DEM/FEM simulation of the shot peening process on sharp notches

The residual stress field produced by shot peening on Al-7075-T651 prismatic samples carrying V-edge notches is evaluated through combined Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) and Finite Element Modeling (FEM) simulations. Special care is paid to faithfully model the interaction between peening nozzle, shots and notched target through DEM analyses and to understand the coverage level at the notch root. The simulated stream of shots with randomly...