Graphical Simulator for Chinese Ink-Wash Drawing

Simulating the traditional painting art by computer graphics is a challenging and attractive subject. Basing on the experience in the ink wash drawing, in this paper, we expound the artistic characters of ink wash painting and particularly analyze the characteristics of the materials used in the ink wash drawing and the relationships between them. A simulation model is presented and some typical visual effects of the ink wash painting are realized.

Effects of Loading Paths on Hydrodynamic Deep Drawing with Independent Radial Hydraulic Pressure of Aluminum Alloy Based on Numerical Simulation

In order to meet the forming demands for low plasticity materials and large height-diameter ratio parts, a new process of hydrodynamic deep drawing （HDD） with independent radial hydraulic pressure is proposed. To investigate the effects of loading paths on the HDD with independent radial hydraulic pressure, the forming process of 5A06 aluminum alloy cylindrical cup with a hemispherical bottom was studied by numerical simulation. By employing the dynamic explicit analytical software ETA/Dynaform based on LS-DYNA3D, the effects of loading paths on the sheet-thickness distribution and surface quality were analyzed. The corresponding relations of the radial hydraulic pressure loading paths and the part＇s strain status on the forming limit diagram （FLD） were also discussed. The results indicated that a sound match between liquid chamber pressure and independent radial hydraulic pressure could restrain the serious thinning at the hemisphere bottom and that through adjusting radial hydraulic pressure could reduce the radial tensile strain and change the strain paths. Therefore, the drawing limit of the aluminum cylindrical cup with a hemispherical bottom could be increased significantly.

Finite element simulation on the deep drawing of titanium thin-walled surface part

The deep drawing of titanium thin-walled surface part was simulated based on a self-developed three-dimensional finite element model. After an investigation on forming rules, a virtual orthogonal experimental design was adopted to determine the significance of processing parameters, such as die radius, blank holder force, and friction coefficient, on the forming process. The distributions of thickness and equivalent plastic strain of the drawn part were evaluated. The results show that die radius has a relative major influence on the deep drawing process, followed by friction coefficient and blank holder force.

Computer Simulation on Temperature Rise in Process of Wire Drawing

In high speed wire drawing, the temperature rise is produced by the generation heat from plastic deformation of metal material and friction between wire and tool, which greatly influences the lubrication situation and mechanical properties. During high drawing, the phenomenon that wire is embrittled and die is stuck can be formed by the notable temperature rise. In this paper, based on theory of plastic deformation work , considering friction heat generation and variable physical coefficients, the mathematical model of temperature rise of high speed drawing is established and the computer program to analogy the whole process of drawing is compiled. Also the process of wire drawing on a few of alloys are calculated theoretically. Compared the calculation value with measurement, the result shows that the theoretical value coincides with experimental data.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON HYDRAULIC COUNTER-PRESSURE DEEP DRAWING OF CONICAL PART

Hydraulic counter pressure deep drawing of truncated conical part is numerically simulated with MARK and the nature of increasing the forming limit in this process is searched.The effects of blank holding force and chamber pressure on forming results are investigated by experiments and,as a result,truncated conical parts with large drawing ratio are successfully formed in single step with this drawing method.

Numerical simulation-driven optimization of sheet metal drawing part shape

Numerical simulation and perturbation method were coupled into the iteration process for optimizing the sheet metal part stamping quality, by minimizing the risk of rupture, wrinkle and unstretched area. The optimization of the sheet metal drawing part surface was realized by adjusting the FEM node/element perturbation vector directions and values. The sweeping simplex algorithm was modified to better control the optimization process, and one step simulation code was used to verify the new design formability. Finally, an autoauto fender drawing part shape optimization testified the proposed methods successfully.

Simulation and formability analysis of drawing process for automotive B-pillar

The numerical simulation on drawing process of automotive B-pillar was carried out on AutoForm software,and dangerous forming areas were discovered.The processing parameters,such as the layout of drawbeads,blank holding force and the shape of blank,were adjusted and optimized according to the simulation results.Results indicate that the quality defects can be forecast and removed,which improves the stability of forming process.The cost of design is decreased and the research cycle is shortened.It is proved that the drawing process and die design of B-pillar forming are feasible in actual production.

Simulation of annealing process effect on texture evolution of deep-drawing sheet Stl5

A two-dimensional cellular automaton method was used to simulate grain growth during the recrystallization annealing of deep-drawing sheet St 15, taking the simulated result of recrystallization and the experimental result of the annealing texture of deepdrawing sheet St15 as the initial condition and reference. By means of computer simulation, the microstructures and textures of different periods of grain growth were predicted. It is achieved that the grain size, shape and texture become stable after the grain growth at a constant temperature of 700℃ for 10 h, and the advantaged texture components { 111 } 〈 110 〉 and { 111 } 〈 112〉 are dominant.

