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Model ID: 206

Hyperelastic Seal

Loads that depend on the deformation are often termed follower loads. The most common case is a pressure directed along the normal to a surface which deforms. In general, both the direction of the load and the area of the loaded surface will change. This model studies the force-deflection relation of a car door seal made from a soft rubber. The seal is compressed between a stationary plane surface and an indenting cylinder.

The model uses an hyperelastic material model together with formulations that can account for the very large deformations.

The deformed shape at the end of the solution without internal pressure. The deformation scale is 1:1, that is a true shape.

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