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Optimization of Washing Machine Component by Samsung Using OptiStruct
适用行业
- 电子产品
- 生命科学
适用功能
- 物流运输
- 产品研发
用例
- 最后一英里交付
挑战
苏州三星电子有限公司是韩国和中国公司的合资企业,一直致力于优化其一台洗衣机的皮带轮设计。皮带轮是滚筒洗衣机的重要组成部分,传统上由铸铝制成。然而,随着成本压力的增加,该公司寻求通过优化设计和/或使用新材料进行生产来减轻滑轮的重量。面临的挑战是考虑替代材料,同时考虑其性能和成本。为了应对这些挑战,苏州三星决定采用拓扑优化技术。
关于客户
苏州三星电子有限公司是韩国和中国公司的合资企业,开发和生产主要家用电器。在过去的 17 年里,该公司推出了许多新型冰箱和洗衣机,每款都经过精心设计,通过优化来提供最大价值,减轻产品重量,同时保持最高质量的性能。每个组件的设计都是为了实现这一目标,该公司一直致力于优化其中一台洗衣机皮带轮的设计。
解决方案
为了优化滑轮,苏州三星选择了 OptiStruct,它是 Altair HyperWorks 计算机辅助工程工具套件的关键组件。 OptiStruct 提供了重要的优化功能,例如拓扑、尺寸和形状优化。该公司采用了拓扑优化的变密度方法,该方法使用元素的相对密度作为设计变量来确定优化的材料分布。该过程首先对原始滑轮模型进行静态分析,然后定义拓扑优化模型。解决优化问题后,根据结果重建模型,并对新模型进行尺寸和形状优化。该过程以优化结构的静态分析结束,比较优化前后的结果。该公司还评估了从铝制皮带轮改用尼龙皮带轮的潜在好处。
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