Contact

Title

Analysis Type - Features List / Utility

Model

Contact

Cont_001 Mechanical Contact Example

Mechanical (3D)

•Case 1 Base case description

•Case 2 Case with adhesion

•Case 3 Case with elastic contact

•Case 4 Case with penetration dependent stiffness

•Mechanical contact data definition

•Various contact models (adhesion, with/without slip, penetration dependent stiffness)

Cont_002 Fluid Flow and Thermal Contact Example

Coupled THM (2D)

•Case 1 Constant contact properties for fluid and thermal contact

•Case 2 Contact tangential flow conductivity as a function of stress

•Case 3 Contact tangential flow conductivity as a function of depth

•Case 5 Contact normal flow conductivity as a function of depth

•Case 6 Contact flow conductivity multiplier

•Coupled THM data definition

•Contact data with heat and fluid flow across contact surfaces

•Various contact flow models

•Case 4 Contact tangential flow conductivity as a function of contact gap

•Contact tangential flow model as a function of actual contact gap

Cont_003 Comparison of Contact Algorithms

Mechanical (3D)

•Case01 and Case02 Comparison of node-to-node and node-to-facet contact algorithms

•Comparison of contact algorithms (node-node vs node-facet)