Projects
AUtomatic SOrting of Mixed Scrap Metals KU Leuven
Objective
The AUSOM project aims at bringing an automatic sorting technology for metal alloys based on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to the market. It will bring a higher quality secondary raw material supply to the European market and meet the identified needs of a robust and cost-effective design that can be incorporated in existing sorting logistics and is capable of sorting steel as well as aluminium and other ...
Enhancing spectroscopic systems for characterisation and sorting of metals and plastics in the context of a circular economy KU Leuven
The goal of this PhD is to develop methods and algorithms for spectroscopic characterisation and sorting for both metals and plastics in order to increase the yield and purity of recycled materials and to make better trade-offs from an economic and environmental perspective. The value and (re)applicability of recyclates strongly depends on their purity. To date the purity of many recyclates is alarmingly low, risking to result in significant ...
High speed sheet metal forming Exploiting the full potential of metals Ghent University
Sheet metal forming is a common technique to produce objects for different applications, such as cans, car components, thin-walled beams, … starting from a thin metal plate. Critical in forming is the ability of the metal to change its shape without excessive thinning or even failure. Even when no damage can be visually observed in the formed object, internal forming-induced damage might be present and affect the behaviour of the final ...
DyMaForm - TOOLKIT for Dynamic Sheet Metal Forming Ghent University
Motivated by the increased use of high-speed forming processes in various industries, the aim of the project is to group a wide range of tools into a unique Dynamic Forming Toolkit facilitating the design and use of high-speed forming processes. Both experimental and numerical tools are included, with the aim to further mature the techniques and show the added value that both tests and simulations can bring to the metal forming industry. The ...
Sabbatical: Albert Van Bael: innovations in the modeling of 3D printed shape memory polymers and sheet metal forming processes. KU Leuven
My research will focus on innovations in the modeling of 3D printed shape memory polymers and sheet metal forming processes. The aim
is to realize significant extensions of the functionalities of the software that we developed in KU Leuven IOF Knowledge Platform
“Multiscale Simulations of Plastic Metal Forming Processes” (2012-2017). The research on polymers will be conducted in collaboration
with profs. K. Jansen and S. ...
Multi Scale Simulation Techniques for Metal Forming KU Leuven
This project aims at a breaktrough in modeling of AHSS. These steels are increasingly being used within the automotive industry but have a challenging forming behavior. An extremely fast crystal plasticity code will be used to derive macroscopically observable anisotropic plastic properties from complex 3D artificial multi-phase microstructures. this will be directly coupled to efficient Multi-Scale code, leading to numerically very efficient ...
Multi-scale computer-aided engineering in metal forming industries KU Leuven
Numerical modelling of plastic forming of sheet metal Ghent University
Fundamental research on the plastic deformation behaviour and material characterization is needed for modern high-strength sheet materials and new plastic forming processes. The currently used material models (developed for eg. mild steel) do not allow to adequately model the forming processes. New analytical material models will be developed based on numerical simulations and results from simple small-scale experiments.
Numerical modelling of plastic forming of sheet metal Ghent University
Fundamental research on the plastic deformation behaviour and material characterization is needed for modern high-strenght sheet materials and new plastic forming processes. The currently used material models (developed for eg. Mild steel) do not allow to adequately model the forming processes. New analytical material models will be developed based on numerical simulations and results from simple small-scale experiments.