Sensitivity analysis for the design of profile extrusion dies

Computers and Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 610-624

  Sienz, J ^a   Goublomme, A ^b   Luege, M ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fluent Benelux   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extrusion die design; Finite element method; Polymer processing; Sensitivity analysis; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS; DESIGN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; DIRECT DIFFERENTIATION METHODS; DISCRETE STATE; EXTRUSION DIE DESIGN; EXTRUSION PROCESS; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT SOLVER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; POLYMER PROCESSING; POST PROCESSING; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; PROFILE EXTRUSION;

DESIGN; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION DIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77950521336     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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