Analysis of the influence of the pipe’s wall thickness on the corrugation of the surface during inductive bending of pipes

The paper presents a calculation model for simulation the technological process of inductive bending of tubes. In the case of an incorrect combination of geometric bending parameters (pipe diameter, bend radius and pipe wall thickness), the corrugation of the inner part in the pipe bend occurs. The proposed calculation model for the ADINA FE software allows for a relatively short time and at low cost to predict the emergence of corrugation. This work is supported by KEGA 015ŽU-4/2017 Digital technologies for machine building study programs as a part of strategy "Internet of Things". This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under the contract No.APVV-14-0096.