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External Forces Work

User: "Subhu_21017"
Altair Community Member
Updated by Subhu_21017

HI All, 

I am running a crash analysis.

I have no external force applied to my model except initial velocity and gravity.

the model is set to impact on a rigidwall

Will the External Forces Work remains constant or increase or decrease??

 

 

THANKS in Advance

 

Regards,

SUBHU

 

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    User: "Subhu_21017"
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    Updated by Subhu_21017

    The External Work Forces is Decreasing. Is this Good??

     

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    User: "Altair Forum User"
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    Updated by Altair Forum User

    Hi Subhu,

    External work is any external loading applied in the simulation.  This can include, Imposed movement (displacement, velocity or acceleration), force (/CLOAD or /GRAV), and pressure to name a few. Work by done an external force on a system is always a transfer of energy to some other form of energy and this negative work represents the transfer of energy during the simulation and this is fine.

     

    User: "jsk459"
    Altair Community Member
    Updated by jsk459

    Hi,

     

    Please let me know below mentioned energy relations are correct or not.

     

    External work = Internal energy+kinetic energy+contact energy+hourglass energy

    Total energy = Internal energy + kinetic energy

    User: "Nachiket Kadu_22143"
    Altair Community Member
    Updated by Nachiket Kadu_22143

    Hi,

     

    Please let me know below mentioned energy relations are correct or not.

     

    External work = Internal energy+kinetic energy+contact energy+hourglass energy

    Total energy = Internal energy + kinetic energy

    @jsk459 Yes the above relation is correct.

    User: "Andy_20955"
    New Altair Community Member
    Updated by Andy_20955

     

     

     External work = Internal energy+kinetic energy+contact energy+hourglass energy

     

    This is NOT correct. 

    External Work includes the work from Imposed movement (displacement, velocity or acceleration), force (/CLOAD or /GRAV), and pressure.  It also include the frictional energy from a /RWALL (when FRIC!=0.0)

     

    If there are only an initial velocity, gravity and a rigid wall in the model then I would assume the high negative external work is caused by the friction on the rigid wall and maybe gravity.  It is difficult to say without seeing the model.

     

    Thank,

    Andy