Plastic wrinkling prediction in thin-walled part forming process:A review

The precision forming of thin-walled components has been urgently needed in aviation and aerospace field. However, the wrinkling induced by the compressive instability is one of the major defects in thin-walled part forming. The initiation and growth of the wrinkles are interac-tively affected by many factors such as stress states, mechanical properties of the material, geometry of the workpiece and boundary conditions. Especially when the forming process involves compli-cated boundary conditions such as multi-dies constrains, the perturbation of clearances between workpiece and dies and the contact conditions changing in time and space, etc., the predication of the wrinkling is further complicated. In this paper, the current prediction methods were summa-rized including the static equilibrium method, the energy method, the initial imperfection method, the eigenvalue buckling analysis method, the static-implicit finite element method and the dynamic-explicit finite element method. Then, a systematical comparison and summary of these methods in terms of their advantages and limitations are presented. By using a combination of explicit FE method, initial imperfection and energy conservation, a hybrid method is recommended to predict plastic wrinkling in thin-walled part forming. Finally, considering the urgent requirements of com-plex thin-walled structures’ part in aviation and aerospace field, the trends and challenges in wrin-kling prediction under complicated boundary conditions are presented.     

粘性介质压力成形的应用研究

 给出了VPF 在镍基高温合金波纹形薄壁板件、铝合金阶梯形板件和不锈钢球形阀芯板壳件等成形中的应用,研究结果表明: (1) VPF 技术适合于成形高强度超薄壁(壁厚为013 mm) 小半径( r ≤2 mm) 曲面板件,可以避免局部颈缩和开裂,成形的零件尺寸精度高( IT10～11); (2) 对于采用多道次刚模拉深成形的铝合金阶梯形板件,可以一次拉深成形; (3) 可以成形用于密封的高尺寸精度和表面质量的球形阀芯壳件。     

通过预成形降低内高压成形压力的机理分析

采用力学分析和有限元模拟对空心零件圆角部位在内高压成形过程中的应力分布和变形机理进行了分析,针对多边形截面空心件内高压成形,以矩形截面为例提出采用花瓣形预成形截面降低圆角成形压力的方法,分析了该方法降低圆角成形压力的机理,提出了花瓣形预成形截面形状关键参数计算公式,并通过试验进行了验证,为采用较低压力实现空心构件圆角内高压成形提供了理论指导.     

TC4钛合金薄壁带筋锥形环辗轧充填规律

钛合金薄壁带筋锥形环件是航空航天关键基础构件,型槽充填不满、截面轮廓难以精确成形,是该复杂异形环件精密辗轧成形面临的瓶颈问题。本文分析了影响型槽充填行为的关键影响因素,即决定塑性变形行为的每转进给量、以及决定每转进给量在环件内外表面分配比例的驱动辊半径和芯辊半径;以某TC4钛合金薄壁带外筋锥形环辗轧为研究对象,通过ABAQUS的VUAMP子程序开发,建立了实现以常每转进给量进给的芯辊运动闭环控制有限元仿真模型;进而模拟揭示了每转进给量、驱动辊半径和芯辊半径对型槽充填质量(充填率、型槽入口变形及其均匀性)的影响规律。结果表明:随着每转进给量增大,充填率先增大后减小,表明存在一个最佳的每转进给量最利于充填;随着每转进给量增大,型槽入口区域变形越小且分布越均匀,可有效抑制该区域产生裂纹缺陷;随着驱动辊半径增大,充填率逐渐减小,不利于型槽充填;随着芯辊半径增大,充填率逐渐增大,有利于型槽充填。     

虑及板坯几何和性能波动的薄壁件塑性成形数值模拟研究进展

用于塑性成形的大型金属板坯存在不可避免的几何以及性能波动,其参数波动呈现很强的分散性和随机性,难以准确地定量表征。金属板坯几何和性能的波动会显著增加其在塑性成形中变形的复杂性,导致成形质量及成形极限下降,尤其是在具有强烈不均匀变形特征的薄壁件拉深、旋压等塑性成形中表现得更加明显,极大制约了大型薄壁件的精确成形。从板坯几何和性能波动的表征方法,虑及几何和性能波动的薄壁件塑性成形有限元模型建立、成形质量的影响规律、工艺参数设计及调控等方面综述了相关研究进展,并提出虑及几何和性能波动的薄壁件塑性成形研究中仍面临的难题与挑战,对发展薄壁件塑性成形理论与技术具有重要指导意义和参考价值。     

高温合金复杂薄壁零件多道次充液拉深技术

充液拉深(HDD)技术是薄壁零件成形的一种有效方法.针对难成形,复杂薄壁结构的某型发动机高温合金板材零件,通过分析锥面自由悬空区的起皱失稳现象,设计了多道次充液拉深结合刚模成形的技术方案,并建立了有限元分析模型.基于有限元模拟和工艺验证试验,研究了预成形高度和终成形液室压力等关键工艺参数对零件最终成形质量的影响,探讨了...     

