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rjw March 1, 2017 23:34

Low-level problem: cannot get FSI to work here
 
Alright, I am still relatively new to ANSYS, but I have exhaustively watched tutorials on YT pertaining to fluid-structure interaction.

I am attempting to simulate the deformation of this structure

http://imgur.com/vlMVIy9

due to pulsing pressure (it is a replacement heart valve). The individual leaves of the assembly look like this:

http://imgur.com/3Dkgqy0

Now, I am able to get the transient structural analysis up and running (eg no errors in solving mesh or anything like that), but I am just absolutely defeated by the fluid component. I don't even know where I am not-even-wrong. Does anyone have any unpublished tutorials or guides on how to go about simulating this device?


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