Taylor Bar
Bar A
This is a quarter model of a Taylor bar impacting a rigid wall. The Taylor bar is used in experiments to determine strain rate effects in metals. The input deck A is set up for a Lagrangian analysis. Elements at the bottom of the bar get highly deformed.
Bar B
This is a quarter model of a Taylor bar impacting a rigid wall. In input deck B ALE smoothing and 1st order advection is used. During deformation process, elements at the bottom of the bar stay more well-shaped in comparison to input deck A. Calculation takes about double the time.
Bar C
This is a quarter model of a Taylor bar impacting a rigid wall. In input deck C ALE smoothing and 2nd order advection is used. During deformation process, elements at the bottom of the bar stay more well-shaped in comparison to input deck A. Calculation takes about triple the time.
Bar D
This is a quarter model of a Taylor bar impacting a rigid wall. In input deck D ALE smoothing and 2nd order advection is used. Calculation time is reduced by increasing the number of cycles between advections.