This dissertation aims to study the benefit of rail grinding on service life of railroad rails, focusing on failures due to rolling contact fatigue (RCF) at the rail head. Assuming a tangent rail with one-point contact at the running surface, a finite element analysis of a full-scale wheel-rail rolling contact with a nonlinear isotropic kinematic hardening material model is performed to simulate the accumulation of residual stresses and strains in the rail head. Using rolling stress and strain results from the sixth loading cycle, in which residual stresses and strains are at their steady-state, as input, two critical plane fatigue criteria are proposed for fatigue analyses. The first fatigue criterion is the stress-based approach—namely the Findley fatigue criterion. It suggests an important role of tensile residual stresses on subsurface crack nucleation and early growth in the rail head, but applications of the criterion to the near-running-surface region are limited because of plastic deformation from wheel-rail contact. The second fatigue criterion is the strain-based approach—namely the Fatemi-Socie fatigue criterion. Contributed mainly from shear strain amplitudes and factorized by normal stress components, the criterion also predicts fatigue crack nucleation at the subsurface as a possible failure mode as well as fatigue crack nucleation at the near-surface, while maintaining its validity in both regions. A collection of fatigue test data of various types of rail steel from literature is analyzed to determine a relationship between fatigue damages and number of cycles to failure. Considering a set of wheel loads with their corresponding number of rolling passage as a loading unit (LU), optimizations of grinding schedules with genetic algorithm (GA) show that fatigue life of rail increases by varying amount when compared against that from the no-grinding case. Results show that the proposed grinding schedules, optimized with the exploratory and local-search genetic algorithms, can increase fatigue life of rail by 240 percent. The optimization framework is designed to be able to determine a set of optimal grinding schedules for different types of rail steel and different contact configurations, i.e. two-point contact occurred when cornering.

Generating gear grinding is a method used for hard machining of gearbox gears. It facilitates a productive gear manufacturing with tight tolerances regarding surface roughness and geometrical accuracy. However, if the grinding is done with incorrect parameters, so called grinding burns can arise with consequences such as changes in surface hardness, changes in residual stress levels, surface embrittlement and compromised fatigue strength. This thesis investigates the gear tooth quality resulting from grinding parameters contributing to an improved grinding time. A literature study will cover gear geometries and material, grinding wheel properties, influences by grinding parameters and several verification methods. An experimental test will then be used to put four different grinding parameters to the test. The results showed that an increased cutting speed indicated finer surface roughness andincreased Barkhausen noise but showed no influence on gear geometry. Increasing both rough and fine feed rates resulted in a minor increase in geometry deviation but no significant difference in surface roughness. Large variations within the different verification method results related to grinding burns madeit difficult to draw conclusions regarding the experimental factors chosen. However, several factors apart from the experimental ones varied in the testing were believed to have significant influence, such as the flow of the cooling fluidand the amount of retained austenite from the carburizing process. In fact, the trends which seemed to be connected to these factors could be seen in both Barkhausen noise analysis, hardness measurementsand microstructure.

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Essa combinação é possível por causa das múltiplas arestas de corte sem geometria definida que removem material da peça em pequenas penetrações de trabalho. Contudo é um processo que apresenta problemas para a peça, devido à elevada geração de calor. Este calor pode causar alterações metalúrgicas, dentre outras. Por esta razão é necessário utilizar fluido de corte para refrigerar a zona de retificação. Ao mesmo tempo é preciso buscar uma produção mais sustentável em relação à técnica de lubri-refrigeração convencional. Esta técnica vem sendo substituída por outras que visam redução de custo e redução e/ou eliminação do impacto ambiental, sem prejuízos para qualidade da peça. Uma técnica de lubri-refrigeração que vem substituindo a técnica convencional competitivamente é a técnica de Mínima Quantidade de Lubrificação (MQL), que é bem difundida em processos de usinagem com geometria de corte definida (por exemplo, torneamento, fresamento e furação) e com resultados promissores também em processos de retificação. Entretanto, pelo fato da técnica MQL ser menos estudada no processo de retificação, seu desempenho ainda apresenta algumas restrições devido à sua baixa eficiência de refrigeração, que pode ocasionar danos térmicos à peça. Neste sentido, a realização deste trabalho consistiu em substituir o ar à temperatura ambiente do MQL por um ar a menor temperatura. Foi retificado o aço ABNT 4340 temperado e revenido com rebolo