Loading Path Determination for Tube Hydroforming Process of Automotive Component Using APDL

Authors

E. Masoumi Khalil Abad, McGill University
Amir Ghazanfari, Sharif University of Technology
R. Hashemi, Iran University of Science and Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

December 2013

Publication Title

International Journal of Automotive Engineering

Volume

3

Issue Number

4

First Page

555

Last Page

563

Keywords

forming, finite element simulation, bursting

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

In this study, an extended stress-based forming limit diagram (FLD) for prediction of necking based on the Marciniak and Kucznski (M-K) model is represented and applied in tube hydroforming. The bulge forming of a straight tube is simulated by finite element method and verified with published experimental data. This adaptive simulation technique is based on the ability to detect the onset and growth of defects (e.g., bursting and wrinkling) and to promptly readjust the loading paths. Thus, a suitable load path is determined by applying Adaptive Simulation Method in ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL).

Comments

This article was published in the International Journal of Automotive Engineering, volume 3, issue 4, 2013, and is also available online at this link.The International Journal of Automotive Engineering is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

E. Masoumi Khalil Abad, Amir Ghazanfari, and R. Hashemi. "Loading Path Determination for Tube Hydroforming Process of Automotive Component Using APDL" International Journal of Automotive Engineering (2013): 555-563.