PAM-RTM for CATIA V5

Demo using the CPD link Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

CPD model Open file Demo-RTM-V5-CPD.CATPart

It contains a CPD model with 4 plies of Carbon (0, 45, -45, 90) covering the whole part Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

RTM Workbench Switch to the RTM workbench Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

RTM Workbench Create a new RTM analysis Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

Mesh the part The first step is to mesh the part Switch to the Advanced Meshing Tool Workbench Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

Mesh the part Select the Advanced Surface Mesher Tool Click on the part Select the frontal triangle method, assign a mesh size of 10 mm and click OK Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

Mesh the part Select the domain specifications Create 4 domains containing the surfaces of the fillets around the holes Assign a mesh size of 2 mm for these domains (Frontal Tria method) Exit the Advanced Surface Mesher and update the mesh Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

CPD 2D Property Switch back to the RTM workbench Create a CPD 2D Property Select all the faces one by one (48 faces) Select the Material File Demo-RTM-V5-CPD.CATMaterial and click OK Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

CPD 2D Property To check the CPD 2D Property is using what is defined in the CPD model, it is possible to compute the Mesh Only Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

CPD 2D Property Create an image of the CPD 2D Property. Select the number of plies to check that all the elements have 4 plies It is possible to plot the permeability directions, thickness….

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Define Boundary Conditions Define an inlet pressure of 1 Bar (1e5 Pa) and an outlet pressure of 0.1 Bar as shown above Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

Define Boundary Conditions Define an outlet pressure of 0.1 Bar as shown above Save and launch the computation Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

Post Processing Plot filling times Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.

Post Processing Create an animation of the filling Copyright © ESI Group, 2008. All rights reserved.