Vertical hot ring rolling(VHRR) process has the characteristics of nonlinearity,time-variation and being susceptible to disturbance.Furthermore,the ring's growth is quite fast within a short time,and the rolled ri...Vertical hot ring rolling(VHRR) process has the characteristics of nonlinearity,time-variation and being susceptible to disturbance.Furthermore,the ring's growth is quite fast within a short time,and the rolled ring's position is asymmetrical.All of these cause that the ring's dimensions cannot be measured directly.Through analyzing the relationships among the dimensions of ring blanks,the positions of rolls and the ring's inner and outer diameter,the soft measurement model of ring's dimensions is established based on the radial basis function neural network(RBFNN).A mass of data samples are obtained from VHRR finite element(FE) simulations to train and test the soft measurement NN model,and the model's structure parameters are deduced and optimized by genetic algorithm(GA).Finally,the soft measurement system of ring's dimensions is established and validated by the VHRR experiments.The ring's dimensions were measured artificially and calculated by the soft measurement NN model.The results show that the calculation values of GA-RBFNN model are close to the artificial measurement data.In addition,the calculation accuracy of GA-RBFNN model is higher than that of RBFNN model.The research results suggest that the soft measurement NN model has high precision and flexibility.The research can provide practical methods and theoretical guidance for the accurate measurement of VHRR process.展开更多
A new FE modeling method of hot ring rolling was presented by solving key technologies such as contact and heat boundary conditions,motion control over guide rolls,and mass scaling.The method has the following feature...A new FE modeling method of hot ring rolling was presented by solving key technologies such as contact and heat boundary conditions,motion control over guide rolls,and mass scaling.The method has the following features:1)the elastic-plastic dynamic explicit approach instead of the static implicit approach is adopted to solve the process so as to greatly improve computational efficiency without sacrificing computational accuracy;2)the coupled thermal-mechanical effect is considered as opposed to the conventional isothermal assumption,which is more practical;3)in contrast to the simplified 2D or local 3D ring model,the full 3D ring is modeled to simulate the process.Based on the FE modeling method,two cases of hot plain ring rolling are simulated in the FEA software ABAQUS/Explicit.The simulation results are compared with the experimental measurements and the good agreement between them is observed regarding the material flow and the temperature distribution of the ring.展开更多
A 3D rigid-plastic and coupled thermo-mechanical FE model for hot ring rolling(HRR) was developed based on DEFORM 3D software,then coupled heat transferring,material flow and temperature distribution of the ring in HR...A 3D rigid-plastic and coupled thermo-mechanical FE model for hot ring rolling(HRR) was developed based on DEFORM 3D software,then coupled heat transferring,material flow and temperature distribution of the ring in HRR were simulated and the effects of process parameters on them were analyzed.The results show that the deformation nonuniformity of ring blank increases with the increase of the rotational speed of driver roll and friction factor or the decrease of the feed rate of idle roll and initial temperature of ring blank.The temperature nonuniformity of ring blank decreases with the increase of the feed rate of idle roll or the decrease of initial temperature of ring blank and friction factor.There is an optimum rotational speed of driver roll under which the temperature distribution of ring blank is the most uniform.The results obtained can provide a guide for forming parameters optimization and quality control.展开更多
