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    How Thin is a Thin Plate?

    Hi everyone, I was reading the thread intently as I am trying to model, on Ansys, a thin elastomer that will act as plate. Ansys does not seem to have any thin plates, only shell formulations, the closest to a thin plate would be a 2D plane element, but this does not permit pressure to be...
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    Inline non return valves for helium

    Hi I'm trying to build a 4m by 1.5 m wide blimp. The blimp iss going to be filled with helium. but in order to fill it with helium i need to place a valve in the envelope. Is a non return valve with valves of operating pressure for compressed air suitable? any alternatives that anyone can suggest.

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