LOAD_PRESSURE

Loads

*LOAD_PRESSURE
"Optional title"
coid
entype, enid, cid, $sf$, $t_{beg}$, $t_{end}$, csysid, gid${}_{SPH}$

Parameter definition

Variable
Description
coid
Command ID (optional)
entype
Entity type
options: P, PS, G, GS, FS, SPH, ALL
enid
Entity identification number
cid
ID of a CURVE or FUNCTION defining pressure versus time
$sf$
Pressure curve scale factor
default: 1
$t_{beg}$
Start time
default: 0
$t_{end}$
End time
default: 1.0e10
csysid
Optional coordinate system ID. If defined, only surfaces visible from its origin are exposed to the pressure load
default: not used
gid${}_{SPH}$
ID of a GEOMETRY enclosing included SPH particles (entype = SPH only)

Description

Definition of pressure boundary condition.

Example

Constant pressure

The following commands define a constant pressure load of 1 MPa on the top surface of the part shown in the figure below.

*LOAD_PRESSURE G, 222, 123 *CURVE 123 0.0, 1.0e6 1.0, 1.0e6 *GEOMETRY_SEED_NODE 222 4000
Plate with holes
Plate with holes
Seed node on top surface with id 4000