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Insulating materials in foundry technology
Slowiaczek, Kamil ; Krutiš, Vladimír (referee) ; Myška, Martin (advisor)
The thesis deals with materials that ensure the insulation of foundry furnaces and ladles. The first part discusses the properties that most affect the insulation capacity. The second chapter focuses on the overview and characteristics of refractory materials. In the next part of the thesis, the most used insulation materials are named and approached. Finally, the thesis deals with the composition of the lining of the electric arc furnace, ladles and the rammed lining of the induction crucible furnace.
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Use of 3D technology in foundry industry
Straka, Pavel ; Krutiš, Vladimír (referee) ; Pernica, Vítězslav (advisor)
The work is focused on replacing a faulty briefcase handle with an aluminium substitution. The handle is fabricated with the help of reverse engineering, where the handle is scanned with a 3D scanner. With that information, a model copy of the part is made, which is 3Dprinted from PLA and PolyCast materials. These handles are used as expendable models, which are used for casting using an “investment casting” method. Those are made from an AlSi10Mg alloy. Theoretical part deals with additive technologies, which are mostly used for manufacturing of foundry models and moulds. Next, the basic principles of 3Dscanning are described, and the term reverse engineering is also explained.
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Introduction of special die lubricant - micro spraying into the conditions of high pressure die foundry
Šromota, Michal ; Roučka, Jaromír (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (advisor)
The master thesis, consisting of a theoretical and practical part, focuses on the issue of high pressure die casting, specifically the treatment of the die using micro spray technology. The goal of the thesis was to map the processes that need to be changed in the high pressure die casting foundry in order to successfully implement the use of micro-spraying. The practical part describes the introduction of micro spray technology in the foundry KOVOLIT Modřice a.s. In this case a transition from the conventional spraying method to the micro-spraying is made. After testing, both stable production and the expected savings associated with the operation of micro-spraying were achieved on the selected casting, and therefore it was decided to convert the production of the selected casting to this technology.
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Influence of Cyclone process parameters on the quality of ceramic shells
Lederer, Vojtěch ; Šustek, Petr (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (advisor)
Diploma thesis contains introduction into shell drying, its monitoring and influence on shell properties. The thesis works with the Cyclone machine described further. The shell drying process in the machine and experiments are carried out broadening understanding of functions and parameters of rapid drying process. Experiments comparing courses of drying under respective settings of Cyclone and under common drying in air-conditioned room are carried out. Also mechanical properties of commonly dried shells and shells made by the Cyclone machines are compared. The positive effect of the machine on the ultimate strenght of dried shells and positive effect on the drying speed has been confirmed.
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Numerical simulation of core blowing
Abraham, Martin ; Brázda, Zdeněk (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (advisor)
This work focuses on simulation of core blowing into the core boxes. Mechanical production of cores is now a normal part of any foundry. But can never predict whether core can make right the first time. This situation can be used as a helper QuikCAST simulation program that is able to handle the issue and deal with and can find the optimal basis.
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Optimization of aluminium casting process using numerical simulation
Kolařík, Martin ; Lána, Ivo (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (advisor)
The master’s thesis deals with the analysis of casting technology of the selected aluminium casting. It is a casting of a part of CNC milling machine and it is cast by gravity casting into a permanent mold. The defects which are the cause of a high percentage of nonconforming production were analyzed. Furthermore, the master’s thesis includes a complete analysis of filling and solidification of this casting in the ProCast simulation program. Numerical simulation results are verified and improved. Then the causes of problematic casting defects are proven on several calculated variants. Measures are proposed to minimize the tendency to produce castings with defects leading to nonconforming production.
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Utilization of Virtual Reality Technology in Risk Analysis and Safety of Production Machines
Novotný, Tomáš ; Hajduk,, Mikuláš (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (referee) ; Knoflíček, Radek (advisor)
The doctoral thesis introduces a study of possibilities for utilization of virtual reality technology in risk analysis and safety of production machines. The main goal of the thesis is to analyse and examine possible means of integrating visualization and interaction techniques of virtual reality into the risk identification process in the early stage of the production machine life cycle. The proposed work provides a methodological approach to the theoretical implementation of these techniques in the definition of dangerous areas of a machine, identification of sources of possible risks and verification of applied measures built-in in the machine structure. A system approach is used for forming and optimizing the introduced methodological procedures. The solution includes the design of the methodology for effective transfer of 3D design data into immersion virtual reality domain. This enables overcoming existing barriers in exploitation of virtual reality technologies in industrial applications. The next section introduces a procedure of implementation of real tools and equipment in immersion virtual reality domain, including an option for detection of collisions between the real tools and virtual objects. Experimental tests confirm its capability of practical utilization. The impact of the final practical contribution is shown by a decrease in the number of accidents during assembly work, due to its appropriate planning and thanks to training of the personnel on a virtual prototype, carried out already before the manufacturing of the actual machine. The result of the presented doctoral thesis contributes to further qualitative improvement of techniques and methods for preventive increase of safety and reliability of developed machines, particularly of machining centres, which will help increase their competitiveness. The properties of the designed procedures are documented and verified on real industrial cases.
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Numerical simulation of mechanical properties of cast irons
Haluza, Jakub ; Bouška, Ondřej (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (advisor)
Diploma thesis in the first part deals with the production, properties and application of compacted graphite iron. After then calculation model which is used in ProCAST software for the predicting mechanical and structural properties of compacted graphite iron is presented and differences between versions 2010 and 2011 are shown. The last part of the thesis deals with simulation of mechanical and structural properties on the test specimen and real casting, which is poured in Heunisch foundry Ltd. and results of the simulation and measured values are compared.
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Production of aluminum castings using metal inserts in the technology of casting into ceramic shells
Straka, Pavel ; Zemčík, Ladislav (referee) ; Krutiš, Vladimír (advisor)
The thesis is focused on manufacturing of aluminium castings with inserts by the hybrid investment casting technology. Three measures were proposed to avoid shell cracking caused by thermal expansion of insert. It seems that the covering of insert with a wax is the most efective solution, becasue after dewaxing a gap is formed, which allows insert to dilate. The other solution was based on change of molochite sand to quartz, which has a higher thermal expansion. The last mean to prevent the shell from cracking was adjustment of dewaxing cycle from shock to gradual. Ceramic shell was heated from room temperature to 650 °C. This solution did not avoid shell cracking. Then the simulation of shell heating, pouring of metal and the solidification was made. The information obtained by the manufacturing of experimental casting was used to prototype casting of impeller.
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