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Negative value for Volumetric Shrinkage

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Gui_81
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Negative value for Volumetric Shrinkage

Hello,

 

I've this doubt for a long time...

 

How can I have negative values for volumetric shrinkage. I know that it happends when the material "expands" but in what circumstances?

If this result is obtained by the expression VS = average density/ density(Tamb, P0) the only way the result is negative is if one of the densitys is zero ??? What am I assuming wrong?

 

Thanks,

Gui

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abakharev
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Hi, Gui

 

The formula for the VS is:

VS=(Volume(freeze)/Volume(ambient)) -1.0=(Density(ambient)/Density(freeze))-1

 

it becomes negative if the density at freeze time (for 2.5D solvers average density over thickness) are higher than the material density at ambient conditions

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Gui_81
in reply to: abakharev

Hello abakharev,

 

Thanks a lot for the answer. now it's clear.

In AMI2013 at the help topics the formula is updated and easier to understand than one used at AMI2012.

 

V.S. = 100 X [ 1 - (average density / reference density) ]

 

reference state : pressure=0 and temperature= Tambient

 

Regards,

Gui 

 

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