workshop intermech.more_r2b

Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network

Tech-pole for Mechanics
Emilia Romagna Excellence in Research
Intermech Mo.Re.
Dir.: Angelo O. Andrisano

Mechanics – Material Platform
R2B, June 8-9, 2011

Via Vignolese 905 - I 41125 Modena ITALY - tel: +39 059 2056150 - fax: +39 059 2056126 www.intermech.unimore.it


Emilia-Romagna Region
Research System

 5 Universities on 11 sites
 Main research Centers

 Over 150,000 Students

 Over 6,000 Researchers



Evolution
First Step

Net-Labs/Hi-Mech District 2000

Second Step

High Technology Network 2008

Third Step

Towards Technopoles Next Future



A look within the Modena and Reggio
Tech-Poles
Tech-poles aim: put together competences, technologies,
scientific knowledge and industrial know-how to support
growing up, innovation, development.
Tech-Poles boosts and makes easier the technology
knowledge diffusion between University-Research
Centers/Labs-Industry.

WHO TAKES PART
• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
• Local Administrations
• Supporters and Sponsors



A look within Modena Tech-Pole

LABS
PLATFORM Centre for Rigenerative Medicine “Stefano Ferrari”
LIFE SCIENCE

PLATFORM
MECHANICS-MATERIALS
PLATFORM
INTERMECH-MO.RE.
ICT & DESIGN

Via Vignolese 905 - I 41125 Modena ITALY - tel: +39 059 2056150 - fax: +39 059 2056126 www.intermech.unimore.it 5


A look within Reggio Emilia Tech-Pole

LABS
PLATFORM
MECHANICS-MATERIALS INTERMECH-MO.RE.
PLATFORM BIOGEST.SITEIA
FOOD PROCESSING
PLATFORM
CRPA LAB
ENERGY-ENVIRONMENT
PLATFORM
COSTRUCTION EN & TECH



Centre for Applied Research and Services
for Advanced Mechanics and Automotive
Technology - INTERMECH
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

– 5 University Departments involved at Modena and Reggio Emilia
(DIMeC, DIMA, DII, DISMI, FISMORE).
– Financial autonomy, internal and independent administration.
– Bureau:
• Director
• Centre Council
• Scientific Committee



Centre for Applied Research and Services
for Advanced Mechanics and Automotive
Technology - INTERMECH
• Applied Research, diffusion and transfer of technology and knowledge
– Research Unit Advanced Mechanics = 4 Operative Research Units
• ORU 1: SIMECH Mechanics: automotive/ gear transmission/
automation production systems and integration with robotics/fire
protection/pollutant emissions
• ORU 2: SIMECH Industrial Design and Manufacturing
• ORU 3: MATERIALS
• ORU 4: SUP&RMAN Material properties/Coatings
• ORU 5: MECTRON Mechatronics



UOR 1 SIMECH
Mechanics



Automotive 1 giuseppe.cantore@unimore.it

Engine thermofluids 1
•Full engine system analysis
•Sub-system analysis
•Combustion&turbulence
•Injection systems

Ferrari Auto e GeS; VM Motori; Ducati; Lombardini; Alfa Romeo; Casappa; CNH
Imperial College (UK); Chalmers University of Technology (SWE)



Automotive 2
Engine thermofluids 2 enrico.mattarelli@unimore.it
Development of a new type of small capacity HSDI (High-Speed Direct
Injection) 2-Stroke Diesel engine prototype (HSD2)
HSD2 prototype parameters
Number of cylinders 3
Bore [mm] x Stroke [mm] 70 x 91
Total displacement [l] 1.05
Compression Ratio 19.5:1
IPC [CAD ABDC] 62.0
EPC [CAD BBDC] 76.0



Automotive 3
Engine thermofluids 2 enrico.mattarelli@unimore.it

Development of a new type of small capacity HSDI 2-Stroke Diesel engine
prototype (HSD2)

•Full Optimization of the combustion
chamber geometry and of the main
injection strategies

