Thanks cbrn. Your comments are really valuable. I will try the different things you mentioned coz my model is still have some problems when there are multiple contact pairs even with much more substeps.
Regards.
Rick
Hello All,
I am doing some piping analysis using ANSYS Piping module (Piping Run), instead of using a fixed boundary, I want to define a boundary with some freedom to move, i.e. Ux less than 1mm & Uy less than 2mm. But I could not find a perfect way to do this, though the PGAP command seems to...
Thanks Transient1.
I have solved the problem by giving more sub-steps to the solution process. In my model, I am using solid contact element (contact170 and contact174). After the contact is set-up, I can see them.
From your post, it seems pipe element can also be used to model contact. If...
Hey,
I am doing a contact modeling for pipe in pipe structure. Basically, my 3D pipe model has two annulus pipes,i.e. a small OD pipe is sitting in the middle of a large OD pipe. In ANSYS GUI 'Contact Manger', I defined the following contact pair: Pick Target-> large pipe inner wall, Pick...