Fluid-Structure Interaction: Flow  against a deformable body

This example shows the flow through a valve. The valve is partly closed by an elastic membrane. The increasing pressure in the inlet of the tube increases the velocity. This causes an ascending dynamic pressure on the membrane. The membrane deforms more and more and closes the valve. 

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Image 1: model  Image 2: starting system  Image 3: deformed system Image 4: Detail: deformed system