Process simulation data for thermoforming of continuous fiber-reinforced composite materials

Dataset containing process simulation of thermoforming of continuous fiber-reinforced composite materials This dataset contains process simulation data for the thermoforming of continuous fiber-reinforced composite materials.A total of 3994 forming simulations are included in the data set.The data were generated using Abaqus/Explicit, a commercial finite element software, together with user-defined material subroutines to describe the membrane, bending, and inter-ply material behavior.The considered simulation setup and material models were experimentally validated and published by Dörr et al. (2017). The considered tool geometry has a complex shape with industrial complexity, denoted as "Napf," where "U_Napf" is the die and "S_Napf" is the stamp geometry.The processed laminate consists of two plies, initially oriented at 0° and 90° relative to the 1-direction of the global simulation coordinate system.The dataset considers four different total process times within industrially relevant ranges: 1.6 s, 3.2 s, 4.8 s, and 6.4 s.The results for each simulation are provided at ten equidistant points in time, along with the initial state. Within this dataset, the material properties related to the membrane and bending behavior are varied within physically reasonable ranges.The material parameters used in each individual simulation are provided as YAML files. The simulation data are provided as VTK format. The data can be accessed using meshio and visualized using ParaView. The data contains the following variables on each node/element of the mesh: Short description Type ID Located on node/element Surface normal (on node) 3D Vector node_normal node Node coordinates 3D Vector node_coord node Curvature on nodes Scalar curv_mean node Element area Scalar element_area element Surface normal (on element center) 3D Vector element_normal element Element center point 3D Vector element_coord element Curvature interpolated to element center Scalar element_curv_mean element