Needle Penetration
Application ID: 140001
Modeling the penetration of a needle into soft materials, such as gelatin, involves several complex mechanical challenges, including large deformations, high friction, contact forces, and material failure. This example simulates the needle insertion process into tissue-like materials using a cohesive zone model to capture the fracture behavior.
This model example illustrates applications of this type that would nominally be built using the following products:
however, additional products may be required to completely define and model it. Furthermore, this example may also be defined and modeled using components from the following product combinations:
- COMSOL Multiphysics® and
- Structural Mechanics Module and
- either the Geomechanics Module, or Nonlinear Structural Materials Module
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