Study of cam and finger follower

[jorisromero66]

Hi!

I am working on the contact between a cam and a finger follower (see the pictures attached).

I used Simulation Mechanical to perform a stress analysis (MES with non linear materials).

Now I would like to simulate the heat generated at the contact point due to frictionnal loss to obtain the temperature evolution of the different parts while moving.

I have the heat flux generated at the contact point from analytical results but I don't now how to implement it (as a boundary condition?) at the contact area of the cam and follower in motion.

If someone has any idea on how to proceed, feel free to share! 🙂

[apolo_vanderberg]

This should be in the Simulation Mechanical forums not the Simulation CFD forums.

[jorisromero66]

Alright, sorry about that.

[Jon.Wilde]

We can move it from here I think, I'll do it 🙂