Friction In TimeDependent, Modal Studies

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Hello,

I want to simulate a phononic metamatreial and I want to include the friction in my simualtion. Based on previous discussions I learned that friction cannot be integrated into Frequncy Domain study due to its nonlinear nature which cannot be captured in linear harmonic study. It was suggested to use time dependent. My target is to get tranmission loss vs frequncy. So my question is that can I use time-dependent modal study to integrate the nonlinear nature of friction or I should use general time-dependent study. In latter case, should I get the input/output displacmeemnt at probes for each frequncy to get the transmission loss? Is this simulation reliable?

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4 Replies Last Post 2024年7月22日 GMT-4 23:06
Henrik Sönnerlind COMSOL Employee

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Posted: 3 months ago 2024年7月11日 GMT-4 12:12
Updated: 3 months ago 2024年7月12日 GMT-4 02:29

You cannot have nonlinearities in a modal study, so you must use a standard Time Dependent study.

This kind of analysis, where you are forced to run periodic problems in time domain is computationally very expensive. For each frequency, you must time-step many periods until you reach a stabilized solution that is independent of the initial conditions.

You can get some improvement by trying approximate the initial conditions using a linear frequency domain study.

As an inspiration, take a look at this example:

https://www.comsol.com/model/download/1254561/bracket_general_periodic.pdf
https://www.comsol.com/model/download/1254561/bracket_general_periodic.mph

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Henrik Sönnerlind
COMSOL
You cannot have nonlinearities in a modal study, so you must use a standard Time Dependent study. This kind of analysis, where you are forced to run periodic problems in time domain is computationally very expensive. For each frequency, you must time-step many periods until you reach a stabilized solution that is independent of the initial conditions. You can get some improvement by trying approximate the initial conditions using a linear frequency domain study. As an inspiration, take a look at this example:

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Posted: 3 months ago 2024年7月15日 GMT-4 12:11

Thank you very much Henrik,

Im not clear about the initial conditions using a linear frequency domain study. Do you mean I need to find the band gaps from freuncy domain and just consider them? Im also using parameteric sweep to repeat the simulation for couple of frequncies. Also, Im running simulation for 2D problem using Time dependent and simplify the model as simple as possible for just one unit cell, but after one day it was progressoed for 7%. To capture the contact I refined my mesh as much as possible and reduced time step. I used columb friction and applied a sinosouidal displacement. Otherwise it cannot capture the contact. I can see that reciprocal of step size convergance graph remained constant and didnt changed. Hence, I guess that simulation is correct but only requires imporvement of solver configuration.

Thank you!

Thank you very much Henrik, Im not clear about the initial conditions using a linear frequency domain study. Do you mean I need to find the band gaps from freuncy domain and just consider them? Im also using parameteric sweep to repeat the simulation for couple of frequncies. Also, Im running simulation for 2D problem using Time dependent and simplify the model as simple as possible for just one unit cell, but after one day it was progressoed for 7%. To capture the contact I refined my mesh as much as possible and reduced time step. I used columb friction and applied a sinosouidal displacement. Otherwise it cannot capture the contact. I can see that reciprocal of step size convergance graph remained constant and didnt changed. Hence, I guess that simulation is correct but only requires imporvement of solver configuration. Thank you!

Henrik Sönnerlind COMSOL Employee

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Posted: 3 months ago 2024年7月17日 GMT-4 02:30

I just meant that for each frequency in your sweep, you need a new set of initial conditions for the time-dependent analysis.

I would add two study steps inside the parametric sweep over frequencies: One frequency-domain step with a linear version of the model (Friction node suppressed), and one time-dependent step using the results from the first study step as initial conditions.

The success of a such an approach hinges on the assumption that the friction gives a small correction to the response. If not, it is hardly worth the effort.

Note that 'good' initial conditions typically have almost zero displacement, but maximum velocities. If you start from a complete zero solution, then it takes more time to find the stable (nonharmonic) cycle in the time-domain analysis.

A final general remark on nonlinear problems with harmonic excitation: It is not always they have a periodic solution at all. Also problems with friction can exhibit chaotic behavior.

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Henrik Sönnerlind
COMSOL
I just meant that for each frequency in your sweep, you need a new set of initial conditions for the time-dependent analysis. I would add two study steps inside the parametric sweep over frequencies: One frequency-domain step with a linear version of the model (*Friction* node suppressed), and one time-dependent step using the results from the first study step as initial conditions. The success of a such an approach hinges on the assumption that the friction gives a small correction to the response. If not, it is hardly worth the effort. Note that 'good' initial conditions typically have almost zero displacement, but maximum velocities. If you start from a complete zero solution, then it takes more time to find the stable (nonharmonic) cycle in the time-domain analysis. A final general remark on nonlinear problems with harmonic excitation: It is not always they have a periodic solution at all. Also problems with friction can exhibit chaotic behavior.

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Posted: 2 months ago 2024年7月22日 GMT-4 23:06
Updated: 2 months ago 2024年7月25日 GMT-4 15:32

Thsnk you very much Henrik,

I think the effect of friction should be significant.

I recelty tried ACOUSITC>> SOLID >> ELASTICWAVE study and the speed of convergance us pretty fast. However, I see discountinuty in my displacement responses from the input and output probe. Is this normal? Can I use this module instead?

Thank you!

Thsnk you very much Henrik, I think the effect of friction should be significant. I recelty tried ACOUSITC>> SOLID >> ELASTICWAVE study and the speed of convergance us pretty fast. However, I see discountinuty in my displacement responses from the input and output probe. Is this normal? Can I use this module instead? Thank you!

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