Gate Valve operation

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Submitted by Theo_Score on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 12:16

Hi All,

I am doing some hopper flow discharge simulation of granular material. The hopper is fitted with a "stopper" at the discharging outlet. I want to periodically open the stopper (translation motion) from closed position to fully open within say 10 seconds of simulation time.

Which command do I use to allow the "stopper" fix to open periodically.

I look forward to your help.

Regards,

Theo_Score

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Westbrink | Thu, 12/01/2016 - 12:52

Hi Theo,

I suggest that the wiggle command can be solve the problem.
For example

fix move_stopper all move/mesh mesh stopper wiggle amplitude 1 0 0 period 10

For more details check the doc please.

Regards,
Westbrink