degree of freedom of the electrode

Adib Adzaman
Adib Adzaman Altair Community Member
edited July 2021 in Community Q&A

Hi everyone,

i am doing a simulation on thermal analysis of resistance spot welding. it is a 2-d axisymmetric model. my question is about the dof in the spc loadcollector of the electrode. from the picture, force is applied on top of the electrode. so, what dof should be tick to make sure the force is fully distributed on the electrode to the workpiece.  thank you. hope someone can answer my problem.image

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  • Rogerio Nakano_21179
    Rogerio Nakano_21179 New Altair Community Member
    edited July 2021

    hi

    If there were contact interaction set between the parts to be welded, and contact interaction between the electrode and the workpiece, there is not need to add any SPC to the top electrode.

    As it is an axysimmetric model, the only way the nodes of electrode moves in X direction, is if the electrode moves in radial direction.

    To the bottom electrode, maybe you need to add spc in Y direction , to avoid the assembly rigid body movement.

     

    I hope this is helpful

    Regards

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