convencional de óxido de alumínio. Os experimentos foram realizados para as três diferentes técnicas de lubri-refrigeração (convencional, MQL e MQL com ar frio [MQL+AF]), com velocidade de corte igual a 30 m/s e com velocidade de mergulho variada em três graus de severidade (0,25; 0,50 e 0,75) mm/min. Para promover a redução da temperatura do ar misturado ao MQL, foi utilizado um sistema de refrigeração de ar por tubo de vórtice, visando aumentar a eficiência na retirada de calor do processo. Foram analisadas como variáveis de saída, a viscosidade relacionada ao fluido de corte utilizado nas técnicas MQL, a rugosidade (Ra), circularidade e integridade microestrutural relacionadas à peça, o desgaste relacionado ao rebolo e a potência de retificação relacionada ao processo. As técnicas MQL, nas duas formas de aplicação, apresentaram desempenho superior à técnica convencional. A técnica MQL+AF, mesmo com o ar frio atuando na retirada de mais calor da zona de retificação, apresentou desempenho geral inferior à técnica MQL, devido à influência exercida pela viscosidade do fluido à menor temperatura de aplicação. / The grinding process is an abrasion machining process that is mainly aimed at obtaining surfaces with low roughness and narrow dimensional tolerance. This combination is possible because of the multiple cutting edges without defined geometry that remove material from the workpiece at small work penetrations. However, it is a process that presents problems for the workpiece, due to the high generation of heat. This heat can cause metallurgical changes, among others. For this reason it is necessary to use cutting fluid to cool the grinding zone. At the same time it is necessary to seek a more sustainable production compared to the conventional lubri-cooling technique. This technique has been replaced by others that aim at cost reduction and reduction and/or elimination of environmental impact, without any damage to the quality of the part. A lubri-cooling technique that is replacing the conventional technique, competitively, is the Minimum Quantity of Lubricant (MQL) technique, which is well diffused in machining processes with defined cutting geometry (for example, turning, milling and drilling) and with promising results also in grinding processes. However, due the MQL technique is less studied in the grinding process, its performance still presents some restrictions due to its low cooling efficiency, which can cause thermal damage to the part. In this sense, the accomplishment of this work consisted in replacing the air at the ambient temperature of the MQL by air at a lower temperature. The quenched and tempered ABNT 4340 steel was ground with conventional aluminum oxide grinding wheel. The tests were carried out for three different lubri-cooling techniques (conventional, MQL and MQL with cold air [MQL + AF]), with a cutting speed of 30 m/s and a plunge speed varied in three degrees of severity (0.25, 0.50 and 0.75) mm/min. To promote the reduction of the temperature of the air mixed to the MQL, a vortex tube air cooling system was used aiming to increase the heat removal efficiency of the process. As output variables were analyzed the viscosity related to the cutting fluid used in MQL techniques, the roughness, roundness and microstructural integrity related to the workpiece, the wear related to the grinding wheel and the grinding power related to the grinding process. The MQL techniques, in both forms of application, presented superior performance to the conventional technique. The MQL+AF technique, even with the cold air acting to remove more heat from the grinding zone, presented worst general performance than the MQL technique, due to the influence exerted by the viscosity of the fluid at the lower application temperature.

This thesis deals with safety of the CNC grinding machines. The first part of this thesis is focusing on legislative requirements of EU and Czech Republic, which concern with topic of this thesis. The second part of the thesis is focusing on the safety of the chosen grinding machine. The main parts of the machine which are important for safety are described and then the checklists for verification of the safety requirements are made.

Die Schleifbearbeitung ist häufig ein abschließender Bearbeitungsschritt, dessen Misserfolg zu hohen wirtschaftlichen Verlusten führt. Um im Vorfeld stabile Prozessparameter und optimale Schleifbahnen finden und den Bearbeitungsablauf simulativ testen zu können, werden Modelle benötigt, die die Zusammenhänge über physikalische Gesetzmäßigkeiten abbilden. In dieser Arbeit sind speziell für das Werkzeugschleifen charakteristische Eigenschaften systematisch untersucht und ein Gesamtmodell des Schleifprozesses aufgebaut worden. Die untersuchten Haupteinflüsse sind dabei die aufgrund der starken Geometrieänderung durch den Nutenschleifprozess zeitlich veränderlichen dynamischen Eigenschaften des Werkstücks und die Anregung durch die Rotation und Topographie der Schleifscheibe. Analysiert werden darüber hinaus der Materialabtrag und die Schleifkräfte in Abhängigkeit der Prozessparameter. Die Ergebnisse der Untersuchung dienen als Basis zum Aufbau effizienter, überwiegend auf physikalischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten beruhender Einzelmodelle. Mit dem gekoppelten Gesamtmodell lassen sich Schleifbearbeitungen an einseitig eingespannten und lang auskragenden Werkstücken hochdynamisch