La thèse étudie les mécanismes de collage des alliages d’aluminium sur les outils lors de leur mise en forme. Dans un premier temps une méthodologie expérimentale utilisant le banc d’essai USTest proposée. Elle permet de travailler en laboratoire en respectant des conditions de contact proches de celles rencontrées en industries. Une campagne d’essais est réalisée, sollicitant le matériau sous diverses conditions de pression de contact, de vitesse de glissement et de lubrification. Les analyses métallurgiques et mécaniques de cette campagne permettent d’établir un lien entre les conditions de contact d’une part et le transfert de matière sur les outils d’autre part. Un mécanisme d’apparition du collage de l’aluminium sur les outils en forge à froid est proposé. Dans un second temps l’aptitude à prédire l’apparition du collage aux outils des alliages d’aluminium lors de leur mise en forme à froid de quatre modèles d’endommagement et de rupture usuels est étudiée. Un ensemble de simulations numériques est mené pour quantifier l’influence des conditions de contact rencontrées lors des essais UST sur l’état d’endommagement des éprouvettes au voisinage de leur surface. Les résultats montrent que le coefficient de frottement seul n’est pas suffisant pour rendre en compte de la sévérité du tribosystème et qu’une approche multiéchelle est nécessaire pour simuler l’effet de la rugosité des outils sur l’apparition des premiers transferts de matière. De nombreuses perspectives sont également présentées pour améliorer la compréhension des phénomènes de collage et la modélisation numérique de ces phénomènes. / The thesis investigates the mechanisms of galling of aluminum alloys on tools during cold forming. First, an experimental methodology using the test bench UST is proposed. It enables the simulation in the laboratory of the conditions of contact similar to those encountered in industries. A series of trials is performed, testing the material in various conditions of contact pressures, sliding speeds and of lubrication. A link between the contact conditions on the one hand and mass transfer on the other hand tools is established and a mechanism of occurrence of adhesion of aluminum on cold forging tools is proposed. In a second step four damage and failure models are presented and their abilities to predict the onset of galling of aluminum are discussed. A set of finite element simulations is performed and compared to experimental results in order to quantify the influence of contact conditions on evolution of damage encountered in the vicinity of the specimen surface. The results show that a single coefficient of friction is not sufficient to model the severity of the tribosystem. A multi-scale approach is then proposed to simulate the effect of the roughness of the tools on the first step of material transfer. Many prospects are also presented to improve the understanding of the phenomena of bonding and numerical modeling of these phenomena.

(néant) / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

The high frequency reciprocating rig (HFRR) is typically used to determine the lubricity of diesel fuels and has been accepted as the universal test apparatus in most countries of the world. A study was undertaken to analyse results obtained with the HFRR instrument by identifying crucial factors contributing to friction and wear mechanisms during a lubricity test under given conditions that may lead to a better understanding of test results obtained. The transient temperature distribution on a semiinfinite disk due to a circular continuous oscillatory heat source was also modelled. The model was used to calculate the contact temperature of a contact similar to what can be expected in the HFRR apparatus. For lubricated tests a mixture of n-hexadecane (cetane) as base fluid and palmitic acid as lubricity additive was used. Experimental results, including results obtained by running unlubricated (dry) tests and results obtained from literature were all considered to formulate the hypothesis that a fully functional additive film will not survive the full duration of the lubricity test, which is 75 minutes (ISO 12156-1, 2003). Friction values obtained in the experiments conducted were much higher than what is expected for boundary films formed by long chain carboxylic acids. Comparable friction values were obtained in the first few seconds of the tests, but the friction values increased indicating the destruction of the boundary film. Metal oxide lubrication dominates for the remainder of the test. Information of the exact mechanism prevailing in the crucial first few seconds of the test should be obtained by increasing the data acquisition rate of the apparatus. It is believed that junction growth through adhesion is the dominant factor in the initial stages of the test. GCxGC/TOF-MS showed the formation of hexane and heptane, which is a strong indication of the catalytic decomposition of the C16-hydrocarbons in the sample. / Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Chemical Engineering / unrestricted

Increasing demands for lower emissions from heavy trucks and buses creates new demands on the components in the engine. One such component is the journal bearing which is used at many positions in the engine. Implementing a start-stop system in a truck engine leads to that the crankshaft journal bearing gets worn out too quickly. A journal bearing is a sliding bearing with a constant flow of oil. When the journal starts rotating an oil film is formed between the bearing and the journal, separating the journal from the bearing surface when the rotational speed is high enough. When this happens a hydrodynamic oil film is formed. During start and stop the bearing and journal passes through boundary and mixed lubrication regimes. The increase in starts and stops leads to a vast increase in the time that the bearing is experiencing boundary and mixed lubrication. During these regimes the journal comes in contact with the bearing surface and eventually leads to wear. This thesis has compared two new materials provided by Höganäs AB with an existing bearing as a reference material. The new materials were laser cladded onto bearing shells and sent to Scania for grinding and testing. The thought was to use a start-stop test rig at KTH that simulates start-stop cycles. The reference bearings were first run in the test rig, but when the shells with the new materials arrived it turned out that they would not fit in the test rig. This created the need for a new test method on a short notice and a reciprocating tribometer at Scania was chosen. The tribometer underwent a number of modifications to be able to fit the samples. Five tests with each new material and the reference material were carried out. The tests ran for 60 minutes except for a long term test that ran for 600 minutes. The results showed that the material designated “S”, which had a solid lubricant, had a coefficient of friction similar to the reference material, but produced less wear and could handle a higher load. The thesis has also proved that the start-stop test rig at KTH works well and can deliver reliable results. / På grund av skärpta miljökrav för tunga lastbilar och bussar ökar kraven på motorns komponenter. En av dessa komponenter är radialglidlager som används på många platser i motorn. Implementering av start-stoppsystem i en lastbilsmotor leder till att vevaxellagren slits ut i förtid. Ett radialglidlager är ett glidlager med ett kontant tillflöde av olja. När axeln börjar rotera skapas det en oljefilm mellan lagerytan och axeln. När rotationshastigheten är tillräckligt hög bär oljefilmen lasten och separerar axeln och lagerytan. Då har det bildats en fullfilm. Under start och stopp passerar lagret genom smörjregimerna gränsskiktssmörjning och blandsmörjning. Ökningen av start och stopp leder till en stor ökning av tiden som lagret upplever gränsskiktsoch blandsmörjning. Under dessa regimer är axeln och lagerytan i kontakt vilket leder till nötning. Detta examensarbete har jämfört två nya material från Höganäs AB med ett existerande lager som referens. De två nya materialen påsvetsades på lagerskålar och skickades till Scania för att slipas och testas. Tanken var att använda en start-stopprigg på KTH som simulerar startstoppcykler. Till att börja med kördes referenslagren i riggen, men när lagerskålarna med de nya materialen levererades visade det sig att de inte passade i testriggen. Detta innebar att en ny testmetod behövdes tas fram med kort varsel och valet föll på en reciprocerande tribometer på Scania. Tribometern var tvungen att modifieras för att proverna skulle passa. Fem test med varje material utfördes. Varje test tog 60 minuter, förutom ett långtidstest som kördes under 600 minuter. Resultaten visade att materialet kallat ”S”, vilket inkorporerade ett fast smörjmedel, hade en friktionskoefficient som liknade referensmaterialets, men producerade mindre nötning och klarade av en högre last. Examensarbetet har också kunnat påvisa att start-stoppriggen på KTH fungerar väl och kan leverera konsekventa resultat.

Plans to shut down nuclear power plants in some European countries as well as increased electricity production by wind and solar power will increase the work load on hydroelectric power plants in the future. Also, due to the power grid regulations, hydroelectric power plants undergo more frequent start-ups and shut-downs. During such transient periods, a large amplitude shaft motion can occur, especially in the power plants with vertical shafts. Large shaft motion is not desirable because it can lead to a machine failure. Furthermore, performance limitations of conventional white metal or babbitted bearings call for the development of new bearing designs. An outstanding tribological performance can be achieved by introducing compliant polymer liners. At the same time, bearings with compliant liners may alter rotor-bearing system dynamic behaviour compared to the systems with conventional white metal bearings. The research approach of this thesis is to employ nonlinear analysis to provide further understanding of the compliant bearing dynamic response to synchronous shaft excitation. Plain cylindrical journal bearings with different compliant liner thicknesses were analysed using a nonlinear approach. The numerical model was verified with an in-house developed code at steady state conditions. Results obtained by the numerical models showed good agreement. After verification of the numerical model for fixed geometry journal bearings, models for tilting pad journal bearings were developed. Results for the tilting pad journal bearing with three pads with line pivot geometry were compared with published data in dynamic conditions. A good agreement was obtained between the two numerical models. The effect of pad pivot geometry on bearing dynamic response was investigated. Vertical and horizontal shaft configurations were compared in terms of the effect of preload factor, pivot offset, tapers and pad inclination angles. Influence of the viscoelastic properties of compliant liners was also studied. All these factors significantly affect bearing dynamic response. It is shown how these factors should be selected to control the journal orbit sizes. It was also shown that the compliant liner provides lower maximum oil film pressure and thicker minimum oil film thickness in the bearing mid-plane in both static and dynamic operating conditions. / <p>QC 20120319</p> / Swedish Hydropower Centre

