Smart and energy-efficient dust suction concept for milling of fibre-reinforced plastics

verfasst von

B. Denkena, M. A. Dittrich, B. H. Rahner

Abstract

Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) are becoming increasingly important in aerospace and premium automotive applications. Usually, the manufacturing of FRP components requires dry machining which generates large quantities of dust. Because of their small size, the dust particles are extremely harmful to machine components and the operator’s physical health. To prevent long-term damage an effective suction system is required. Currently, extraction systems are subsequently integrated into conventional machine tools with no regard to energy efficiency. Hence, this paper introduces the development of an energy-efficient and intelligent dust suction concept for dry machining of FRP. Numerical flow simulations are used to investigate the effectiveness of a central suction as well as local suction at the cutting tool. In order to evaluate the newly developed concept, the amount of extracted particles along with the necessary volumetric flow rates are assessed. The simulation results demonstrate an improved dust particle extraction and an energy saving potential of up to 70%.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Werkzeugmaschinen

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Production Engineering

Band

11

Seiten

723-729

Anzahl der Seiten

7

ISSN

0944-6524

Publikationsdatum

13.11.2017

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Maschinenbau, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen und Fertigungstechnik

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-017-0776-x (Zugang: Geschlossen)