Optimization of Process Parameters for Rubber Curing in Relation to Vulcanization Requirements and Energy Consumption

authored by

Steffen Bosselmann, Tobias Frank, Mark Wielitzka, Tobias Ortmaier

Abstract

Vulcanization is a decisive and energy consuming manufacturing step in rubber industry. Temperature and duration of the curing process are chosen to obtain a desired state of cure within the material. Optimization based approaches turned out to provide a systematic way to determine optimal curing parameters, mold temperature and heating duration, without the need of costly and time consuming experiments. Though, energy consumption is only treated marginally, when determining these process parameters. Hence, we introduce a combined model of rubber and mold not only to calculate optimal curing parameters but also to determine actual energy demand. We point out, that a better curing result is attended to increasing energy consumption. In addition, we provide an approach for balancing energy efficiency and product quality for an optimal vulcanization process.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Mechatronic Systems

Type

Conference contribution

Pages

804-809

No. of pages

6

Publication date

30.08.2018

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Science Applications, Software

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1109/aim.2018.8452354 (Access: Closed)