Plate applying force to a tube - nonlinear analysis ansys

[Dan Banbury]

I am trying to apply a force to the tube structure via the plate. I am struggling to get this to solve.
Current set up is as follows:

1. Frictionless contact between the two compenents
2. displacement constraing the plate in the x direction
3. force applied to the plate

Could anyone offer some advice/suggestions please?

 

[Illmatic1]

I would suggest adding a rotational spring between the plate and the tube structure. This will allow you to apply a force to the plate that will be transferred to the tube structure and will also ensure that the plate remains in contact with the tube structure. Additionally, you can add a damping term to the spring to control the motion of the plate when the force is applied. Once you have this set up, you can then solve for the force required to achieve a certain displacement. Hope this helps!