An Investigation of Forces during Roller Forming Process

Abstract:

The tubular sections or shells for forming channels, drums, tanks or pressure vessel are manufactured by bending plates generally through three-roller bending machine and then welding the ends of bent plate to form a cylinder or cone. Force exerted on rollers during bending is one of the important criteria which must not exceed the capacity of bending machine. Secondly, Total bender capacity must be utilised during bending of desired curvature, which reduces number of passes and hence time required to attain desired curvature. Thus, it necessary to estimate the forces during bending, based on the roller position, so that it does not exceeds the bender capacity and simultaneously reduces number of passes. In this regards, some analytical models are available to predict the forces during three roller bending process with assumption of constant bend radius during bending. In fact, the radius continuously changes during bending operation which affects the magnitude and the direction of the forces exerted on the roller. An attempt is made to simulate the roller bending using FEA. Variation of curvature of plate and effect of various parameters such as plate thickness, bottom roller inclination and top roller inclination on bending forces during cylindrical and conical bending operation are studied using FEA analysis.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1036)
• Pages: 337-343
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1036.337
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Shakil A. Kagzi*, Harit K. Raval
• Keywords: Bending, Conical Bending, Cylindrical Bending, Forces, Roller Bending

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