Buckling destabilization and wrinkling of an ethylene-propylene-diene monomer automobile weather-strip seal in assemblage and its structural optimization were studied in this paper. First, an innovative approach that traces buckling bifurcation paths was developed based on an arc-length method, and algorithmic parameters of the method were defined. A finite element analysis model of the automobile weather-strip seal in assemblage was then developed and analyzed using the arc-length method. The maximum buckling load, the deformation of the seal, and the thickness decrease of the lower tube wall in the critical region where it was prone to wrinkle were obtained by this finite element analysis method. Finally, an optimization seal structure was proposed and analyzed, and the deformations and the thickness decrease of the original and optimal structures in the critical regions were compared. The analysis conclusion implies that the optimal structure is more stable. The proposed analysis and optimization method can shorten the product design cycle, improve the structural stability, and decrease the design and trial-product cost considerably.


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    Title :

    Analysis and structure optimization on buckling destabilization and wrinkling of an automobile weather-strip seal in assemblage


    Contributors:
    Li, Qian (author) / Zhu, Weidong (author) / Zhang, Lixin (author) / Yuan, Minghai (author)


    Publication date :

    2020-06-01


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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