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[Frederico Ricca]

Hello, I'm a master's student currently working on my thesis. My job is to find a numerical tool capable of simulating the squeeze flow of an adhesive fluid when it is pressed by a moving substrate against a fixed substrate. I know that the speed could be something like 0.1 mm/s. The initial thickness should be 2 mm and the final thickness should be 1 mm. My question is, do I need to run an FSI simulation or can I just use fluent? If so, what steps will the solution take? What could be the boundary conditions? Thank you!

[Rob]

Assuming the two plates aren't deformed by the fluid then Fluent with VOF will work. You will need moving mesh to simulate the squeezing effect.