Application of abductive network and FEM to predict an acceptable product on T-shape tube hydroforming process

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 15-16, 2004, Pages 1189-1200

  Lin, F C ^a   Kwan, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abductive network; Finite element method; T shape tube hydroforming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THICKNESS CONTROL; WALL FLOW;

ABDUCTIVE NETWORK; FILLET RADIUS; PROTRUSION; T-SHAPE TUBE HYDROFORMING;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 2542503714     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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