April 15, 2023 at 8:32 am
Ansys Employee
Hi, here some other interesting links:
- https://ansyskm.ansys.com/forums/topic/ansys-material-designer-user-defined-rves-representative-volume-elements/
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345978642_Modelling_of_Hybrids_Materials
In such case, the main problem is to have a mix between solid foam and air, which can brings some solving issues (convergence problem given the high difference in terms of properties between air and the matrix...).
Another solution is to use Ansys Discovery (or SpaceClaim), and to define a lattice. There is a pre-defined library of lattices which can be used to design your product.
https://www.ansys.com/resource-center/video/spaceclaim-3-d-lattice-structures
But at which scale would you like to investigate your materials?