Abstract
Virtual prototype of pipe wagon articulating (PWA) system has been developed and simulated based on the kinematics and dynamics of machinery and Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ADAMS) software. It has been integrated with real-time three dimensional (3-D) system simulations for detailed and responsive interaction with dynamic virtual environments. By using this virtual model, the conceptual design examination and performance analysis of the PWA system have been realized dynamically in virtual laboratory. System dynamic force, displacement and tension of pipe have been measured through verifying this 3- D virtual prototype. By comparing the static tension and dynamic tension of pipe, the difference between the two kind tensions has been found. The simulated dynamic tension is much greater than the static tension obtained from the static theory. The results attained in this work suggest that the conceptual designed PWA system can meet the requirements of the operation.
Highlights
For efficient and economic extraction and haulage of oil sands from production faces, the “at face slurrying (AFS)” technology is currently being investigated at the research and technology development levels
The mechanical system of pipe wagon articulating (PWA) has been simulated by using virtual model, which is developed by combining the theory of machines and mechanisms and the multi-body dynamic simulation software Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ADAMS)
Important engineering data of the PWA system have been determined by simulating reality with a virtual prototype
Summary
For efficient and economic extraction and haulage of oil sands from production faces, the “at face slurrying (AFS)” technology is currently being investigated at the research and technology development levels. The pipelines of the system are usually ignored during kinematic analysis, and their force effects are introduced during dynamic simulation [7]. Another of the key factors is pipeline modeling. Using the virtual model developed in this work, the following work has been carried out: 1) realization of dynamic simulation; 2) creation of 3-D solid visualization models with 3-D motion for the PWA system; 3) determination of important engineering data, such as maximum force necessary to drive the PWA machinery using reality and virtual prototypes; 4) analysis of the distribution of tension along pipe and comparison of static tension with dynamic tension
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