und bis zu einigen Minuten abbilden. Es können die Schleifkräfte sowie die Geometriefehler der geschliffenen Werkstücke aufgrund ihrer Durchsenkung berechnet und eine Abschätzung der Werkstücktemperatur durchgeführt werden. Darüber hinaus lässt sich das Schleifmodell zur Anpassung der Schleifbahn nutzen um die Geometriefehler zu reduzieren und die Effizienz der Bearbeitung zu steigern. Durch die physikalisch begründeten Modelle ist die systematische Untersuchung des Schleifens und der Wechselwirkungen möglich, wodurch das Verständnis des Schleifprozesses erweitert wird.:Inhaltsverzeichnis Formelverzeichnis VII Kurzfassung XI Abstract XII 1 Einleitung und Ziel der Arbeit 1 2 Stand desWissens und der Forschung 4 2.1 Modellvorstellung des Schleifprozesses 5 2.2 Schleifprozessmodelle 7 2.2.1 Kinematikmodelle 9 2.2.2 Schleifkraftmodelle 14 2.2.3 Temperaturmodelle 17 2.3 Prozessdynamik 19 2.3.1 Schwingungen 19 2.3.2 Rattererkennung im Zeitbereich 21 2.3.3 Rattererkennung im Frequenzbereich 22 3 Analyse und Modellierung der Systemstruktur 24 3.1 Charakterisierung der Dynamikeigenschaften des Werkstücks 26 3.2 Maschinentisch und Werkstückeinspannung 29 3.3 Modellierung der Werkstückstruktur 34 3.4 Parameterbestimmung für das Strukturmodell und Einflussanalyse 41 4 Analyse und Modellierung der Anregungsmechanismen 51 4.1 Dynamische Einflüsse beim Schleifen 51 4.2 Charakterisierung der Schleifscheibeneinflüsse auf die Werkstückdynamik 53 4.3 Modellierung der Schleifscheibentopographie 56 4.4 Schleifscheibenverschleiß 63 4.5 Implementierung des Schleifscheibenmodells im Gesamtmodell 67 5 Kontaktmodellierung und Prozesseinflussanalyse 69 5.1 Kontaktanalyse und Schleifkraftberechnung 69 5.2 Materialabtragsmodellierung 78 5.3 Prozesseinflussanalyse auf die Schleifkraft 83 5.3.1 Einfluss der Schleifscheibentopographie 84 5.3.2 Einfluss der Prozessparameter 89 5.4 Prozesseinflußanalyse auf die Werkstückgeometrie 93 5.4.1 Parametereinfluss auf die Werkstückgeometrie 93 5.4.2 Parametereinfluss auf die Rauheit der geschliffenen Werkstückoberfläche 95 6 Temperaturmodellierung 99 6.1 Grundmodelle bewegter Wärmequellen 99 6.2 Erweiterungen zur Abbildung von Schleifprozessen 102 7 Gesamtsimulation des Werkzeugschleifens 109 7.1 Einfluss der Simulationsmodule 112 7.2 Variation der Prozessparameter 115 7.3 Variation der Werkstückgeometrie 121 7.4 Variation des Werkstückquerschnitts 124 7.5 Kinematikvariation zur Verbesserung der Formhaltigkeit 129 8 Zusammenfassung 131 A Unterteilung der Fertigungsverfahren 135 B Mathematische Grundlagen 136 B.1 Herleitung der Ansatzfunktionen und Systemmatritzen 136 B.2 Partikuläre Lösung für Systeme mit Fremderregung 141 C Analytische Beschreibung der Kontaktfläche von Werkstücken mit Spiralnut 143 D Simulationsergebnisse 145 D.1 Simulationsergebnis des Längsnutenschleifens 145 D.2 Einfluss der Simulationsmodule 146 D.3 Variation der Prozessparameter 147 D.4 Variation der Werkstückgeometrie 149 D.5 Variation der auskragenden Werkstücklänge 150 D.6 Variation des Werkstückquerschnitts 151 Literatur / As final machine processing mostly grinding is used so failure of this production step leads to high economic losses. To avoid instable process condition, to adapt the grinding wheel path, and to simulate grinding setups in advance, efficient and physically based models are need. In this work especially the tool grinding process is analysed and characteristically effects are investigated to build up an overall grinding model. The main effects are thereby the time variant dynamical properties of the workpiece due to strong geometry changes during the flute grinding process and the excitation due to the rotation and topography of the grinding wheel. Additionally analysis of the contact conditions and grinding forces in dependency of the predefined process parameters are carried out. Based on the results of these investigation efficient models are build up to represent the behaviour mostly by physical laws. With the coupled model, grinding processes of one-sided clamped and long cantilevering workpieces can be simulated high dynamically over several minutes. It is possible to predict grinding forces and geometry errors of the ground flute due to deformation of the workpiece. Additionally the temperature of the workpiece can be estimated. Furthermore the grinding wheel path can be adapted and tested to reduce geometrical errors and to increase the efficiency of the manufacturing process. With these physically based models systematically investigations of the grinding process and the interaction are possible. With this simulation the understanding of grinding can be enhanced which is important to adapt the manufacturing process.:Inhaltsverzeichnis Formelverzeichnis VII Kurzfassung XI Abstract XII 1 Einleitung und Ziel der Arbeit 1 2 Stand desWissens und der Forschung 4 2.1 Modellvorstellung des Schleifprozesses 5 2.2 Schleifprozessmodelle 7 2.2.1 Kinematikmodelle 9 2.2.2 Schleifkraftmodelle 14 2.2.3 Temperaturmodelle 17 2.3 Prozessdynamik 19 2.3.1 Schwingungen 19 2.3.2 Rattererkennung im Zeitbereich 21 2.3.3 Rattererkennung im Frequenzbereich 22 3 Analyse und Modellierung der Systemstruktur 24 3.1 Charakterisierung der Dynamikeigenschaften des Werkstücks 26 3.2 Maschinentisch und Werkstückeinspannung 29 3.3 Modellierung der Werkstückstruktur 34 3.4 Parameterbestimmung für das Strukturmodell und Einflussanalyse 41 4 Analyse und Modellierung der Anregungsmechanismen 