A recent breakthrough in the development of shape memory materials has demonstrated promising applications for completion products in the oil and gas industry. In one of the targeted applications, shape modification is a major step toward commercialization of this technology. Efficiently and effectively reshaping the material is a key element for final production. The goal of our technical team is to design and optimize the reshaping equipment so as to enable production quantities of tools while maintaining material properties. Many factors could affect the reshaping of the shape memory material such as reshaping profile, length, available compaction force, compaction speed, shear deformation, and damage to the material. In order to achieve better understanding and obtain optimized parameters, material reshaping was extensively investigated through numerical modeling and advanced finite element analysis. This paper will cover the concepts, challenges, and finite element modeling of reshaping shape memory materials. Detailed deformation and stress distribution of the material were obtained and analyzed to guide the equipment design.
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