A Novel Method to Investigate the Principles of Impact Welding: Development and Enhancement of a Test Rig, Experimental and Numerical Results

2014 ◽  
Vol 966-967 ◽  
pp. 500-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pabst ◽  
Semen Sharafiev ◽  
Peter Groche ◽  
Martin F.X. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Transient Behavior ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
Impact Welding ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Pulse Welding ◽  
The Impact

The two common processes of impact welding, explosion welding and electromagnetic pulse welding, may offer great technological advantages, but at the same time exhibit poor observability due to the use of explosives and a highly transient behavior, respectively. A novel test rig is developed and enhanced to collide and weld specimens purely mechanically. Besides its simple build-up and the easy and safe operation, the test rig allows setting crucial process parameters almost independently. The test rig’s construction and improvement is described. A trigger method for high speed imaging is developed and tested. The numerical simulation of the impact shows that the conditions directly at the welding zone are predictable and can be adjusted accurately. Finally, the preparation of specimens to evaluate the influence of surface roughness and grain structure is discussed.

scholarly journals Air mediates the impact of a compliant hemisphere on a rigid smooth surface

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqi Zheng ◽  
Sam Dillavou ◽  
John M. Kolinski
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Body ◽  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Impact Velocity ◽  
Solid Surface ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Smooth Surface ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rigid Smooth

When a soft elastic body impacts upon a smooth solid surface, the intervening air fails to drain, deforming the impactor. High-speed imaging with the VFT reveal rich dynamics and sensitivity to the impactor's elastic properties and the impact velocity.

A Forced Response Analysis and Application of Impact Dampers to Rotordynamic Vibration Suppression in a Cryogenic Environment

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Moore ◽  
A. Palazzolo ◽  
R. Gadangi ◽  
T. A. Nale ◽  
S. A. Klusman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Forced Response ◽  
Optimum Operating ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Amplitude Dependence ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Equivalent Viscous Damping ◽  
Impact Damper ◽  
The Impact

Abstract A high speed damper test rig has been assembled at Texas A&M University to develop rotordynamic dampers for rocket engine turbopumps that operate at cryogenic temperatures, such as those used in the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). Damping is difficult to obtain in this class of turbomachinery due to the low temperature and viscosity of the operating fluid. An impact damper has been designed and tested as a means to obtain effective damping in a rotorbearing system. The performance and behavior of the impact damper is verified experimentally in a cryogenic test rig at Texas A&M. Analytical investigations indicate a strong amplitude dependence on the performance of the impact damper. An optimum operating amplitude exists and is determined both analytically and experimentally. In addition, the damper performance is characterized by an equivalent viscous damping coefficient. The test results prove the impact damper to be a viable means to suppress vibration in a cryogenic rotorbearing system.

scholarly journals Research on Blade-Casing Rub-Impact Mechanism by Experiment and Simulation in Aeroengines

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Hong ◽  
Tianrang Li ◽  
Zhichao Liang ◽  
Dayi Zhang ◽  
Yanhong Ma
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Rotor Support ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Aeroengines pursue high performance, and compressing blade-casing clearance has become one of the main ways to improve turbomachinery efficiency. Rub-impact faults occur frequently with clearance decreasing. A high-speed rotor-support-casing test rig was set up, and the mechanism tests of light and heavy rub-impact were carried out. A finite element model of the test rig was established, and the calculation results were in good agreement with the experimental results under both kinds of rub-impact conditions. Based on the actual blade-casing structure model, the effects of the major physical parameters including imbalance and material characteristics were investigated. During the rub-impact, the highest stress occurs at the blade tip first and then it is transmitted to the blade root. Deformation on the impact blade tip generates easily with decreased yield strength, and stress concentration at the blade tip occurs obviously with weaker stiffness. The agreement of the computation results with the experimental data indicates the method could be used to estimate rub-impact characteristics and is effective in design and analyses process.

Parameter Identification for Magnetic Pulse Welding Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 767 ◽  
pp. 431-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joerg Bellmann ◽  
Joern Lueg-Althoff ◽  
Sebastian Schulze ◽  
Soeren Gies ◽  
Eckhard Beyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Axial Position ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Magnetic Pulse ◽  
Mechanical Shock ◽  
Magnetic Pulse Welding ◽  
Impact Welding ◽  
Pulse Welding ◽  
The Impact

Magnetic pulse welding (MPW) is a promising technology to join dissimilar metals and to produce multi-material structures, e.g. to fulfill lightweight requirements. During this impact welding process, proper collision conditions between both joining partners are essential for a sound weld formation. Controlling these conditions is difficult due to a huge number of influencing and interacting factors. Many of them are related to the pulse welding setup and the material properties of the moving part, the so-called flyer. In this paper, a new measurement system is applied that takes advantage of the high velocity impact flash. The flash is a side effect of the MPW process and its intensity depends on the impact velocity of the flyer. Thus, the intensity level can be used as a welding criterion. A procedure is described that enables the user to realize a fast parameter development with only a few experiments. The minimum energy level and the optimum distance between the parts to be joined can be identified. This is of importance since a low energy input decreases the thermal and mechanical shock loading on the tool coil and thus increases its lifetime. In a second step, the axial position of the flyer in the tool coil is adjusted to ensure a proper collision angle and a circumferential weld seam.

scholarly journals When does a granular material behave like a continuum fluid?

