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Abstract: This paper reports the results of a series of biaxial static compression and torsion experiments performed to evaluate the effects of static compression stress on the fatigue life of those smooth tubes made of high strength spring steel. The fatigue life of biaxial loaded springs depends, among others, on biaxial compression and torsion loading. A high shear loading ratio leads to low-cycle fatigue behaviour rather than high-cycle fatigue, because it was found that a crack was initiated at a local highly deformed area on surface of the specimen.The experimentally obtained results show a significant extension of fatigue strain life as a result of combining axial compression loading with torsion. Cracking behaviour was observed and it was noted that compression pre-stresses contribute to retardation of the fatigue crack initiation process and, consequently, contribute to the extension of fatigue life.
Keywords: fatigue, fatigue life, micro crack, multi axial stress state, pre-stressing, torsion, torsion bar springs, twist angle
Published in DKUM: 11.07.2017; Views: 1231; Downloads: 96
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Abstract: Many damages and faults can cause problems in gear unit operation. A crack in the tooth root is probably the least desirable among them. It often leads to failure of gear unit operation. By monitoring vibrations, it is possible to determine the presence of a crack. Signals are, however, very noisy. This makes it difficult to define properties of individual components. Wavelet analysis is an effective tool for analysing signals and for defining properties. In this paper, a denoising method based on wavelet analysis, which takes prior information about impulse probability density into consideration, is used to identify transient information from vibration signals of a gear unit with a fatigue crack in the tooth root.
Keywords: gear unit, wavelet analysis, wavelet denoising
Published in DKUM: 26.06.2017; Views: 1229; Downloads: 383
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Abstract: Besides advanced nano steels, polymers and ceramics, recently also light metals, i.e., Al, Mg and Ti based materials, have been recognized as future materials for different kinds of advanced applications. Al and its alloys have an acceptable price, excellent corrosive resistance, good mechanical and other physical properties. Therefore, they are also used in the powder-metallurgy (P/M) field. The P/M technology of Al materials is very demanding and has its own specifics compared to the sintering technology of iron and steel. A relatively large quantity of Al-based alloy powder is formed during the sand blasting of slugs and discs in the Talum Al factory, Kidričevo, Slovenia. Therefore, we analysed and investigated its practical usability for a production of advanced products using P/M technology. The formed Al-based powder was compared with the commercially available Al-based powders that are generally used for conventional sintering technology. In the first part of this paper we explain which types of Al-based powders are used for the production of sintered parts, what the required parameters are and why we considered them. Then, the results of theoretical thermodynamic analyses and investigations of the morphological and microstructural characteristics of the selected commercial Al-based powders are given, as well as their comparison with the Al powder formed during the sand blasting and its potential for P/M applications.
Keywords: Al-based alloy powders, morphology, microstructure, LM characterisation, SEM/EDS characterisation
Published in DKUM: 17.03.2017; Views: 1588; Downloads: 133
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Abstract: This paper deals with a theoretical and numerical study of various viscosity terms in the modified elasto-plastic friction model and its influence on the resulting friction force-torque, transmitted through the contact of the friction clutch. Various simple viscous definitions for fluids considering shear rate dependent viscosity were investigated. As a basis for the research the Carreau fluid model was chosen, since it can describe Newtonian, dilatant and pseudo plastic fluids. Besides of theoretical investigations, numerical simulations at realistic friction clutch operation conditions were carried out. The results were compared to the results of a validation case for a dry friction clutch simulation with the modified elasto-plastic friction model. This research showed significant differences between various viscosity definitions and revealed the drawbacks of such a simplified approach. In addition to viscosity, a possibility to calculate the generated heat due to friction and its influence on the contact temperatures is discussed briefly. The basic theory and equations are given along with the directions for future work. The requirements for an accurate temperature calculation in the friction contact are outlined.
Keywords: friction model, friction clutch simulation, simple viscosity models, Carreau fluid
Published in DKUM: 21.12.2015; Views: 1346; Downloads: 80
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Abstract: V prispevku je opisano orodje za optimiranje geometrijske oblike zob kot dodatek k splošnim postopkom zasnove zobnikov. Algoritem omogoča zmanjšanje in enakomerno porazdelitev obrabe in jamičenja zob v ubiru. V postopku optimiranja upoštevamo dva glavna parametra, ki sta odvisna od geometrijske oblike zob: kontaktne napetosti in relativno drsenje. Oba sta odvisna od oblike kontaktne površine, ki pa je v veliki meri odvisna od koeficientov premikov profila. Če želimo doseči čim večjo življenjsko dobo zobnikov, moramo poiskati optimalne vrednosti koeficientov premikov profila, z upoštevanjem vseh preostalih robnih pogojev, ki so predpisani za zasnovo zobnikov. Uporabljen je algoritem adaptivnega izboljšanja mreže. V nadaljevanju prispevka je preverjena oblika zob, dobljena po predlaganem postopku. Prav tako so primerjane in ocenjene drsne razmere za obe obliki zob. Prikazana je možnost uporabe MKE v postopku snovanja zobnikov. Za izračun kontaktnih napetosti je uporabljen algoritem z metodo Lagrangeovih množiteljev po metodi končnih elementov, kontaktne površine pa so dodatno opisane s parametričnimi zlepki.
Published in DKUM: 10.07.2015; Views: 1231; Downloads: 51
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