51 4.1 Dynamische Einflüsse beim Schleifen 51 4.2 Charakterisierung der Schleifscheibeneinflüsse auf die Werkstückdynamik 53 4.3 Modellierung der Schleifscheibentopographie 56 4.4 Schleifscheibenverschleiß 63 4.5 Implementierung des Schleifscheibenmodells im Gesamtmodell 67 5 Kontaktmodellierung und Prozesseinflussanalyse 69 5.1 Kontaktanalyse und Schleifkraftberechnung 69 5.2 Materialabtragsmodellierung 78 5.3 Prozesseinflussanalyse auf die Schleifkraft 83 5.3.1 Einfluss der Schleifscheibentopographie 84 5.3.2 Einfluss der Prozessparameter 89 5.4 Prozesseinflußanalyse auf die Werkstückgeometrie 93 5.4.1 Parametereinfluss auf die Werkstückgeometrie 93 5.4.2 Parametereinfluss auf die Rauheit der geschliffenen Werkstückoberfläche 95 6 Temperaturmodellierung 99 6.1 Grundmodelle bewegter Wärmequellen 99 6.2 Erweiterungen zur Abbildung von Schleifprozessen 102 7 Gesamtsimulation des Werkzeugschleifens 109 7.1 Einfluss der Simulationsmodule 112 7.2 Variation der Prozessparameter 115 7.3 Variation der Werkstückgeometrie 121 7.4 Variation des Werkstückquerschnitts 124 7.5 Kinematikvariation zur Verbesserung der Formhaltigkeit 129 8 Zusammenfassung 131 A Unterteilung der Fertigungsverfahren 135 B Mathematische Grundlagen 136 B.1 Herleitung der Ansatzfunktionen und Systemmatritzen 136 B.2 Partikuläre Lösung für Systeme mit Fremderregung 141 C Analytische Beschreibung der Kontaktfläche von Werkstücken mit Spiralnut 143 D Simulationsergebnisse 145 D.1 Simulationsergebnis des Längsnutenschleifens 145 D.2 Einfluss der Simulationsmodule 146 D.3 Variation der Prozessparameter 147 D.4 Variation der Werkstückgeometrie 149 D.5 Variation der auskragenden Werkstücklänge 150 D.6 Variation des Werkstückquerschnitts 151 Literatur

<p>U savremenom uzgoju živine i svinja sme&scaron;e se retko koriste u pra&scaron;kastom obliku<br />već se uglavnom peletiraju nakon ume&scaron;avanja pojedinačnih sastojaka. Pri<br />peletiranju dolazi do naru&scaron;avanja granulacije sme&scaron;e, odnosno do gotovo<br />potpunog eliminisanja krupnih čestica, kao i do nastajanja velike količine najsitnijih čestica. U okviru istraživanja u ovoj doktorskoj disertaciji ispitivan je uticaj promene odabranih parametara mlevenja i peletiranja na granulaciju čestica od kojih su pelete sačinjene. Cilj je bio da se utvrdi kombinacija parametara koja doprinosi povećanju sadržaja krupnih čestica, &scaron;to je značajno u ishrani živine, odnosno da se utvrdi kombinacija parametara koja će u &scaron;to većoj meri uvećati sadržaj čestica srednje veličine i umanjiti udeo najsitnijih čestica, &scaron;to je značajno u ishrani svinja. Pri tome je određivan i kvalitet peleta, koji ne sme biti značajnije naru&scaron;en, kao i potro&scaron;nja energije pelet prese za koju je poželjno da je &scaron;to niža.<br />Nezavisni parametri peletiranja bili su granulacija kukuruznog mliva, rastojanje (zazor) između valjaka i matrice pelet prese, debljina matrice pelet prese i sadržaj vode materijala koji se vodi na peletiranje. Istraživanje je podeljeno u dve faze, gde je u prvoj za usitnjavanje primenjen mlin čekićar, a u drugoj mlin sa valjcima. Na oba uređaja prizvedene su po tri granulacije mliva, pri čemu se granulacija ukrupnjava od najsitnijeg mliva dobijenog na mlinu čekićaru do najkrupnijeg mliva dobijenog na mlinu sa valjcima. U prvoj fazi tri granulacije mliva dobijene na mlinu čekićaru su peletirane u kombinaciji sa tri zazora valjci-matrica (0,30; 1,15 i 2,00 mm) i tri sadržaja vode materijala (14,5%, 16,0% i 17,5%), a u drugoj fazi tri granulacije mliva dobijene na mlinu sa valjcima peletirane su u kombinaciji sa tri debljine matrice (24, 30 i 36 mm) i tri sadržaja vode materijala (14,5%, 16,0% i 17,5%). Dakle, u obe faze su varirana tri parametra na tri nivoa pri čemu je primenjen Box-Behnken eksperimentalni dizajn. Zavisno promenljive karakteristike (odzivi) bili su temperatura matrice pelet prese, specifična potro&scaron;nja energije pelet prese, udeo pra&scaron;ine u peletama, stepen želatinizacije skroba, tvrdoća, stepen otiranja i nasipna masa peleta, kao i granulacija materijala nakon peletiranja. Za svaki od pomenutih odziva definisan je polinom (model) drugog reda. Dobijeni modeli upotrebljeni su za optimizaciju procesa peletiranja sa ciljem da se postigne željena granulacija peletiranog materijala, uz &scaron;to bolji kvalitet peleta i uz &scaron;to manju potro&scaron;nju energije.<br />U istraživanju je utvrđeno da mliva sa približno istom vredno&scaron;ću geometrijskog srednjeg prečnika, dobijena na mlinu čekićaru i mlinu sa valjcima, imaju značajno različitu raspodelu veličine čestica. Na mlinu čekićaru dobija se &scaron;ira raspodela, sa većim sadržajem najkrupnijih i najsitnijih čestica, u poređenju sa mlinom<br />sa valjcima. Za proizvodnju mliva približno istog geometrijskog srednjeg prečnika, a pogotovo mliva sa relativno sličnom raspodelom veličine čestica,<br />potro&scaron;nja energije kod mlina sa valjcima značajno je manja u poređenju sa mlinom<br />čekićarom. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Potvrđeno je da peletiranje uzrokuje veliki intenzitet usitnjavanja čestica bez obzira na primenjene parametre. Međutim, određene kombinacije parametara mogu doprineti značajnijem očuvanju krupnih čestica. Parametar peletiranja koji najvi&scaron;e doprinosi<br />povećanju udela krupnih čestica u peletama je granulacija mliva koje se upućuje na<br />peletiranje. &Scaron;to je krupnija granulacija, udeo krupnih čestica u peletama će biti veći.