Design and optimization of three-dimensional extrusion dies, using constraint optimization algorithm

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 333-340

  Lebaal, Nadhir ^a   Schmidt, Fabrice ^b   Puissant, Stephan ^a  

^a ERMeP   (France)

^b ECOLE DES MINES D ALBI CARMAUX   (France)

Author keywords

DoE; Finite element analysis; Kriging interpolation; Optimization; Polymer extrusion; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION DIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERPOLATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTICS EXTRUDERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

DOE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; KRIGING INTERPOLATION; POLYMER EXTRUSION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 61849185852     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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