铝型材挤压成型数值模拟及优化设计

应用有限元法,通过对AA6063铝合金方管挤出过程进行数值模拟,优化了分流组合模的工作带,以模孔出口处型材挤出速度的流速均方差为目标,使模孔出口处型材挤出速度均匀;同时通过对影响型材焊合品质的3个重要工艺参数:挤压速度、模具预热温度和坯料预热温度进行正交试验,以焊合面上的压力大小作为评定型材焊合品质好坏的标准,获得了AA6063铝型材挤压的最佳工艺参数组合。     

双螺杆食品挤压流动过程数值模拟

采用有限单元法对双螺杆食品挤压熔体的流动过程进行数值模拟.结果表明：物料熔体在流道内沿两螺旋槽环绕前进,整个过程长螺杆始终保持优先,啮合区剪切应力使物料熔体在两螺杆之间分流进而充分混合,最终转移至长螺杆后进入模具过渡段,该段熔体在螺杆头的转动影响下螺旋攀升,会形成涡流导致物料熔体滞留,是可能引起焦糊的原因.     

铝型材挤压过程的一种数值模拟方法

通过优化几何模型,采用有限元法与有限体积法相结合,并在有限体积模拟阶段进行分步计算模拟的方法,成功地进行了一薄壁大挤压比铝型材挤压过程的数值模拟,获得了型材挤压过程中的材料流动速度、应力、应变和温度分布图,并对其结果进行讨论.     

空心铝型材分流模挤压的复合数值模拟

针对有限元模拟空心铝型材分流模挤压成形中的困难与局限性,通过有限体积法和有限元复合数值模拟法,对典型大挤压比空心型材的分流模挤压过程进行了模拟,详细研究了型材挤压成形过程中金属的流动规律及焊合过程,为分流模设计、优化提供了依据。采用数值模拟优化的结果进行了实验研究,成功地挤出了合格的空心铝型材。     

分流组合模挤压过程数值模拟及模具应力分析

采用有限体积数值模拟方法研究分流组合模中焊合室的深度对铝型材挤压过程的影响,分别采用21mm、26mm和31mm三种焊合室深度对挤压过程进行了模拟,得到了应力、应变、挤压力等各种物理场量的变化规律,并采用有限元法对模具受力及变形情况进行了分析。研究结果表明,焊合室深度对载荷影响不大,但焊合室深度为26mm时质点流速最均匀。模具变形分析结果表明,随着焊合室深度增加,模芯变形程度增大,对应力分布来说,存在一个最佳的焊合室深度。从型材产品质量和模芯变形量综合考虑,应合理设计焊合室深度。     

粉末包套挤压非稳态流动过程的数值模拟

为研究金属粉末压制成形致密化机理 ,采用国外MSC .SoftwareCooperation公司的MSC .Marc软件 ,模拟金属粉末包套挤压锥形变形区形成阶段的变形过程 ,获得了金属粉末包套挤压的变形规律 ,以及变形过程中相对密度的分布。     

薄壁空心铝型材挤压过程数值模拟及模具优化

挤压模具在铝型材挤压生产中起到至关重要的作用,直接影响挤压产品的质量.然而在实际生产中,挤压模具的设计更多依赖设计师的经验,模具设计质量难以保证,需要多次试模和修模.采用基于ALE算法的HyperXtrude软件针对某一复杂薄壁空心型材的挤压过程进行数值模拟,分析模具型腔内材料的流动规律及成形机理;根据初始模具设计的不足,提出在下模开设二级焊合室和增设阻流坎两种优化设计方案,有效地解决了初始模具设计中速度分布不均的问题.在优化方案中,型材截面上的温度分布和应力分布更加均匀,焊缝质量相比初始模具设计有较大改善.利用数值方法可对模具结构进行优化,提出的开设二级焊合室和增设阻流坎的模具设计结构可为同类铝型材挤压模具设计提供指导.     

