Modern Methods of Machine Design (96h)
1. Modern Manufacturing Process Engineering
Responsible lecturer: Prof. dr hab. eng. Andrzej Świątoniowski*
Lectures (6 hours):
Basic characteristics of the main production technology (casting, plastic working, machining, electromachining) – trends and perspective of their development
Mathematical modelling of the hot plastic deformation processes using Finite Element Method
Laboratories (6 hours):
Finite Element Modelling of the forging processes and their industrial applications
Short individual projects
*Prof. dr hab. eng. Andrzej Świątoniowski, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland. Faculty Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, 88 publications, 2 patents. Main scientific research activity: Plastic deformation of metals, Theory and technology of metal working processes, Dynamics phenomena in rolling mills, Construction and investigations of the new technological machines for the plastic deformation processes.
Member of the Metallurgical Committee of the Polish Academy of Science. Member of the Association of Polish Mechanical Engineers and the New York Academy of Science.
2. Electrical Heating
Responsible lecturers: dr eng. Zbigniew WARADZYN**
Lectures – (3 hours):
Electric heating of metals:
resistance heating,
induction heating,
arc heating,
modern heating methods: plasma heating, ultrasonic heating and electrode heating.
Laboratories – (3 hours):
Resistance furnace characteristics.
Induction heating equipment.
dr eng. Zbigniew WARADZYN – AGH University of Science and Technology. Cracow, Poland. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Electronics.
13 publications, 4 patents, main scientific and research activities: power electronics in electroheat, microcontroller-based control of power electronics devices.
3. Introduction to Mechanical Design
Responsible lecturer: dr eng. Stanislaw Dymek***
Lectures – (12h):
1. Introduction to Materials
1.1 Types of Materials
1.2 Structure – Property – Processing Relationship
1.3 Materials testing – Standard methods
2. Crystal structure of metals – Fundamental concepts
3. Phase diagrams – definitions and basic concepts
4. Iron and its interstitial solid solutions (steels)
5. The iron-carbon equilibrium diagram and plain carbon steels
5.1 The austenite – ferrite transformation
5.2 The austenite – pearlite reaction
5.3 Heat treatments to produce ferrite and pearlite
6. The heat treatment of steels – hardenability
6.1 Isothermal and continuous cooling transformation diagrams
6.2 Hardenability and heat treatment
7. The tempering of martensite
7.1 Tempering of plain carbon steels
7.2 Alloying elements and tempering
7.3 Embrittlement phenomena and tempering
7.4 Maraging steels
Laboratories (12h):
1. Microscopic investigation of microstructure of annealed plain carbon steels
2. Influence of heating temperature and cooling rate on microstructure and mechanical properties of plain carbon steels
3. Jominy test for hardenability
4. Heat treatment of maraging and tool steels
5. Microscopic investigation of microstructure of quenched and tempered plain carbon steels
6. Microstructure and properties after plastic deformation and recrystallization annealing
*** Dr. Stanislaw Dymek AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, 110 publication (41 in journals listed by ISI); main scientific and research activities: intermetallics, mechanical alloying, deformation mechanisms in ferritic stainless steels, austenite with a low stacking fault energy and Cu-Si alloys, recrystallization of ferritic and austenitic stainless stteels; Visiting Professor in Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA (1998, 1999, 2001).
4. Machine Design – the Design Case Study
Responsible lecturer: dr. eng. Zbigniew Szydło****
Lectures (12h), laboratories (12h)
1.Introduction notes to mechanical design
1.1. General remarks on the design process
1.2. Problem formulation and calculation
1.3. The engineering model
1.4. Preliminary design
1.5. Verification process and the final design
2. Mechanical design – the case study.
General description of the considered object structure and functionality
Determination of the design assumptions accepted for the case considered
Selection and determination of the object’s subassemblies that shall be designed by students
Required scope and the range of final solution
Design problems that shall be solved
General description and computational analysis of problems in the view of machine design fundamentals
Determination of engineering solutions to design problems
Necessary calculations
Preliminary design of subassemblies and component parts
****Dr. eng. Zbigniew Szydło – AGH – University of Science and Tecnology, Cracow, Poland. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics. Main technological, scientific and research activities: 1.Machine design, lubrication techniques, technology of oil mist lubrication, 2. Sealing technology, magnetic fluids in sealing technology, vibration in mechanical (face) seals, 3. Magnetic and magnetorheological fluids application, linear MR fluid dampers, MR fluid clutches, MF seals. Publications: 42; patents: 12
5. CAD/CAM/CAE Systems
Responsible lecturer: dr eng. Tomasz Zacharz AGH – USC
Lectures – (15h), laboratories – (15h)
Introduction to CAD/CAM/CAE
CAD/CAM/CAE systems
Computer-aided design
Computer-aided manufacturing
Computer-aided engineering
Main features – advantages and disadvantages of CAD/CAM/CAE systems
Use of FEM (finite elements method) in designing
Introduction to FEMAP and SOLID WORKS
Project
1. Realization of projects in Solid Works Software
Elements
Assembling
2. Computation of single elements (translations, stresses, etc.)
1. Realization of projects in Solid Works SoftwareElementsAssembling2. Computation of single elements (translations, stresses, etc.)
1.Introduction notes to mechanical design 1.1. General remarks on the design process1.2. Problem formulation and calculation1.3. The engineering model1.4. Preliminary design1.5. Verification process and the final design
1. Introduction to Materials1.1 Types of Materials1.2 Structure – Property – Processing Relationship1.3 Materials testing – Standard methods2. Crystal structure of metals – Fundamental concepts3. Phase diagrams – definitions and basic concepts4. Iron and its interstitial solid solutions (steels)5. The iron-carbon equilibrium diagram and plain carbon steels5.1 The austenite – ferrite transformation5.2 The austenite – pearlite reaction5.3 Heat treatments to produce ferrite and pearlite6. The heat treatment of steels – hardenability6.1 Isothermal and continuous cooling transformation diagrams6.2 Hardenability and heat treatment7. The tempering of martensite7.1 Tempering of plain carbon steels7.2 Alloying elements and tempering7.3 Embrittlement phenomena and tempering7.4 Maraging steels
Electric heating of metals:resistance heating,induction heating, arc heating,modern heating methods: plasma heating, ultrasonic heating and electrode heating.Resistance furnace characteristics.Induction heating equipment.
Basic characteristics of the main production technology (casting, plastic working, machining, electromachining) – trends and perspective of their developmentMathematical modelling of the hot plastic deformation processes using Finite Element Method
