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Blow molding simulation software

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Dear all,

I'm to start doing FE simulation of the PET bottles blow molding process and not sure what software to choose.

Could you please recommend which software to choose?

Thanks.

5 Replies Last Post Jun 27, 2011, 12:58 p.m. EDT
Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)

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Posted: 1 decade ago Nov 25, 2010, 3:23 p.m. EST
Hi

you can certainly do a fair part (if not all) of it in COMSOL, but which other soft were you referring to ?

Also I do not believe its a trivial problem to start with, too many physics for a first try

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Good luck
Ivar
Hi you can certainly do a fair part (if not all) of it in COMSOL, but which other soft were you referring to ? Also I do not believe its a trivial problem to start with, too many physics for a first try -- Good luck Ivar

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Posted: 1 decade ago Dec 23, 2010, 9:49 a.m. EST
I refer to ANSYS POLYFLOW, Accuform B-SIM, BlowView.

Have you ever used this software?

Is there a tool in COMSOL that simulate the deformation of the PET during the blow molding process?

Thanks,
Gianluca
I refer to ANSYS POLYFLOW, Accuform B-SIM, BlowView. Have you ever used this software? Is there a tool in COMSOL that simulate the deformation of the PET during the blow molding process? Thanks, Gianluca

Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)

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Posted: 1 decade ago Dec 23, 2010, 12:14 p.m. EST
Hi

COMSOL has the math and the physics solver to analyse many cases but is not application oriented such that you might immediatly find your case as is, already done. But if you know the physics you want to use, such as highly nonlinear materil physics yes there are quite a lot, but the rest depends how you build your model. I cannot tell what is simple or not

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Good luck
Ivar
Hi COMSOL has the math and the physics solver to analyse many cases but is not application oriented such that you might immediatly find your case as is, already done. But if you know the physics you want to use, such as highly nonlinear materil physics yes there are quite a lot, but the rest depends how you build your model. I cannot tell what is simple or not -- Good luck Ivar

Jim Freels mechanical side of nuclear engineering, multiphysics analysis, COMSOL specialist

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Posted: 1 decade ago Dec 26, 2010, 8:11 a.m. EST
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Posted: 1 decade ago Jun 27, 2011, 12:58 p.m. EDT
Hello! I am approaching the same blow moulding problem win another field (forming of angioplasty balloons): could you tell me if you succeeded in modeling the process with COMSOL? I am just starting to approach the problem (I will deal with PA12, not PET), but I would like to know something more about your outcomings, or to have any suggestions from you.
Thanks,

Francesco
Hello! I am approaching the same blow moulding problem win another field (forming of angioplasty balloons): could you tell me if you succeeded in modeling the process with COMSOL? I am just starting to approach the problem (I will deal with PA12, not PET), but I would like to know something more about your outcomings, or to have any suggestions from you. Thanks, Francesco

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