FEA Case Study: Pressure Vessel Deformation Analysis. ... Fig. 6. Results of an FEA of a dryer component indicating high contact stress at the location of cracking.

And the results compared favorably to those from a high-end, full-featured FEA program costing thousands more. ... When subjected to high pressure, the vessel undergoes a drastic change of shape.

Here's when to use linear-static FEA and when to use a nonlinear program. Most engineering problems contain nonlinear effects. Take a paper clip, for example. Push on one end hard enough and the ...

RALF SCHLEDJEWSKI GROUP LEADER, MANUFACTURING SCIENCE INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY(Published on July-August 2007 - JEC Magazine #34) Pressure vessel systems are gaining ...