Modern motor vehicles contain a wide variety of plastic blow-moulded components. These range from simple windscreen washer reservoirs to extremely complex fuel tanks, from low pressure air-ducts to high performance parts for engine intake systems, as well as bumper beams and spoilers etc. Whilst blow-moulded parts themselves may be relatively cheap to produce, the cost of developing them can be considerable. A newly developed finite element analysis program now makes it possible to simulate the production of even the most complex blow-moulded parts. The program not only simulates the blowing stage but also important parison-manipulation operations such stretching, closing, positioning and pre-blowing. It enables development engineers to carry out detailed feasibility studies as far back as the design stage. The program also features a wall-thickness minimization routine for producing the lightest part possible for a given wall strength.


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    Title :

    Simulating the blow moulding of automotive plastic components


    Additional title:

    Simulation des Blasformens von Kraftfahrzeugplastikteilen


    Contributors:
    Hauck, C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 12 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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