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Hello 小松,
ALE can be considered as an independent hydrocode solver, or it can also "couple" with our LS-DYNA solver to provide for fluid-structure interaction (FSI). In that case, the ALE materials can interact with the LAG parts/mats.
There are 2 ALE solver versions:
OLD solver version = unstructured ALE mesh allowed ==> uses *CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID (CLIS) for providing the interaction between the ALE mats (fluids) and the LAG structure.
NEW solver version = assumes ALE mesh is structured (regular mesh indices in XYZ dirs), so it is called STRUCTURED-ALE (or SALE) ==> this uses *ALE_STRUCTURED_MESH_FSI (for coupling) which is a simplified but much easier to use version of CLIS. I would use the newer SALE. Both will require a lot of time investment in learning how to use.
To your question:
Air may be defined via *MAT_NULL + *EOS_IDEAL_GAS.
Pls consult the ANSYS Learning Hub for online seminar on ALE before using it. It will save you lots of time.
Ian Do