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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation LS Dyna SALE Sensor to Capture Element Pressure History Reply To: SALE Sensor to Capture Element Pressure History

Ian Do
Ansys Employee

Hello Peter,

To define the sensor:

- define a node ==> 

- define a segment (this could be a dummy LAG segment) that this node belongs to so the code can establish a normal vector ==> 

- define the offset distance along that normal => a sensor will be located at the tip of that vector

a "sensor" will be attached to a Lagrangian segment/node and moves with it.
the p inside the ALE elm which is passed by by this sensor is saved.  The
p history result may plotted from either the binary file or ASCII file output (user can choose)

$===============================================================================
*DATABASE_FSI_SENSOR
$       DT    BINARY
      0.01
$ DBFSI_ID       NID SEGMENTID    OFFSET       ND1       ND2       ND3
        11        72        37       0.5
      12        59       261       0.5
$===============================================================================
Hope this helps.

Regards,
Ian Do, PhD

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