This can help manufacturers to come up with good designs in a short span of time reducing design cycle time, reducing physical prototyping, and testing as well as being confident on product performance in the field.Ībaqus product suite from Dassault Systèmes is an efficient tool for transient dynamic procedure that is required for drop simulations to generate more realistic loads. The aim of this blog is to show case how finite element simulation can help in virtually drop testing these products under realistic loads and conditions. Similar to any other engineered products these containers have to undergo multiple design changes and physical validations before being rolled out for production. It is highly crucial for them to conduct physical drop tests on these containers under above conditions to be confident on its performance. With high warranty life, it is crucial for the manufacturers to consider different aspects such as operating conditions in terms of weather, abusive loads and usage while designing these containers. Made of polymer material, which is ductile in nature, their behaviour is subject to change in extreme cold conditions to more hardened and brittle. These outdoor containers experience harsh weather conditions in winter. These containers typically come with the manufacturer’s warranty of at least 10 years.

Plastic containers are common sight in day-to-day life.

Plastic Container Drop Simulation with Realistic loads

Abaqus documentation 6.14 pdf