Workshop 7D

Rigid to Flexible Contact With Pilot

Planar Seal

REFERENCE:
Training Manual
Introduction to Contact (7-56)

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Rigid-to-Flexible Contact w/Pilot

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Demonstrate how to build rigid to flexible contact with a pilot

node to drive one rigid target
Goal
Build contact pairs and impose a displacement controlled
loading on the pilot node.
Model Description
2D hyperelastic planer seal

0.85 inches
applied
displacement

1/2 symmetry

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Purpose

Seal compression simulation

1/2 symmetry
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1.

Start an ANSYS interactive session and open (or read in) the input file named
BNL_W07D_seal.inp. You might need to set your Files of type: = (*.*)

Use the GUI menu method:

Select the Open ANSYS File ICON

Select the file BNL_W07D_seal.inp

Click OK

Or Command Input Method

/INPUT, BNL_W07D_seal.inp

Note: This file consists of APDL input

which will automatically erase any
currently active database and change the
jobname to W07D-BNL. It will then
generate the geometry and define the
materials.

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Steps to Follow:

Model needs two rigid-to-flex contact pairs

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for top and bottom seal surfaces.
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Launch Contact Manager from the toolbar ICON

Activate the preprocessor

Enter wizard to build contact pairs

Specify Lines for Target Surface

Specify Rigid for Target Type

Pick Target

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Define Bottom unmeshed line as a rigid target. By specifying lines and rigid
for the target surface and type respectively, ANSYS will only display the unmeshed
lines available in the model.

Select bottom line

or enter line #15

[OK]

Next

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Define corresponding flexible contact surface

Select Lines for Contact Surface

Select Surface-to-Surface for Contact Element Type

Pick Contact

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Contact w/Pilot

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Define lower surface of seal as a flexible contact

Select lower lines w/mouse

5 lines total

[OK]

Next >

Create >

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Contact w/Pilot

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Verify contact pair has been generated correctly.

Check that all surfaces were selected properly

Check Element Normal Directions are facing each other. Contact will only be recognized
when target and contact element normals are facing each other.

If all is well, [Finish]

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Contact w/Pilot

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Create a rigid to flex contact pair with a pilot node for the interface of the top surface of
seal

Specify Lines for Target Surface

Specify Rigid w/Pilot for Target Type

Pick Target

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Define a rigid target

Select top line

or enter line #16

[OK]

Next

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Define a corresponding pilot node for this rigid target surface

Pick Entity

Select keypoint as shown

or enter kp #100

[OK]

Next

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Select Lines for Contact Surface

Select Surface-to-Surface for Contact Element Type

Pick Contact

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10. Define corresponding flexible contact surface

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Select lower lines w/mouse

6 lines total

[OK]

Next >

Create >

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11. Define upper surface of seal as a flexible contact

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Check that all surfaces were selected properly

Check element normal directions are facing each other.

Check for proper location of pilot node

If all is well, [Finish]

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12. As with the first pair, verify that this contact pair has been generated correctly.

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Highlight the two contact pairs

Select the Properties ICON

Change Normal Penalty Stiffness

factor to 0.1

[OK]

Close Contact Manager

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13. If pairs were generated correctly, the contact manager should list them as shown
in the contact manager dialogue box below. Before closing contact manager, we
will adjust the default FKN contact normal penalty stiffness factor downward on
both pairs to account for the fact that this model has a flexible bending
dominated behavior. It might be too sensitive to the default setting, causing
unnecessary convergence difficulties.

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14. Define a displacement of - 0.85 inches on the rigid target pilot node as follows:

select pilot node

OR enter the following commands:

/SOLUTION

KSEL,S,,,100
NSLK,S,1
D, ALL, UY, -0.85
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Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Soln Control

Select tab: Basic

Analysis Options = Large Displacement Static

Time at end of loadstep = 0.85

Number of substeps = 25

Max no. of substeps = 200

Min no. of substeps = 5

All solution items

Write every substep

[OK]
OR enter the following commands:
/SOLU
NLGEOM, ON
TIME, 0.85
NSUBST, 25, 200, 5

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15. Specify Basic solution control options

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OUTRES, ALL, ALL

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Utitliy Menu > Select > Everything

OR enter the following command:
ALLSEL

17. Execute a solution run.

Main Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS

[OK]
OR enter the following command:
SOLVE

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16. Select all geometry entities

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Main Menu > General Postproc

Open Contact Manager

Choose Contact Result Item

Nodal Solution
=>Contact
=>Contact Pressure

Plot Results

OR enter the following commands:

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18. Plot Contact Pressure Profile

/POST1
PLNSOL,CONT,PRES

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Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Over Time

Use Last Display

[OK]

STOP

CLOSE
OR enter the following command:
ANTIME, 10, 0.5, , 1

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19. Animate the deformed shape

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