Design and Analysis of Acoustic Horns for Ultrasonic Machining

2013 ◽  
Vol 284-287 ◽  
pp. 662-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuen Ming Shu ◽  
Wen Hsiang Hsieh ◽  
Hoa Shen Yen

The acoustic horn plays a very vital part in high energy ultrasonic machining, and its design is critical to the quality and the efficiency of machining. This paper performs the analysis and design of acoustic horns for ultrasonic machining by employing ANSYS finite element software. Firstly, the theoretical dimensions of the horns are calculated and compared to three commercial available horns with different shapes. Moreover, their natural frequencies and amplitudes are obtained through the simulations of ANSYS. Finally, the numerical results are compared with commercial available horns. The results indicate that not only the natural frequencies of horns designed by theoretical models are more close to the vibration frequencies of ultrasonic generators, but also their amplitudes are superior to commercial available horns. Therefore, the trial and error time, for horn machining and dimensional modification of the horn design, can be greatly reduced by the proposed approach of this work.

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 905-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuen-Ming Shu ◽  
Wen-Hsiang Hsieh ◽  
Hoa-Shen Yen

The acoustic horn plays a very vital part in high energy ultrasonic machining, and its design is critical to the quality and the efficiency of machining. This paper performs the analysis and design of acoustic horns for ultrasonic machining by employing ANSYS finite element software. The results indicate that not only the natural frequencies of horns designed by theoretical models are more close to the vibration frequencies of ultrasonic generators, but also their amplitudes are superior to commercially available horns.


2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 1555-1558
Author(s):  
Kuen Ming Shu ◽  
Wen Hsiang Hsieh ◽  
Chi Wei Chi

The acoustic horn plays a very vital part in high energy ultrasonic machining, and its design is critical to the quality and the efficiency of machining. This paper performs the analysis and design of acoustic horns for ultrasonic machining by employing ANSYS finite element software. Firstly, the theoretical dimensions of the horns are calculated and compared to three commercial available horns with different shapes. Moreover, their natural frequencies and amplitudes are obtained through the simulations of ANSYS. Finally, the numerical results are compared with commercial available horns.


2013 ◽  
Vol 753-755 ◽  
pp. 402-406
Author(s):  
Kuen Ming Shu ◽  
Yu Jen Wang ◽  
Hoa Shen Yen

The acoustic horn plays a very vital part in high energy ultrasonic machining, and its design is critical to the quality and the efficiency of ultrasonic machining. This paper performs the analysis and design of acoustic horns for ultrasonic welding Teflon encapsulated O-ring by employing ANSYS finite element software. Firstly, the theoretical dimensions of the horns are calculated. Moreover, their natural frequencies and amplitudes are obtained through the simulations of ANSYS.


2013 ◽  
Vol 479-480 ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuen Ming Shu ◽  
Yu Jen Wang ◽  
Chi Wei Chi

The acoustic solid horns are the important parts in high power ultrasonic vibrating systems, and its design is critical to the quality and the efficiency of ultrasonic welding. The using of multiple function acoustic horn can reduce machining time very effectively. This paper performs the analysis and design of multiple function acoustic horns for ultrasonic welding of plastic by employing ANSYS finite element software. Firstly, the theoretical dimensions of the horns are calculated. Moreover, their natural frequencies and amplitudes are obtained through the simulations of ANSYS. Experiments are currently being set up to verify the validity of the analytical results.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S284) ◽  
pp. 411-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sanchez ◽  
Berrie Giebels ◽  
Pascal Fortin ◽  

AbstractMatching the broad-band emission of active galaxies with the predictions of theoretical models can be used to derive constraints on the properties of the emitting region and to probe the physical processes involved. AP Librae is the third low frequency peaked BL Lac (LBL) detected at very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) by an Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope; most VHE BL Lacs (34 out of 39) belong to the high-frequency and intermediate-frequency BL Lac classes (HBL and IBL). LBL objects tend to have a higher luminosity with lower peak frequencies than HBLs or IBLs. The characterization of their time-averaged spectral energy distribution is challenging for emission models such as synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) models.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-400
Author(s):  
Ali Nassiri ◽  
Hafida Idrissi-Saba ◽  
Abdelkader Boulezhar

Abstract In this work, we have developed an analytical model of an actively Q-switched Ytterbium-doped fiber laser by using two coupled cavities with amplifying fibers in Mach–Zehnder interferometer configuration. This oscillator system provides high peak power and high energy nanosecond pulse. The pulse energy is almost twice the energy of an individual fiber laser with a combining efficiency goes up 99%. This concept brings some novel perspectives for scaling the high energy and high peak power of nanosecond pulse fiber laser.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Zhongchi Liu ◽  
Ji Wang ◽  
Wie Min Gho ◽  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Xuebing Yu

