Engineering Optimization
Osarobo Osamede Ogbeide; Kolawole Akeredolu; Samuel Ayodeji Omotehinse
Abstract
The service life of engineering structure is mostly affected by the quality and strength of the welded joints. Tensile tests are performed for several reasons. The results are used in selecting materials for engineering applications. Tensile properties are frequently included in material specifications ...
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The service life of engineering structure is mostly affected by the quality and strength of the welded joints. Tensile tests are performed for several reasons. The results are used in selecting materials for engineering applications. Tensile properties are frequently included in material specifications to ensure quality. The tests are measured during development of new materials and processes, so that different materials and processes can be compared. The objective of this study is to predict and optimize the tensile strength of a butt joint weldment on mild steel plate using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The RSM was applied to predict and optimize the maximum tensile strength of a butt joint weldment on an I-section mild steel plate using Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process. The mild steel plate was cut into dimension 60mm x 40mm x 10mm with a power hacksaw, grinded and cleaned before the welding process. The experimental matrix was made of twenty (20) runs, generated by the design expert 11.1.0.1 software adopting the central composite design. The response (tensile strength) was measured and then modelled using the RSM. The result obtained show that the current and voltage has a very strong influence on the tensile strength. Based on the findings, the maximum tensile strength of 450Mpa was attained at the welding voltage (V) of 24V, current of 170A and gas flow rate of 13lit/min respectively. This study will serve as a guide to welding operators on parameter settings selection.
Hamidreza Jafari; Alborz Hajikhani
Volume 3, 1(4) , December 2016, , Pages 30-38
Abstract
One of the main problems in production process of composite curly sheet process is long time duration of impregnability of needle mat to resin operation and high costs of this operation. Increased time of impregnability operation in production process caused the occurrence of ravine and consequently ...
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One of the main problems in production process of composite curly sheet process is long time duration of impregnability of needle mat to resin operation and high costs of this operation. Increased time of impregnability operation in production process caused the occurrence of ravine and consequently the output amount of production line is dramatically reduced. Removing ravine or reducing its time, has direct effect on production increase therefore the cost price of final product will decrease too. In this article first by using design of experiment technique, the effective factors on reducing operation time in production process are identified, in next stage, appropriate functions for variables of time respond and direct cost of impregnability operation was processed as separated on each agent level. Then, using multiple objective design making techniques, optimum levels of each factor for each formed model was determined and finally, the best achieved answer from processed models is chosen as optimum final answer. Model sensitiveness toward changes in importance degree of each of the aims is also analyzed and studied in comparison with each other.