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  1 - Process Parameters Optimization in Gas Blow Forming of Pin-type Metal Bipolar Plates using Taguchi and Finite Element Methods
  M. Moradian A. Doniavi V. Modanloo V. Alimirzaloo
  Metal bipolar plates are the most important parts of the fuel cells and recently these plates are used instead of graphite ones.In the present study, gas blow forming of a pin-type aluminum 5083 bipolar plate has been studied. After the simulation of the process, the FE أکثر

  Metal bipolar plates are the most important parts of the fuel cells and recently these plates are used instead of graphite ones.In the present study, gas blow forming of a pin-type aluminum 5083 bipolar plate has been studied. After the simulation of the process, the FE model has been validated using experimental results. Then, the effects of parameters including maximum pressure of the gas, pressurization profile and corner radius of the pin on thinning ratio and forming depth of final part have been investigated. Nine experiments were designed using the Taguchi L9 orthogonal array and the experiments were performed using the FE model. The signal to noise (S/N) ratio and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) techniques were carried out to determine the effective parameters and the contribution of each parameter. The maximum pressure of 1.2 MPa, SP2 pressurization profile and corner radius of 0.2 mm lead to the minimum thinning ratio. Also, it was found that to maximize the forming depth, the maximum pressure of 2 MPa, SP1 pressurization profile and corner radius of 0.3 mm should be selected. Also, ANOVA analysis showed that the most significant parameters on thinning ratio and forming depth are corner radius and maximum pressure, respectively. تفاصيل المقالة
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  2 - Multi-Objective Optimization of the Stamping of Titanium Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cell
  Vahid Modanloo Vali Alimirzaloo Majid Elyasi
  High demands of quality development in the industry especially automotive, necessitates multi-objective optimization of the manufacturing processes. Fuel cells are one of the most important sources of renewable energies that Bipolar Plates (BPPs) are their main componen أکثر

  High demands of quality development in the industry especially automotive, necessitates multi-objective optimization of the manufacturing processes. Fuel cells are one of the most important sources of renewable energies that Bipolar Plates (BPPs) are their main components. Metallic BPPs are known as a suitable replacement of the graphite plates due to their lower weight and cost. Accordingly, this study employs Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods to determine the best forming condition in the stamping of titanium BPP. In the first step, the process is analyzed using the Finite Element (FE) simulation. Afterward, validation of the FE model is confirmed by performing the experiments using titanium ultra-thin sheet with a thickness of 0.1 mm. Subsequently, a set of tests with 15 experiments are assumed to be as alternatives. In addition, filling ratio, thinning ratio and forming load are considered as different criteria. In order to select the optimum condition considering three mentioned responses simultaneously, TOPSIS and VIKOR methods are applied. In addition, a weighting procedure combining AHP and Entropy approaches is used. Based on the weighting results, the highest and lowest weights were obtained for filling ratio (0.5398) and forming load (0.1632), respectively. Likewise, a Spearman’s rank equal to 0.9357 was obtained that demonstrates high compatibility between TOPSIS and VIKOR methods. Overall, the best (optimum) forming condition has obtained an experiment with a clearance of 0.2 mm, the speed of 3.5 mm/s, and friction coefficient as 0.2. تفاصيل المقالة