A Java pre- and post-processing graphical user-oriented interface has been developed by the authors to aid a mill engineer with little or no finite element experience throughout the analysis process of the finishing rolling stands. A case study is presented that uses the commercial finite element code ABAQUS/Explicit to predict roundness and tolerance customer requirements. Other parameters that are determined include spread, crosssectional area, percentage reduction in area, incremental plastic strain, total plastic strain and roll force. All parameters are compared to theoretical models and some are compared to full-scale mill testing.

Creator

• Biswas, Souvik

Contributors

• Sisson, Richard D.
• Shivkumar, Satya
• Rencis, Joseph J.

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Mechanical Engineering

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-1027103-203032

Keyword

• Hot Rolling
• High Speed Rolling
• Bar and Rod Rolling
• Finite Element Analysis
• Rolling Simulation
• Free Surface
• Product Geometry

Advisor

• Rencis, Joseph J.

Committee

• Sisson, Richard D., Jr.
• Shivkumar, Satya

Defense date

• 2003-09-11

Year

• 2003

Date created

• 2003-10-27

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright