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Recent advances in the meshless simulation of aluminium extrusion and other related forming processes

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In this paper we review some recent results in the field of numerical simulation of extrusion and other forming processes obtained by the authors by using a meshless approach, together with a wide review of the existing bibliography on the topic. Three main alternatives exist in the literature, namely (updated) Lagrangian, Eulerian and arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) methods. A review of the most important characteristics of each of these three approaches is here presented and their possible advantages are pointed out. Finally, an updated Lagrangian approach over a meshless approximation, based on a class of methods globally coined as natural element methods (also as natural neighbour Galerkin methods) is analysed and its relative advantages studied. Some numerical examples are included that clearly show the potential capabilities of the proposed method.

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Alfaro, I., González, D., Bel, D. et al. Recent advances in the meshless simulation of aluminium extrusion and other related forming processes. Arch Computat Methods Eng 13, 3–43 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905930

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