Modelling the liquid evacuation in the shoe-floor contact

juanmariacg · February 22, 2011, 08:18

Hi everybody,

I´m trying to simulate the contact between one shoe and the floor with water. Actually, I need this simulation to evaluate the liquid evacuation ability of several shoes (soles) and compare between then.

I have no idea of how can I deal with this problem...I´ll appreciate some advice...

thanks in advance!

tctczxh · February 22, 2011, 14:08

This one seems to be interesting.

the first issue could be what parameter of the system do you want to obtain from the simulation to determine the 'liquid evacuation ability'?

ghorrocks · February 22, 2011, 18:14

Is the sole flexible? Is the motion of the sole predefinied or can it be affected by the fluid motion? For instance, if the sole forms a thin stable film then the wearer will slip over - I guess that is what you are trying to model.

If that is the case then this sounds like a 6DOF model, and possibly a FSI model.

Also have a look in the literature, I think for squeeze films. There should be quite a bit of stuff on this in applications like journal bearings.

February 22, 2011, 08:18	Modelling the liquid evacuation in the shoe-floor contact	#1
juanmariacg New Member Juan Campos Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 16	Hi everybody, I´m trying to simulate the contact between one shoe and the floor with water. Actually, I need this simulation to evaluate the liquid evacuation ability of several shoes (soles) and compare between then. I have no idea of how can I deal with this problem...I´ll appreciate some advice... thanks in advance!

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February 22, 2011, 14:08		#2
tctczxh New Member kesife Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 15	This one seems to be interesting. the first issue could be what parameter of the system do you want to obtain from the simulation to determine the 'liquid evacuation ability'?

February 22, 2011, 18:14		#3
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,870 Rep Power: 144	Is the sole flexible? Is the motion of the sole predefinied or can it be affected by the fluid motion? For instance, if the sole forms a thin stable film then the wearer will slip over - I guess that is what you are trying to model. If that is the case then this sounds like a 6DOF model, and possibly a FSI model. Also have a look in the literature, I think for squeeze films. There should be quite a bit of stuff on this in applications like journal bearings.