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Crack path predictions and experiments in plane structures considering anisotropic properties and material interfaces
(2015-09-28)
In many engineering applications special requirements are directed to a material's fracture behavior and the prediction of crack paths. Especially if the material exhibits anisotropic elastic properties or fracture toughnesses, e.g. in textured or composite materials, the simulation of crack paths is challenging. Here, the
application of path independent interaction integrals (I-integrals), J-, L- and M-integrals is beneficial for an accurate crack tip loading analysis.
Numerical tools for the calculation of loading ...
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Concept for selecting and integrating traceability systems in the continuous improvement process of SMEs
(2019)
Industry 4.0 is characterized by digitization, globalized markets and a growing demand for individualized products. Therefore, the success of manufacturing companies heavily relies on innovative and customer driven products. However, the industrializing phase of such products is often characterized by the occurring of errors originating in a lack of experience. If errors are not detected prior to delivery, costs will increase considerably (e.g. expensive product recalls). Traceability systems can clearly identify the ...
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Increasing energy efficiency of milk product batch sterilisation
(2018-09-07)
The food industry is a large energy consumer and most heat demands in food processing are low-temperature. The aim of this study is to develop and simulate innovative retrofits or redesigns that unlock the heat recovery potential of industrial batch sterilisation processes. The case study focuses on the whey cream process, although the method and results apply to similar batch sterilisation processes. The initial situation is compared to energy efficient designs based on “Energy Storage” and “Rescheduling”. Using a ...
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Weak and strong bi-material interfaces and their influence on propagating cracks in plane elastic structures
(2017-09-06)
The developing crack paths in heterogeneous structures are the result of the inhomogeneous state of stress. The latter stems from e.g. voids or inclusions in an elastic matrix, which are bonded either by strong or weak interfaces. Besides the stiffness of an inclusion, the kind of interface has a decisive influence on the state of stress and therefore on propagating cracks. It is experimentally proven that cracks tend to grow towards regions with lower stiffness (Tilbrook et al., 2006; Judt et al., 2015), therefore ...
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Crack Paths at Multiple-crack Systems in Anisotropic Simulation and Experiment
(2014-06-27)
This paper is targeted on numerical methods for accurate crack tip loading analysis and crack path prediction. Those are based on finite element calculations of the boundary value problem. Applying path-independent integrals to curved cracks in order to accurately calculate the J-integral, energy release rate (ERR) or stress intensity factors (SIF) is still not state of the art. Contours which are not confined to the crack tip require special analytical preparation and numerical treatment to supply results which are ...
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Signal based non-intrusive load decomposition
(2019-05-29)
Driven by both regulatory and monetary interests the development of energy monitoring systems has been accelerated in recent years. Thus, a large amount of data is collected and stored in huge databases. This is a decisive step towards sustainable production systems since you can’t improve what you don’t know. This paper aims to use the datasets currently available and to combine databases to gather additional information on production systems, in particular energy flows. Therefore, an algorithm has been developed ...
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Verbesserung der Produktqualität durch eine frühe Anforderungsvalidierung mithilfe der virtuellen Realität
(Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, 2015)
If features meet customer requirements to 100%, one speaks about quality. In the context of the requirement identification various methods are used to generate the conscious customer requirements. Hidden (unconscious) customer requirements are not taken into account. From collected customer requirements, however, the later features can be derived. Therefore, in the developed product it often comes to a deviation from the characteristics required by the customer. Any deviation results in a lower product quality. The ...
Dissertation
Führung von Mitarbeitenden in Zeiten digitaler Transformationsprozesse
(2019-08)
Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit der Frage, welche Veränderungen sich zukünftig für Führungskräfte bei
der Mitarbeiterführung durch digitale Transformationsprozesse ergeben werden. Hierzu werden aus
der Literatur sowohl klassische, gleichbleibende als auch sich wandelnde Führungsanforderungen aufgezeigt
und Hypothesen abgeleitet. Die Testung der aufgestellten Hypothesen erfolgt mithilfe einer
quantitativen Befragung. Dafür wurden zunächst sieben Themenfelder definiert, anschließend systematisch
analysiert und um ...
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Relaxation properties of polyoxymethylene and ethylene–octene copolymer blend in solid and melt states
(2012-08-30)
Rheological properties of polyoxymethylene (POM) and ethylene–octene copolymer (EOC) in solid and melt states were investigated. Blends were prepared with a twin screw extruder at broad component wt-to-wt ratios (10, 30, 50, 70, 90 wt% of EOC). The morphology as well as calorimetric, rheological, and elastic properties of the blends were studied. The investigation showed that POM/EOC blends were heterogeneous in nature and had a broad phase transition region between 30 and 70 wt% of POM. Because during processing ...
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Predictive Simulation-based Optimisation of Cooling System Including a Sprinkler Tank
(2018)
Prerequisite for an efficient cooling energy system is the knowledge and the optimal combination of different operating conditions of individual compression and free cooling chillers. The performance of cooling systems depends on its part load performance and its condensing temperature, which are often unknown. Recorded energy data remains unused and manufacturers' data significantly differs from the real performance. For this purpose, manufacturer and real data are combined and continuously adapted to form partial ...