材料切除对机匣铣削动力学与稳定性的影响

在薄壁零件加工过程中,工件材料的连续切除会造成工艺系统动力学特性的不断变化,并对工艺系统的颤振稳定性产生显著影响。以航空发动机机匣为对象,研究了其铣削过程中工件材料切除以及切削位置变化对工件动力学特性与颤振稳定性的影响规律。首先,根据机匣的几何结构与铣削工艺特点,提出了按切削行及切削段进行材料切除过程细分的方法。其次,建立了工艺系统动力学特性演化的快速计算方法和颤振稳定性极限的频域预测方法,并在单个切削行内和不同切削行间分析了材料切除过程对工艺系统的影响。结果显示,在单个切削行内工艺系统的动力学特性会小幅度减小,稳定性极限图会向左下方小幅度偏移;在不同切削行间工艺系统的动力学特性变化幅度较大,稳定性极限图呈现出交错排列现象,难以针对整个铣削过程进行切削参数优选,因此提出了基于单行刀位轨迹的切削参数优选方法,保证了整个材料切除过程的稳定切削。最后,进行了机匣铣削与模态试验,验证了所提方法的正确性与有效性。     

GH4169合金反挤压成形模具磨损

基于修正 Archard 磨损模型,采用数值模拟方法系统分析了 GH4169合金反挤压成形过程中各挤压工艺参数对模具磨损的影响规律。结果表明：在选取的参数范围内,挤压凸模最易产生磨损失效的区域为凸模圆角处,模具最大磨损深度随凸模圆角半径及坯料预热温度的增大而降低,随摩擦系数的增大而增大;当挤压速率小于100 mm ／s时,模具最大磨损深度随挤压速率的增大而减小,当挤压速率大于100mm ／s 时,模具最大磨损深度随挤压速率的增大先增大后减小。最佳工艺参数坯料预热温度1020℃,摩擦系数0．05,变形速率100mm ／s,模具预热温度300℃时模具磨损量最小,为9．28×10－3 mm。     

复杂异形截面薄壁环形件动模液压成形研究

 液压成形技术是成形薄壁零件的一种有效的解决方法。针对具有异形截面结构的某型发动机高温合金薄壁环形件,提出了液压成形结合动模轴向加载的复合成形方法,依据塑性力学方法和增量理论对成形过程进行了应力应变特征分析,并建立了有限元模型。基于有限元模拟和工艺试验,研究了筒坯成形区高度和型腔液压加载路径等关键工艺参数对零件成形结果的影响,探讨了成形过程中壁厚过度减薄、材料堆积"折叠"、形状不对称等失效形式,提出了优化的工艺参数。结果表明,提出的工艺方法可实现复杂异形截面薄壁环形件的整体精确成形,采用优化的筒坯成形区高度和液压加载路径可获得壁厚分布均匀、成形质量较好的零件。     

某发动机空中停车事件的失效分析

对一台发生空中停车的发动机进行了现场分解调查和实验室分析工作。分解发现肇事件是1组低压涡轮4级(LPT4)静子叶片,该叶片组因固定沟槽断裂而向后翘起打断所有LPT4转子叶片,并将低压涡轮部分5级(LPT5)和全部6级(LPT6)叶片打断。宏观和微观观察表明断裂的LPT4静子叶片均属于高周疲劳断裂,疲劳断裂的主要原因是固定沟槽内倒角过小。有限元法分析结果表明叶片倒角过小降低了叶片抵抗振动应力的能力;影像法测量结果表明内倒角不符合厂家的技术要求;金相分析表明内倒角不符合技术要求的原因是该处曾进行过焊修和再加工,属修理不当造成的。     

Forming Characteristics of Al-alloy Large-diameter Thin-walled Tubes in NC-bending Under Axial Compressive Loads

Tube thinning control without wrinkling occurring is a key problem urgently to be solved for improving the forming qualities in numerical control (NC) bending processes of large-diameter Al-alloy thin-walled tubes (AATTs). It may be a way solving this problem to exert axial compression loads (ACL) on the tube end in the bending. Thus, this article establishes a three-dimensional (3D) elastic-plastic explicit finite element (FE) model for the bending under ACL and has its reliability verified. Through a multi-index orthogonal experiment design, a combination of process parameters, each expressed by a proper range, for this FE model is derived to overcome the compression instability on tube ends. By combining the FE model with a wrinkling energy prediction model, an in-depth study is conducted on the forming characteristics of large-diameter AATTs with small bending radii and it can be concluded that (1) The larger the tube diameters and the smaller the bending radii, the larger the induced tangent tension stress zones on tube intrados, by which the tube maximum tangent compression stress zones will be partitioned in the bending processes; thus, the smaller the ACL roles in decreasing thinning degrees and the larger the compression instability possibilities on tube ends. (2) The tube wrinkling possibilities under ACL are larger than without ACL acting in the earlier forming periods, and smaller in the later ones. (3) For the tubes with a size factor less than 80, the ACL roles in decreasing thinning degrees are stronger than in increasing wrinkling possibilities.     

