3 Replies Latest reply on Feb 19, 2015 8:17 PM by Jared Conway

Can you do CFD and FEA at the same time.

Adam Staszak Feb 19, 2015 5:02 PM

I want to model the deflection of a "reed valve" due to flow though a hole. Is it possible? the reed valve is flat crossed the hole and when flow beings the reed valve is deflected away form the flow. is it possible to model that deflection buy just doing flow?

Re: Can you do CFD and FEA at the same time.

Jared Conway Feb 19, 2015 5:22 PM (in response to Adam Staszak)

there is no fluid structure interaction in solidworks simulation

but you can do a decoupled analysis where you run the flow and then find the displacement due to the pressure

or move to something like abaqus that can couple them together
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Re: Can you do CFD and FEA at the same time.

Adam Staszak Feb 19, 2015 5:34 PM (in response to Adam Staszak)

Yeah that's what i was thinking, run fea to see the pressure vs displacement, then do the flow and match the flow to the deflection.

So is there a way to say the profile of the deformed part?
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  Jared Conway Feb 19, 2015 8:17 PM (in response to Adam Staszak)
  
  yes in sim pro and higher you can export the deformed part
  
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