Simulação Numérica para o Fabrico

The fundamental objective of this course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge to perform numerical simulations of the main technological manufacturing processes, such as additive manufacturing, welding, plastic deformation and plastic injection.

At the end of this course, the student is expected to have acquired knowledge, skills and competencies that enable him/her

- Describe the main parameters of manufacturing processes and their influence on the result;

- Identify and understand the main phenomena (multiphysics) involved in the manufacturing processes;

- Understand the theoretical basis of the Finite Element Method (FEM).

- The potential and the limitation of FEM to describe these phenomena;

- Simulate with FEM the main manufacturing processes using seven commercial computer programs: Octave, Matlab, SolidWorks Simulation, Abaqus, Ansys and LS Dyna.