[Gmsh] ContactElements

[Eric Nutsch]

Yep, its over my head.   "Bump"

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Fernando Diego <fslack at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Eric,
> first to all I sincerely appreciate your response,
>
>
> 2010/3/11 Eric Nutsch <ericnutsch at gmail.com>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am not certain what you mean by "contact elements". Do you mean
>> physical entities? Physical entities are used as place holders so the
>> solver can locate the entities and apply boundary conditions to them.
>>
>> If you are thinking of something else, extra information would be
>> helpful.
>
> I told you what is my problem, when I mesh I have a mould (one surface) and
> part (other surface), after that I need to define contact elements (elements
> whose dimension is zero and have two nodes, one that belongs to a part and
> another to a  mould) between the common nodes on two meshes (or surfaces)
> then apply the boundary conditions (depending on the timing of the process I
> have conduction or radiation plus convection on this elements) and I need
> the same for the part and  enviromental elements, to apply convection
> boundary conditions (you clarify that these elements must be two nodes, and
> when I add these elements to mesh it doesn't add nodesbut if elements).
> I clarified that I need this for my own FEM program.
>
>  Fernando.
>
>>
>> Eric Nutsch
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Fernando Diego <fslack at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > I'm modeling solidification problem and I need to define the contact
>> > elements between;  s.g. cast iron/mould elements and mould/environmental
>> > elements, my question is;
>> >
>> > ¿Is possible to define this contact elements?,
>> > in the case that answer is affirmative;
>> > ¿How do i do it?.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> > Fernando Diego Carazo Rodriguez.
>> >
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>> > -- Ernesto Sábato.
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