2012 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. de Bruyn
Keyword(s):  
Granular Material ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Impact ◽  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Granular Bed ◽  
Fluid Limit ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
Impact Energies ◽  
The Impact

AbstractA flowing granular material can behave like a collection of individual interacting grains or like a continuum fluid, depending in large part on the energy imparted to the grains. As yet, however, we have no general understanding of how or under what conditions the fluid limit is reached. Marston, Li & Thoroddsen (J. Fluid Mech., this issue, vol. 704, 2012, pp. 5–36) use high-speed imaging to investigate the ejection of grains from a granular bed due to the impact of a spherical projectile. Their high temporal resolution allows them to study the very fast processes that take place immediately following the impact. They demonstrate that for very fine grains and high impact energies, the dynamics of the ejecta is both qualitatively and quantitatively similar to what is seen in analogous experiments with fluid targets.

scholarly journals Monitoring Differential Subsidence along the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway with Multiband SAR Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Shi ◽  
Beibei Chen ◽  
Huili Gong ◽  
Xiaojuan Li ◽  
Wenfeng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Ground Deformation ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
X Band ◽  
Intercity Railway ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regional Land

High-speed railways have strict standards of infrastructure deformation and post-construction settlement. The interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) has the ability to detect ground deformation with a high accuracy and wide coverage and is becoming a useful tool for monitoring railway health. In this study, we analyzed the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway (BTIR) track using InSAR time-series analysis with different data sets. First, by using RADARSAT-2 images, we examined the areas along the BTIR with significant subsidence. Then, we characterized these areas by means of X-band TerraSAR-X data. We adopted the expectation (Ex) and entropy (En) method, combined with GIS spatial analysis, to analyze the ground settlement differences on both sides of the railway. The results show that the area with the most severe differential settlement occurs between 12 and 20 km along the railway and within 120 to 20 m on both sides of the Chaoyang–Tongzhou section (CTS). Thereafter, we analyzed the reasons for the large difference in this area by considering different factors, e.g., regional land subsidence, groundwater level changes, and the dynamic load. In addition, we studied the impact of regional subsidence on the safe operation of the BTIR. The results show that the maximum different settlement along the BTIR is within the safe range, according to the high-speed railway design standard between 2010 and 2015. This study aims to provide technical support for assessing the impact of subsidence on the safety of railway operations.

scholarly journals Bubble Dynamics in a Narrow Gap Flow under the Influence of Pressure Gradient and Shear Flow

Fluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Peter Reinke ◽  
Jan Ahlrichs ◽  
Tom Beckmann ◽  
Marcus Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Shear Flow ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bubble Dynamics ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Bubble Generation ◽  
Gap Flow ◽  
The Impact

The volume-of-flow method combined with the Rayleigh–Plesset equation is well established for the computation of cavitation, i.e., the generation and transportation of vapor bubbles inside a liquid flow resulting in cloud, sheet or streamline cavitation. There are, however, limitations, if this method is applied to a restricted flow between two adjacent walls and the bubbles’ size is of the same magnitude as that of the clearance between the walls. This work presents experimental and numerical results of the bubble generation and its transportation in a Couette-type flow under the influence of shear and a strong pressure gradient which are typical for journal bearings or hydraulic seals. Under the impact of variations of the film thickness, the VoF method produces reliable results if bubble diameters are less than half the clearance between the walls. For larger bubbles, the wall contact becomes significant and the bubbles adopt an elliptical shape forced by the shear flow and under the influence of a strong pressure gradient. Moreover, transient changes in the pressure result in transient cavitation, which is captured by high-speed imaging providing material to evaluate transient, three-dimensional computations of a two-phase flow.

The impact of viscoplastic drops on a heated surface in the Leidenfrost regime

Soft Matter ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (36) ◽  
pp. 7624-7631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simeng Chen ◽  
Volfango Bertola
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
The Impact

The impact morphology of viscoplastic drops on a heated surface in the Leidenfrost regime is investigated experimentally by high-speed imaging.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GOLF CLUBHEAD MOTION AT IMPACT

2020 ◽  
pp. 437
Author(s):  
Simon Kraśna ◽  
Milan Čoh ◽  
Ivan Prebil ◽  
Krzysztof Mackala
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Golf Swing ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Additional Insight ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
Circular Arc ◽  
Impact Phase ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the study was to investigate clubhead kinematics during the impact phase of a golf swing. Three highly skilled golfers of a distinguished body type were instructed to perform driver, 6-iron and pitching wedge trials. A high-speed imaging system was used to capture the clubhead motion near the impact. Conventional golf swing parameters were analysed for comparison. Additionally, a circular arc was fitted to the clubhead path, and the moving trihedron was introduced as a reference frame for observing the clubhead rotation. Despite differences in their body type, golfers achieved comparable clubhead speed, while the radius of the fitted circular arc was in a narrow range. The moving trihedron, together with conventional parameters of the golf swing, enabled additional insight to the clubhead motion and clubface orientation. Individual swing characteristics, which result in the clubhead motion prior to impact, could clearly be observed, enabling improvement of the golfer’s swing technique.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document