超高温NiAl合金锥形薄壳件制备成形一体化新工艺

针对NiAl合金板坯制备及板坯成形锥形薄壳件存在的材料流动及组织性能控制困难的问题,提出了一种制备成形一体化新工艺。该工艺是将塑性成形和反应合成在同一工步中,即先将Ni/Al叠层箔置于模具中进行塑性成形,随后对成形的Ni/Al叠层箔原位加热加压反应合成NiAl合金薄壳件。采用三维扫描仪及Geomagic Studio/Qualify对锥形薄壳件的形状精度进行了分析,采用扫描电子显微镜( Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM )和电子背散射衍射( Electron Backscatter Diffraction, EBSD )技术对其微观组织进行了表征,并对构件的高温力学性能进行了测试。结果表明,采用该新工艺制备的锥形薄壳件成形效果良好,整体型面偏差尺寸在±0.1 mm以内;构件沿轴截面壁厚平均偏差为0.012 mm,沿横截面壁厚平均偏差为0.072 mm,构件轴截面壁厚分布均匀性及组织成分均匀性高于横截面。构件高温力学性能稳定,1000 °C时平均屈服强度为77.8 MPa,平均抗拉强度为82.6 MPa。NiAl合金构件的微观晶粒形貌与Ni箔的初始热处理状态及Ni/Al箔的初始厚度有关,未退火的Ni箔将延缓粗晶区晶粒的长大,减小初始箔材厚度可实现晶粒的进一步细化。     

Dynamic analysis of the composite laminated repaired perforated plates by using multi-patch IGA method

The bonded repair techniques seem to be the most frequent procedures in the aviation maintenance. The achieved composite repaired perforated thin-walled plate is a complex geometry with high numerical analysis cost. The NURBS-based Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) proposes a sensible and affordable tool to carry out such geometry analysis. In this context, a well-known technique is to divide the original geometry assembly into number of simple neighbors connected geometries. In the present study the free vibration analysis of the perforated plates repaired on one side with an external bonded composite laminated patch is investigated. A multi-patch geometry modeling approach is implemented in line with the first order shear deformation theory of plates. In order to hold the geometry integrity and uniformity, all the degrees of freedom between adjacent geometry patches are completely tied through implementing a Nitsche method. To show the effectiveness and accuracy of the developed formulation, some representative results are extracted and compared with those from literature. The effects of geometrical as well as material parameters including boundary condition, cutout shape, and repair layup on the dynamic response of the repaired perforated plates are then investigated.     

Deformation Behavior of Medium-strength TA18 High-pressure Tubes During NC Bending with Different Bending Radii

To improve the forming quality and forming limit of the numerical control (NC) bending of high-pressure titanium alloy tubes, in this study, using three-dimensional (3D) finite element method, deformation behavior of medium-strength TA18 high-pressure tubes during NC bending with different bending radii is investigated. The results show that the cross-sectional deformation and the wall thickness variation during NC bending of TA18 tubes using a small bending radius (less than 2 times of tube outside diameter) are clearly different from that using a normal bending radius (between 2 and 4 times of tube outside diameter). For bending with a normal bending radius, with or without a mandrel, the distribution of the flattening in the bending area resembles a platform and an asymmetric parabola, respectively. For bending with a small bending radius, with or without a mandrel, the flattening both distributes like a parabola, but the former has a stable peak which deflects toward the initial bending section, and the latter has a more pronounced peak with a bending angle and deflects slightly toward the bending section. The wall thickness variations with a normal bending radius, with and without a mandrel, both resemble a platform when the bending angle exceeds a certain angle. For the bending with a small radius, the distribution of the wall thickness variation without a mandrel follows an approximate parabola which increases in value as the bending angle increases. If a mandrel is used, the thickening ratio increases from the initial bending section to the bending section.     

