Superconductor Tape ANSYS Setup - 02/10/2025 08:21 EDT

I have already built most of the groundwork for a dynamic analysis in ANSYS Workbench, studying how a high-temperature superconductor tape winds along a mostly circular 3-D path that twists, bends, and slopes at various sections. I am now stuck finalising the simulation setup and need an expert pair of eyes to move the project across the finish line.

Where things stand
• Geometry: the full path curve is modelled and imported.
• Material: superconductor properties assigned.
• Contacts and boundary conditions: partially defined.
• Goal: obtain reliable stress, strain, and potential delamination data during winding at different angular speeds.

What I need from you
1. Review and refine my existing Workbench project so the model solves without warnings or divergence.
2. Correct or complete the transient-dynamic setup (meshing strategy, time-step controls, solver settings, damping assumptions, etc.).
3. Provide a brief walkthrough explaining any changes, plus plots or animations that verify the tape’s behaviour over the entire path.

Acceptance criteria
• Project file solves to completion on my end with no fatal errors.
• Result contours for von Mises stress and displacement look physically reasonable along the twisted sections.
• Short explanatory note or recorded screen demo outlining your workflow.

If you are comfortable pushing ANSYS mechanical to capture complex path dynamics, I can share the current Workbench archive right away.