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Dealing with internal pressure in free hydraulic bulging: Predicting results with FEA

By: Atsushi Shirayori, Contributing Writer

For hydraulic tube bulging, direct pressure control is the most commonly used process. Pressure control allows engineers to determine the correct capacity hydraulic system and, more importantly, prevent tube rupture. However, inflow control, or control of the volume of fluid inside the tube, theoretically could be another viable hydroforming process. Finite element analysis has shown that inflow control could allow engineers to more accurately predict deformation behavior and therefore enhance the hydroforming process.

Publish date: June 12, 2003

Tech cell: Hydroforming