Upgrade of Thermomechanical Processing Laboratory

热机械加工实验室升级

• 批准号: RTI-2020-00375
• 负责人: Poole, Warren
• 金额: $ 9.86万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=693477
• 关键词: Upgrade; Thermomechanical; Processing; Laboratory

******The Microstructure Engineering research group at UBC is widely recognized as a world leader in developing advanced through process models for advanced metals and alloys to optimize new and existing industrial processes. The group has a proven track record of transferring knowledge to their industry partners. The thermomechanical processing laboratory at UBC is the core experimental facility of the group to conduct tests required to develop and validate their process models. The key equipment is the DSI 3500 Thermomechanical Simulator augmented by a Laser Ultrasonics for Metallurgy (LUMet) system which were purchased with support of the Canadian Foundation of Innovation ($1.7 million). The LUMet system enables in situ microstructure characterization for high-through put measurements. UBC's system, unique in North America and one of only four in the world, was the first commercial unit. The development of the hardware/software and technique involved a close collaboration between UBC, Dynamic Systems Inc. and Tecnar with UBC driving the application to relevant scientific and industrial problems. Unfortunately, a catastrophic failure of the control system for the equipment occurred in September 2019 destroying multiple components and leaving the equipment unusable. This proposal requests support to replace the control systems (hardware and software) for both the simulator and LUMet systems. The enhancement of the equipment and training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) will be done at UBC by Dynamic Systems Inc. and Tecnar. The enhanced system will benefit from improved performance, ease of use and improved safety features. ***The failure of the system creates a loss of capability essential to the research programs of the group. Beyond affecting students whose project goals will not be able to be accomplished, it severely restricts the group's ability to attract future research funding in the area that has been its core strength for more than 25 years. Access to the thermomechanical simulator and LUMet systems has been critical for the group to attract more than $10 million of funding in the past 10 years and currently lies in the critical path for NSERC funded projects and research contracts with industry with funding of more than $900,000 per year (partners include Rio Tinto Aluminium, Ford, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Evraz, TransCanada Energy, and Nippon Steel). The progress of more than 24 HQP (PhD, MASc, PDFs) is delayed due to the equipment failure with a particularly critical impact on 8 students who are to graduate in the next year but need to complete their experiments within this facility. ***The benefits to Canada will be realized by the unique training experience of the HQP, the creation of new scientific knowledge from the research program and the transfer of knowledge to Canadian industry to improve innovation and the competitiveness of these companies. *****

****** UBC的微观结构工程研究小组被广泛认为是通过高级金属和合金的流程模型开发的世界领导者，以优化新的和现有的工业流程。该小组具有将知识转移给其行业合作伙伴的可靠记录。 UBC的热机械加工实验室是该组的核心实验设施，以进行开发和验证其过程模型所需的测试。关键设备是DSI 3500热机械模拟器增强了冶金（Lumet）系统的激光超声系统，该系统在加拿大创新基金会的支持下购买（170万加元）。 Lumet系统可以实现原位微观结构表征，以进行高直接测量值。 UBC的系统在北美独特，是世界上仅有的四个，是第一个商业单位。硬件/软件和技术的开发涉及UBC，Dynamic Systems Inc.和Tecnar与UBC之间的密切合作，将应用程序推向了相关的科学和工业问题。不幸的是，2019年9月，该设备控制系统的灾难性故障破坏了多个组件并使设备无法使用。该建议要求支持模拟器和Lumet系统的控制系统（硬件和软件）。 Dynamic Systems Inc.和Tecnar将在UBC完成设备的增强和培训高度合格的人员（HQP）。增强系统将受益于提高性能，易用性和改进的安全功能。 ***该系统的失败会损失对小组的研究计划必不可少的能力。 除了影响项目目标无法实现的学生外，它严重限制了该小组吸引该领域未来研究资金的能力，而这已经是其25年以上的核心优势。对于该小组来说，使用热机械模拟器和Lumet系统在过去10年中吸引超过1000万美元的资金至关重要，目前是NSERC资助的项目和与行业的研究合同的关键途径，每年提供超过900,000美元的资金（合作伙伴包括Rio Tinto Aluminum，Rio Tinto Aluminum，Ford，Arcelormittal Dofasco，Trransipp Cannada，Evraz，Evraz，evraz，evraz，evraz and and n.由于设备故障，对明年毕业，但需要在该设施中完成实验的8名学生对8名学生产生特别关键的影响，因此超过24 hqp（博士学位，MASC，PDF）的进度被推迟了。 *** HQP的独特培训经验，研究计划的新科学知识以及将知识转移到加拿大行业，以改善创新和这些公司的竞争力来实现对加拿大的好处。 *****