•Assess the effectiveness of the
combustion system

•Predict and compare exhaust gas
emissions

•KIVA3V – Rel. 2 3D CFD numerical
simulations. Diesel Oil Surrogate
(DOS) Model Temperature field – Radial plane
Full load @ 3000 rpm



Automotive 4
cantore@unimore.it carloalberto.rinaldini@unimore.it
Engine test bed
Main components and characteristics:
• Soundproof room (6m x 4m x 3m)
• Eddy Current double rotor dynamometer (290
kW – 500 Nm – 13.000 rpm)
• Fuel storage device and automatic feeding
system for gasoline and diesel oil controlled
with Coriolis flow-meter
• External evaporative cooling tower (500 kW)
• Control units both for Eddy Current
dynamometer and throttle actuator and host
controlled operation are possible)
• Steady state load test • Data acquisition system (rotational speed,
• Transient load test torque, power, fuel consumption, combustion
• Endurance test
air flow, pressures, temperatures, Air to Fuel
• Fuel consumption test
• Research and development test Ratio, environmental conditions)



Automotive 5 antonio.strozzi@unimore.it
Engine components analysis and design

FEM analysis of a connecting rod. The
eye is made with two parts, to allow the
assembly of a monolithic crankshaft

Motorbike frame,
instrumented with
strain gauges, for
stiffness estimate

Photoelasticity: eye
of a connection rod;
stress concentrations
occur at the bore
sides



Automotive 6 Matteo.Giacopini@unimore.it
Thermomechanics

Head of a four valve
combustion chamber.
Both stress and
temperature affect the
material

LOMBARDINI Diesel Engine - cooling
circuit velocity contours

Experiment vs. FEM for crack prediction
in the cooling circuit



Automotive 7 – off road massimo.borghi@unimore.it
Energy Saving in Mobile Hydraulicsalternative architectures to manage
auxiliary utilities in agricoltural tractor vs. hydraulic load sensing
Lift and tilt of
the loader
Hydraulic load sensing
Electronic load sensing
Electronic flow matching

Power used by
pump during a
36% Of Power Saved for duty cycle with a
Electronic Flow Matching frontal loader
Independent Metering Arch.
25% Of Of Power Saved for
Electronic Load Sensing
Independent Metering Arch.
Load the Unload the loader, lower and tilt it to
Partners: PRIN07-CRF-CNH-EATON loader initial configuration



Automotive 8 – off-road massimo.borghi@unimore.it
Energy Saving in Mobile Hydraulicsalternative architectures to manage
auxiliary utilities in agricoltural tractor vs. hydraulic load sensing
Analysis of the lubrication mechanism within the gaps of hydraulic
machines  to determine volumetric and mechanical efficiencyto have a design tool
for the optimization of efficiency

Axial Piston Swashplate
Pump/Motor

Numerical procedure to determine the
gaps height, tilt and the pressure distribution
in the gap  viscous forces, and leakages
Partners: PRIN07-POCLAIN



Automotive 9 giovanni.barozzi@unimore.it
Thermofluid dynamics
MINARDI F1 lubrication
Numerical and experimental research circuit: numeric analysis

• Navier-Stokes RANS simulation of vehicle,
vehicle subsystems and fluid circuits
• Time resolved High frequency Stereo PIV and
conventional fluid dynamic analyses
• IR thermography studies

MINARDI F1 heat
exchanger: IR
termography and
numeric simulations



Automotive 10 giovanni.barozzi@unimore.it
TATUUS F
Aerodynamics and Fluid Flow aspects Renault
front wing:
Numerical and experimental studies CFD analysis

• Navier-Stokes RANS and LES aerodynamic
simulation
• PIV, anemometry and pressure experiments
High Frequency
Stereo PIV:
apparatus and
velocity field
reconstruction

