Chapter 7 ALE Solver

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Overview
ALE (Arbitrary Lagrange Euler)

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Nodes on mesh boundaries and material interfaces move with the material (Lagrange) All other interior nodes may:
Move with the material (Lagrange) Remain fixed in space (Euler) Move independently of the material as prescribed by an applied motion constraint

Used to model solid continua, fluids and gases including fluid/structure interaction

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ALE Applications
The most efficient way of calculating the blast response of structures that do not deform significantly

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Strong structure

Mesh distortions cannot easily be avoided if gross deformation / failure occurs

Weak structure
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ALE Computation Cycle

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The ALE computation cycle is identical to the Lagrange computation cycle except for an additional rezoning step for interior nodes Interior nodes are rezoned according to specified motion constraints and the solution is mapped onto the new grid By default, all nodes in an ALE Part are Lagrangian
Motion constraints need to be explicitly applied to the grid

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ALE Motion Constraints / Setting Options

Motion Constraints
Free (Lagrange) Fixed (Euler) Equipotential Equal spaced in x, y or z Equal spaced along I, J and/or K lines Geometrically spaced I, J and/or K Flow averaged (2D only) User defined

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Setting Options
Cycle Frequency (default: every cycle) Iterations per cycle (default: 1) Relaxation Coefficient (default: 1-no relaxation)

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Example: Explosion in a container

Single ALE mesh Air has one atmosphere pressure TNT modeled as high pressure Air region No material interface between TNT and Air

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Example: Explosion in a container

Lagrange motion constraint for all nodes Large mesh deformations at TNT / Air interface Small time step Degenerate element stops calculation

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Example: Explosion in a container

Lagrange motion constraint for all concrete nodes Euler motion constraint for all other nodes

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Example: Explosion in a container

Lagrange motion constraint for all concrete nodes Equipotential motion constraint for all other nodes

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