Preliminary Evaluation of a Low-Cost Cast Iron for Exhaust Manifold and Turbocharger Applications

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 413-424
Author(s):  
William (Jud) Dunlap ◽  
Alan Druschitz
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Exhaust Manifold

Thermo-Fluid Analysis of the Exhaust Manifold Integrated With Cylinder Head

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Amin Neshan ◽  
Ali Keshavarz ◽  
Ali Jazayeri ◽  
Ali Ghasemian
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Cylinder Head ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Exhaust Manifold ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Fluid Analysis ◽  
Temperature Limitation

Exhaust manifold is an individual part of conventional internal combustion engines which is made of cast iron. Furthermore expensive alloys are needed to increase its thermal resistance. In the Integrated Exhaust Manifold into Cylinder Head (IEMCH), the exhaust manifold is manufactured as one part with the cylinder head. Thus its material changes from cast iron to aluminum which has a much lower thermal resistance than the cast iron. IEMCH has many advantages such as, low cost, lower weight and volume, less fuel consumption and faster warm-up. But due to its lower thermal resistance, it must be cooled. Here a new exhaust manifold is designed for IEMCH. Thermo-fluid analysis is carried out numerically to evaluate temperature limitation of the new exhaust manifold. The obtained results are compared to the standard exhaust manifold which indicates that by means of cooling, the new exhaust manifold can be remained at its proper temperature limitation. Thus no expensive alloys are needed in the new exhaust manifold.

Natural Locomotion Based on Foot-Mounted Inertial Sensors in a Wireless Virtual Reality System

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto de la Rubia ◽  
Antonio Diaz-Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Gait Cycle ◽  
Inertial Sensors ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Virtual Reality System ◽  
Object Searching

Virtual reality has become a promising field in recent decades, and its potential now seems clearer than ever. With the development of handheld devices and wireless technologies, interest in virtual reality is also increasing. Therefore, there is an accompanying interest in inertial sensors, which can provide such advantages as small size and low cost. Such sensors can also operate wirelessly and be used in an increasing number of interactive applications. An example related to virtual reality is the ability to move naturally through virtual environments. This is the objective of the real-walking navigation technique, for which a number of advantages have previously been reported in terms of presence, object searching, and collision, among other concerns. In this article, we address the use of foot-mounted inertial sensors to achieve real-walking navigation in a wireless virtual reality system. First, an overall description of the problem is presented. Then, specific difficulties are identified, and a corresponding technique is proposed to overcome each: tracking of foot movements; determination of the user’s position; percentage estimation of the gait cycle, including oscillating movements of the head; stabilization of the velocity of the point of view; and synchronization of head and body yaw angles. Finally, a preliminary evaluation of the system is conducted in which data and comments from participants were collected.

Study of the durability of the working body the dryer

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
A. P. Chernysh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Cast Iron ◽  
White Cast Iron ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Functional Surface ◽  
Wear Coatings

In this article, the plant for heat treatment of grain material, namely perfo-rated spiral operating part, developed by the authors was chosen as the object of improving the wear resistance. The research was conducted in the laboratory of the Technology of Metals and Machinery Repair Department of Kemerovo State Agricultural Institute. The aim of the research is to select the most appropriate method of hardening the functional surface of perforated spiral operating part with the use of low-cost anti-wear coatings. The basis for choosing the method of surfacing the coating was the use of a method of forming the technological repair units (TRU), which allowed electric spark treatment with unalloyed white cast iron.

Proposal of a new low-cycle fatigue life model for cast iron with room temperature calibration involving mean stress and high-temperature effects

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (14) ◽  
pp. 5056-5073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiana Delprete ◽  
Raffaella Sesana
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Cast Iron ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
Exhaust Manifold ◽  
Cycle Fatigue

The paper presents and discusses a low-cycle fatigue life prediction energy-based model. The model was applied to a commercial cast iron automotive exhaust manifold. The total expended energy until fracture proposed by the Skelton model was modified by means of two coefficients which take into account of the effects of mean stress and/or mean strain, and the presence of high temperature. The model was calibrated by means of experimental tests developed on Fe–2.4C–4.6Si–0.7Mo–1.2Cr high-temperature-resistant ductile cast iron. The thermostructural transient analysis was developed on a finite element model built to overtake confidentiality industrial restrictions. In addition to the commercial exhaust manifold, the finite element model considers the bolts, the gasket, and a cylinder head simulacrum to consider the corresponding thermal and mechanical boundary conditions. The life assessment performance of the energy-based model with respect the cast iron specimens was compared with the corresponding Basquin–Manson–Coffin and Skelton models. The model prediction fits the experimental data with a good agreement, which is comparable with both the literature models and it shows a better fitting at high temperature. The life estimations computed with respect the exhaust manifold finite element model were compared with different multiaxial literature life models and literature data to evaluate the life prediction capability of the proposed energy-based model.

