Optimisation of extrusion flat die design and die wall temperature distribution, using Kriging and response surface method

Abstract

A new optimisation methodology for the design of coat-hanger dies is presented. Two approaches are presented to optimise the velocities distribution across the die exit. In the first approach, we predict the optimal shape of a coat hanger die; in the second approach, to keep the same geometry and avoid design of a new die, we optimise the temperature of regulation in heterogeneous way. This method involves coupling a three-dimensional finite element simulation software and an optimisation strategy. For this optimisation, the Sequential Quadratic Programming algorithm and the global response surface method with Kriging interpolation are used.