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Corner effect

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Anonymous
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Corner effect

By using fusion mesh, the deflection due to Corner effect can be isolated from total deflection when running wapage analysis, but with 3d mesh model to run wapage, there is no this option of Corner effect.

 

The question is if running warpage with 3d mesh model already consider the corner effect?

And which mesh model would be better to use for running warpage when we encounter the particular part with long side wall?

 

Best wishes

Thanks

 

XYang101

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Anonymous
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The corner effect is caused by differences between shrinkages in the in-plane and thickness direction on curved or angled parts.

 

2.5 D solvers treat the thickness direction differently over the in-plane so they need a special handler for the corner effect. In 3D the corner effect is obtained naturaly.

 

The question about the best analysis between 3D and 2.5 D is a complicated one, that is why Moldflow provides both options:

  • If we have a lot of chunky regions (length to thickness ratio is less than five) or a lot of unmatched elements on fusion mesh, then 3D is your friend
  • If you have a poor surface mesh to begin with (not "watertight", 3D meshing produces a lot of bad aspect ratio elements, etc.) you might want to use the fusion rather than spend a lot of effort cleaning the mesh
  • If you need a lot of elements across the thickness then 2.5D is better - we can easily go to 20 layers across the thickness, while on 3D, usually more than 10 layers means huge models (especially if the molding is very slender)
  • Otherwise, both analyses should give similar results
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Anonymous
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Many  thanks for your suggestion

 

It's very helpful for me

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vherna48
in reply to: Anonymous

Hello, 

 

when you said "In 3D the corner effect is obtained naturally." what do you mean with "naturally"?

if I am using a 3D mesh,  are the corner effects included in the results?  I have not to indicate to solver to calculate it, is it correct?    

 

Thanks and regards

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Alex.Bakharev
in reply to: vherna48

Hi Vherna,

 

Yes this is correct. The corner effect is caused by thickness shrinkage been different from the in-plane shrinkage. In 2.5D simulation it requires separate calculations, in true 3D it is obtained automatically so far as the shrinkages are right.

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