In this dissertation, studies of accelerated pavement testing have been discussed and the relative advantage of using the Model Mobile Load Simulator 3 (MMLS3) has been illustrated. A test protocol of using MMLS3 as a fatigue characterization tool has been proposed and validated by testing several Hot Mix Asphalt slabs. Data acquisition was performed with strain gauges placed in different directions under slabs in controlled environmental condition. Analysis of data showed the effect of wheel load on fatigue behavior of pavement in terms of strain history response, cracking and reduction of modulus. Performance curves showing relation between initial strain and failure loads were developed and were compared with the performance curves obtained from standard method. It has been shown that rutting related excessive permanent strain due to movement of particles under wheel path can affect fatigue performance of Hot Mix Asphalt pavement. Method of estimation of time dependent strain has also been developed to predict observed strain.

Rotary air-to-air energy exchangers (also called energy wheels) transfer both heat and moisture between supply and exhaust airstreams in buildings. In this thesis, it is hypothesized that the transient step response characteristics of an energy wheel are uniquely related to the steady-state cyclic response of the wheel. The primary objective of this research is to study the transient response of a humidity/temperature sensor and measure energy wheel performance with a new test procedure that uses only transient response characteristics. In this thesis, the transient characteristics of a humidity/temperature sensor and an energy wheel to a step change in relative humidity and temperature are investigated through two types of measurements. One test uses a small airflow, at controlled temperature and humidity conditions, passing through a small section of a porous wheel while measuring the outlet conditions after the inlet conditions are suddenly changed. For a step input, it is shown that the outlet humidity/temperature sensor data correlate with an exponential function with two time constants. Since the transient response characteristics of the humidity/temperature sensor must be known to predict the response of the wheel alone, a second test is required that is similar to the first test except that the wheel is removed. This test is used to obtain the transient response of the sensor alone. Data from these tests show that both the sensor and the sensor plus wheel have two sets of two time constants. An analysis is presented to determine the transient response of the wheel alone using the correlated properties of the sensor alone and the sensor with a wheel upstream. The challenge undertaken in this research was the development of a more flexible, lower cost test facility than that presented in ASHRAE Standard 84-1991(Method of Testing Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers). In future work, this new laboratory experimental test facility should be adapted to test most types of energy wheels. The configuration allows a wide range of mass flow rates, inlet supply air temperatures and relative humidities. Uncertainty analysis is used for each transient test for the sensors and air-to-air energy wheels to specify the sensor and wheel plus sensor characteristics. This uncertainty analysis shows that accurate sensor calibration under equilibrium conditions and the start time for the humidity sensor step change is crucial to achieve low uncertainties in the transient behaviour of sensor and energy wheels. Knowing the uncertainty in the characteristics of the sensors and the wheel plus sensors the uncertainty in the transient response of the wheel alone is predicted. The first time constant of the humidity sensor is found to be about 3 seconds, while the second time constant is found to be about 100 seconds. It is found that the predicted response of the wheel alone gives time constants that are about 6 seconds and 140 seconds. Other researchers can use this information presented in this thesis to estimate the effectiveness of an energy wheel.

