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International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE)-IJMPE
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Issue
Volume-6,Issue-7  ( Jul, 2018 )
Paper Title
Finite Element Analysis of Plastic Cups
Author Name
Jessupa Sarakhun, Sombat Tamna, Ek-U Thammakornbunjut
Affilition
Master Program in Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Bangkok 10250, Thailand Applied Mathematics and Mechanics Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Bangkok 10250, Thailand
Pages
53-55
Abstract
In the past, many research about forming of plastic sheets, especially thermoforming, have been carried out to predict wall thickness of containers and effects of forming parameters to the thickness distribution. In contrast, this paper demonstrates the use of finite elements to improve material usage in manufacturing process. By varying thickness and applied loads in the simulation, stiffness of a cup can then be compared and used to choose the proper value of the wall thickness that meet the actual requirements. Results also display that the increasing rate of the stiffness will reduce as a thickness increase. Index terms - Plastic Cup, Polypropylene, Stiffness, Finite Element Method, ANSYS.
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