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- Title
Simulation and experimental verification of a drop test and compression test of a gable top package.
- Authors
Nygårds, Mikael; Sjökvist, Stefan; Marin, Gustav; Sundström, Jonas
- Abstract
A finite element framework has been proposed that can be used to simulate both empty paperboard packages and package filled with plastic granulates. A gable top package was made of a commercial paperboard, and material properties needed in the material model were determined. Two simulations were performed, a drop test and a compression test. By comparison between experimental and numerical results, the deformation mechanisms at impact could be identified and correlated to material properties. When the package was filled with granulates, different mechanisms was activated compared with an empty package. The granulates contribute to bulging of the panels, such that the edges became more load bearing compared with the panels. When the edges carried the loads, the importance of the out‐of‐plane properties also increased, and local failure initiation related to delamination was observed. Comparison between experimental and numerical impact forces shows that there are still important things to consider in the model generation, eg, variation of properties within the package, which originate both from material property variations, and the loading history, eg, during manufacturing and handling.
- Subjects
MECHANICAL properties of condensed matter; PACKAGING; PLASTICS in packaging; DROPLETS; CARDBOARD
- Publication
Packaging Technology & Science, 2019, Vol 32, Issue 7, p325
- ISSN
0894-3214
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pts.2441