Technical papers

Metrological determination of inhomogeneous hydrodynamic compaction during unsaturated out-of-plane permeability measurement of technical textiles
Abstract. An out-of-plane permeability measurement system is presented that initially enables monitoring of inhomogeneous hydrodynamic compaction of textiles during impregnation. For this, it provides…
Composites Metrological determination, composites, technical textiles, composite molding process
Advanced modeling and simulation of Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) processes
Abstract SMC processes involve a highly concentrated dispersion of chopped fibres into a resin, placed into a preheated mould, that closes rapidly (about 40 mm/s) squeezing the reinforced resin, inducing the mould filling…
Composites SMC, Confined orientation, Friction, Parametric solutions, PGD
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Influence of Computational Grid and Deposit Volume on Residual Stress and Distortion Prediction Accuracy for Additive Manufacturing Modeling
Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing offers unique advantages in terms of cost, lot size and manufacturability of complex products. The energy used however leads to distortions during the process. The distortion of single…
Virtual Performance Metal additive manufacturing, Powder bed, Process modeling, Residual stress, Distortion
Integration of Machine Learning and Visualization for Effective Design Exploration
The world of CAE is experiencing continued growth in the number of variables involved in a Design of Experiments, either from combining various domains or expanding the complexity of models. Engineers are now facing…
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Compression Resin Transfer Molding (C-RTM) Simulation Using a Coupled Fluid-solid Approach
Composite materials are being used at an increasing rate in the automotive industry due to their superior mechanical properties at low densities leading to lightweight components.  Continuing this trend requires the…
Composites
ESI VPS multiscale performance simulation for laser structured Composite-Metal joints
An economic utilization of modern engineering materials can only be achieved through a combination of different materials depending on the local design requirements. This further leads to questions about the joinability…
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Modelling Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing Defects
The qualification of powder bed fusion processes is based on lengthy and expensive experimental trial and error. If models can be applied to predict process details and determine the probability of manufacturing defects…
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Inverse Characterization Method For Draping Simulation Based On Automatic Measurement Of Fiber Orientation
FibreMap project aims at the development of an automatic quality control and feedback mechanism to improve draping of carbon fibers on complex parts. There is a strong need in the automotive industry for automatic…
Composites Draping Simulation, PAM-FORM, PLASFIB, PAM-OPT, Inverse Characterization, Optimization Methods, Shear Behaviour
Design and Analysis of Composite Front Bumper Crush-can System
Composite materials provide an avenue to achieve weight savings in structural automotive components due to their low density, high structural performance, and excellent energy absorption during impact. However, many…
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