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Have any seniors used ANSYS to perform stress analysis on multi-layer bellows? How exactly is modeling done? I’ve read some papers that mention using shell elements for modeling, but I’m not quite clear about the specific process. Contact relationships need to be established between layers – how can this be done using shell elements? I’ve been trying for a long time to figure out how to assess stress based on the specific results, and no one around me has done this before; I haven’t made any progress yet. I hope everyone can offer some help – thank you very much!
Once contact relationships need to be taken into account, it seems like a nonlinear problem, which is quite complex.
Mm-hmm, yes, the modeling part hasn’t been decided yet
General statics problems can be solved on one’s own. There isn’t a big difference between shell elements and solid elements, but when contact needs to be taken into account, things become more complex. First, there is the issue of software operation; the most difficult part is still the theory of finite elements. After obtaining the results, it is necessary to determine which stress evaluation theory should be used for assessment
Thank you. Have you done this before? I’d like to ask for your advice. I thought of an example: two plates interacting with each other, and I wanted to use shell elements for modeling. But shell elements represent only surfaces, so how can contact be established between the two plates?