内花键挤压成形的数值模拟分析

介绍了挤压成形的工艺特点,通过对内花键成形过程的数值模拟仿真,分析其成形的可行性,找出影响复合挤压的关键因素,针对其成形特点,设计合理的模具,对该零件的生产应用具有极大的指导意义.     

内燃机气缸螺栓保护螺母温挤压成形过程数值模拟及模具设计

研究了内燃机车中的气缸螺栓保护螺母的温挤压成形工艺,确定了其成形毛坯、挤压温度、模具预热温度、模具的冷却与润滑方式等.设计了温挤压成形时阶梯轴型凸模和组合式凹模的模具结构,并利用LS-DYNA软件对其进行了有限元分析.理论分析和实际生产都表明:所设计的气缸螺栓保护螺母的模具结构是合理的、可行的,这为类似产品的生产提供了理论铱据.     

大口径弯头挤压弯曲成形数值模拟分析

对挤压弯曲成形大口径弯头的变形过程进行了有限元模拟分析.对压扁工序和弯头成形工序分别进行建模和模拟,并对模拟结果进行了应力、应变分析和成形过程载荷分析.对影响弯头成形的关键区域--内弧和外弧区域进行了速度场分析.将模拟成形后的弯头与工厂实际生产的弯头相对比,成形情况良好.     

Numerical simulation and metal flow analysis of hot extrusion process for a complex hollow aluminum profile

The most important way to improve the quality of aluminum profiles is to assure the material flow through die land exit with the same velocity. In this paper, a numerical model was developed to investigate metal flow behavior during aluminum profile extrusion. Firstly, the numerical model for a complex hollow aluminum profile was built based on the arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian program HyperXtrude. Then, with the numerical model, metal flow behavior at each stage during the whole extrusion process was analyzed and dead zones in the die cavity were also investigated by means of the particle tracking method. Finally, the numerical results were validated by comparing with the nose ends of two extrudates in practice, and the comparison showed that the numerical model developed in this work could provide the effective guidance for practical production.     

Concurrent design process analysis and optimization for aluminum profile extrusion product development

Owing to intricate interdependency and information feedback among tasks, the concurrent design process probably cannot converge to the correct solution when there are wrong integration and improper interaction between activities. Therefore research on concurrent design process optimization is necessary. In the paper, a novel methodology is proposed to analyze and optimize the concurrent engineering process scientifically. Based on design structure matrix and graph theory, coupled task recognition and design task level plotting are performed for the concurrent design process of aluminum profile extrusion product development. Three factors are used to describe the coupling property of activity, namely sensitivity, complexity and affection factors, which provide the basis to analyze development process quantitatively. And an optimism algorithm is presented to define the initial iteration order of coupled task set. Finally a rational and efficient concurrent design process model is constructed, which can make aluminum profile product development faster, with lower costs and higher quality. The methodology proposed is also applicable to other concurrent engineering fields.     

Modeling and simulation of polymer melts flow in the extrusion process of plastic profile with metal insert

The extrusion technology of plastic profile with metal insert is recently an advanced plastic processing method whose products keeps rising today for their excellent performance. However, the related fundamental research on polymer forming mechanism in the extrusion process of plastic profile with metal insert is lagging behind. With the development of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) theory, numerical method becomes an effective way to investigate such complex material forming problems as in the polymer extrusion process. In the present study, the mathematical model for three-dimensional non-isothermal viscous flow of the polymer melts obeying a Carreau model is developed based on the CFD theory. The Williams–Landel–Ferry equation is employed to involve the temperature dependence of material parameters. A decoupled numerical algorithm based on the penalty finite element method is conducted to predict the rheological behaviors of polymer melts within the complex flow channel. The streamline upwind/Petrov–Galerkin scheme is employed to improve the computational stability for the calculation of temperature field. Based on the theoretical model, the essential flow characteristics of polymer melts in the extrusion process of plastic profile with metal insert is investigated. The distributions of principal field variables like flow velocity, melt temperature, flow stress and pressure drop are predicted. The effects of die structure parameters including the intake angle and the distribution section length upon the melts flow patterns are further discussed. The variations of melt rheological properties versus different processing conditions like the volume flow rate and the metal insert moving velocity are also investigated. Some advice on practical processing operations of the extrusion process of plastic profile with metal insert is accordingly put forward based on the numerical results.     

