Background: I am going to start a project where I will be creating designs for mixing tanks (pulpers) used to produce pulp in the paper industry. It is important for me to understand the stresses that are experienced in the tank walls and the support structures during the mixing process. The mixing process generally consists of water, recycled paper or other solid materials. The goal of the project is to reduce material usage in the current tank designs while maintaining structural strength.

Question: What Solidworks simulation tools should I master to be able to carry out this work? I believe static analysis would be crucial. Should I also learn Flow Simulation to calculate the stresses from the mixing process? I have seen a few tutorials where you can import the values from Flow Simulation into a static simulation. But I am not totally sure if this is the right way to go.

I would appreciate any advice. I have a basic understanding of Solidworks simulation, and I am looking to focus my learning on the most important aspects needed for the project.SimulationFlow Simulation