In recent decades much effort has gone into reducing particle emissions in the exhaust gases of heavy-duty diesel engines. Engine development has now reached the stage where it is worth to put heavy focus on the contribution of lubricating oil to particulate emissions in order to further reduce these emissions. A literature study demonstrates that the cylinder system is usually the largest source of oil-related particles. Oil consumption in the cylinder can be divided into throw-off effects when inertia forces act on the piston, piston rings and oil; evaporation from hot surfaces; reverse blow-by when gas pressure drives the oil consumption; and top land scraping when oil is scraped off the cylinder liner. The pressure between the compression rings strongly affects the stability and position of the upper compression ring as well as the oil consumption caused by the reverse blow-by. A method to measure the inter-ring pressure was developed and evaluated. The measurements showed that cycle-to-cycle variations were small, but that the inter-ring pressure varied over time. Calculations with AVL Excite Piston and Rings confirmed that ring gap positions can have a major influence on the inter-ring pressure. The measured particle size and number distributions at motoring conditions show interesting and unexpected results. The high number of particles with a diameter of around 100 nm was greatly reduced when the temperature in the diluter was increased. The mean number particle diameter decreased until 10 nm and then became stable independent of further temperature increase. Other authors have found that the small particles (nucleation mode) are reduced and the larger particles (accumulation mode) are more or less unaffected when exhaust gases are heated up and diluted. / QC 20101112

The lubrication and tension levels are two important parameters when running a chainsaw, both impacting the cutting performance and lifespan of the tool. An appropriate level of lubrication and tension leads to maximum performance of the chainsaw and direct benefits for the end-user. This thesis addresses the problem of detecting the lubrication status and the tension level using the information contained in the acoustic emissions captured in the guidebar of the chainsaw. Data was collected by running controlled experiments using an acoustic emissions sensor.Information was extracted from acoustic emissions by using a number of features computed on different frequency ranges.Three machine learning models were trained and evaluated on data corresponding to different combinations of lubrication status and tension levels. The models' performances were evaluated using the well-known metrics accuracy, precision, and recall. A pattern was found for each lubrication and tension setup, and the model that registered the highest performance was the Random Forest. The impact of temperature, guidebar, and chain on acoustic emissions is also analyzed. The detection of different lubrication levels using the information contained by acoustic signals is also addressed, the patterns in data being determined by computing features in the time and frequency domains. The analysis shows that the temperature does not have an impact when the running time is less than 10 minutes, and the chain has a bigger impact than the guidebar for the specific setup of the experiments. Moreover, a pattern dependent on the guidebar and chain combination correlated with the lubrication level was identified. The main contribution of this thesis consists of detecting a pattern representative of lubrication and tension setup in acoustic emission using a number of features computed in different frequency ranges.

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ectroscopic reflectometry is measurement technique that enables the study of the thickness and refractive index of thin layers. This thesis deals with its use for the study of lubrication films within EHD contact and verifies a new approach suggested in recent publications. It is focused on the development of an optical arrangement and mathematical model for the lubrication film thickness measurement within the entire EHD contact. This technique brings the possibility to study the pressure distribution within the contact area through the evaluation of changes in lubricant refractive index.

This thesis describes a study of the influence of surface texturing on rolling contact fatigue of non-conformal contacts. The texture depth and density have been considered during experiments. It also presents the methodology and the procedure of creation of micro-dents on sample surfaces. Described results suggested that properly designed surface texturing should not necessarily increase the risk of fatigue failure of rubbing surfaces.