FEM NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE SOFT MEDIUM TUBE EXPANSION PROCESS

In this paper the soft medium tube expanding process of different loading case and tube sheet structure is simulated with FEM. The expanding patterns under different conditions are obtained. The correction of the Single-tube Model is verified, and cor- responding procedures are also proposed to correct the error.

Texture evolution and mechanical anisotropy of an ultrafine/nano-grained pure copper tube processed via hydrostatic tube cyclic expansion extrusion

Texture evolution and mechanical anisotropic behavior of an ultrafine-grained(UFG)pure copper tube processed by recently introduced method of hydrostatic tube cyclic expansion extrusion(HTCEE)was investigated.For the UFG tube,different deformation behavior and a significant anisotropy in tensile properties were recorded along the longitudinal and peripheral directions.The HTCEE process increased the yield strength and the ultimate strength in the axial direction by 3.6 and 1.67 times,respectively.Also,this process increased the yield strength and the ultimate strength in the peripheral direction by 1.15 and 1.12 times,respectively.The ratio of ultimate tensile strength in the peripheral direction to that in the axial direction,as a criterion for mechanical anisotropy,are 1.7 and 1.16 for the as-annealed coarse-grained and the HTCEE processed UFG tube,respectively.The results are indicative of a reducing effect of the HTCEE process on the mechanical anisotropy.Besides,after HTCEE process,a low loss of ductility was observed in both directions,which is another advantage of HTCEE process.Hardness measurements revealed a slight increment of hardness values in the peripheral direction,which is in agreement with the trend of tensile tests.Texture analysis was conducted in order to determine the oriental distribution of the grains.The obtained{111}pole figures demonstrate the texture evolution and reaffirm the anisotropy observed in mechanical properties.Scanning electron microscopy micrographs showed that different modes of fracture occurred after tensile testing in the two orthogonal directions.

Platelet adhesion to the surface of a sudden tubular expansion tube under swirling flow condition

The size mismatch in an end-to-end vascular anastomosis between the host vessel and the graft may cause flow disturbance and predispose to thrombosis [1].Although a number of techniques have been employed to reduce the risk of anastomotic thrombosis due to the size mismatch。

BFe10-1-1铜管扩径拉拔形变分析及其力能预测

为研究实际生产中大口径铜管的扩径拉拔工艺,基于等比例缩小原则,通过理论解析、有限元仿真和实验验证3种途径对BFe10-1-1铜管扩径拉拔的形变规律及扩径力进行研究,探讨了关键工艺参数对扩径过程的影响规律。结果表明:扩径力随扩径系数、管材壁厚和摩擦系数的增大而增大,随模芯半锥角的增大先减小后增大,在模芯半锥角为12°左右时可获得最小扩径力。理论和有限元预测的扩径力与实测值吻合良好,当扩径系数为1.1时,压入扩口时的扩径力理论和有限元预测值与实验值的相对误差分别为4.1%和0.8%,拉伸扩径时的扩径力理论和有限元预测值与实验值的相对误差分别为3.3%和4.4%。