time varying pressure load

Altair Forum User

how to applied time varying pressure load on 3-D body in optistruct.

a)please explain which load collector are used to applied this time varying pressure load?

b)This 3-D body is connected to other various 2-D and 1-D element. which load step should be more preferable?

Altair Forum User

Hi @dragon

 

Please refer to Transient response analysis which allows to apply time varying loads. In order to apply pressure on you can either choose faces of 3D elements or create a layer of skin elements on top of 3D elements.