基于CAM/CNC集成的航空大型薄壁件数控加工在机刀轨调整方法

航空大型薄壁零件刚性弱,加工过程中易产生超差变形,需要对零件进行在机检测,并将检测数据反馈给CAM系统进行拟合并调整刀轨。以上过程需要在不同部门和系统间进行切换,严重影响了生产效率。针对以上问题,提出了一种基于CAM/CNC集成的航空大型薄壁件数控加工在机刀轨调整方法。建立了CAM/CNC集成框架,并构建了用于CAM/CNC间信息传递的动态特征信息模型,基于CAM系统离线生成特征理论中间状态,基于CNC系统建立特征实际中间状态检测点同理论中间状态的映射关系。通过分析理论厚度和实际厚度,确定特征中间状态的变形情况。针对变形导致特征中间状态加工余量无法包络符合公差要求的最终加工状态的情况,进行在机刀轨调整。基于所提出的方法开发的航空大型薄壁件数控加工在机刀轨调整系统在某大型航空企业得到了应用验证,可有效避免信息的反复传递,减少了工艺人员的重复劳动,提高了生产效率。     

A novel stability prediction approach for thin-walled component milling considering material removing process

The milling stability of thin-walled components is an important issue in the aviation manufacturing industry,which greatly limits the removal rate of a workpiece.However,for a thin-walled workpiece,the dynamic characteristics vary at different positions.In addition,the removed part also has influence on determining the modal parameters of the workpiece.Thus,the milling stability is also time-variant.In this work,in order to investigate the time variation of a workpiece's dynamic characteristics,a new computational model is firstly derived by dividing the workpiece into a removed part and a remaining part with the Ritz method.Then,an updated frequency response function is obtained by Lagrange's equation and the corresponding modal parameters are extracted.Finally,multi-mode stability lobes are plotted by the different quadrature method and its accuracy is verified by experiments.The proposed method improves the computational efficiency to predict the time-varying characteristics of a thin-walled workpiece.     

Improving the process forming limit considering forming defects in the transitional region in local loading forming of Ti-alloy rib-web components

The isothermal local loading forming technology provides a feasible way to form Ti-alloy large-scale rib-web components in aerospace and aviation fields.However,the local load ing process forming limit is restricted by forming defects in the transitional region.In this work,the feasibility of controlling forming defects and improving the process forming limit by adjusting die parameters is explored through finite element (FE) simulation.It is found that the common cavum and folding defects in the transitional region are significantly influenced by the fillet radii of left rib and middle rib,respectively.The cavum and folding defects can be effectively controlled by increas ing the fillet radii of left rib and middle rib,respectively.The process forming limits considering forming defects in the transitional region are determined by the stepwise searching method under various die parameters.Moreover,the relationship between the process forming limit and die parameters is developed through the response surface methodology (RSM).The developed RSM models suggest that increasing the fillet radii of left and middle ribs is effective to improve the pro cess forming limit during local loading forming of rib-web components.The results will provide technical basis for the design of die parameters and the reduction amount,which is of great impor tance to control forming defects and improve the process forming limit in local loading forming of Ti-alloy large-scale rib-web components.     

A review of numerical analyses and experimental characterization methods for forming of textile reinforcements

The forming of textile reinforcements is an important stage in the manufacturing of textile composite parts with Liquid Composite Molding process. Fiber orientations and part geometry obtained from this stage have significant impact on the subsequent resin injection and final mechanical properties of composite part. Numerical simulation of textile reinforcement forming is in strong demand as it can greatly reduce the time and cost in the determination of the optimized processing parameters, which is the foundation of the low-cost application of composite materials. This review presents the state of the art of forming modeling methods for textile reinforcement and the corresponding experimental characterization methods developed in this field. The microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic models are discussed. Studies concerning the simulation of wrinkling are also presented since it is the most common defect occurred in the textile reinforcement forming. Finally, challenges and recommendations on the future research directions for textile reinforcement modeling and experimental characterization are provided.     

民用飞机结冰研究相关技术及进展

飞机结冰是影响飞行安全的重要因素之一,结冰研究对分析民机安全性、适航性等具有重要意义。简述了飞机结冰形成机理以及对飞行特性的影响,描述了按结冰部件、结冰物理过程和几何形状的结冰分类形式,介绍了结冰研究的三种主要方法,分析了与结冰相关的应用研究,包括防/除冰方法和适航验证技术,最后对飞机结冰研究进行了讨论和展望。     

3R定位系统在最佳目标-雷达站几何下的误差传播特性

求解3R定位系统的最佳目标一雷达站几何是CW雷达定位体制研究中的关键问题之一。这种最佳几何是3个雷达天线位于正三角形的顶点,3个天线波束在空间正交。给出了利用最优化方法求解这种最佳几何的目标函数,并给出了3R定位体制的普适性误差椭球的二次曲面方程。研究结果表明,在上述最佳目标一雷达站几何下,椭球形误差二次曲面变为圆球形误差二次曲面。