The most significant output of a finite element analyses is the prediction accuracy. Effective parameters on the prediction accuracy can be defined as finite element calculation parameters which are independent of the process and generates the modeling stages. Besides the prediction accuracy, simulation time is another critical parameter especially in terms of mass production industry. Simulation time must be minimized without compromising prediction accuracy for increasing efficiency of the finite element analyses. In this context, calculation parameters must be well defined and determination on simulation time and accuracy must be analyzed. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of finite element calculation parameters on sheet metal forming simulation time and accuracy. In this context, symmetry condition, element size, element formulation, number of integration points, time step size, adaptivity level, forming speed, plasticity model, and number of cores in CPU are analyzed as finite element calculation parameters. Square cup drawing is used as sheet metal forming process due to its capability to analyzing formability properties of materials. TRIP600 advanced high strength steel is used as material. Forming force vs. punch stroke curve is used as experimental result for validating the finite element simulation prediction accuracy. Then, simulations with determinated parameters were performed with selected values and effects of these parameters on simulation time and accuracy are contained. As a result of simulations, symmetry condition is obtained as the dominant parameter on simulation time. Simulation with productive parameters minimized the simulation time as 90%. Preliminarily, simulation time determined as 2514 seconds and as a result of this study simulation time is decreased to 94 seconds.
Finite element analysis Sheet metal forming Calculation parameters Accuracy Simulation time
Sonlu elemanlar analizi Sac metal şekillendirme Hesaplama parametreleri Hassasiyet Simülasyon süresi
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | August 31, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 16 |