CFD analysis of a
Rally car intake
opening



Automotive 11
Millechili Lab 1 andrea.baldini@unimore.it
In collaboration with Ferrari SpA we aim at finding new solutions for car chassis
design in order to reduce the weight of the car complying with the company quality
standards for the vehicle in terms of: torsional and bending stiffness, fatigue
resistance, modal analysis, crash test resistance
Referent:
Patrizio
Moruzzi



Automotive 12
Millechili Lab 2

Autocar 09 june, 24th



Automotive 13
Millechili Lab 3
Examples of innovative chassis designs



Automotive 14
Millechili Lab 4
Crash test resistance



Automotive 15
Millechili Lab 5 andrea.baldini@unimore.it - marco.cavazzuti@unimore.it

Topology optimisation for car
chassis design:
TO is an iterative procedure in
which at each iteration of a FEM
analysis a different density is
assigned to each element
according to its structural
relevance

Software OPTISTRUCT
by Altair

Tutorial from top-opt.dk: Topology
optimisation for a simple bridge



Composite Materials 1
andrea.baldini@unimore.it - antonio.strozzi@unimore.it
Carbon Fiber

Glass Fiber
Steel
or
Aluminum
Aramid Fiber



In collaboration with

edolcini@ribacomposites.com
Boom Optimization www.ribacomposites.it

Number of plies
and thickness Stacking
Single element optimization sequence
optimization of Optimization
dimension,
position and shape SIZE SHUFFLE

FREE - SIZE

Simplified Boom Model


In collaboration with
Carbon composite
edolcini@ribacomposites.com
tube for a hydraulic www.ribacomposites.it
cylinder

Analysis of
bonding joints

Weight reduction
Buckling analysis of the jacket liner
-45 %


Mechanisms 1 francesco.pellicano@unimore.it
Vibration Lab
•Development of methods for Static and
Dynamic modelling of gear transmissions (in
cooperation with Case New Holland)
•Automatical FEM modelling of helical
gear pairs
•Dynamic models of spur gear pairs
10
Contact pressure [MPa]
750
•Models of planetary gears
8

6
•Optimization of gear pairs
4
500
•Endurance testing of gear transmissions (in
Z position [mm]

2

0
cooperation with Rossi Motoriduttori)
−2

−4
250
•Experimental checking of computed
−6 stresses
•Pitting failure check
−8

−10 0
0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Roll angle [rad]
•Re-circulating power test rig
• Development of gear bearings (in coop.
with WAM)



Mechanisms 2
Vibration Lab francesco.pellicano@unimore.it
• Development of new theories for thin walled
structures (SPACE APPLICATIONS)
• Nonlinear Dynamics, Stability, Fluid-Structure
interaction
• Development of software for Gear modelling
• Stress, vibration reduction, optimization
• Dynamic tests on shaking table
• Modal analysis (numerical and experimental)
• Vibration measurements
• Complex gear train analyses



Fire Protection 1
Water Mist Systems paolo.tartarini@unimore.it
Discharge and dispersion analysis of water mist sprays
Characterization of the atomization process of a water jet
exiting a high-pressure single injector :
• laser-based experimental device
• data on the drop size distribution are collected
by experiments at high pressure (80 bar)
• a theoretical model has been developed
to predict velocity at the injector outlet
• CFD predictions by FDS code are carried out for the
distribution of mass flux at different heights from the outlet



Civil & Environmental 1
Atmospheric Pollution 1
grazia.ghermandi@unimore.it
Simulation of pollutant distribution in
atmosphere by means of Lagrangian
dispersion models
Recent applications :

• estimation of the area impacted by the
plume from an industrial coastal area
(Porto Marghera, Venice Lagoon, terni)

• simulation of the dispersion of dust
particles from a waste landfill in a
complex terrain
COLLABORATIONS:
IREN (multiutility company)
ISPESL (national institute for workplace safety and prevention)
CPL Concordia group (energy engineering company)



Environmental pollution: direct measurement of
nanoparticles in air or combustion fumes

