I need orientation about how to simulate with hyperform the construction of an aluminium bottle can. The basic issue is that I only have one side open to inject the fluid and the other side is closed. Normally I used to work with both sides open but I dont know how to simulate with only one side open.
Thanks for your help and tips.
Forming cylindrical bottle, open at one end, is a standard deep forming operation. Possibly several stages may be required. Is it what you are looking for?
Hello Dr. Gupta,
Actually the deep forming operation is the basic process in which cylindrical bottles are made according to what I investigated, nevertheless I am looking for an operation using the Hydroforming process with the Hyperform software in which using an injected fluid with an establish mold previously designed, I can form the cylindrical bottle.
You are right. Hydroforming could be a good option for certain shapes. As I understand any metal forming software could be helpful in modelling and analyzing it. However, I have not used Hyperform and cannot comment on it. One of my student once used DEFORM, which should also be suitable for it. One point while using any metal forming software is to retain the aspect ration of the elements, which often get highly distorted and require re-meshing in between the forming steps.The shape should remain balanced and should not get highly elongated. When it happens re-meshing is required ,but a standard software should also have provisions for it. Also for high velocity forming the material properties will be quite different from those in case of low speed normal forming. I hope the information may be helpful. Best of luck.
Dr. Gupta,
I really appreciate your comments and your really valuable information. Im gonna make the simulations and try to analyze all possible variables.
Thank you again.