Rotary air-to-air energy exchangers (also called energy wheels) transfer both heat and moisture between supply and exhaust airstreams in buildings. In this thesis, it is hypothesized that the transient step response characteristics of an energy wheel are uniquely related to the steady-state cyclic response of the wheel. The primary objective of this research is to study the transient response of a humidity/temperature sensor and measure energy wheel performance with a new test procedure that uses only transient response characteristics. In this thesis, the transient characteristics of a humidity/temperature sensor and an energy wheel to a step change in relative humidity and temperature are investigated through two types of measurements. One test uses a small airflow, at controlled temperature and humidity conditions, passing through a small section of a porous wheel while measuring the outlet conditions after the inlet conditions are suddenly changed. For a step input, it is shown that the outlet humidity/temperature sensor data correlate with an exponential function with two time constants. Since the transient response characteristics of the humidity/temperature sensor must be known to predict the response of the wheel alone, a second test is required that is similar to the first test except that the wheel is removed. This test is used to obtain the transient response of the sensor alone. Data from these tests show that both the sensor and the sensor plus wheel have two sets of two time constants. An analysis is presented to determine the transient response of the wheel alone using the correlated properties of the sensor alone and the sensor with a wheel upstream. The challenge undertaken in this research was the development of a more flexible, lower cost test facility than that presented in ASHRAE Standard 84-1991(Method of Testing Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers). In future work, this new laboratory experimental test facility should be adapted to test most types of energy wheels. The configuration allows a wide range of mass flow rates, inlet supply air temperatures and relative humidities. Uncertainty analysis is used for each transient test for the sensors and air-to-air energy wheels to specify the sensor and wheel plus sensor characteristics. This uncertainty analysis shows that accurate sensor calibration under equilibrium conditions and the start time for the humidity sensor step change is crucial to achieve low uncertainties in the transient behaviour of sensor and energy wheels. Knowing the uncertainty in the characteristics of the sensors and the wheel plus sensors the uncertainty in the transient response of the wheel alone is predicted. The first time constant of the humidity sensor is found to be about 3 seconds, while the second time constant is found to be about 100 seconds. It is found that the predicted response of the wheel alone gives time constants that are about 6 seconds and 140 seconds. Other researchers can use this information presented in this thesis to estimate the effectiveness of an energy wheel.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The main objective of this work is the experimental investigation of the effect that the material of the toolholder has on the temperature at tool-chip interface and on the surface temperatures of the cutting tool and toolholder. The study was conducted in dry turning of gray iron with uncoated cemented carbide inserts, using the same cutting parameters. Five toolholders had been confectioned in materials having different thermal conductivity, these being: copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel and titanium alloy. The toolholders are identical and have the constructive aspects obtained from a commercial toolholder for turning that material. The temperature at the tool-chip interface was measured using the toolworkpiece thermocouple method and the surface temperatures in the tools and the toolholders, by conventional type T thermocouples. The system was modified in order to develop an experimental procedure for the physical compensating of the secondary and parasites thermoelectric signals (emf). Also, modifications was carried out in a conventional tailstock for use in driving the emf signal between the workpiece and a stationary conductor, but without significantly altering the stiffness of the system. The tailstock was electric insulated and a mercury bearing was mounted inside it and their internal connections were turned in reference junctions at room temperature because on otherwise it could act as secondary junctions. The calibration of the tool-workpiece thermocouple was developed in the same experimental apparatus using the modifications implemented in this system. Besides the results obtained with the investigation of the effects of the toolholder material on the surface temperatures of the tool and the tool holder and on the tool-chip interface temperature, this