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Problemstatement:

Themodelconsistsofaworkbencharchivefilerepresentingavalveandpiston
assemblywithloadsapplied(seefigureonleft). Asthefigureontherightshows,agapexistsbetweenthepistonandbore(0.39mm). Ourgoalisto: Solvethemodelasiswithnointerfacetreatment(resultswillbenonphysical). Solvethemodelasecondtimeusinganappropriateinitialcontactoffsettoclosethe gap.

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BeginanewWorkbenchsessionand,fromtheProject page,chooseRestoreArchive...andbrowsetothe fileWS9_Contact_Interface.wbpzandOpen(location providedbyinstructor). Whenprompted,Saveusingthedefaultnameandthe samelocation.

FromtheUnitsmenuverify:

ProjectunitsaresettoMetric(kg,mm,s,C,mA,N,mV). DisplayValuesinProjectUnitsischecked(on).

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1. FromtheStaticStructuralsystemdouble click(orRMB>Edit)theModelcell.

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2. WhenMechanicalopens,verifytheunits aresettoMetric(mm,kg,s,mV,mA).

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3. Verifytheboundaryconditionsaresetasdescribed here:
Force(20Nin+Y)appliedtotheendofthepistonshaft. Fixedsupportsappliedtothe4holesinthevalve. Remotedisplacementappliedtotheinsidefaceofthe piston:
X=0 Y=Free Z=0 RotX =0 RotY =0 RotZ =Free

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4. Checkthecurrentcontactsettings:

Noticethecontacttypeisfrictionlessandthatno offsethasbeenspecifiedintheformofaninterface treatment. Allothersettingsareleftasdefault.

Recallthata0.39mmgapexistsbetweenthepiston andvalve.Withtheboundaryconditionsasset,we shouldexpectthepistontobeinitiallyfreeasthe forceisapplied.

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0.39mmGap

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5. Solvethemodel:
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Whenthesolutioncompletesamessageshouldindicatepossible rigidbodymotionhasoccurred. Aquickcheckofthemagnitudeoftotaldeformationshould confirmthemessage. Amagnifieddeformationshowsthe2partshaveseparatedas expected.

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Background:howwouldwefindthesizeofthegap?
Onemethodistoselectthecircularlinesforthepistonandtheboreandrequestthe SelectionInformation.

Fromtheinformationpanelwecansee8.89 8.5=0.39mmgap.

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Background:howwouldwefindthesizeofthegap?
AsecondmethodistoinserttheContactToolattheConnectionsbranchand GenerateInitialContactResults.

TheinitialinformationshowsaGapof0.3851mm.

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Toaddressthegapinthecontactreturntothe contactdetails: 6. IntheOffsetfieldenter0.39.

VerifytheInterfaceTreatmentissettoAddOffset, NoRamping.

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Resolvethemodel.
Themodelshouldsolveinseveraliterations.

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8. Thedeformationandstressresultsnowappeartobereasonable.

TotalDeformation

EquivalentStressonthe valve

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9. InserttheContactToolintotheSolutionbranch.

ChecktheContactStatustoverifycontacthasbeenmaintained.

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Notes: Theinitialsolutionverifiedthatrigidbodymotionwasoccurringwhenwe triedtoapplyaforcetopartswhichwereseparatedbyaninitialgap. Wewereabletodeterminethegapsizeusing2differentmethodsinorderto determinehowtoaddressthecontactproblem. Withthegapsizeverified,weinputaninitialoffsetatthecontact,effectively closingthegap.

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