Numerical simulation of two-stage deep drawing of complex-shaped parts

Choosing inner door panel of auto as an example, the two stage deep drawing of complex sheet metal was studied. By using CAD software UG and numerical simulation software DYNAFORM, the characteristic of the CAD modeling of the simple workpiece and the complex sheet metal, finite element modeling and the selection of parameters were analyzed. The effects of three important material parameters such as yield stress, strain hardening exponent and normal anisotropic parameter on the formability of the two stage deep drawing of inner door panel of auto were investigated. The results show that the yield stress has large influence on the increase of thickness, while the strain hardening exponent has little effect on the thickness change. Otherwise, larger normal anisotropic parameter can result in a better formability of the sheet.

OBTAINING PRECISE CRITICAL DRAW RATIO OF DRAW RESONANCE IN MELT SPINING BY NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS

Direct difference methods have been used to solve the simultaneous non-linear partial differential equations formelt spinning without recourse to linearisation or perturbation approximation.The stability of each difference schemes wasstudied by error analysis using the Taylor series,and by comparison of the results obtained from numerical simulation withthe logical value in melt spinning.It is found that computation with 19 digit long double precision has significantlysimplified the stability problem of difference equations.Using this method,the precise critical draw ratio of draw resonancein an isothermal and uniform tension spinning of Newtonian fluids can be obtained in between 20.218 and 21.219,a figureconsistent with 20.218 which was obtained by a linear perturbation approximation method by Kase and Denn.It thus haspaved the way to computation of full information for unsteady melt spinning processes using the difference method.

GENERAL COMPUTER MODEL FOR SHEET METAL DEEP-DRAWING PROCESS

A new comprehensive computer model was developed for sheet metal deep-drawing process, based on the theory of plastic anisotropy and under consideration of the effects of bending, blank-holding force, strain-hardening, the variation of thickness and tooling geometry. The model could be used to simulate the deforming stages of deep-drawing process and get the continuous distributions of stress and strain from the radial drawing region of material over a die and the stretch-forming region of material over a punch. It is concluded that the total strain theory can be used as a substitute for the incremental strain theory to analyse the force and deformation in sheet metal deep-drawing process. In addition, the effect of bending was also obtained.

Optimized constitutive equation of material property based on inverse modeling for aluminum alloy hydroforming simulation

By using aluminum alloys,the properties of the material in sheet hydroforming were obtained based on the identification of parameters for constitutive models by inverse modeling in which the friction coefficients were also considered in 2D and 3D simulations.With consideration of identified simulation parameters by inverse modeling,some key process parameters including tool dimensions and pre-bulging on the forming processes in sheet hydroforming were investigated and optimized.Based on the optimized parameters,the sheet hydroforming process can be analyzed more accurately to improve the robust design.It proves that the results from simulation based on the identified parameters are in good agreement with those from experiments.

Process of back pressure deep drawing with solid granule medium on sheet metal

The experimental die apparatus of the solid granules medium forming on sheet metal was designed and manufactured.Typical parts,such as conical,parabolic,cylindrical and square-box-shaped components,were successfully trial-produced as well.According to the analysis of the changing trends of the cross-section shape and the wall thickness during the process,it can be found that the shape of the free deformation zone of the sheet metal,which is the most critical thinning area,can be described as an approximately spherical cap.According to this forming feature,back pressure deep drawing technology with solid granules medium on sheet metal was proposed to restrain drastic thinning at the bottom of the part through the joint friction effect of solid granules medium,the back pressure tringle and the sheet metal.Therefore,the deep drawing limit of the sheet metal is significantly improved.In order to fabricate thin-walled rotary parts with great drawing ratio and complex cross-sections,a finite element model based on the material property test of the solid granules medium was established to optimize the scheme of the back pressure deep drawing.The effects on the forming performance of sheet metal from back pressure load and the approach of blank holding control were analyzed through this model.