research also presents contributions to the use and performance of the tool-workpiece thermocouple method. / O objetivo principal deste trabalho é a investigação experimental do efeito que o material do porta-ferramenta exerce sobre a temperatura na interface ferramenta/cavaco e sobre as temperaturas superficiais da ferramenta de corte e do próprio porta-ferramenta. O estudo foi desenvolvido com a operação de torneamento cilíndrico externo de ferro fundido cinzento, a seco, com insertos de metal duro, em parâmetros de corte fixos. Cinco portas-ferramentas foram confeccionados em materiais com condutividades térmicas diferentes, sendo esses: cobre, latão, alumínio, aço inoxidável e liga de titânio. Os portas-ferramentas são geometricamente idênticos e têm as características construtivas de um porta-ferramenta comercial próprio ao torneamento daquele material. Mediu-se a temperatura na interface ferramenta/cavaco usando o método do termopar ferramenta-peça e as temperaturas superficiais na ferramenta e nos suportes, por meio de termopares convencionais do tipo T. O sistema termopar ferramenta-peça foi modificado no sentido de se desenvolver um procedimento experimental para a compensação física de forças eletromotrizes secundárias e parasitas. Destaca-se a execução de modificações em uma contra ponta rotativa convencional para o seu uso na condução do sinal da força eletromotriz entre a peça e um condutor estacionário sem, contudo, alterar significativamente a sua rigidez na fixação da peça. Nessas modificações, aplicou-se uma isolação elétrica permanente, implantou-se um mancal de mercúrio no seu interior e promoveu-se mudanças nas suas conexões internas, que poderiam agir como junções secundárias, transformando-as em junções de referência à temperatura ambiente. A calibração do sistema termopar ferramenta-peça foi desenvolvida sobre o próprio aparato experimental usando as modificações implantadas nesse sistema. Os resultados obtidos no trabalho mostram que os materiais usados nos suportes influenciam nas temperaturas superficiais da ferramenta e do porta-ferramenta, porém, que tais materiais não tem efeito significativo sobre as temperaturas da interface ferramenta/cavaco. Além disso, o trabalho apresenta, também, contribuições ao uso e calibração do método do termopar ferramenta-peça. / Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica

Aufgrund der komplexen Strahler-Werkstoff-Wechselwirkung beim Erwärmen von Kunststoffen mit Infrarotstrahlung ist in vielen Infrarotschweißprozessen eine Rauchentwicklung zu beobachten. Diese tritt oftmals bei ruß- und/oder glasfasergefüllten Kunststoffen auf und resultiert in einem thermisch-oxidativen Werkstoffabbau, welcher zu einer Abnahme der mechanischen und thermischen Verbindungseigenschaften führt. Die Rauchbildung kann zudem lufttechnische Maßnahmen, wie Absaugeinrichtungen, an der Schweißmaschine erforderlich machen. Der Problematik der Rauchentwicklung beim Infrarotschweißen (IR-Schweißen) von Kunststoffen wird derzeit mit zeitintensiven, empirischen Voruntersuchungen zur Parameterfindung entgegengewirkt. Ziel ist es Strahlerabstands-Erwärmzeit-Kombinationen zu finden, die zu einer ausreichenden Schmelzeerzeugung bei möglichst niedriger thermisch-oxidativer Werkstoffbelastung führen. Ein Ansatz zur Reduzierung des Vorversuchsaufwandes ist die Temperaturmessung der bestrahlten Substratoberfläche, welche unterhalb der Zersetzungstemperatur des bestrahlten Kunststoffs liegen sollte. Derzeitig können jedoch nur ergänzende thermographische und pyrometrische Temperaturmesssysteme eingesetzt werden, welche eine vergleichende Messung der Prozesstemperaturen beim IR-Schweißen ermöglichen und die Prozessstabilität des IR-Schweißprozesses in einem festgelegten Prozessfenster gewährleisten. Eine Messung der tatsächlichen Kunststofftemperaturen ist mit diesen Systemen nicht möglich. Aktuell hat eine Änderung der zu schweißenden Kunststoffe, der Füllstoffe (z. B. Glasfasern) oder ein Schwanken der Füll-und Verstärkungsstoffgehalte der Kunststoffe zur Folge, dass neue Voruntersuchungen zur Prozessparameterfindung des IR-Schweißprozesses notwendig werden. Aufgrund dessen entwickeln die Professur Kunststoffe an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz und die Firma Eugen Riexinger aus Bad Liebenzell eine Temperaturmessmethodik zur Bestimmung der tatsächlich auftretenden Substrattemperaturen während der Infraroterwärmung von Kunststoffen. Die Methodik soll eine IR-Erwärmung von Kunststoffen auf eine kunststoffabhängige Soll-Temperatur ermöglichen und verhindert so die Rauchbildung während der IR-Erwärmung und damit die thermisch-oxidative Werkstoffschädigung. Der Beitrag beschreibt die aktuell auftretenden Herausforderungen beim IR-Schweißen von Kunststoffen, die gewählte Herangehensweise an die Entwicklung der Temperaturmessmethodik zur Bestimmung der tatsächlichen Substrattemperatur sowie die Ergebnisse des Entwicklungsprozesses.