<br />Rezultati optimizacije procesa peletiranja u prvoj fazi ukazuju da je u pogledu proizvodnje peletirane hrane za živinu, kada je poželjno očuvanje određene količine krupnih čestica, potrebno primeniti krupno mlevenje na mlinu čekićaru, uz<br />pode&scaron;avanje zazora između valjaka i matrice od 2 mm i uz sadržaj vode materijala od 17,5%. U drugoj fazi optimizacijom je utvrđeno da je potrebno koristiti debljinu matrice od 30 mm, najkrupniju granulaciju mliva na mlinu sa valjcima i vlagu od 17,5%. Pri proizvodnji peletirane hrane za živnu povoljnije je koristiti mlin čekićar, s obzirom da je utvrđeno da su čestice mliva dobijenog na čekićaru otpornije na usitnjavanje tokom peletiranja od čestica dobijenih na mlinu sa valjcima &scaron;to omogućuje očuvanje većeg broja krupnih čestica tokom peletiranja. Povećanje &scaron;irine zazora valjci-matrica nije poželjno prilikom peletiranja hrane za svinje jer se povećava intenzitet usitnjavanja čestica, a time i udeo najsitnije frakcije čestica. Sličano je i sa povećanjem debljine matrice. U prvoj fazi istraživanja, rezultati optimizacije pokazuju da je u cilju povećanja udela frakcija čestica srednje veličine (630 &ndash; 1600 &mu;m), kao i smanjenja sadržaja najsitnijih čestica (&lt; 125 &mu;m), potrebno primeniti najsitnije mlevenje na mlinu čekićaru, najveći sadržaj vode materijala (17,5%), dok zazor između valjaka i matrice treba podestiti da bude ne&scaron;to veći od 0,30 mm. I u drugoj fazi istraživanja optimizacija je ukazala da je najveći udeo čestica srednje veličine (630 &ndash;<br />1600 &mu;m), kao i najmanji udeo čestica &lt; 125 &mu;m, ostvaren pri peletiranju najsitnijeg<br />mliva dobijenog na mlinu sa valjcima. Pri tome sadržaj vode je potrebno podesiti na<br />17,5%, dok debljina matrice treba biti oko 28 mm.<br />Pri predloženim optimalnim parametrima peletiranja ostvaren je zadovoljavajući<br />kvalitet peleta, a potro&scaron;nja energije pelet prese bila je na prihvatljivom nivou.</p> / <p>In modern poultry and swine breeding, animal feed is rarely used in powder form but mainly pelleted after mixing of different ingredients. During pelleting process, granulation of the feed is compromised, i.e. coarse particles are<br />almost completely destroyed and the content of fine particles is strongly<br />increased. This doctoral thesis investigated the impact of changes in selected grinding and pelleting parameters on granulation of particles after pelleting. The goal was to achieve the quantity of coarse particles in pellets to be as high as possible, which is important in poultry nutrition. Another goal was to determine the combination of parameters that will increase, as much as possible, the content of particles medium in size and reduce the share of the smallest particles, which is important in swine nutrition. At the same time quality of the pellets must not be significantly degraded and energy consumption of pellet press should be as low as possible.<br />Independent pelleting parameters were corn granulation after grinding, the distance (gap) between the rollers and the die of pellet presses (roller-die gap), the thickness<br />of the pellet press die (die thickness) and the water content of pelleted material. The study was divided in two stages. In the first stage the corn was ground using a hammer mill and in the second stage, roller mill was used. Three different granulations were produced on both mills. Coarseness of the ground material increased from the finest material produced using the hammer mill to the coarsest material obtained at the roller mill. In the first stage, three different granulations produced at the hammer mill were pelleted in combination with three different roller-die gaps (0.30, 1.15 and 2.00 mm) and three different water contents of material (14.5%, 16.0% and 17.5%). In the second stage three different granulations produced at the roller mill were pelleted in combination with three different die thicknesses (24, 30 and 36 mm) and three different water content of material (14.5%, 16.0% and 17.5%). Thus, three parameters were varied at three levels in both stages and experiments were designed according to Box-Behnken design. Depended variables (responses) were: temperature of the pellet press die, specific energy consumption of pellet press, dust content in pellets, degree of starch gelatinization,&nbsp; particle size of the material after pelleting. For each of the responses, a second order polynomial model was defined and used for optimization of the pelleting process. It was determined that particle size distribution of material with similar geometric mean diameter, obtained with hammer mill and roller mill, is significantly different from each other. Hammer mill produced higher quantity of the coarsest and the finest particles comparing to roller mill. Energy consumption of roller mill for grinding to similar particle size distribution or similar geometric mean diameter is lower compared to hammer mill. Even though it was determined that secondary grinding of particles during pelleting is inevitable, certain combinations of pelleting parameters may contribute to significant preservation of large particles and to reduction of quantity of small particles. Results of optimization in the first stage indicated that for the production of pelleted poultry feed, when certain amount of coarse particles should be preserved, it