Gel object

The Gel object defines a swelling gel.

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Access

import material
mdb.models[name].materials[name].gel
import odbMaterial
session.odbs[name].materials[name].gel

Gel(...)

This method creates a Gel object.

Path

mdb.models[name].materials[name].Gel
session.odbs[name].materials[name].Gel

Required arguments

table

A sequence of sequences of Floats specifying the items described below.

Optional arguments

None.

Table data

  • Radius of gel particles when completely dry, radry.

  • Fully swollen radius of gel particles, raf.

  • Number of gel particles per unit volume, ka.

  • Relaxation time constant for long-term swelling of gel particles, τ1.

Return value

A Gel object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the Gel object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the Gel method.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The Gel object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the Gel method.

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