zone; effective deviatoric plastic strain; volume plastic strain.
EDPCCSIG,CSTRMaterial EDP creep model only (not including the cap model): Equivalent creep stress; equivalent creep strain.
ESIGCOMP or blankComponents of Biot’s effective stress.
PRINPrincipal stresses of Biot’s effective stress.
INTStress intensity of Biot’s effective stress.
EQVEquivalent stress of Biot’s effective stress.
DPARTPORTotal porosity (Gurson material model).
GPORPorosity due to void growth.
NPORPorosity due to void nucleation.
FFLXCOMPFluid flow flux in poromechanics.
PMSVCOMPVoid volume ratio, pore pressure, degree of saturation, and relative permeability for coupled pore-pressure CPT elements.
NSCOMPNominal strain for hyperelastic material, reported in the current configuration (unaffected by RSYS).
MPLADMAC, DMAXMicroplane damage, macroscopic and maximum values.

  1. For SHELL131 and SHELL132 elements with KEYOPT(3) = 0 or 1, use the labels TBOT, TE2, TE3, . . ., TTOP instead of TEMP.

  2. Not supported by PowerGraphics.

  3. For the CONT items for elements CONTA171 through CONTA177, the reported data is averaged across the element. To obtain a more meaningful STAT value, use the PRESOL command.

  4. Works only if failure criteria information is provided. (For more information, see the documentation for the FC and TB commands.)

  5. Works only if user failure criteria routine is provided.

  6. Only valid for SHELL181, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, and SHELL281.

Menu Paths

Main Menu>General Postproc>List Results>Nodal Solution
Main Menu>General Postproc>List Results>Sorted Listing>Sort Nodes
Utility Menu>List>Results>Nodal Solution

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