The Effect of the Die Temperature on the Solidification Behaviour of the Al/SiCp Metal Matrix Composite: A Comparative Study of Experimental and Finite Element Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 893 ◽  
pp. 314-319
Author(s):  
P. Gurusamy ◽  
S. Balasivanandha Prabu ◽  
R. Paskaramoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Time History ◽  
Cooling Curves ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Solidification Behaviour ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Die Temperature ◽  
Temperature Time ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper discusses the influence of die temperature on the solidification behaviour of A356/SiCp composites fabricated by squeeze casting method. Information on the solidification studies of squeeze cast composites is somewhat scarce. Experiments were carried out by varying the die temperatures for cylindrical shaped composite castings K-type thermocouples were interfaced to the die and the temperature-time history was recorded to construct the cooling curves. The cooling curves are also predicted from the finite element analysis (FEA) software ANSYS 13. The experimental and predicted cooling curves are not in good agreement. In addition to, the experimental and theoretical solidification times are studied. It was understood that the increase in the die temperature decreases the cooling rate.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation on Thermodynamics Performance in the Fireproof Sealing by Finite Element Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shuai Gao ◽  
Guoqing Zhu ◽  
Yunji Gao ◽  
Guoqiang Chai ◽  
Jinju Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
Thermal Gradient ◽  
Thermal Flux ◽  
Ansys Software ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Thermodynamic Performance ◽  
Temperature Time

In this paper, the finite element analysis was firstly employed to investigate the thermal analysis on two fireproof sealing models with ANSYS software under HC standard temperature-time condition. The main thermal parameters were analyzed and obtained, including temperature field, thermal flux, and thermal gradient. After comparing the two fireproof sealing models, the major conclusions are summarized as follows: In terms of temperature field, the temperature on the left side of the first model ranges from 60 to 524°C in. In contrast, the highest temperature on the left side of the second model eventually reaches below 151°C. Moreover, the vectors of thermal gradient in the first model are compared with the second model, and the temperature gradient disturbance is more obvious in the second fireproof sealing model, which is better to slow down temperature spreading. The accelerated speed of E1 and G1 is 0.0096°C/s and 0.0619°C/s partly, which are far more than C2 and F2 with values of 0.0028°C/s and 0.0078°C/s, respectively. In a word, the performance of the first fireproof sealing model is inferior to the second fireproof sealing model. The conclusions of the study are meaningful to improve the thermodynamic performance of the fireproof sealing in the converter station.

Life Assessment of Turbine Components Through Experimental and Numerical Investigations

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianyin Hu ◽  
Rongqiao Wang ◽  
Guicang Hou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Turbine Component ◽  
Good Agreement

A new lifetime criterion for withdrawal of turbine components from service is developed in this paper based on finite element (FE) analysis and experimental results. Finite element analysis is used to determine stresses in the turbine component during the imposed cyclic loads and analytically predict a fatigue life. Based on the finite element analysis, the critical section is then subjected to a creep-fatigue test, using three groups of full scale turbine components, attached to an actual turbine disc conducted at 750 °C. The experimental data and life prediction results were in good agreement. The creep-fatigue life of this type of turbine component at a 99.87% survival rate is 30 h.

Deep Drawing of Square-Shaped Sheet Metal Parts, Part 1: Finite Element Analysis

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Majlessi ◽  
D. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Membrane Properties ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Sheet Metal Parts ◽  
Part Geometry ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Good Agreement

The process of square-cup drawing is modeled employing a simplified finite element analysis technique. In order to make the algorithm computationally efficient, the deformation (total strain) theory of plasticity is adopted. The solution scheme is comprised of specifying a mesh of two-dimensional finite elements with membrane properties over the deformed configuration of the final part geometry. The initial positions of these elements are then computed by minimization of the potential energy, and therefore the strain distributions are determined. In order to verify predictions made by the finite element analysis method, a drawing apparatus is built and various drawing experiments are carried out. A number of circular and square cups are drawn and strain distributions measured. It is observed that there is generally a good agreement between computed and measured results for both axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric cases.

Experimental and finite element investigation of a local dent on a pressurized pipe

1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
L S Ong ◽  
A K Soh ◽  
J H Ong
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Surface Defect ◽  
Peak Stress ◽  
Plastic Collapse ◽  
Hoop Strain ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Local Dent ◽  
Good Agreement

The problem of a local dent on a pressurized pipe is studied in this paper. Two case problems of dent are considered - a plain local dent (a smooth local dent without a surface defect), and a local dent associated with a loss of thickness defect. The strain gauging test and the finite element analysis on the plain local dent showed that the strain distributions in the local dent are different from those of a long and continuous dent. The maximum hoop strain in the local dent is located at the flank of the dent, along the dent axial axis, whereas in the case of the long dent, it is located at the root of the dent. In addition, the peak stress in the local dent is generally lower than that in the long dent. To estimate the stress concentration in the local dent using the analysis for the long dent would be grossly overestimated. The burst pipe tests on 17 dented pipes showed that the pipe failures were generally insensitive to the existence of the local dents. The pipe failures were found to be due to the loss-of-thickness defect. The comparison of results between the burst pipe tests and the plastic collapse formula shows reasonably good agreement.