Unit head: Prof. Grazia Ghermandi
grazia.ghermandi@unimore.it

ACTIVITY:
Number size distribution for 10 – 700 nm
PARTNERSHIPS:
particles with a 120 sec temporal resolution
Multielemental analysis for segregated
ISAC-CNR
particles with diameters ranging 0.04 – 10 mm LGGE - Université de Grenoble
Volatiles-corrected on-line mass concentration GEES - University of Birmingham
(PM1,PM2.5 and PM10) by TEOM-FDMS



rodolfo.cecchi@unimore.it

Experimental monitoring of:

• particle mass concentration (PM1,
PM2.5 and PM10), by TEOM with
FDMS
• total concentration of particles and
particle size distribution, in the
diameter range 10 -700 nm, by
Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA).
The aim of the research is to verify
removal and accumulation
processes, condensation of finer
particles and particle generation by
nucleation of gaseous components



Thermofluids 1
Concept, Design, Construction And Testing Of An Experimental Facility
For Multi-Point Longitudinal Airflow Measurements In Tunnels
P. Levoni, D. Angeli, E. Stalio, G.S. Barozzi, M. Cipollone

Tunnel Mont Blanc (TMB) – Italian gate

Concept and design of
the experimental
facility

CFD preliminary aerodynamic tests on the
influence experimental facility



Thermofluids 2
Preparatory phase and final check

Transport of the experimental facility inside the
Mont Blanc Tunnel



Thermofluids 3
Measurements inside the Tunnel
Mont Blanc (TMB)

velocity (m/s)
4,00

3,00
LT34
2,00
LT22 LT37
1,00
LT30
0,00
LT18 LT26
LT20
-1,00
LT12
LT08
-2,00
LT16
LT04
-3,00 TMB Anemometers
LT00
-4,00 Present Results

-5,00

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

11000

12000
METRIC POINT



Thermofluids 4
Experimental Characterization Of A Tunnel Jet Fan By Direct Measurement Of
The Velocity Components At The Inflow And Outflow Section
P. Levoni, D. Angeli, E. Canepa, G.S. Barozzi, M. Cipollone

Testing facility for the fan Howden APR
710/330



UOR 2 SIMECH
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING



Design and Manufacturing 1 angelooreste.andrisano@unimore.it

• Product and Process Integrated Design: DFMA,
Digital Manufacturing & Virtual Commissioning
PV Fogli
Calcolo
MBD
PLC
Virtual 3D system model
software

CFD

FEM

Fogli Fatica
Calcolo per verifica

Continuous or step-by- Signals Operator
step simulation monitor panel



angelooreste.andrisano@unimore.it
Design and Manufacturing 2
• New Product development: Styling and Engineering,
QFD, CAD/CAE, Design for X, DOE

Partner: GRAF SpA



Design and Manufacturing 3 Monoscopic Vision Stereoscopic Vision Active triangulation

• Integrated Design of
Robotic System:
– Compact and modular robotic
solutions, that can integrate
mechanical, electronic and IT
functions; suitable for specific
manufacturing requirements;

Partner: SITI Group – SIR SpA
– Innovative computer-vision
based robot solutions,
adaptive compensation of the
tools and offline programming,
that can receive and transmit
data and information over the
network, capable of carrying
out different strategies of
control and audit quality in
terms of specific processes.
francesco.leali@unimore.it



• Green design and green automation: energy saving,
resource optimization, ergonomics

Partner: ALCOA – FERRARI SpA – SIR SpA



Design and Manufacturing 5 angelooreste.andrisano@unimore.it
• Green design and green
automation: energy
saving, resource
optimization, ergonomics
– Energy consumption
reduction (preliminary study -
16%)
– Operation parameter
optimization: for free, that is
even without cycle time
modifications!
– Sequence optimization:
sequencing is done upon
optimization contraints
– International patent (PCT US
based) with Chalmers
University of Technology, SE,
and Research and
Development General Motors
Technology, USA


antonio.strozzi@unimore.it

Biomechanics,Biomedical
& Implantology

Multiple dental prosthesis Lower
screw:
max.
Finite element studies vertical
deformation
-3,35mm

Simulation of wear of total hip Torsion equalized
Upper screw:
max. vertical
Twist inhibited deformation
replacement -3,07mm

Study and design of hip
prosthesis
Design of biomedical systems.



