@inproceedings{25b28e85556b4fce9babf9cb747b00f7,
title = "Analysis and simulation of the free-stretch-blow process of PET",
abstract = "This paper is concerned with understanding the behaviour of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in the injection stretch blow moulding (ISBM) process where it is typically bi-axially stretched to form bottles for the packaging industry. Preforms which have been pre sprayed with a pattern and heated in an oil bath have been stretched and blown in free air using a lab scale ISBM machine whilst being monitored via high speed video. The images have subsequently been analysed using a digital image correlation system (VIC 3D). The results have been used to validate appropriate simulations of the free-blow process using ABAQUS{\textregistered}/Explicit FEA with a suitable viscoelastic material model, along with experimental process data obtained using an instrumented stretch rod.",
keywords = "Abaqus{\textregistered}/explicit fea, Digital image correlation, ISBM, Pet, Viscoelastic",
author = "J. Nixon and S. Yan and Menary, \{G. H.\}",
year = "2013",
month = jul,
day = "29",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.554-557.1729",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783037857199",
series = "Key Engineering Materials",
pages = "1729--1737",
booktitle = "The Current State-of-the-Art on Material Forming",
note = "16th ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, ESAFORM 2013 ; Conference date: 22-04-2013 Through 24-04-2013",
}