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Effectively, I am interested in the vertical component of pressure acting on the bumper for a given vertical displacement of the bumper above some reference position. [See schematic &amp; video of rolling lobe air spring below]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To start with, I want to ask a couple of questions:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What workflow is best suited for this problem (i.e One way FSI, Coupled Fluent &amp; Mechanical)<\/li>\n<li>Where can I find resources on Dynamic Meshing and setting contact regions in fluent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;<a title=\"Rolling lobe at work\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/QFSNYaQ-SWY?si=rk4S6UGI7Y8XrW06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling lobe at work<\/a>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/30-12-2024-1735558491-Capture.PNG\" alt=\"\" \/>I look forward to hearing from you!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kind Regards&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;P.S &#8211; I apologise if my question has not been posted to the correct channel&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;hover-tools&#8221; style=&#8221;display: none;&#8221;&gt;&lt;div id=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;hover-tools&#8211;container&#8221;&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;icon highlighter&#8211;icon-copy&#8221; title=&#8221;Copy&#8221;&gt; &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;icon highlighter&#8211;icon-change-color&#8221; title=&#8221;Change Color&#8221;&gt; &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;icon highlighter&#8211;icon-delete&#8221; title=&#8221;Delete&#8221;&gt; &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;hover-tools&#8221; style=&#8221;display: none;&#8221;&gt;&lt;div id=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;hover-tools&#8211;container&#8221;&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;icon highlighter&#8211;icon-copy&#8221; title=&#8221;Copy&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;icon highlighter&#8211;icon-change-color&#8221; title=&#8221;Change Color&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&#8221;highlighter&#8211;icon highlighter&#8211;icon-delete&#8221; title=&#8221;Delete&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-401835","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-fsi-transient-1","topic-tag-fluent","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-workbench"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello!I am new to Ansys and I am using it as part of my dissertation related to obtaining the force-deflection curve of a rolling lobe air spring. 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