COMMU1

This option is used to simulate chambered airbags and may be used to unfold an airbag.

Each COMMU1 type monitored volume works like an AIRBAG1 type monitored volume with possible vent communication with some other COMMU1 type monitored volume. A chambered airbag is therefore designed with two or more COMMU1 type monitored volumes.

Each monitored volume can have an inflator and vent holes.

Case 1: Folded Airbag

To model a folded airbag, one COMMU1 type monitored volume is used for each folded part. The boundary between two folded parts is closed with a void (dummy) property set. The area of communication is defined with this void property set. The pressure in each folded part will be different and the area of communication will increase during inflation. With this modelization the volume with inflator will inflate first and before the folded parts.
Volume 1: Prop. 1 + 4 + 5
Communication area: vol. 1 to 2: prop. 4
vol. 1 to 3: prop. 5
Volume 2: Prop. 2 + 4
Communication area: vol. 2 to 1: prop. 4
Volume 3: Prop. 3 + 5
Communication area: vol. 3 to 1: prop. 5


Figure 1.

Case 2: General Use

Monitored volume 1 can communicate with monitored volume 2 with or without communication from 2 to 1. Communication area, deflation pressure or time from 1 to 2 can be different than corresponding values from 2 to 1. That way it is possible to model a valve communication.

Two communication monitored volumes can have common nodes or common shell property set, but this is optional.

Volume 1 communicates with volume 2, and volume 2 with volume 1 and 3, but there is no communication from 3 to 2.


Figure 2.

General Equations

Same equations for AIRBAG1 type monitored volume are used, but incoming and outgoing enthalpy and kinetic energies will take into account the communicating bags. For each communicating volume for which pressure is lower than in current volume, a mass and energy flow is computed with same equations for vent holes, the external pressure is just replaced by the pressure of communicating volume:

u2=2γγ1Pρ(1(PventP)γ1γ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWG1bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIYaaaaOGaeyypa0ZaaSaaaeaacaaIYaGaeq4SdCgabaGaeq4SdCMaeyOeI0IaaGymaaaadaWcaaqaaiaadcfaaeaacqaHbpGCaaWaaeWaaeaacaaIXaGaeyOeI0YaaeWaaeaadaWcaaqaaiaadcfadaWgaaWcbaGaamODaiaadwgacaWGUbGaamiDaaqabaaakeaacaWGqbaaaaGaayjkaiaawMcaamaaCaaaleqabaWaaSaaaeaacqaHZoWzcqGHsislcaaIXaaabaGaeq4SdCgaaaaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaaaaa@5171@
with,
Pvent=max(Pcrit,Pneighbor) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWGqbWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAhacaWGLbGaamOBaiaadshaaeqaaOGaeyypa0JaciyBaiaacggacaGG4bWaaeWaaeaacaWGqbWaaSbaaSqaaiaadogacaWGYbGaamyAaiaadshaaeqaaOGaaiilaiaadcfadaWgaaWcbaGaamOBaiaadwgacaWGPbGaam4zaiaadIgacaWGIbGaam4BaiaadkhaaeqaaaGccaGLOaGaayzkaaaaaa@4EA0@
ρvent=ρ(PventP)1γ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacqaHbpGCdaWgaaWcbaGaamODaiaadwgacaWGUbGaamiDaaqabaGccqGH9aqpcqaHbpGCdaqadaqaamaalaaabaGaamiuamaaBaaaleaacaWG2bGaamyzaiaad6gacaWG0baabeaaaOqaaiaadcfaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaWaaSGaaeaacaaIXaaabaGaeq4SdCgaaaaa@48AA@
m˙out=ρventAventu=ρ(PextP)1γAventu MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaaceWGTbGbaiaadaWgaaWcbaGaam4BaiaadwhacaWG0baabeaakiabg2da9iabeg8aYnaaBaaaleaacaWG2bGaamyzaiaad6gacaWG0baabeaakiabgwSixlaadgeadaWgaaWcbaGaamODaiaadwgacaWGUbGaamiDaaqabaGccqGHflY1caWG1bGaeyypa0JaeqyWdi3aaeWaaeaadaWcaaqaaiaadcfadaWgaaWcbaGaamyzaiaadIhacaWG0baabeaaaOqaaiaadcfaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaWaaWbaaSqabeaadaWcaaqaaiaaigdaaeaacqaHZoWzaaaaaOGaeyyXICTaamyqamaaBaaaleaacaWG2bGaamyzaiaad6gacaWG0baabeaakiabgwSixlaadwhaaaa@61C2@
E˙out=m˙outEρV=(PextP)1γAventuEV MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaaceWGfbGbaiaadaWgaaWcbaGaam4BaiaadwhacaWG0baabeaakiabg2da9iqad2gagaGaamaaBaaaleaacaWGVbGaamyDaiaadshaaeqaaOWaaSaaaeaacaWGfbaabaGaeqyWdiNaamOvaaaacqGH9aqpdaqadaqaamaalaaabaGaamiuamaaBaaaleaacaWGLbGaamiEaiaadshaaeqaaaGcbaGaamiuaaaaaiaawIcacaGLPaaadaahaaWcbeqaamaalaaabaGaaGymaaqaaiabeo7aNbaaaaGccaWGbbWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAhacaWGLbGaamOBaiaadshaaeqaaOGaamyDamaalaaabaGaamyraaqaaiaadAfaaaaaaa@5466@

