Abstract
The paper describes the process of a prototype head optimisation for magnetic diagnostics of steel-polyurethane load-carrying belts. The prototype, validated on a number of cranes, was subject to an improvement and optimisation attempt using numerical analysis of magnetic field distribution in the magnetic circuit, tested load-carrying belt, and environment. The analysis was carried out in the ANSYS environment using PDS—Probabilistic Design System tools (DOE—Design of Experiment). Taking the dimensions of individual elements of the magnetic circuit, material densities, and magnetic material properties as the input data, the magnetic circuit was optimised with respect to metrological properties as well as mass and size criteria. Based on the analyses carried out and the results obtained, the head design was modernised, which involved changing the geometry of elements forming the magnetic circuit. Based on observations made during tests of the prototype version of the device performed on real objects, several improvements were also proposed, consisting of the replacement of selected components with elements printed in the FDM technology. The correctness of the performed numerical analyses was verified by comparing the measured and calculated values of the total magnetic field induction in the defined plane of the magnetic circuit. The prototype versions of heads before and after modernisation were subject to comparative tests. Under laboratory conditions, both versions of heads were used to diagnose the steel-polyurethane load-carrying belts with modelled damages. The obtained test results and their statistical characteristics were analysed in detail.
Highlights
IntroductionThe development of machinery and equipment is associated with the change of standards and energy consumption, and with management methods and life cycle assessment
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The same damages result in diagnostic signals with a higher AUs amplitude
Summary
The development of machinery and equipment is associated with the change of standards and energy consumption, and with management methods and life cycle assessment. Development-related changes are widely described in the articles of many authors and concern many aspects of engineering. There are areas whose secrets are not expansively presented in international journals. Such an example would undoubtedly be the field related to material handling and, lifting equipment. One of the basic directions of development of lifting equipment is related to the drive system in terms of reducing its size and energy requirements, as well as the use of load-carrying belt transmissions and new designs of load-carrying belts. A detailed analysis of the state of the art in the subject of this paper showed that this topic has not been widely covered.
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