Small is Beautiful

小即是美

• 批准号: EP/M013863/1
• 负责人: Mark Jolly
• 金额: $ 29.69万
• 依托单位: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FM013863%2F1
• 关键词: Small; Beautiful

The aim of the this project is to introduce the concept of "small is beautiful" into a conservative relatively low technology manufacturing sector where the "economies of scale" argument has been used for the last decade to build ever more so-called efficient process lines. This will be a major challenge. The new philosophy, "small is beautiful", starts by encouraging the use of high quality feedstock, only melting what is required and only when it is required. Recycling of internal scrap is not necessarily acceptable but an aim for higher yields is. Applying counter gravity casting methods to improve yield and give enhanced quality is encouraged as is the recovery low grade heat from solidification.The project will achieve this by the development of a software tool incorporating a new philosophy/methodology and metric for the handling of materials and energy throughout the process in foundries using computer numerical process simulation to support the decision making. The project would also look at the full energy chain from charge materials through to waste heat and energy in the process and identify the opportunities for scavenging waste heat and the costs associated with the whole process. This will therefore enable cost/benefit analysis to be undertaken so that companies will be able to make informed decisions about design, material and process at a very early stage.

该项目的目的是将“小即是美”的概念引入一个保守的相对低技术的制造业，在过去的十年中，“规模经济”的论点一直被用来建立更多所谓的高效生产线。这将是一个重大挑战。新的理念“小即是美”，首先鼓励使用高质量的原料，只熔化所需的东西，只在需要的时候熔化。内部废料的回收不一定是可以接受的，但提高产量的目标是可以接受的。鼓励采用反重力铸造方法来提高产量和提高质量，并鼓励回收凝固过程中的低品位热量。该项目将通过开发一种软件工具来实现这一目标，该软件工具将采用计算机数值工艺模拟来支持决策制定，并结合新的理念/方法和指标，用于在铸造厂的整个过程中处理材料和能源。该项目还将研究从装料材料到过程中的废热和能源的整个能源链，并确定清除废热的机会以及与整个过程相关的成本。因此，这将有助于进行成本/效益分析，使公司能够在很早的阶段就对设计、材料和工艺做出明智的决定。

项目成果

Road-Mapping Towards a Sustainable Lower Energy Foundry

可持续低能耗铸造厂路线图

• 发表时间: 2016
• 作者: Mehrabi H

Energy and material efficiency metrics in foundries

• DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2018.02.140
• 发表时间: 2018-03
• 期刊: Procedia Manufacturing
• 作者: Emanuele Pagone;K. Salonitis;M. Jolly

The Development of a Tool to Promote Sustainability in Casting Processes

• DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2016.09.001
• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: Procedia CIRP
• 作者: Emanuele Pagone;M. Jolly;K. Salonitis

Methods of Reducing Materials’ Waste and Saving Energy in Investment Casting

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48166-1_9
• 发表时间: 2016
• 作者: H. A. Mahrabi;M. Jolly;K. Salonitis

A comparison of embodied and process energy and CO2 for different processes used in the manufacture of a major automotive power train component

主要汽车动力传动系统部件制造中使用的不同工艺的内含能源和工艺能源以及二氧化碳的比较

• 发表时间: 2017
• 作者: Jolly MR