Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
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Hi all,
This is my first post, so please don't red flag me if I am doing anything bad. I hope I can contribute to the forum in the future with the knowledge I have (mainly abaqus explicit).
My problem right now is with a simulation of a tank truck, I am trying to replicate an experiment and see if numbers match between FEM and real world. I am using volume fraction tool to situate a 50% of the volume of the tank as water, the tank mesh was created using Hypermesh.
When I start the simulation it happens that big bubbles appears in some contact points between the water and the structure. I have uploaded to images of two simulations (one using 50% fill volumen starting still and another using just a big box of water that falls in the tank). I have tried with simpler cases before and they were really good, but maybe due to the increased surface covered now I am facing this problem.
Water Box: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vtx8nakqaow89e9/Ingtips1...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7zq5lesasokfuc/Ingtips2...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5dglzf1kmiqrvn9/Ingtips3...
50% Fill Volume: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vun6m4yxa6ae2q/Ingtips3...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4crh72au8rj14n/Ingtips1...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4352ytpejc7nf8c/Ingtips2...
Tank structure: https://www.dropbox.com/s/alny5mrfz9alpjh/TankStru...
I can upload the odb file if you think that it would be helpful.
Big thanks, hope someone can bring some light into this I have been stuck with this since some time ago.
This is my first post, so please don't red flag me if I am doing anything bad. I hope I can contribute to the forum in the future with the knowledge I have (mainly abaqus explicit).
My problem right now is with a simulation of a tank truck, I am trying to replicate an experiment and see if numbers match between FEM and real world. I am using volume fraction tool to situate a 50% of the volume of the tank as water, the tank mesh was created using Hypermesh.
When I start the simulation it happens that big bubbles appears in some contact points between the water and the structure. I have uploaded to images of two simulations (one using 50% fill volumen starting still and another using just a big box of water that falls in the tank). I have tried with simpler cases before and they were really good, but maybe due to the increased surface covered now I am facing this problem.
Water Box: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vtx8nakqaow89e9/Ingtips1...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7zq5lesasokfuc/Ingtips2...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5dglzf1kmiqrvn9/Ingtips3...
50% Fill Volume: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vun6m4yxa6ae2q/Ingtips3...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4crh72au8rj14n/Ingtips1...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4352ytpejc7nf8c/Ingtips2...
Tank structure: https://www.dropbox.com/s/alny5mrfz9alpjh/TankStru...
I can upload the odb file if you think that it would be helpful.
Big thanks, hope someone can bring some light into this I have been stuck with this since some time ago.





RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
In case you haven't, you should 'overlap' the eularian domain somewhat with the lagrangian (at least 1 element), then use the volume fraction tool.
What are your boundary conditions?
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
About the eulerian overlapping the lagrangian I think it is done that way. In the next image you can see how I did it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7hz0i0hlik8is5/Eulerian...
I know that possibly this can be done in a better way (computation wise) but I wanted to try first.
For the BC I used U1=U2=U3=0 in 32 points of the tank mesh, 16 at each side. The final simulation should be moving following a senoidal.
BCs: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ijuvlg1g0e2ojp/BCs.PNG
Thanks a lot for the reply!
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
Here is the new eulerian-structure assembly: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dv2eqz5rdifo45f/More_eul...
And the beginning of the behaviour: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7113x8tjqwvpvq/More_eul...
I also have the .odb in case someone want to see it, to see the fluid Tools->view cut-> Manager -> Mark EVF_VOID and check only the second mark of it (unmark the first).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9qnq20mjbhq9zh2/SinMov_5...
Thanks a lot, all information is really welcomed. This is the first problem in all this time that I do not know why is happening to me or what could be the cause.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
From the pictures I can't tell what would be wrong, I assume your units are consistent and no warnings are given?
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
I can send you the .cae file if you think that would help.
Really really thankful to you for trying to help with this.
Hope you can see something in the odb file.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
Probably you need to make a "helppart" with solid elements filling your tank.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4vyou5p470doexi/cisterna...
I will delete it tomorrow.
Thanks again, this one is tricky.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
Although I still have to ask some things:
1. How you create this kind of rough friction? I have to add it apart from the All with self?
2. Did you do anything special to calculate so fast? Or just a powerhorse at work? I need like 1h for each 0.1s
3. How you visualize it? Hyperview? I can't get that transparency of the lagragian element.
Sorry for making you lose your time, if you need anything just ask. You saved me. Thanks again.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
2. I scaled back the steel E-modulus 10x, increased the steel density x 100 and increased the compressibility of water x 10, all of which increased the stable time increment, it ran in 10 minutes or something on my laptop. As the tank is static, increasing the steel density is no problem, and you can check the density of the water in postprocessing and decide if the error is acceptable (for making a picture, all errors are acceptable :) )
3. plot overlays, water is not transparent, lagrangian is, I also messed with the overlay "depth" to get a better movie
Rough friction means a "no slip" condition, which is also physically correct (speed of fluid movement at the wall is zero).
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
1. Found it!
2. I tried this but the calculation is still the same 4 min -> 0.01s, after changing the material properties did you change anything else? In the step definition or something like that?
3. Found it!
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
Thanks a lot.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
i ll upload the .cae tomorrow
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
No rushing or something like that, you have helped me a lot. Sometimes my english is still a bit rough.
Thanks again.
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2xr5dqqjnr7e897/no_rough...
Did you change it in a different place?
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
RE: Problem with explicit fem with solid-structure interaction in ABAQUS
I can't understand why this is happening, I just leave it here in case someone knows about it or someone faces the same problem again.