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Method and apparatus for simulating a mechanical operation

  • US 5,402,366 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1992
  • Issued: 03/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for simulating a mechanical operation by monitoring a flow of a deformable material, said method comprising the steps of:

  • initially defining an analysis space which includes a first analysis region filled with said material and a second analysis region free from said material;

    dividing said analysis space into a plurality of divided elements over said first and said second analysis regions;

    distributing particles in said divided elements which are located in said first analysis region; and

    monitoring movement of said particles in said analysis space with reference to at least one predetermined material property of said material, said analysis space being kept unchanged while said first and said second analysis regions are changed with time.

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