{"id":359997,"date":"2024-04-02T12:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/input-periodic-boundary-conditions-in-a-unit-cell\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T12:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:59:48","slug":"input-periodic-boundary-conditions-in-a-unit-cell","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/input-periodic-boundary-conditions-in-a-unit-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"Input periodic boundary conditions in a unit cell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Ansys Forum community,<\/p>\n

I am performing static structural simulations of structures, that look like this:<\/p>\n

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A thermal condition is applied in the three parts shown and I evaluate the deformation of the structure at the end.<\/p>\n

However, these structures represent unit cells of a larger one. So, in theory, I would have several unit cells around this one that I am simulating.<\/p>\n

This should have an impact in the deformation, since the unit cells around may restrict the movement of the single unit cell.<\/p>\n

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I would like to apply a periodic boundary condition, so the software could simulate, as if there were several unit cells around the one I modelled, without having to model a structure with several unit cells. Is it possible?<\/p>\n

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Thank you! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-359997","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-thermal-1","topic-tag-Periodicboundarycondition-1","topic-tag-static-structural","topic-tag-unitcell-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t