Strength Assessment of a Precession Driven Dynamo

A pressure vessel, which shall be filled with eight tons of liquid sodium, has to be designed for a large-scale experimental setup to investigate flow-induced magnetic fields. In addition to the centrifugal forces and gyroscopic loads induced by the rotation about two non-parallel axes, the complex internal pressure distribution, the imbalance of the container, as well as the thermal loads resulting from the elevated temperatures, which are required for the experiments, must be taken into account. This leads to several millions of load cases. That is why a calculation procedure is developed using the finite element method, which strongly reduces the computational complexity by utilizing sector symmetry, load case decomposition and superposition. Here, the focus is to determine the most critical load cases, which will be used for the strength assessment, regarding both the static and the fatigue strength.Besides the structural strength, the welded joints and the bolted joints are analyzed. Therefore, nonlinear effects are considered, for example the contact status of the bolted joints. The submodelling technique is used to investigate structural details

Direct observation of nanocrystal-induced enhancement of tensile ductility in a metallic glass composite

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have attracted wide interest, but their successful application is hindered by their low ductility at room temperature. Therefore, the use of composites of a BMG matrix with crystalline secondary phases has been proposed to overcome this drawback. In the present work we demonstrate the fabrication of a tailored BMG nanocomposite containing a high density of monodisperse nanocrystals with a size of around 20 nm using a combination of mechanical and thermal treatment of Cu36Zr48Al8Ag8 well below the crystallization temperature. Direct observations of the interaction of the nanocrystals with a shear band during in situ deformation in a transmission electron microscope demonstrate that the achieved nanocomposite has the potential to inhibit catastrophic fracture in tension. This demonstrates that a sufficient number of nanoscale structural heterogeneities can be a route towards BMG composites with superior mechanical properties

Matematyczne modelowanie dynamicznej trajektorii przędzy z uwzględnieniem pierścienia sterującego balonem i elastyczności przędzy w procesie przędzeniaobrączkowego opartego na nadprzewodzącym elemencie skręcającym łożyska

The productivity of the conventional ring spinning process is currently limited by the frictional heat that occurs in the ring/traveler twisting system. In the framework of a fundamental research project from the German Research Foundation (DFG), the levitation principle of superconducting magnetic bearing (SMB) was implemented as a twisting element in order to eliminate the frictional problem and thus aim, at least, to double the productivity. A mathematical model of the dynamic yarn path has already been presented considering the friction free SMB system up to an angular spindle speed of 25.000 r.p.m. In this paper, the existing theoretical model, which was developed up to 25.000 r.p.m, was further modified considering the balloon control ring and yarn elasticity at a higher angular spindle speed, such as 50.000 r.p.m. The model was solved numerically using the Runge-Kutta method. With this model, it is possible to estimate the yarn tension distribution and balloon form considering the above-mentioned parameters. The model established was further validated by comparing the yarn tension and balloon forms predicted with measured ones up to an angular spindle speed of 15.000 r.p.m in a ring spinning tester based on superconducting magnetic bearing.Wydajność konwencjonalnego procesu przędzenia obrączkowego jest ograniczana przez ciepło tarcia występujące w układzie skręcania pierścień /wahadło. W ramach projektu badawczego z Niemieckiej Fundacji Badawczej (DFG) wprowadzono zasadę lewitacji nadprzewodzącego łożyska magnetycznego (SMB) jako elementu skręcającego w celu wyeliminowania problemu tarcia. Celem pracy było przynajmniej podwojenie wydajność. Przedstawiono model matematyczny dynamicznej trajektorii przędzy z uwzględnieniem systemu SMB bez tarcia, przy prędkości obrotowej wrzeciona 25.000 obr./min. Nastęnie istniejący del teoretyczny został dodatkowo zmodyfikowany, a przy modyfikacji wzięto pod uwagę pierścień kontrolny balonu i elastyczność przędzy przy wyższej prędkości obrotowej wrzeciona tj. 50.000 obr./min. Model został rozwiązany numerycznie za pomocą metody RUNGE-KUTTA. W tym modelu możliwe jest oszacowanie rozkładu naprężenia przędzy i kształtu balonu z uwzględnieniem wyżej wymienionych parametrów. Ustalony model został dodatkowo zweryfikowany poprzez porównanie naprężenia przędzy i przewidywanych form balonu. W tym celu użyto testera przędzenia obrączkowego opartego na nadprzewodzącym łożysku magnetycznym

A method for correcting a moving heat source in analyses with coarse temporal discretization

The numerical simulation of a moving heat source from a fixed point observer is often done by discretely adjusting its position over the steps of a thermal transient analysis. The efficiency of these simulations is increased when using a coarse temporal discretization whilst maintaining the quality of results. One systematic error source is the rare update of a nonconstant moving heat source with regard to its magnitude and location. In this work, we present an analysis of the error and propose a correction approach based on conserving the specified heat from a continuous motion in analyses with large time-step sizes. Deficiencies associated with the correction in special motion situations are identified by means of performance studies and the approach is extended accordingly. The advantages of applying the proposed correction are demonstrated through examples

Mathematical modeling, simulation and validation of the dynamic yarn path in a superconducting magnet bearing (SMB) ring spinning system

The new concept of a superconducting magnetic bearing (SMB) system can be implemented as a twisting element instead of the existing one in a ring spinning machine, thus overcoming one of its main frictional limitations. In the SMB, a permanent magnet (PM) ring rotates freely above the superconducting ring due to the levitation forces. The revolution of the PM ring imparts twists similarly to the traveler in the existing twisting system. In this paper, the forces acting on the dynamic yarn path resulting from this new technology are investigated and described with a mathematical model. The equation of yarn movement between the delivery rollers and the PM ring is integrated with the Runge-Kutta method using MATLAB. Thus, the developed model can estimate the yarn tension and balloon form according to different spindle speeds considering the dynamic behavior of the permanent magnet of the SMB system. To validate the model, the important relevant process parameters, such as the yarn tension, are measured at different regions of the yarn path, and the balloon forms are recorded during spinning with the SMB system using a high speed camera