AbaqusCAE(ver.6.

10)SelfContactTutorial
ProblemDescription

Arubbersealisusedtosealaflange.Theflangematerialismuchstifferthanthesealmaterial,andwillbe approximatedasrigid.Thesealhasthepossibilityofselfcontactduetothehighdeformationsitundergoes.The lengthofthesealismuchlargerthanitscrosssection,soaplanestrainmodelwillbeused.

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase 2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartseal a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectDeformable c. SelectShell d. Setapproximatesize=20 e. ClickContinue 4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere).Dimensionsareinmillimeters. a. Hint:Drawtherectangleandlargecirclefirst;thenusethefillettoolforthesmallarcs.

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b. ClickDone 5. FromthemenubarselectTools Surface a. Namethesurfaceseal_surface b. SelectGeometryfortype c. ClickContinue d. Selectallofthesealperimeter e. ClickDone Create

6. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

7. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartgroove a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectAnalyticalrigid c. Setapproximatesize=50 d. ClickContinue

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8. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere).Dimensionsareinmillimeters.

a. ClickDone 9. FromthemenubarselectTools

ReferencePoint

a. Selectthecenterofthebottomlineofthegroovefeature. b. Thereferencepointwillbecreatedasshown.

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10. FromthemenubarselectTools Surface groove_surface a. ClickContinue b. Selectthegroovegeometry c. ClickDone

CreateNamethesurface

d. Selectthecolorcorrespondingtotheinsidesurface,inthiscaseMagenta. 11. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

12. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartflange a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectAnalyticalrigid c. Setapproximatesize=50 d. ClickContinue

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13. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere).Dimensionsareinmillimeters.

14. FromthemenubarselectTools

ReferencePoint

a. Selectthecenterofthebottomlineofthegroovefeature. b. Thereferencepointwillbecreatedasshown.

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15. FromthemenubarselectTools Surface flange_surface a. ClickContinue b. Selecttheflangegeometry c. ClickDone

Create.Namethesurface

d. Selectthecolorcorrespondingtothebottomsurface,inthiscaseYellow. 16. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialseal_materialandgiveitadescription b. ClickontheMechanicaltab Elasticity Elastic c. DefineYoungsModulusandthePoissonsRatio(useSI(mm)units) i. Youngsmodulus=100,Poissonsratio=0.3 d. Sincethisisanexplicitmodel,materialdensitymustalsobedefined e. ClickontheGeneraltab Density i. Density=1X105 f. ClickOK

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17. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethesectionseal_sectionandselectSolidforthecategoryandHomogeneousforthetype b. ClickContinue c. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(seal_material)andsetthethicknessto1 d. ClickOK

18. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartseal,anddoubleclickonSection Assignments a. SelecttheentiregeometryintheviewportandpressDoneinthepromptarea b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(seal_section) c. ClickOK

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19. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype b. Selectthethreeparts:flange,groove,andseal c. SelectAutooffsetfromotherinstances d. ClickOK

20. InthetoolboxareaclickontheTranslateInstanceicon a. Selectthegroovegeometry,clickDone b. Selectthereferencepointonthegroovegeometry. c. Enter0,0forendpoint,PressEnter d. ClickOk

21. InthetoolboxareaclickontheTranslateInstanceicon a. Selecttheseal,clickDone

b. Selectthelowerrightcorneroftheseal. c. Selectthelowerrightcornerofthegroove. d. ClickOk

22. InthetoolboxareaclickontheTranslateInstanceicon a. Selecttheflangegeometry,clickDone b. Selectthereferencepointontheflangegeometry. c. Enter(0,6)forendpoint,PressEnter d. ClickOk

e. Thecompletedassemblyshouldnowlooklikeisshownbelow.

23. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,selectDynamic,Explicit,andclickContinue b. Acceptthedefaultsettings,clickOK

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24. DoubleclickontheAmplitudesnodeinthemodeltree a. Nametheamplitudedisp_amplitude,selectSmoothstepfortype,clickContinue b. Enterthepoints(0,0)and(1,1)onthefirstandsecondlinesrespectively.

25. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. Nametheboundaryconditionfix_grooveandselectSymmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastreforthe type.

b. SelectthereferencepointonthegroovegeometryandclickDone c. SelectENCASTREfortheboundaryconditionandclickOK

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26. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. Nametheboundaryconditionrestrain_flangeandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype. b. Selectthereferencepointontheflange. c. Setthexdisplacementto0.Setthezrotationto0 d. LeavetheAmplitudeon(Instantaneous),ClickOK

27. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree e. Nametheboundaryconditionflange_dispandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype. f. Selectthereferencepointontheflange. g. Settheydisplacementto2.5. h. Selecttheamplitudecreatedabove(disp_amplitude),clickOK

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28. DoubleclickontheInteractionPropertiesnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheinteractionpropertiesandselectContactforthetype,clickContinue

b. OntheMechanicaltabSelectTangentialBehavior i. SetthefrictionformulationtoPenalty ii. SetFrictionCoefficientto0.5 c. OntheMechanicaltabSelectNormalBehavior d. Acceptdefaults,ClickOK

29. DoubleclickontheInteractionsnodeinthemodeltree a. Nametheinteraction,selectSelfcontact(Explicit),andclickContinue b. ClicktheSurfacesbuttoninthelowerrightoftheviewport c. IntheRegionSelectionwindowselectseal1.seal_surface,clickContinue d. Changethecontactinteractionpropertiestotheonecreatedabove(ifnotalreadydone) e. ClickOK

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30. DoubleclickontheInteractionsnodeinthemodeltree a. Nametheinteraction,selectSurfacetosurfacecontact(Explicit),andclickContinue b. IntheRegionSelectionwindowselectseal1.seal_surface,andclickContinue c. ClickSurfaceforsecondsurfacetype d. IntheRegionSelectionwindowselectflange1.flange_surface,andclickContinue e. Changethecontactinteractionpropertiestotheonecreatedabove(ifnotalreadydone) f. ClickOK

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 31. Repeattocreatesurfacetosurfacecontactbetweenseal1.seal_surfaceandgroove1.groove_surface 32. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheSealpart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign ElementTypeicon a. SelectExplicitforelementtype b. SelectLinearforgeometricorder c. SelectPlaneStrainforfamily d. Notethatthenameoftheelement(CPE4R)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols e. SelectOK

33. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignMeshControlsicon a. Selectallofthegeometry b. ChangetheelementshapetoQuad

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34. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedParticon a. UnderSizingControlssetApproximateglobalsizeto0.23,ClickOK

35. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon a. ClickYes

36. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode

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a. Namethejobcompress_seal b. Givethejobadescription,clickContinue c. Acceptdefaults,clickOK

37. InthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreatedandselectSubmit a. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted,andselectMonitor

b. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbesafely ignored

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38. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob,andselectResults

39. Displaythedeformedcontourofthe(Von)Misesstressoverlaidwiththeundeformedgeometry a. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons i. PlotContoursonDeformedShape ii. AllowMultiplePlotStates iii. PlotUndeformedShape

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40. Tochangetheoutputbeingdisplayed,inthemenubarclickonResults FieldOutput a. Animportantquantityforthistypeofanalysiswouldbethecontactpressurebetweenthesealand theflange. b. Selectthecontactpressureatsurfacenodes(CPRESS) c. ClickOK

41. Theareaofselfcontactcanbeseenwherethefilletareafoldedontoitself.

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42. Anotherquantitythatmightbeofinterestistheforcerequiredtocompresstheseal.Thiscanbeobtained fromthereactionforceattheflangereferencepoint. a. Tochangetheoutputbeingdisplayed,inthemenubarclickonResults FieldOutput b. Selectthereactionforceatnodes(RF) i. SelectRF2undercomponentsfortheverticalreactionforce. c. ClickOK

d. e. f. g.

FromthemenubarselectTools Query FromtheQuerywindow,selectProbeValues IntheProbeValueswindowselectNodesintheProbe:dropdownmenu CheckRF,RF2

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h. Intheviewport,clickontheflangereferencepoint.Thevalueofthereactionforcewillappearinthe ProbeValueswindow. i. Sincethisisaplanestrainanalysis,thereportedforceisaperunitlengthvalue.

43. InthemenutreedoubleclickontheXYDatanode(orrightclickonXYDataandselectCreate) a. Note:AllXYdataandplotsareonlysavedforthecurrentsession.WhenAbaqusisclosedtheywill notbesavedwiththemodeloreventheoutputdatabase. b. SelectODBhistoryoutputforSouce.ClickContinue c. SelectArtificialstrainenergy:ALLAEforWholeModel,clickSaveAs d. NamethedataALLAEandclickOK.

e. SelectInternalenergy:ALLIEforWholeModel,clickSaveAs f. NamethedataALLIEandclickOK g. ClickDismisstocloseHistoryOutputwindow.

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44. ExpandtheXYDatanode a. DoubleclickonALLAEtoplotthedata. b. Inthemenutree,clicktheXYCurveOptionsicon. c. MakesurethatALLAEisselectedundercurves. d. IntheThicknessdropdownmenuselectthelargestlinethickness. e. ClickDismiss

f.

Inthemenutree,rightclickonALLIEunderXYDataandselectAddtoPlot

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g. Theartificialenergyissmallcomparedtothetotalinternalenergyofthesystem.

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