Striving for increased productivity while maintaining hole quality and high process robustness when drilling requires knowledge about the working principles of heat generation, mechanics and a proper cutting fluid that aids in cooling, lubricating and evacuating chips from the cutting zone. If the heat generated in the tool-workpiece and tool-chip interfaces does not exit the cutting zone adequately through the chips, the workpiece material or the redistribution of coolant the hole quality can be impacted negatively and breakdowns may occur which reduces overall productivity. During product testing, a sudden type of drill failure was observed when machining 316L stainless steel. When modifying the coolant design this was avoided which led to the assumption that the failure was caused by a large amount of heat being generated due to poor conductivity in the material combined with insuffcient cooling. However, this theory couldn't be investigated because of a lack of an existing method. To evaluate, three modifications of the CoroDrill 870 with dimensions Ø16mm and length 3xD were designed using Siemens NX 12 to observe whether coolant design choices have a significant impact on heat generation when drilling. To examine this a testing methodology was developed which utilizes IR-thermography and a combination of type K and J thermocouples inserted into the workpiece and onto the back surface, which measures its temperature in the cutting zone. Several tests were conducted with the developed setup to gather a larger data set to reduce impact from random error and to perform further analysis. Although the experiment setup is promising due to being simple and applicable to different materials there are large sources of variation associated with the placement of thermocouples. The results indicate some difference in registered temperature between the modifications however it is diffcult to draw conclusions based on the relatively few trustworthy measurements made. / För att förbättra produktiviteten vid borrning utan att kompromissa på hålkvalité och processäkerhet krävs bakomliggande kunskaper inom områden som, värmebildning, skärförlopp, och kylvätska vilket kyler, smörjer, och transporterar spånor från skärzonen. Om värmen som bildas i ytorna mellan verktyg-ämne och verktyg-spåna inte lämnar skärzonen på ett tillförlitligt sätt genom spånor, ämnet eller genom kylvätskans cirkulation kan hålkvalitén påverkas eller haverier kan orsakas vilket minskar produktivitet. Under en testning som genomfördes där 316L rostfritt stål borrades upptäcktes en ny typ av abrupt brott. När borrens kyllösning modiferades kunde detta fel undvikas varpå man drog slutsatsen att haveriet var en konsekvens av den stora temperaturgradient som bildas då materialets värmeledningsförmåga är relativt dålig. Dessvärre kunde denna teori inte prövas då det saknades en befintlig testmetodik. För att undersöka detta utvecklades tre modifikationer av CoroDrill 870 med dimension Ø16mm och längd 3xD i Siemens NX 12 i syfte att observera huruvida en signifikant temperaturskillnad skulle uppstå. För att utreda detta skapades en testuppställning som kombinerar IR-termografi med termoelement av typ K och typ J, fästa i ämnet respektive påämnets baksida vilket mäter materialets temperatur i skärzon. Ett flertal tester genomfördes med denna uppställning för att samla en större mängd data för fortsatt analys samt för att minska inverkan av slumpmässiga fel.Även om metoden är lovande då den är relativt enkel och tillämpbar på olika material så finns det stora potentiella källor till variation kopplade till mänsklig faktor och placering av termoelement. Resultatet som analyserats antyder att det finns en viss temperaturskillnad mellan modifikationerna men för att göra välgrundade slutsatser skulle fler mätningar behöva genomföras.

This thesis mainly deals with the prediction of temperature on the components and the PCB during reflow soldering. The theoretical part describes the particular solder reflow process, types of heat transfer and temperature profiles. The practical part is divided into forecasting temperatures if the conveyor is stopped and the temperature predictions when the conveyor is in motion. In both parts of the measured temperature is compared with the predicted temperatures, which show the success rate of prediction. The last part of this work is part of the simulation, which helps in proper understanding of the issues discussed.