Formation of Aluminum-magnesium Alloy Cup by Hydrodynamic Deep Drawing with Twin-loading Paths

In order to overcome the limitation of hydro-rim deep drawing, a new process of hydrodynamic deep drawing （HDD） with independent radial hydraulic pressure was proposed. By employing the dynamic explicit analytical software ETA/DynaformS.5 which is based on LS-DYNA3D, the effects of independent radia! hydraulic pressure on the stress, strain and the sheet-thickness of aluminum-magnesium cylindrical cup with a hemispherical bottom were analyzed by numerical simulation. The feature of stress distribution is that there exists a stress-dividing circle in the flange, and the radius of dividing circle was determined by theoretical analysis and stimulation. The experimental results indicate that the reasonable match of independent radial hydraulic pressure and liquid chamber pressure can effectively reduce the thinning at the bottom of hemisphere, decrease the radial stress-strain, and improve the drawing limit of aiuminum-magnesium alloy cylindrical cup.

Process window diagram of conical cups in hydrodynamic deep drawing assisted by radial pressure

Major defects in forming of conical cups are wrinkles and rupture.Hydrodynamic deep drawing assisted by radial pressure（HDDRP） is a sheet hydroforming process for production of shell cups in one step.In this work,process window diagrams（PWDs） for Al1050-O,pure copper and DIN 1623 St14 steel are obtained for HDDRP process.The PWD is determined to provide a quick assessment of part producibility for sheet hydroforming process.Finite element method is used for this purpose considering the process parameters including pressure path,and the blank material and its thickness.Numerical results are validated by experiments.It is shown that the sheets with less initial thickness and higher strength show better formability and uniformity of thickness distribution on final product.The results demonstrate that the obtained PWD can predict appropriate forming area and probability of rupture or wrinkling occurrence under different pressure loading paths.

Prediction of Eight Earings in Deep Drawing of 5754O Aluminum Alloy Sheet

Earings appear easily during deep drawing of cylindrical parts owing to the anisotropic properties of materials.However,current methods cannot fully utilize the mechanical properties of material,and the number of earings obtained differ with the simulation methods.In order to predict the eight-earing problem in the cylindrical deep drawing of 5754O aluminum alloy sheet,a new method of combining the yield stress and anisotropy index(r-value)to solve the parameters of the Hil 148 yield function is proposed.The general formula for the yield stress and r-value in any direction is presented.Taking a 5754O aluminum alloy sheet as an example in this study,the deformation area in deep drawing is divided into several equal sectorial regions based on the anisotropy.The parameters of the Hill48 yield function are solved based on the yield stress and r-value simultaneously for the corresponding deformation area.Finite element simulations of deep drawing based on new and existing methods are carried out for comparison with experimental results.This study provides a convenient and reliable way to predict the formation of eight earings in the deep drawing process,which is expected to be useful in industrial applications.The results of this study lay the foundation for the optimization of the cylindrical deep drawing process,including the optimization of the blank shape to eliminate earing defects on the final product,which is of great importance in the actual production process.

Implementation Methods of Computer Aided Design-Drawing and Drawing Management for Plate Cutting-Machine

The implementation methods of computer aided design,drawing and drawing management for plate cuttingmachine are discussed. The system structure for plate cutting- machine design is put forward firstly, then some key technologies and their implementation methods are introduced, which include the structure management of graphics, the unification of graph and design calculation, information share of part, assemble and drawing management system, and movement simulation of key components.

Wear Behavior of Diamond-Coated Drawing Dies

The failure behavior of diamond-coated die was investigated experimentally and analytically through finite element method (FEM) simulation in the present work. Diamond coatings were fabricated by straight hot filament chemical vapor deposition (CVD) passing through the interior hole of the drawing die using a mixture of hydrogen and acetone as source gases. The performance tests were made under real drawing condition. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used for the study of coating wear after die service. The coating wear appears on two regions of the reduction zone: one is near the entrance where the contact begins, and the other is at the end of the reduction zone. FEM simulation was made for calculating the von Mises stresses distribution on the coating and substrate during the drawing process. The present work was of great practical significance for the improvement of drawing performance of diamond-coated drawing dies.

Deformation behaviors of magnesium alloy AZ31 sheet in cold deep drawing

To investigate how the popular magnesium alloy AZ31 sheet(aluminum 3%,zinc 1%)behaves in cold working,deep drawing experiments at room temperature,along with finite element(FE)simulation,were performed on the cold forming sheet of the AZ31 alloy after being annealed under various conditions.The activities were focused on the fracture pattern,limit drawing ratio(LDR),deformation load,thickness distribution,anisotropic effect,as well as the influences of the annealing conditions and tool configuration on them.The results display that punch shoulder radius instead of die clearance,has much influence on the thickness distribution.The anisotropy is remarkable in cold working,which adversely impacts the LDR.The fracture often happens on the side wall at an angle to axis of the deformed specimen.The results also imply that the LDR for the material under present experimental conditions is 1.72,and annealing the material at 450 ℃ for 1 h may be preferable for the cold deep drawing.