Our previous work [J Pol Eng, 32, 245 (2012)] explores the role of viscoelasticity for the simplest relevant problem in thermoforming, the manufacture of cones. In this previous work, we use a differential model employing the corotational derivative [the corotational Maxwell model (CM)] for which we find an analytical solution for the sheet deformation as a function of time. This previous work also identifies the ordinary nonlinear differential equation corresponding to the upper convected Maxwell model (UCM), for which she finds no analytical solution. In this paper, we explore the role of convected derivative by solving this UCM equation numerically by finite difference. We extend the previous work to include sag by incorporating a finite initial sheet curvature. We treat free forming step in thermoforming and find that the convected derivative makes the free forming time unreasonably sensitive to the initial curvature. Whereas, for the CM model, we get a free forming time that is independent of initial sheet curvature, so long as the sheet is nearly flat to begin with. We cast our results into dimensionless plots of thermoforming times versus disk radius of curvature.
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ASME 2013 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the 41st North American Manufacturing Research Conference
June 10–14, 2013
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Manufacturing Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5545-4
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Corotating or Codeforming Models for Thermoforming: Free Forming
H. M. Baek,
H. M. Baek
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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A. J. Giacomin
A. J. Giacomin
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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H. M. Baek
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
A. J. Giacomin
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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MSEC2013-1114, V001T01A066; 9 pages
Published Online:
November 27, 2013
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Baek, HM, & Giacomin, AJ. "Corotating or Codeforming Models for Thermoforming: Free Forming." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the 41st North American Manufacturing Research Conference. Volume 1: Processing. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. June 10–14, 2013. V001T01A066. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2013-1114
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