Semisolid Forging of Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy for Automobile AC Compressor Components

2012 ◽  
Vol 192-193 ◽  
pp. 551-555
Author(s):  
Zhi Feng Zhang ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Yue Long Bai ◽  
Ya Bao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Nodular Cast Iron ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Light Metals ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Forging Process ◽  
Swash Plate ◽  
Near Net Shape

Semisolid forging process, characterized by short process, near-net shape, low cost, and high performance, is increasingly playing an important role in lightweighting transportation systems for light metals. In this study, semisolid forging process for hypereutectic Al-Si alloy, as a substitute for nodular cast iron, was applied in producing automobile AC compressor components. The results showed that hypereutectic Al-Si alloy swash plate thixo-forged had higher strength than nodular cast iron one by optimizing forming process parameters.

Description and Preliminary Evaluation of a Low-Cost Simulator for Training and Evaluation of Flexible Endoscopic Skills

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Berger-Richardson ◽  
Yo Kurashima ◽  
Daniel von Renteln ◽  
Pepa Kaneva ◽  
Liane S. Feldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation

The Sparthan Three-Dimensional Printed Exo-Glove: A Preliminary Evaluation of Performance Via Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás A. Georgiou ◽  
Davide Asnaghi ◽  
Alva Liang ◽  
Alice M. Agogino
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Of Performance ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Hand Exoskeleton ◽  
And Performance

This paper describes the development and testing of a low-cost three-dimensional (3D) printed wearable hand exoskeleton to assist people with limited finger mobility and grip strength. The function of the presented orthosis is to support and enable light intensity activities of daily living and improve the ability to grasp and hold objects. The Sparthan Exoskeleton prototype utilizes a cable-driven design applied to individual digits with motors. The initial prototype is presented in this paper along with a preliminary evaluation of durability and performance efficacy.

scholarly journals Thermal decomposition characteristics of foundry sand for cast iron in nitrogen atmosphere

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 181091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingwei Xu ◽  
Kaili Xu ◽  
Xiwen Yao ◽  
Jishuo Li ◽  
Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Cast Iron ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Nitrogen Atmosphere ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
Kinetics Parameters ◽  
Foundry Sand ◽  
Exponential Factor

Sand casting, currently the most popular approach to the casting production, has wide adaptability and low cost. The thermal decomposition characteristics of foundry sand for cast iron were determined for the first time in this study. Thermogravimetry was monitored by simultaneous thermal analyser to find that there was no obvious oxidation or combustion reaction in the foundry sand; the thermal decomposition degree increased as the heating rate increased. There was an obvious endothermic peak at about 846 K due to the transition of quartz from β to α phase. A novel technique was established to calculate the starting temperature of volatile emission in determining the volatile release parameter of foundry sand for cast iron. Foundry sand does not readily evaporate because its volatile content is only about 2.68 wt% and its main components have high-temperature stability. The thermal decomposition kinetics parameters of foundry sand, namely activation energy and pre-exponential factor, were obtained under kinetics theory. The activation energy of foundry sand for cast iron was small, mainly due to the wide temperature range of thermal decomposition in the foundry sand.

Modernization of exhaust manifolds of DG882L diesel-generator for diesel locomotives

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Sergeevich Shestakov ◽  
◽  
Dmitriy Andreevich Lashmanov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Gas Dynamics ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Exhaust Manifold ◽  
Diesel Generator

The paper considers a serial design of a collapsible exhaust manifold for pulse boosting system of 8DM-21EL2M diesel engine and it’s modernized variant made of cast iron. The authors present results of modeling of exhaust gas and coolant flows gas dynamics. They also show the temperature distribution over the manifold surface.

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