is necessary to apply coarse grinding on hammer mill, with the roller-die gap of 2 mm and with material water content of 17.5%. In the second stage it was determined that it is necessary to use die with thickness of 30 mm, coarsest granulation at the roller mill and material water content of 17.5%. In the production of pelleted poultry feed it is better to use a hammer mill since it was found that the particles obtained on hammer mill are more resistant to secondary grinding than the particles obtained with the roller mill. Roller-die gap increase is not desirable during pelleting of swine feed because it increases secondary grinding, and thus the proportion of the smallest particles. Similar effect has an increase of the die thickness. In the first stage of the study, the results of the optimization showed that the largest quantity of medium-sized particles (630 &ndash; 1600 &mu;m), and the lowest quantity of the smallest particles (&lt; 125 &mu;m), were achieved with the finest grinding on the hammer mill. At the same time water content of 17.5% should be applied, while the roller-die gap should be close to 0.30 mm. In the second stage of the study, the largest quantity of medium-sized particles, and the lowest quantity of the smallest<br />particles, was achieved with the finest grinding on the roller mill. According to the optimization results, the water content should be set to 17.5%, while die thickness should approx. 28 mm. With the proposed optimal parameters, satisfactory pellet quality was achieved, and energy consumption of the pellet<br />presses was at an acceptable level.</p>

Orientador: Paulo Roberto de Aguiar / Banca: Eduardo Carlos Bianchi / Banca: Rosemar Batista da Silva / Resumo: A necessidade de reduções de custos aliada ao aumento de qualidade das peças produzidas requer a implementação de sistemas inteligentes em ambientes industriais. O controle dos danos causados no processo de retificação é de interesse direto da indústria dependente desse processo. O objetivo deste trabalho é a proposição de modelos fuzzy empregados na detecção da queima de peças de aço SAE 1020 no processo de retificação plana. Foram realizados doze testes para diferentes condições de usinagem. Para cada teste foram coletados dados referentes a potência elétrica e emissão acústica (sinal puro). Os níveis de queima das peças foram analisados visualmente e com o auxílio computacional. A partir dos sinais de emissão acústica, potência de corte e parâmetros utilizando esses dois sinais, regras linguísticas foram estabelecidas para as diversas situações de queima (leve, média, severa) com a aplicação da lógica nebulosa utilizando-se o Toolbox do MATLAB. Quatro modelos práticos de sistema fuzzy foram desenvolvidos. O primeiro modelo com duas entradas apenas resultam num processo de simples análise. O segundo modelo possui a entrada adicional da estatística do desvio do valor médio (MVD), associando uma nova informação e precisão. Esse modelo é baseado em um sistema de inferência de três entradas, combinados dois a dois. O terceiro modelo, com 64 regras, baseia-se nas mesmas três entradas utilizadas no segundo modelo, combinadas três a três. Esses dois modelos diferem entre si pela base de regras desenvolvidas. O quarto modelo difere do terceiro devido ao número de regras e a entrada adicional baseada na potência de corte, do desvio padrão da mesma e do sinal RMS de emissão acústica. Apresentando respostas válidas, os quatro modelos desenvolvidos mostraram eficiência, precisão, confiabilidade e... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The need of costs reduction and quality increase of the produced pieces requires the implementation of intelligent systems in industrial environments. The control of damages caused during the grinding process is interesting to the industry that depends on such process. This work uses fuzzy logic as tool to classify and estimate burn levels in the grinding process in order to help controlling such process. Twelve tests were performed for different grinding conditions. For each test, data were concerning electrical power and acoustic emission (raw signal). The levels of burning parts were analyzed visually and with computer assistance. Based on acoustic emission signals, cutting power, and statistics using these two signals, liguistic rules were established for the various burn situations (slight, intermediate, sever) by applying fuzzy logic using the MATLAB toolbox. Four practical fuzzy system models were developed. This first model with two inputs resulted only in a simple analysis process. The second model has an additional MVD statistic input, associating information and precision. This model is base d on an inference system of three inputs, combined two by two. The third model with 64 rules is based on the same three inputs used in the second model, differ by the rule base developed. The forth model is different from the third one due to the number of rules, the additional input based on the cutting power, the standard deviation and the acoustic emission RMS signal. The four developed models presented valid responses, proving effective, accurate, reliable and easy to use for the determination of ground workpiece burn. In this analysis... