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The sfe command was used to apply a penetration load to the contact unit on the right side of the sealing ring to simulate the inner cavity pressure, but the simulation always reported an error, indicating that the element on the rubber O-ring was seriously distorted.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/19-11-2023-1700379409-error.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>I also noticed that the results have warnings about sudden changes in contact status<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/19-11-2023-1700379621-Solution.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Is it a problem with the mesh quality? If so, I have run it before using a sparser grid and got complete results without reporting an error. This time I reduced the grid size of the rubber O-ring to the normal size before, but an error occurred. What is the reason?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/19-11-2023-1700380059-mesh.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/19-11-2023-1700380082-Distorted element.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d appreciate it if anyone could give me some advice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-318334","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"hi, I&#039;m working on a reciprocating actuator seal ring simulation. I used the axisymmetric model to explore the contact pressure of the seal ring. I gave the cylinder a downward displacement load to compress the seal (I know this is unreasonable in the axisymmetric model, but I ignored the strain effect of the cylinder). 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