A three-dimensional arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian (ALE) code is being developed for use as a general purpose tool for metal forming analyses. The focus of the effort is on the processes of forging, extrusion, casting and rolling. The ALE approach was chosen as an efficient way to deal with the large deformations and complicated flows associated with these processes. A prototype version of the software package, ALE3D, exists and is being applied to the enumerated processes. It is a finite element code which treats fluid and elastic-plastic response on an unstructured mesh. The prototype version includes heat transfer and the option of …
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A three-dimensional arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian (ALE) code is being developed for use as a general purpose tool for metal forming analyses. The focus of the effort is on the processes of forging, extrusion, casting and rolling. The ALE approach was chosen as an efficient way to deal with the large deformations and complicated flows associated with these processes. A prototype version of the software package, ALE3D, exists and is being applied to the enumerated processes. It is a finite element code which treats fluid and elastic-plastic response on an unstructured mesh. The prototype version includes heat transfer and the option of either implicit or explicit time integration of the dynamic equations. The status of the code is described. Several examples of application of the code to typical forming simulations are presented with discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of the ALE approach.
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Couch, R.; McCallen, R.; Otero, I. & Sharp, R.3D metal forming applications of ALE techniques,
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