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Superligas à base de níquel têm uma grande variedade de aplicações, por exemplo, turbinas a gás de aviões, câmaras de combustão, válvulas de motores, etc. As suas principais propriedades são alta resistência mecânica às temperaturas elevadas (> 500 graus Celsius), alta resistência à abrasão, alta resistência à fadiga e boa resistência à corrosão. Por isso, são considerados materiais difíceis de serem retificados (ou Difficult To Grind - DTG). Condições severas de retificação em superligas podem causar altas temperaturas de corte (podendo atingir 1000 graus Celsius) e altas tensões (pressão) na região de contato (podendo chegar a 3450 MPa), o que leva ao desenvolvimento rápido do desgaste do rebolo, dependendo das suas características e da severidade das condições de corte. A melhoria do processo de retificação pode ser atingida com a utilização de grãos superabrasivos mais duros, como o CBN. O CBN apresenta um alto desempenho na usinagem e sua aplicação tem como principais vantagens: a redução dos tempos de ciclo, melhor qualidade e aumento de produtividade. O desgaste da ferramenta de corte nos diversos processos de fabricação é de extrema importância no custo total da produção, portanto, na retificação de superligas, o desgaste do rebolo CBN deve ser mínimo devido ao seu alto custo. O presente trabalho avalia o desempenho de um rebolo de CBN vitrificado na retificação dos materiais Inconel 751, Silcrome 1 e 21-2N. Testes foram realizados variando-se apenas a velocidade de avanço para determinar a influência deste no desgaste do rebolo. Foi possível determinar assim, a relação entre o desgaste da ferramenta e a força tangencial em um grão, obtendo-se uma curva característica do rebolo. / Nickel-based superalloys have a great variety of applications, for example, aircraft gas turbines, combustion chambers, engines valves, etc. Their main properties are high strength at high temperatures (> 500 Celsius degrees), high resistance to the abrasion, high fatigue strength and good resistance to the corrosion. Therefore, they are considered difficult to grind (DTG) materials. Severe grinding conditions of superalloys can cause high cutting temperatures (able to reach 1000 Celsius degrees) and high tensions in the contact zone (able to reach 3450 MPa). This leads to the fast development of the wear of CBN wheels, depending on the tool characteristics and the severity of the cutting conditions. The improvement of the grinding process can be reached with the use of harder superabrasive grains, as the CBN. The CBN presents high performance in machining. The main advantages are: the reduction of the cycles times, better quality and increase of productivity. The wheel wear is extreme important in the total production cost, therefore, in the grinding of superalloys, the wear CBN wheels have to be minimum due to its high cost. The present work evaluates the performance of vitrified CBN wheels in the grinding process of Inconel 751, Silcrome 1 and 21-2N. Tests were carried out varying the feed-rate to establish its influence on the wheel wear. It was possible to determine the relation between tool wear and tangential force per grain, obtaining the wheel characteristic curve.

A crescente necessidade por parte da indústria óptica e eletrônica por componentes que possuam características como elevada precisão de forma e acabamento em materiais frágeis, vem despertando um grande interesse nas pesquisas dos processos de usinagem de ultraprecisão. Neste sentido, a retificação e o torneamento de materiais frágeis com ferramentas de diamante têm se destacado como substitutos dos processos tradicionais de fabricação de precisão como a lapidação e polimento. Propõe-se o estudo da retificação de ultraprecisão de materiais frágeis através da realização de ensaios de corte em uma retificadora de ultraprecisão com rebolo de diamante de forma a estabelecer os parâmetros de corte compatível com a remoção dúctil de material. Foram usinadas amostras de silício monocristalino através de retificação tangencial de mergulho plana sob diferentes condições de usinagem para posteriormente avaliar a integridade superficial da peça. A amostra foi montada sob um aparato especial com uma inclinação conhecida a fim de se realizar um corte em cunha. Com isso, três situações distintas de remoção de material foram investigadas: totalmente dúctil, dúctil-frágil e totalmente frágil. O parâmetro de corte variado foi a profundidade de corte; o avanço e velocidade de corte foram mantidos constantes. / The requirements of components that demand high precision finishes and form in brittle materials has roused a huge interest in the ultraprecision machining process in the optical and electronic industries. The diamond grinding and turning of brittle materials have been used more and more as replacements to the tradicional lapping and polishing. The study of ultraprecision grinding of brittle materials is proposed. Cutting experiments on an ultraprecision grinding machine using a diamond wheel were carried out stablish cutting parameters compatible with ductile material removal. Silicon samples were machined through flat plunging tangencial grinding under different machining conditions and the sample surface integrity was assessed. The sample was mounted on a special apparatus with a known inclination so as to carry out a edge cutting. Thereby, three different material removal situations were investigated: whole ductile, ductile/brittle, whole brittle. The depth of cut was the parameter varied. Feedrate and cutting speed of the wheel were held constant.

