Variation simulation of welded assemblies using a thermo-elastic finite element model
Paper i proceeding, 2013

Every series of manufactured products has geometric variation. Variation can lead to products that are difficult to assemble or products not fulfilling functional or aesthetical requirements. In this paper, we will consider the effects of welding in variation simulation. Earlier work that have been combining variation simulation with welding simulation have either applied distortion based on nominal welding conditions onto the variation simulation result, hence loosing combination effects, or have used transient thermo-elasto-plastic simulation, which can be very time consuming since the number of runs required for statistical accuracy can be high. Here, we will present a new method to include the effects of welding in variation simulation. It is based on a technique that uses a thermo-elastic model, which previously has been shown to give distortion prediction within reasonable accuracy. This technique is suited for variation simulations due to the relative short computation times compared to conventional transient thermo-elasto-plastic simulations of welding phenomena. In a case study, it is shown that the presented method is able to give good predictions of both welding distortion and variation of welding distortions compared to transient thermo-elasto-plastic simulations.

welding simulation

volumetric shrinkage.

variation simulation

Författare

Samuel C Lorin

Chalmers, Produkt- och produktionsutveckling, Produktutveckling

Christoffer Cromvik

Fredrik Edelvik

Lars Lindkvist

Chalmers, Produkt- och produktionsutveckling, Produktutveckling

Rikard Söderberg

Chalmers, Produkt- och produktionsutveckling, Produktutveckling

Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2013

Vol. 2 A
978-0-7918-5618-5 (ISBN)

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DOI

10.1115/IMECE2013-64512

ISBN

978-0-7918-5618-5

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