Force difference

Tzu-Yang Huang
Tzu-Yang Huang Altair Community Member
edited April 3 in Community Q&A

I have a question about the force difference. I created a centrifugal force individually and added the centrifugal force on the particle by the function "results.force += centrifugal force". I have already check the centrifugal force which is correct. 
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In the condition of without gravity, I found the "total force" isn't the same with the centrifugal force which I create by myself. May I ask what might be the problem? Or did I misunderstand what consists of total force?
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Thanks in advance

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  • Renan
    Renan
    Altair Employee
    edited April 3 Answer ✓

    Hi Tzu,

    If the total force, in your case, is the sum of the contact force and the centrifugal force. This means that if a particle is in contact with anything (which seems to be the case) then the total total force must be different from the centrifugal force.

    Best regards,
    Renan

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  • Renan
    Renan
    Altair Employee
    edited April 3 Answer ✓

    Hi Tzu,

    If the total force, in your case, is the sum of the contact force and the centrifugal force. This means that if a particle is in contact with anything (which seems to be the case) then the total total force must be different from the centrifugal force.

    Best regards,
    Renan

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