Chapman, S.J. and Fitt, A.D. and Pulos, G. (1997) Vacuum moulding of a superplastic. [Study Group Report]
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Abstract
The objective of this research is to develop a model for simulating the super-plastic forming process and for predicting the thickness distribution as well the minimum radius of curvature when the material has to fill a sharp corner. Other questions of interest are the deflection of the sheet as a function of pressure for a given mould opening, and the deflection as a function of mould diameter for a given pressure. Modeling based on shell theory is carried out for cylindrical, spherical and arbitrary-shape shells of uniform as well as non-uniform thick- nesses.
| Item Type: | Study Group Report |
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| Problem Sectors: | Materials |
| Study Groups: | Mexican Industrial Problem Solving Workshop > Mexican IPSW 1997 |
| ID Code: | 540 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Kamel Bentahar |
| Deposited On: | 31 Jan 2012 16:18 |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2015 20:09 |
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