Twisting a rubber cylinder
Twisting a rubber cylinder
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We have a cylinder made of a hard rubber compound. We will be twisting it on the OD of the cylinder wall while the ID of the cylinder is fixed. How do I apply a uniform twisting force on the surface of the cylinder? I can section it and apply force at intervels along the surface OD. Is there a better way?





RE: Twisting a rubber cylinder
This may still be the "easy" way to model it. If you need the entire cylinder, you could then "copy: join all copies" to extrude the cylinder. Is the rubber compound homogeneous? Non-linear (I'm assuing this one)?
These are my quick thoughts...
Garland
Garland E. Borowski, PE