Multi-resolution simulations of material processes for e-mobility applications

Abstract

The efficient lightweight design of e-mobility systems and the energy-efficient material processes (lightweight high performance materials) to achieve a required product quality, lower cost and high-performance products require a smart control of the main process parameters. Application of numerical simulation techniques to these complex processes enables scientist and practicing engineers to virtually optimize the design and\or material process parameters. However, in order to arrive at the desired performance, quality and cost, a general engineering framework shall be setup to carry out the design\material process simulation for the whole production process chain. The input lightweight material and design process parameters can affect the performance, running cost, maintenance and recyclability of e-mobility products. Many researchers have proposed different numerical and analytical framework and optimization techniques to carry out efficient and safe low-inertia mobility design schemes. In the research work herein, a multi-resolution simulation framework has been proposed and setup to develop a full process simulation system for energy-efficient lightweight material and design processes within mobility context.
A multi-resolution and multi-scale numerical scheme has been considered for energy-optimized lightweight material processes (aluminum and magnesium alloys), while bridging techniques are developed to integrate the micro material properties with macro design simulations. The use of parallel processing and fast computing facilities along with smart numerical techniques for different scales (micro to macro) enable us to modernize the use of numerical virtual simulation systems for e-mobility applications. These techniques can integrate the existing solver capabilities at macro scale with emerging methods (multi-scale and multi-resolution methods) from diverse multi-disciplinary scientific areas. As the virtual and advanced computer-based simulation\design techniques for e-vehicle parts have not been exploited at different time\length scales yet, it has partially been integrated (micro to macro scales) into the real e-mobility design processes. It offers a great benefit over the traditional design processes in term of time, cost, energy efficiency and human resources. The main contribution of the research work herein, is to show the advantages of using multi-resolution virtual simulation\design techniques to improve the lightweight and low-inertia design of components for better quality and high performance of e-mobility applications.

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DOIS: 10.5281/zenodo.1440971 10.5281/zenodo.1440972