Erik Kostson
Ansys Employee

 

Hi

Q: “When solving the nonlinear problem does Ansys use iterative methods for convergence (Newton Raphson (NR) or similar)?  Is technical documentation available on this matter?”

 

A: Yes, it uses NR method for nonlinear problems.

14.10. Newton-Raphson Procedure (ansys.com)

See here on how to open the above link:

/forum/forums/topic/how-to-access-the-ansys-online-help/#:~:text=Open%20Ansys%20Workbench%20(or%20any,A%20browser%20window%20will%20open.

 

All the best

Erik