Simulation and Experimental Investigation on Water Meter Housing Using FV Method

Abstract:

This paper presents an investigation on hot forging process using simulation and experimental study. The product to be investigated was water meter housing made of material CuZn40Pb2. In the simulation part, Finite Volume Method (FVM) was applied by using commercial FEM/FVM software SIMUFACT version 10.0 and material database MATILDA. The simulation parameters followed the actual setting under consideration of the machine characteristic and friction. The simulation was further verified using crank-pressed forging machine with graphite lubrication. As the final result, the comparison defect of folds and laps between simulation and experiment is presented. It can be concluded that this simulation software offered fast solution analysis time in prediction of forging defects within good agreement between simulation and experiment.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 393)
• Pages: 234-239
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.393.234
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Azrriq Bin Zainul Abidin, Yupiter Hp Manurung
• Keywords: Finite Volume Method (FVM), Fold, Hot Forging, Laps

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