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Steel-Encased Composite Continuous Beams with High Strength Materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 648 ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Qi Yin Shi ◽  
Yi Tao Ge ◽  
Li Lin Cao ◽  
Zhao Chang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Error Control ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Continuous Beams ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Good Agreement

In this study, based on the test of the high strength materials of steel-encased concrete composite continuous beam, the ultimate flexural capacity of 8 composite continuous beams are analyzed by using the finite element analysis software ABAQUS. Numerical results show that it is a very good agreement for the load-deflection curves which obtained by finite element method (FEM) and those by the test results, and the error control is less than 8.5%. When selecting and utilizing appropriate cyclic constitutive model, element model and failure criterion of high strength steel and high strength concrete, the accuracy of the calculation can be improved better.

Finite element analysis for precision cold forging of helical gear using recurrent boundary conditions

1998 ◽  
Vol 212 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y B Park ◽  
D Y Yang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Helical Gear ◽  
Cold Forging ◽  
Rigid Plastic ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Good Agreement

In metal forming, there are problems with recurrent geometric characteristics without explicitly prescribed boundary conditions. In such problems, so-called recurrent boundary conditions must be introduced. In this paper, as a practical application of the proposed method, the precision cold forging of a helical gear (which is industrially useful and geometrically complicated) has been simulated by a three-dimensional rigid-plastic finite element method and compared with the experiment. The application of recurrent boundary conditions to helical gear forging analysis is proved to be effective and valid. The three-dimensional deformed pattern by the finite element analysis is shown, and the forging load is compared with the experimental load. The profiles of the free surface of the workpiece show good agreement between the computation and the experiment.

Conformal Contact Between a Rubber Band and Rigid Cylinders

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Morimoto ◽  
Hiroshi Iizuka
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Rubber Band ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Geometrical Nonlinearities ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Conformal Contact ◽  
Good Agreement

We consider a conformal contact problem between a rubber band and rigid cylinders that involves geometrical and material nonlinearities. The rubber band is assumed to be incompressible, neo-Hookean rubber. From the geometry and elasticity of the band, we present simple formulas to estimate the force–stretch relations and the contact pressure distributions on the cylinder. We show that the theoretical results are in good agreement with those of the finite element analysis when the rubber band is thin enough to be negligible to the bending stiffness. This verifies that the theory can effectively take into account both the material and geometrical nonlinearities of the band under the present conditions.

scholarly journals Computational consistency of the material models and boundary conditions for finite element analyses on cantilever beams

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 168781401878002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-chen Lee ◽  
Chen-hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Cantilever Beams ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Material Models ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Good Agreement

The objective of this research was to investigate the effects of material models, element types, and boundary conditions on the consistency of finite element analysis. Two cantilever beams were used; one made of stainless steel SUS301 3/4H and the other made of polymer polyoxymethylene. The load–deflection curves of the two cantilever beams obtained by experiments were compared to those obtained by finite element analysis, where the material models—including bilinear, trilinear, and multi-linear—were used. Four element types—beam, plane stress, shell, and solid—were also employed with the material models to obtain the simulated load–deflection curves of the cantilever beams. It was found that bilinear material models had the stiffest behavior due to their overestimated yield strength. In addition, by applying a finite displacement to simulate the grip of the cantilever beams, the discrepancy between the simulated permanent set and the experimental set could be reduced from 80% to 5%. To sum up, both the selection of the material model and the setup of the boundary conditions are critical for obtaining good agreement between the finite element analysis results and the experimental data.

Thermal elastic-plastic stress analysis of an anisotropic structure

2003 ◽  
Vol 217 (7) ◽  
pp. 723-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
X Wang ◽  
M-Ch Dong ◽  
G Lu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Structure ◽  
Theoretical Solution ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Governing Differential Equation ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, a polynomial stress function is utilized to satisfy both the governing differential equation for an anisotropic plane stress problem and the corresponding boundary conditions for plastic deformation. A theoretical solution for the thermal elastic-plastic problem of composite structure is obtained by means of the Tsai-Hill strength theory of anisotropic material. The composite structure is composed of a steel fibre-reinforced aluminium metal-matrix with a linear hardening material property. On the other hand, an elastic-plastic finite element analysis for the same problem is also carried out by using ABAQUS. The theoretical solution is in good agreement with the results from the finite element analysis. Finally, some examples are given and the corresponding results are discussed.

Determination of Elastic Modulus of Thin Coating Materials Using Nanoindentation and Finite Element Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 76-78 ◽  
pp. 392-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Liu ◽  
Yuan Tong Gu ◽  
Han Huang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Thin Coating ◽  
Coating Materials ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Bilayer System ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Good Agreement

A deconvolution method that combines nanoindentation and finite element analysis was developed to determine elastic modulus of thin coating layer in a coating-substrate bilayer system. In this method, the nanoindentation experiments were conducted to obtain the modulus of both the bilayer system and the substrate. The finite element analysis was then applied to deconvolve the elastic modulus of the coating. The results demonstrated that the elastic modulus obtained using the developed method was in good agreement with that reported in literature.

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