Design and Manufacturing 9 Marcello.pellicciari@unimore.it

• Innovative product development methodologies that integrate Concurrent
Engineering and Industrial Design.
• Emphasis to Experience Design, User Centered Design and immersive
design
• Implementation of a service centre with a cave for virtual and augmented
reality (VR / AR) and tools for Real Time Rendering, Tracking and Motion
Capture.




Partner: CNH – CbEM Lab Bologna



Design and Manufacturing 11 riccardo.melloni@unimore.it

Operations Management Simulating model for a transport and
storage system
• Modelling and analysis of production, handling and
logistic systems
• Development of discrete event simulation models
• Layout design and optimization
• Resource scheduling and operation planning
• Business Process Reengineering (BPR) (from
Forecasting process to Planning and Operations)
• Total Productive Maintenance

Response Surfaces and function for the
inventory level under relevant parameter



Design and Manufacturing 12 Manufacturing Technologies
Study of the primary and secondary anisotropy in parts built by Laser
Consolidation
In cooperation with X-AT
Exeter University (UK)

elena.bassoli@unimore.it

EDM micro-drilling on advanced μ- wave sintering of SLS metal
materials: process modelling parts and nanostructured powders
Andrea.Gatto@unimore.it

In cooperation with
Politecnico di Torino



UOR 3
MATERIALS



Materials 1
Diffusion coatings
L. Lusvarghi, G. Bolelli, B. Bonferroni, F. Bozza
luca.lusvarghi@unimore.it
PROTECTION AGAINST HIGH TEMPERATURES
- Gas turbines, boilers, etc.

Study of optimised Diffusion treatment in Diffusion coating
pack mix formulations laboratory model furnace (e.g. aluminising,
chromising)



Materials 2 Thermal spray coatings
L. Lusvarghi, G. Bolelli, B. Bonferroni, F. Bozza
luca.lusvarghi@unimore.it
Biomedical coatings
Wear protection
& hard chrome replacement
POWDER SPRAY COATING
PROCESS



Cr electrodeposition from Cr(III) solutions
Materials 3 R. Giovanardi: roberto.giovanardi@unimore.it
Method 1 Method 2

 good adhesion  good adhesion

 low surface roughness  high efficiency, superior to deposition
from Cr(VI) (20-36%)
 excellent finishing and gloss
 higher surface roughness
 low faradic efficiency (<2%)
 matt appearance

4μm 159 μm



Antimicrobial coatings
Materials 4 M. Degli Esposti: micaela.degliesposti@unimore.it

ACTIVE BY CONTACT ACTIVE BY DIFFUSION

antimicrobial agents covalently
by inclusion of antimicrobial
bonded to the polymer matrix
agents into the polymer

control doped-coating zone of doped-coating control

NON-growth

antimicrobial activity in contact antimicrobial activity in contact
with the coating and around the coating


Materials 5
brick
luisa.barbieri@unimore.it

• Inertization, recovery and valorization
of inorganic wastes and biomass and
engineering of the valorization and glaze
recovery systems.

• Formulation and production of
ceramics, glasses, glass-ceramics, cement
bricks, composites, cement and
pigments starting from residues and
wastes (ashes from incinerator plants,
ceramics sludges, glass cullet, wastes
from electrical and electronic
equipments, wastes from agroindustrial glass-ceramic
field...) alternative and/or competitive
to products on the market.



Materials 6 luisa.barbieri@unimore.it
Chemical and physical methods for the
Ores extraction of valuable components from wastes.
Microprocessors

Gold = 0.5 – 13.7 ppm

Connectors (boards)
Gold = 15 000 ppm

Connection pin
Gold = 135 ppm Metallic lid
Connectors (pin) Au A F
Ni e
u
Fe, Ni, Co Ni
Gold = 11 ppm 20µm


Materials 7 paolo.pozzi@unimore.it

• Preparation of green polymer by using as precursor the phenolic component
found in agrowastes.

