RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE
Surface interaction is an important topic in engineering, and it is generally recognized that the roughness of a surface has a significant impact on numerous physical phenomena, including contact, wear, friction, and heat transmission. AbaqusTMis a robust finite element program commonly used in indu...
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description | Surface interaction is an important topic in engineering, and it is generally recognized that the roughness of a surface has a significant impact on numerous physical phenomena, including contact, wear, friction, and heat transmission. AbaqusTMis a robust finite element program commonly used in industry and academics to simulate these phenomena. Nonetheless, generating rough surface models with Abaqus/CAE is quite challenging and may necessitate the usage of auxiliary tools. We present a plug-in called RufGen for automatic finite element model generation of rough surfaces in an Abaqus/CAE environment. RufGen supports all accessible Abaqus elements, from 2D-wire to 3D-solid. The rough surface can be constructed by importing the measured surface profile data as a text file or by entering geometrical parameters through a graphical user interface. An illustrative example is provided for describing the use of RufGen, an open source project available on GitHub. |
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spelling | doaj.art-2639a90cc09843a38b4a78ddf7ac866c2023-05-27T04:25:56ZengElsevierSoftwareX2352-71102023-05-0122101380RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAEYoungbin Lim0Sangyul Ha1SIMULIA, Dassault Systèmes Korea, Seoul 06164, Republic of KoreaPKG Simulation, SK Hynix, Icheon 17336, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.Surface interaction is an important topic in engineering, and it is generally recognized that the roughness of a surface has a significant impact on numerous physical phenomena, including contact, wear, friction, and heat transmission. AbaqusTMis a robust finite element program commonly used in industry and academics to simulate these phenomena. Nonetheless, generating rough surface models with Abaqus/CAE is quite challenging and may necessitate the usage of auxiliary tools. We present a plug-in called RufGen for automatic finite element model generation of rough surfaces in an Abaqus/CAE environment. RufGen supports all accessible Abaqus elements, from 2D-wire to 3D-solid. The rough surface can be constructed by importing the measured surface profile data as a text file or by entering geometrical parameters through a graphical user interface. An illustrative example is provided for describing the use of RufGen, an open source project available on GitHub.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711023000766Finite element methodRoughnessAbaqusSurface interactionContact |
spellingShingle | Youngbin Lim Sangyul Ha RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE SoftwareX Finite element method Roughness Abaqus Surface interaction Contact |
title | RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE |
title_full | RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE |
title_fullStr | RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE |
title_full_unstemmed | RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE |
title_short | RufGen: A plug-in for rough surface generation in Abaqus/CAE |
title_sort | rufgen a plug in for rough surface generation in abaqus cae |
topic | Finite element method Roughness Abaqus Surface interaction Contact |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711023000766 |
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