Moving ball in tube

xatzi · February 20, 2018, 15:47

I am trying to simulate the movement of a ball in a tube because of the fluid flow inside said tube. I have trouble using the moving mesh option with the 6DoF solver as the ball that i created only reacts to the gravity and it does not bounce of the wall of the tube as it should. Any ideas of what i am doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

Far · February 20, 2018, 23:39

It is not trivial. You can set the physics yourself through udf for that to happen.

February 20, 2018, 15:47	Moving ball in tube	#1
xatzi New Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 9	I am trying to simulate the movement of a ball in a tube because of the fluid flow inside said tube. I have trouble using the moving mesh option with the 6DoF solver as the ball that i created only reacts to the gravity and it does not bounce of the wall of the tube as it should. Any ideas of what i am doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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February 20, 2018, 23:39		#2
Far Senior Member Sijal Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Islamabad Posts: 4,560 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 55	It is not trivial. You can set the physics yourself through udf for that to happen.