Phenolic components

New materials by green process

Agrowastes
ESEM images of cross section



isabella.lancellotti@unimore.it
Materials 8
• Evaluation of Life Cycle Assessment of materials and processes.

Human Health Ecosystem Quality Resources

-54.7% -28.8%

-31.1% -42.6%

0.00752 0.00265 0.00694 0.00599

Comparison between environmental impact of the use of primary
and secondary raw materials for the glazed formulation



Materials 9 marcello.romagnoli@unimore.it
Rheology of ceramic suspension

Modeling and optimisation of
body formulations by Design
of Experiment



UOR 4
SUP&RMAN



Sup&rman 1 Surface multi-scale texturing valeri@unimo.it
0.80
LASER MICROTEXTURING 2R = 100 μm
0.70 ENDURANCE TEST

0.60

H = 50 μm

Friction Coefficient
0.50

0.40 "SINGLE DROP LUBRICATION"

0.30 textured surface
untextured surface
0.20 Hydrodinamic lift support:
0.10

0.00
↓ -80% friction
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
enrico.gualtieri@unimore.it 5
Laps [x 10 ]

FIB NANOTEXTURING alberto.rota@unimore.it
Control of FRICTION
and ADHESION
in micro-nano devices

Ltot = 4 μmVignolese 905
Via - I 41125 Modena ITALY - tel: +39 059 2056150 - fax: +39 059 2056126 www.intermech.unimore.it


Sup&rman 2 Coatings



UOR 5
MECTRON



Mectron 1
FLUID-TRONICS
massimo.milani@unimore.it

Modeling, Design & Testing of Hydraulic Machines & Components



Mectron 2
FLUID-TRONICS
massimo.milani@unimore.it

Modeling, Design & Testing of Hydraulic Industrial Systems



Mectron 3
MECHATRONICS MATERIALS
eugenio.dragoni@unimore.it

Reversible Physical Characteristics Magneto-Rheological Fluids
(shape, stiffness, viscosity)

… once submitted to “stimulation” …
(temperature, electric and/or magnetic field,
…)
Piezo-Electric Ceramics Shape- Memory Alloys

… electrically induced …

1 cm



Mectron 4
MECHATRONICS MANTAINANCE
bianca.rimini@unimore.it

Complex Mechatronics Systems Diagnosis
Systems Modeling e Reliability Measurements
Maintenance Protocols and Strategies

TESTING EFFICIENCY INDICATORS


Mectron 5
MECHATRONICS MANTAINANCE
bianca.rimini@unimore.it

Maintenance Planning &
Organization Tools
Development



Mectron 6
CONTROL & OPTIMIZATION IN ROBOTICS
cesare.fantuzzi@unimore.it

- Modeling the optimal control of industrial
machineries and production lines (UML,
SYSML, discrete events, hybrids &
continuous, …)

- New methods for the design of enhanced
HMI interfaces

- Mobile and stationery industrial robots
autonomous control



Mectron 7
CONTROL & OPTIMIZATION IN ROBOTICS
cesare.fantuzzi@unimore.it

Modeling & Control
Automatic Production Lines
Logistics

Optimization
• packaging
• production load
• production rate
• production path



Mectron 8
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
luca.larcher@unimore.it

Control Sensors &
Networks

Energy Harvesting
Systems

Tele-Communications
& Distributed ICT

Design & Control of
Electric Drives


Mectron 9 INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES


Thanks to my colleagues and the University staff
for providing the original material

Thank you so much for your attention

workshop intermech.more_r2b

Recomendados

Recomendados

Mais conteúdo relacionado

Semelhante a workshop intermech.more_r2b

Semelhante a workshop intermech.more_r2b (20)

Mais de r2b2011

Mais de r2b2011 (20)

workshop intermech.more_r2b