Inflation simulation

Famous_MortimerFamous_Mortimer
I have an application where there are two flat plates resistance welded together 1" in from the edges all the way around the perimeter. The plates have an opening where it can be inflated to form a channel. Could this deformation be modeled in Mecway?

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  • VictorVictor
    Yes. You can use Nonlinear Static 3D analysis type with the CCX solver. To join the plates, you probably need edges of the mesh along the boundary of the weld then you can join them with bonded contact or merged nodes if the have the same surface meshes. Use a pressure load on the internal surfaces to inflate it. It can be time dependent (with Analysis settings -> Quasi-static) so you can capture the whole history of the inflation.
  • Famous_MortimerFamous_Mortimer
    edited January 2020
    It worked. Thanks for the advice.
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