Filter systems are widely used in petrochemical plants for removing solid impurities from hydrocarbon oils. The backwash is the cleaning process used to remove the impurities on the sieves of the filters without a need to interrupt the operation of the entire system. This paper presents a case study based on the actual project of a filter system in a petrochemical plant, to demonstrate the significant effect of vibration on the structural integrity of piping. The induced vibration had led to the structural fatigue failure of the pipes connecting the filter system. A preliminary assessment suggested that the vibrations are caused by the operation of backwashing of the filter system. A process for solving the vibration problem based on the modal analysis of the filter system using the commercial finite element software for simulation is therefore proposed. The computed natural frequencies of the system and the vibration data measured on site are assessed based on the resonance effect of the complete system including the piping connected to the filters. Several approaches are proposed to adjust the natural frequencies of the system in such a way that an optimal and a reasonable solution for solving the vibration problem is obtained.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (13) ◽  
pp. 1842003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Nava

The number of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected at high energies ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV) has seen a rapid increase over the last decade, thanks to observations from the Fermi-Large Area Telescope. The improved statistics and quality of data resulted in a better characterization of the high-energy emission properties and in stronger constraints on theoretical models. In spite of the many achievements and progresses, several observational properties still represent a challenge for theoretical models, revealing how our understanding is far from being complete. This paper reviews the main spectral and temporal properties of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV emission from GRBs and summarizes the most promising theoretical models proposed to interpret the observations. Since a boost for the understanding of GeV radiation might come from observations at even higher energies, the present status and future prospects for observations at very-high energies (above [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]100[Formula: see text]GeV) are also discussed. The improved sensitivity of upcoming facilities, coupled to theoretical predictions, supports the concrete possibility for future ground GRB detections in the high/very-high energy domain.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Sun ◽  
Ya-Wei Liu ◽  
Yuan-Chen Xu ◽  
Li-Han Wang ◽  
Tian-Jun Li ◽  
...  

Abstract The oscillator strengths of the valence-shell excitations of C2H2 are extremely important for testing theoretical models and studying interstellar gases. In this study, the high-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering (IXS) method is adopted to determine the generalized oscillator strengths (GOSs) of the valence-shell excitations of C2H2 at a photon energy of 10 keV. The GOSs are extrapolated to their zero limit to obtain the corresponding optical oscillator strengths (OOSs). Through taking a completely different experimental method of the IXS, the present results offer the high energy limit for electron collision to satisfy the first Born approximation (FBA) and cross-check the previous experimental and theoretical results independently. The comparisons indicate that an electron collision energy of 1500 eV is not enough for C2H2 to satisfy the FBA for the large squared momentum transfer, and the line saturation effect limits the accuracy of the OOSs measured by the photoabsorption method.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2042016
Author(s):  
A. Abdullahi ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
S. Bhattacharya

Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) have emerged as a reliable source of renewable energy, witnessing massive deployment across the world. While there is a wide range of support foundations for these structures, the monopile and jacket are most utilized so far; their deployment is largely informed by water depths and turbine ratings. However, the recommended water depth ranges are often violated, leading to cross-deployment of the two foundation types. This study first investigates the dynamic implication of this practice to incorporate the findings into future analysis and design of these structures. Detailed finite element (FE) models of Monopile and Jacket supported OWTs are developed in the commercial software, ANSYS. Nonlinear soil springs are used to simulate the soil-structure interactions (SSI) and the group effects of the jacket piles are considered by using the relevant modification factors. Modal analyzes of the fixed and flexible-base cases are carried out, and natural frequencies are chosen as the comparison parameters throughout the study. Second, this study constructs a few-parameters SSI model for the two FE models developed above, which aims to use fewer variables in the FE model updating process without compromising its simulation quality. Maximum lateral soil resistance and soil depths are related using polynomial equations, this replaces the standard nonlinear soil spring model. The numerical results show that for the same turbine rating and total height, jacket supported OWTs generally have higher first-order natural frequencies than the monopile supported OWTs, while the reverse is true for the second-order vibration modes, for both fixed and flexible foundations. This contributes to future design considerations of OWTs. On the other hand, with only two parameters, the proposed SSI model has achieved the same accuracy as that using the standard model with seven parameters. It has the potential to become a new SSI model, especially for the identification of soil properties through the model updating process.


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