ROTA-BPP
Fast forming for fuel cell applications
Fuel cells will be an important component of future propulsion systems, and the bi-polar plate is an important component of this system. Madern (https://madern.com/) has a concept for dramatically increasing the production speed of these critical components, but more needs to be understood. Toward that end, SAOS will perform research on how to predict spring-back and the limits of forming for very thin (50-80 μm thick) stainless steel parts. A particular point of attention will be performing these calculations for extremely high strain rates.
Dr. Ali Asgari worked on this project as part of a post-doc assignment from May 2022 through February 2023.
Dr. C.L. Walters (Carey)
Ship and Offshore Structures
Dr. A. Asgari (Ali)
Ship and Offshore Structures