This master´s thesis deals with QFN packages soldering and technology procedures optimization. The aim of theoretical part is description of QFN packages, their assembly and reflow soldering on PCB in HONEYWELL. The aim of the practical part is to propose a method of measuring temperature and optimizing the thermal profiles of selected PCB with QFN packages by using convection (HONEYWELL) and infrared (BUT) reflow ovens. Comparison and evaluation of thermal profiles for 3 production PCBś with QFN packages using solder paste AIM NC257-2 were realised. The main part of master´s thesis are appearance evaluation of solder joints, preparing microsection and measuring intermetallic layers thickness by using the optical and the scanning electron microscopes, analysation and study of QFN defects created during soldering proces. These tests were performed with 2 production PCB´s. Optimization of SPI and soldering technology procedures where were analyzed QFN packages were processed on one type of PCB. Interesting part of this diplomma thesis is creating of the 3D heat transfer model of QFN package during the reflow soldering in SolidWorks.

This work deals with the issue of emissivity and its impact on the heat dissipation.The first part describes the basics of thermal management, the issue of emissivity and its measurement. In the second, experimental part, are dedicated the emissivity values of examined specimens. These values are then used as initial conditions for the thermal simulation. In the last part are compared the measured results and the simulated results and is evaluated the impact of emissivity for the heat dissipation.

Motorcyclists are more often involved in accidents with severe harm or even fatal outcome compared to other road users. An experienced motorcycle driver is well familiar with the problem when the day light is reduced. The visibility is of course highly decreased. Allight International develops a light bulb that through a gyroscopic feature allows the light image to always be projected in the same axi-symmetric plane. The low beam head light usually accompanies the drivers movement when cornering, creating a black void ahead that leads to decreased vision. The light bulb has not yet been tested in a headlight and the LED is assumed to have high working temperature, which can lead to a shortened service life and technical errors due to the heat. By comparing empirical tests such as infrared camera and thermocouples on the prototype with theoretical tests such as computer aided design, finite element method, and computational fluid dynamics, a better understanding of how the model can be adapted to counteract the high temperature has achieved. Empirical analysis show that at a lower current of where the light bulb produces a brightness around the lower region of an automotive low beam headlight, the existing solution seems to work with the help of the fan creating forced convection. The improved and evaluated prototype, makes it possible to increase the current for the light bulb when more of the generated heat dissipates from the heat source. / Motorcyklister är mer involverade i olyckor med allvarlig eller dödlig utgång jämfört med generella trafikanter. En erfaren motorcykelförare är väl bekant med problemen som uppstår vid mörkerkörning. Givetvis blir sikten kraftigt försämrad. Allight International utvecklar en typ av lampa som med hjälp av ett gyroskop tillåter ljusbilden att alltid projiceras i samma axialsymmetriska plan. Vanligtvis följer lampan med förarens rörelse när denne svänger vilket skapar ett svart tomrum frammåt som leder till skymd sikt. Lampan har inte testas än i strålkastare och värmen antas ge en för hög arbetstemperatur, vilket kan leda till en forkortad livslängd samt tekniska fel på grund av värmen. Genom att utföra empiriska tester på prototypen som infraröd kamera och thermoelement tillsammans med teoretiska verktyg som computer aided design, finita elementmetoden och computational fluid dynamics fås en bättre förståelse för hur modellen kan anpassas för att motverka den höga temperaturen. Empiriska analyser visar att vid en lägre strömstyrka som motsvarar den ljusstyrka som är kravet för fordonsändamålsenliga halvljus, fungerar den nuvarande prototypen tillsammans med en fläkt som ger forcerad konvektion. Den förbättrade och utvärderade geometrin gör det möjligt att öka strömstyrkan då mer värme kan föras bort från värmekällan.