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    Thin structure (Shell157) contact on substrate(solid69)

    Now I finally found it myself. I used conta173 for solid/solid interface and it worked fine for the first case. Then i changed it to a shell on top of my first solid, but overlooked that you have to use CONTA175 for the shell-Solid contact. As soon as I changed it it worked flawlessly. *sigh*
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    Thin structure (Shell157) contact on substrate(solid69)

    I'm modeling a combination of parts where a (very) thin layer is in contact with a substrate (thermal+electric)that use conta173 and targe170 pairs. The substrate is made of solid69 elements and I first modeled the layer on top meshed with solid69 as well. if it becomes too thin, meshing is not...
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    Industrial CO2 Lasers. RF vs DC.

    When you put more current into your DC-Tube, it will tend to arc instead of maintaining the desired glow discharge. With RF you can have a higher Powerinput/Volume but with less efficency than the DC-Tube==> RF-Tubes can be smaller. when the spacing between the electrodes is small,it is possible...

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