3D die shape optimisation for net-shape forging of aerofoil blades

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2490-2500

  Lu, B ^a   Ou, H ^b   Armstrong, C G ^a   Rennie, A ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerofoil blade; Hot forging; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

AERO-ENGINE APPLICATIONS; AEROFOIL; AEROFOIL BLADE; B-SPLINE SURFACES; COMPENSATION METHODS; DIE SHAPES; DIE SURFACES; FE SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; HOT FORGING; NET SHAPES; OPTIMISATION; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS; SURFACE APPROXIMATIONS; TEST CASE; VARIABLE WEIGHTING;

DIES; FORGING MACHINES; FORGINGS; SPLINES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 67349125428     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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