Improving performance of macro electrolyte jet machining of TC4 titanium alloy: Experimental and numerical studies

Electrolyte jet machining (EJM) is a promising method for shaping titanium alloys due to its lack of tool wear, thermal and residual stress, and cracks and burrs. Recently, macro-EJM has attracted increasing attention for its high efficiency in machining wide grooves or planes. However, macro-EJM generates large amounts of electrolytic products, thereby increasing the difficulty of rapid product removal with a standard tool and reducing the surface quality. Therefore, for enhanced product transport, a novel tool with a back inclined end face was proposed for macro-EJM of TC4 titanium alloy. For comparison, also proposed were ones with a standard flat end face, a front inclined end face, and both front and back inclined end faces. The flow field distributions of all proposed tools were simulated numerically, and experiments were also conducted to validate the simulation results. The results show that one with a 5° back inclined end face can decrease the low-velocity flow zone in the machining area and increase the high-velocity flow zone at the back end of tool, thereby promoting rapid product removal. A relatively smooth bright-white groove surface was obtained. The same tool also resulted in the highest machining depth and material removal rate among the tested ones. In addition, rapid product removal was beneficial to the subsequent processing. Because of its rapid product removal, the machining depth and material removal rate during deep groove machining using the tool with a 5° back inclined end face were respectively 7% and 14% higher than those produced using a standard one. Moreover, the lowest bottom height difference of 0.027 mm can be obtained when the step-over value was 8.2 mm, and a plane with a depth of 0.285 mm and a bottom height difference of 0.03 mm was fabricated using the tool with a 5° back inclined end face.     

Collaborative manufacturing technologies of structure shape and surface integrity for complex thin-walled components of aero-engine: Status,challenge and tendency

Presently, the service performance of new-generation high-tech equipment is directly affected by the manufacturing quality of complex thin-walled components. A high-efficiency and quality manufacturing of these complex thin-walled components creates a bottleneck that needs to be solved urgently in machinery manufacturing. To address this problem, the collaborative manufacturing of structure shape and surface integrity has emerged as a new process that can shorten processing cycles, improve machining qualities, and reduce costs. This paper summarises the research status on the material removal mechanism, precision control of structure shape, machined surface integrity control and intelligent process control technology of complex thin-walled components. Numerous solutions and technical approaches are then put forward to solve the critical problems in the high-performance manufacturing of complex thin-wall components. The development status, challenge and tendency of collaborative manufacturing technologies in the high-efficiency and quality manufacturing of complex thin-wall components is also discussed.     

不锈钢纤维滤袋式电除尘器的实验研究

对一种新型的不锈钢纤维滤袋式电除尘器(简称袋式电除尘器)进行了理论分析和实验研究。研究结果表明,该滤袋式电除尘器比管式电除尘器和现在使用的袋式除尘器都具有更高的除尘效率,而且对细微粉尘具有更强的捕集能力。从效率与过滤风速、电场电压及粉尘浓度的关系曲线中,也显示出这些基本参数对滤袋式电除尘器除尘效率的影响规律。因此,可广泛应用于炼钢电炉和工业炉窑的除尘设备。作者的工作有助于研究电除尘器,对设计高效率和寿命长的电除尘装置具有指导作用。     

APU航线维护策略研究

以APU失效故障的统计分析和翻修经验为基础，分析了导致APU失效的内、外部因素，给出了APU的小时成本估算法。并以减少或削弱失效故障产生根源、提高派遣可靠性、降低综合维修成本为目的，提出了APU的航线使用策略、日常维护与例行检查策略、视情检查策略和排故策略，从而系统地建立了对机队管理和航线维护具有指导意义的航线维护综合策略体系。