O emprego de resíduos da indústria como materiais alternativos na Engenharia vem sendo tópico recorrente em pesquisas de desenvolvimento de novos materiais, devido a uma maior consciência da opinião pública quanto ao impacto ambiental oriundo da produção industrial. Buscando colaborar com esta discussão, esta pesquisa procurou inserir dois resíduos (cinza volante e cal de carbureto), gerados na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, como alternativa de solução em Engenharia. Analisando-se a microestrutura da cinza volante, observa-se que ela é formada por esferas ocas e plerosferas (esferas ocas preenchidas por esferas menores). Foi estudado o ganho de resistência da mistura promovido pela moagem da cinza volante em um moinho de bolas cerâmicas, visando uma potencialização da reatividade do material. A fim de possibilitar a utilização destes resíduos, é necessário um estudo do seu comportamento mecânico decorrente da cimentação proporcionada pela mistura e compactação destes materiais. A presente pesquisa busca fornecer subsídios para que seja possível determinar o seu comportamento, através do uso da relação porosidade (η)/teor volumétrico de cal (LV) obtidas a partir da identificação e quantificação das variáveis mais importantes no controle da resistência da mistura dos dois resíduos, com e sem o processo de moagem da cinza, levando a formulação de equações para previsão da resistência à compressão simples do material cimentado para cinza volante com diferentes tempos de moagem e cura acelerada. Para isso, foram realizados ensaios de compressão simples em corpos de prova com 5, 10 e 15% de cal, com peso específico aparente seco de 11, 12 e 13 kN/m3, curados por 7 dias, com umidade de 18% para os tempos de moagem 0, 2 e 6h nas temperaturas 23 e 40°C, e 0 e 6h a 60°C. Os resultados apontam que o aumento do teor de cal gerou ganhos de resistência para as maiores temperaturas de cura; a diminuição da porosidade proporcionou um ganho de resistência para todas as combinações; o aumento da temperatura foi importante no ganho de resistência entre 23oC e 40oC; a moagem da cinza por 2h promoveu ganhos significativos de resistência em relação à não moída, porém, para 6h de moagem os ganhos não foram significativos para as temperaturas de cura de 23oC e 60oC. A relação η/LV, ajustada por um expoente [η/(Lv)0,07], mostrou-se adequada na formulação de equações na previsão da resistência do material cimentado para todas as temperaturas e tempos de moagem estudados. Além disso, a existência de relações únicas e distintas no controle da resistência à compressão simples em função da porosidade, teor volumétrico de cal, temperatura de cura e tempo de moagem, mostraram-se úteis para formulações de dosagem. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de variância que comprovou que todos os fatores controláveis escolhidos para o experimento são significativos, assim como todas suas interações. / The use of industry by-products as alternative materials in Engineering has been a recurring topic of research in development of new materials, mainly, due to a larger public conscience regarding the environmental impact of industrial production of waste. Aiming to contribute on this discussion, this research sought to introduce two by-products (fly ash and carbide lime), produced on the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, as an alternative Engineering solution. Analyzing the microstructure of the fly ash, it is observed that it is composed by void spheres and plerospheres (void spheres filed with smaller ones). Having that in mind, it was studied the admix strength gain promoted by the grinding of de fly ash on a ceramic ball mill, aiming an enhancement of the reactivity of the material. In order to enable the use of these byproducts, it is necessary the study of its mechanical behavior due to the cementation provided by the mixture and compaction of these materials. The current research seeks to provide subsides in order to determine its behavior, through the use of the ratio porosity (η)/ volumetric lime content (LV), obtained from the identification and quantification of the most important variables on the control of the strength of the admixes of both by-products, with or without the process of fly ash grinding. This means, the formulation of equations for the simple compressive strength forecast of the cemented material for the fly ash with different grinding times and accelerated curing temperature. In order to do so, it were realized simple compression tests with 5, 10 and 15% of lime, with a specific dry unit weight of 11, 12 and 13 kN/m3, cured for 7 days, with water content of 18% for the grinding times of 0, 2 and 6h to the curing temperatures of 23 and 40oC, and 0 and 6h to 60oC. The results show that, the increase of lime content provided strength gains for the higher temperatures; the decrease of porosity generated strength gain to all the combinations; the increase in curing temperature was important on the strength gain between 23oC and 40oC; the grinding of fly ash for 2h promoted significant strength gains when compared to the not ground samples, however, for 6h of grinding the strength gain wasn’t significant for the 23oC and 60oC curing temperatures. The η/LV ratio, adjusted by an exponent [η/(LV)0,07], presented itself adequate for the formulation of the equations for the forecast of the strength gain of the cemented material to all the studied temperatures and grinding times. Besides that, the existence of unique and distinct relationships on the control of the simple compression strength depending on the porosity, volumetric lime content, curing temperature and grinding time, have been shown useful for the dosage formulation. The results were submitted to variance analysis, which demonstrated that all the factors chosen on the experiment were significant, as all their interactions.