These mass and energy fluxes are removed from current volume and added to communicating volume at the next cycle.

Inflator, Vent Hole, Initial Conditions

Inflator, atmospheric vent holes and initial conditions are identical to /MONVOL/AIRBAG1 type monitored volume.

Specific Input

The specific input for this type is:
μ
Viscosity factor
Pext MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=xfr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaamiuamaaBaaaleaacaWGLbGaamiEaiaadshaaeqaaaaa@39D7@
External pressure
ΔPdef MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacqqHuoarciGGqbWaaSbaaSqaaiaadsgacaWGLbGaamOzaaqabaaaaa@3B85@
Relative vent deflation pressure
Avent
Vent area ( surf_IDv=0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWGZbGaamyDaiaadkhacaWGMbGaai4xaiaadMeacaWGebWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAhaaeqaaOGaeyypa0JaaGimaaaa@3F9E@ ) or discharge factor ( surf_IDv0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWGZbGaamyDaiaadkhacaWGMbGaai4xaiaadMeacaWGebWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAhaaeqaaOGaeyiyIKRaaGimaaaa@405F@ )
Tstart
Time to deflate vent hole

Initial gas and injected gas defined with /MAT/GAS.

Inject properties defined with /PROP/INJECT1 or /PROP/INJECT2.
fct_IDM
Injected mass curve (or mass rate)
FscaleM
Scale factor for injected mass curve (or mass rate)
fct_IDT
Injected temperature curve
FscaleT
Scale factor for injected temperature curve
sens_ID
Sensor number to start injection
Nvent
Number of vent hole
Nbag
Number of communicating volume
For each communicating volume (1 to Nbag):
bag_ID
Identification of communicating volume
surf_IDc MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWGZbGaamyDaiaadkhacaWGMbGaai4xaiaadMeacaWGebWaaSbaaSqaaiaadogaaeqaaaaa@3DC1@
Defines the communication area
ΔPCdef MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacqqHuoarciGGqbWaaSbaaSqaaiaadoeacaWGKbGaamyzaiaadAgaaeqaaaaa@3C4D@
Relative communication deflation pressure
Acom
Communication area ( surf_IDc=0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWGZbGaamyDaiaadkhacaWGMbGaai4xaiaadMeacaWGebWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAhaaeqaaOGaeyypa0JaaGimaaaa@3F9E@ ) or discharge factor ( surf_IDc0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbbG8FasPYRqj0=yi0dXdbba9pGe9xq=JbbG8A8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaacaWGZbGaamyDaiaadkhacaWGMbGaai4xaiaadMeacaWGebWaaSbaaSqaaiaadogaaeqaaOGaeyiyIKRaaGimaaaa@404C@ )
Tcom
Time to deflate communication area

In volume j input, the data for communication with volume k concerns only the flow from j to k. The data concerning the flow from k to j is defined in volume k input.