pyvista.examples.downloads.download_fea_hertzian_contact_cylinder

download_fea_hertzian_contact_cylinder(load=True)

Download a hertzian contact finite element solution.

Hertzian contact is referred to the frictionless contact between two bodies. Spherical contact is a special case of the Hertz contact, which is between two spheres, or as in the case of this dataset, between a sphere and the surface of a half space (flat plane).

Parameters:

loadbool, default: True

Load the dataset after downloading it when True. Set this to False and only the filename will be returned.

Returns:

pyvista.UnstructuredGrid | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

Plot by part ID.

>>> import numpy as np
>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> grid = examples.download_fea_hertzian_contact_cylinder()
>>> grid.plot(scalars='PartID', cmap=['green', 'blue'], show_scalar_bar=False)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Plot the absolute value of the component stress in the Z direction.

>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> z_stress = np.abs(grid['Stress'][:, 2])
>>> _ = pl.add_mesh(
...     grid,
...     scalars=z_stress,
...     clim=[0, 1.2e9],
...     cmap='jet',
...     lighting=True,
...     show_edges=False,
...     ambient=0.2,
... )
>>> pl.camera_position = 'xz'
>>> pl.camera.zoom(1.4)
>>> pl.show()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

See also

Fea Hertzian Contact Cylinder Dataset

See this dataset in the Dataset Gallery for more info.

Fea Bracket Dataset

Aero Bracket Dataset

Notch Stress Dataset

Notch Displacement Dataset