5.5. ALE Support

*ALE_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP

The *ALE_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP keyword is automatically added with a separate multi-material group for each body defined with a reference frame set to S-ALE Domain or S-ALE Fill, or included in a section definition with element formulation type 11 (1 point ALE Multi-Material Element).

*ALE_STRUCTURED_MESH

*ALE_STRUCTURED_MESH_CONTROL_POINTS

The *ALE_STRUCTURED_MESH and associated *ALE_STRUCTURE_MESH_CONTROL_POINTS keywords are added for each body with the S-ALE Domain reference frame. Refer to ALE Workflow for further details.

*INITIAL_DETONATION

An *INITIAL_DETONATION keyword is added for each detonation point in the analysis. Detonation points are applied to all high explosive materials by default.

Card 1

  • X = X Coordinate field of the Detonation Point

  • Y = Y Coordinate field of the Detonation Point

  • Z = Z Coordinate field of the Detonation Point

  • LT = Detonation Time field of the Detonation Point

*INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_GEOMETRY

The *INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_GEOMETRY keyword is added when the model contains S-ALE bodies (that is, those with Reference Frame S-ALE Domain or S-ALE Fill). The S-ALE Domain bodies are used to fill the Background ALE Mesh card and each S-ALE Fill body is added as Container card. If the S-ALE Fill bodies have a Velocity initial condition, then the details are included in the Container card.

*ALE_VOID_PART

Added when a Section is defined with element formulation 12.

*ALE_ESSENTIAL_BOUNDARY

Added when the ALE Boundary object is part of the analysis.

*ALE_STRUCTURED_FSI / *CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID

Added when a Coupling object is defined under the Connections branch. The keyword used depends on the Fluid Structure Interaction Type chosen. See Section Coupling for further details.