{"id":453940,"date":"2026-03-07T21:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/is-solid-domain-meshing-to-compute-wall-deformation-due-to-fluid-pressure\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T21:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:24:45","slug":"is-solid-domain-meshing-to-compute-wall-deformation-due-to-fluid-pressure","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/is-solid-domain-meshing-to-compute-wall-deformation-due-to-fluid-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Solid Domain Meshing to Compute Wall Deformation Due to Fluid Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;Hi,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;I have a question regarding the correct setup for calculating wall deformation caused by fluid pressure in ANSYS.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;In my case, fluid pressure from a CFD simulation is applied on the pipe wall, and I want to evaluate the resulting structural deformation of the wall.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;My question is:&lt;br&gt;Is it necessary to explicitly define and mesh the solid domain in order to compute the wall deformation, or is there a way to obtain the deformation without creating a full solid mesh?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;As a preliminary step, I am planning to test this using a simple pipe model and perform structural analysis based on the fluid pressure distribution.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;I would appreciate any guidance on the recommended modeling approach or best practices for this type of problem.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your help.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-453940","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-fsi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_topic_id":["453940"],"_bbp_subscription":["649866","13659"],"_bbp_author_ip":["47.218.206.62"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["454603"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["454603"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-03-16 14:58:01"],"_bbp_reply_count":["1"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["649866","13659"],"_btv_view_count":["65"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"trytobeanastamu-edu"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/453940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/453940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}