time varying pressure load

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

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?

Answers

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited October 2017

    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. 

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited October 2017

    RD-2020: Direct Transient Dynamic Analysis of a Bracket