铝合金活塞铸造工艺数值模拟研究

针对铝合金活塞铸造成型过程中存在缩松、缩孔、晶粒尺寸不均匀等缺陷问题,利用Procast专业铸造有限元分析软件,进行了ZL108铝合金活塞铸造工艺的数值模拟研究,利用正交试验法考察了浇注温度、浇注速度、模具温度3个工艺参数,对数值模拟结果进行了晶粒尺寸、缩松缩孔分布、充型率等几个方面的综合评分.研究结果表明:最优的工艺参数组合为700℃的浇注温度、0.3 kg/s的浇注速度和150℃的模具温度.ZL108铝合金活塞铸造工艺数值模拟研究结果为壁厚不均匀的重要复杂零件铸造成型提供了理论指导,节省零件工艺优化设计的成本和时间.     

铝合金铅封冷挤压成型的数值模拟及设计优化

提出一种新型铝合金铅封的冷挤压成型方法,并分析影响其成型后铅封质量的设计因素。利用DEFORM-2D对成型过程进行数值模拟,观察上模具处于不同行程时铅封的等效应力、等效应变分布及行程载荷曲线变化,得到了成型过程的两个典型阶段和铅封的高应力/应变区。通过改变铅封丝孔的垂直位置进行模拟,对比了三种不同铅封设计方案下,冷挤压过程中等效应力、等效应变和行程载荷曲线的变化,为合理设计铅封坯料提供了依据。     

Evaluation of a pyramid die extrusion for a hollow aluminum profile using FE simulation

The pyramid die extrusion for a hollow aluminum profile was analyzed to investigate the potential of such innovative dies. For this purpose, the pyramid and conventional porthole dies were respectively designed for a given hollow aluminum profile. And the extrusion process was comprehensively studied by performing different types of finite element simulation, such as the analysis of steady state, transient state and billet skin tracking. The effects of pyramid angle on the evaluation parameters of extrusion, such as extrusion load, material flow, exit temperature, length of transverse weld, quality of longitudinal weld, back end defect and die stress were overall analyzed and compared with the conventional porthole die. Through this study, the advantages and shortcomings of pyramid die were well concluded, which should be important information for die designers and makers.

     

虎克式万向节热挤压成型有限元数值模拟

采用三维弹塑性有限元法对虎克式万向节热挤压成形过程进行了数值模拟分析.提出了虎克式万向节热挤压成型的可行性.根据模拟的结果预测了在实际生产中的成形情况及可能产生的缺陷,为获得合理的毛坯尺寸、模具设计以及设备选择提供了理论依据.     

Numerical simulation of metal transfer process in tandem GMAW

A numerical model based on fluid dynamics theory and electromagnetic theory is developed to simulate the dynamic metal transfer process in tandem gas metal arc welding (T-GMAW). The relationship between welding current and surface tension coefficient is modified by analysis of regression in this model. The numerical simulation of the metal transfer process in T-GMAW is compared with that in single-wire gas metal arc welding (SW-GMAW). It is found that a droplet transfers axially in SW-GMAW, but the droplets transfer non-axially in T-GMAW. To verify the accuracy of simulated results, the welding experiments were performed in which the actual metal transfer processes were recorded by high-speed photography. The simulated results are in good agreement with the experimental ones. This transfer behavior in T-GMAW is analyzed by studying the distributions of physical quantities including pressure, velocity, and electric potential of the droplet. The simulated results reveal that the electromagnetic force between two droplets results in the different metal transfer process. With the increase of the welding current, the surface tension coefficient decreases and the electromagnetic force increases. As a consequence, the metal transfer process in T-GMAW is accelerated.