Hi Robert
I have changed the quad8 to quad4 and have checked al the normals. Removed the triangular mesh from the contact region. seems from partial solution the contact is happening but the final solution does not converge. I will try a much smalle…
Many thanks for your prompt response, just to get my head round, how would you connect the thin shells to the tank? Do you have a sketch or a rough model you can share? Cheers