Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method
Abstract The acceleration capability of a centrifugal jet rotor plays a crucial role in achieving a high injection velocity of powder particles in the centrifugal impact moulding process. In this regard, the focus of this article is on optimization of the runner shape. To this end, the lengths of th...
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description | Abstract The acceleration capability of a centrifugal jet rotor plays a crucial role in achieving a high injection velocity of powder particles in the centrifugal impact moulding process. In this regard, the focus of this article is on optimization of the runner shape. To this end, the lengths of the first and second acceleration sections (L 1 and L 2), and the angles between the first and second acceleration sections and between the second and third sections (α 1 and α 2) are considered as the rotor parameters. Simulations were conducted using multiple discrete elements to explore the influence of multiple input parameters on the response value, and a regression model was established between the parameters and the particle injection rate. The experimental results show that the selected parameters significantly affect the rate of particle injection, and the interactions between the parameters L 1 and L 2, and between L 2 and α 2 have the largest effects. The results reveal that applying the optimized parameters improves the particle injection speed by 7.85% when compared to the pre-optimization model. This improvement in the rotor acceleration provides the basis for improving the efficiency of centrifugal impact moulding of metal powders. |
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spelling | doaj.art-94543e347fd440c596fb7745989f55452023-11-05T12:17:50ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-11-0113111210.1038/s41598-023-46359-7Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element methodBo Sun0Shizhong Wei1Lu Yang2Peng Li3Shuaiwu Tong4School of Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and TechnologyJoint Engineering Research Center for Abrasion Control and Moulding of Metal Materials, Henan University of Science and TechnologyJoint Engineering Research Center for Abrasion Control and Moulding of Metal Materials, Henan University of Science and TechnologySchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and TechnologyJoint Engineering Research Center for Abrasion Control and Moulding of Metal Materials, Henan University of Science and TechnologyAbstract The acceleration capability of a centrifugal jet rotor plays a crucial role in achieving a high injection velocity of powder particles in the centrifugal impact moulding process. In this regard, the focus of this article is on optimization of the runner shape. To this end, the lengths of the first and second acceleration sections (L 1 and L 2), and the angles between the first and second acceleration sections and between the second and third sections (α 1 and α 2) are considered as the rotor parameters. Simulations were conducted using multiple discrete elements to explore the influence of multiple input parameters on the response value, and a regression model was established between the parameters and the particle injection rate. The experimental results show that the selected parameters significantly affect the rate of particle injection, and the interactions between the parameters L 1 and L 2, and between L 2 and α 2 have the largest effects. The results reveal that applying the optimized parameters improves the particle injection speed by 7.85% when compared to the pre-optimization model. This improvement in the rotor acceleration provides the basis for improving the efficiency of centrifugal impact moulding of metal powders.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46359-7 |
spellingShingle | Bo Sun Shizhong Wei Lu Yang Peng Li Shuaiwu Tong Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method Scientific Reports |
title | Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method |
title_full | Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method |
title_fullStr | Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method |
title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method |
title_short | Optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method |
title_sort | optimizing of particle accelerated rotor parameters using the discrete element method |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46359-7 |
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