For hot rolling of titanium alloy large rings,evolution laws of stress and strain fields in rings with various sizes were explored and compared based on a reliable coupled thermo-mechanical three-dimensional （3D） fi...For hot rolling of titanium alloy large rings,evolution laws of stress and strain fields in rings with various sizes were explored and compared based on a reliable coupled thermo-mechanical three-dimensional （3D） finite element （FE） model.The results show that for forming processes of different rings,as γ^-（the equivalent distribution ratio of feed amount per revolution of a process） decreases,the final peak Mises stress may transfer from the biting point at the driver roll side to that at the idle roll side,and the final peak equivalent plastic strain may transfer from the outside surface to the inside surface;as L^- （the equivalent deformation zone length of a process） increases,the final peak Mises stress may appear in the middle layer.The final positions of peak Mises stress and equivalent plastic strain are the combined effects of the above two aspects.In the deformation zone of a deformed ring,the surface layers are in the 3D compressive stress state,while the middle layer is in the 1D compressive and 2D tensile stress state or 2D compressive and 1D tensile stress state;the whole ring is in the 1D compressive and 2D tensile strain state.展开更多
Powder metallurgy（PM） Ti–22Al–24Nb–0.5Mo（at.%） alloys were prepared by hot isostatic pressing. In order to study the feasibility of PM ＋ ring rolling combined process for preparing Ti_2AlNb rings, thermal mech...Powder metallurgy（PM） Ti–22Al–24Nb–0.5Mo（at.%） alloys were prepared by hot isostatic pressing. In order to study the feasibility of PM ＋ ring rolling combined process for preparing Ti_2AlNb rings, thermal mechanical simulation tests of PM Ti_2AlNb alloys were conducted and two rectangular PM rings（150 mm in height, 75 mm in thickness,350 mm in external diameter） were rolled as a validation experiment. Experimental results show that the flow stress of Ti_2AlNb alloys exhibited a significant drop at the very beginning of the deformation（true strain／0.1）, and became stable with the increase in strain. Stress instability phenomenon of PM Ti_2AlNb alloys was more obvious than that of wrought alloy. Flow stress fluctuation at the initial stage of deformation is related to phase transition of Ti_2AlNb alloys which strongly depends on heat treatment and thermal mechanical deformation process. Processing windows during initial stage of ring rolling process is very crucial. A sound PM Ti_2AlNb rectangular ring blank（height = 150 mm, thickness = 30 mm, external diameter = 750 mm） was successfully rolled in two passes by using the improved heat preservation method and optimized rolling parameters. Tensile properties of PM Ti_2AlNb alloy were improved, and the porosity was reduced after ring rolling.展开更多
A mathematic model for dynamic and static recrystallization of Mn18Cr18N steel is presented.Hot expanding extrusion forming and air cooling process of 600 MW retaining ring has been simulated by the combination of th...A mathematic model for dynamic and static recrystallization of Mn18Cr18N steel is presented.Hot expanding extrusion forming and air cooling process of 600 MW retaining ring has been simulated by the combination of thermos coupled rigid viscoplasitic FEM with this model,and grain size distribution on cross section of ring is shown.The essential results can be provided for use of the new technique.展开更多
The relevant results of thermodynamics simulation test, recrystallization study and FEM numercal simulation are described. A method is also introduced that the controlled hot forming is carried out by adopting the pro...The relevant results of thermodynamics simulation test, recrystallization study and FEM numercal simulation are described. A method is also introduced that the controlled hot forming is carried out by adopting the program of expansion-extrusion compound forming.展开更多
由于钛合金对应变速率十分敏感,因此轧辊运动对钛合金大环热辗扩成形过程有重要作用。提出了相对速率vr的概念来表征轧辊运动参数的综合作用,涉及的运动参数包括驱动辊旋转速率n1和芯辊进给速率v,并且基于稳定成形条件采用解析方法确定...由于钛合金对应变速率十分敏感,因此轧辊运动对钛合金大环热辗扩成形过程有重要作用。提出了相对速率vr的概念来表征轧辊运动参数的综合作用,涉及的运动参数包括驱动辊旋转速率n1和芯辊进给速率v,并且基于稳定成形条件采用解析方法确定了vr的合理取值范围。其次,运用动力显式有限元程序ABAQUS/Explicit 建立了可靠的钛合金大环热辗扩成形过程的热力耦合三维有限元模型。最后,采用有限云模拟方法,探究了vr对该成形过程的影响效应及其机制。结果表明;尽管通过减小n1来增大vr与通过增大v来增大vr 均使每转进给量△ hi 增大,但它们对成形过程的影响效应并非完全一致,比如对非均匀应变分布的影响;较大的vr有助于提高成形环件的端面质量和应变与温度分布的均匀性,但对成形力有不利影响。展开更多
基金Project(51205299)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2015M582643)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation+2 种基金Project(2014BAA008)supported by the Science and Technology Support Program of Hubei Province,ChinaProject(2014-IV-144)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of ChinaProject(2012AAA07-01)supported by the Major Science and Technology Achievements Transformation&Industrialization Program of Hubei Province,China
文摘Vertical hot ring rolling(VHRR) process has the characteristics of nonlinearity,time-variation and being susceptible to disturbance.Furthermore,the ring's growth is quite fast within a short time,and the rolled ring's position is asymmetrical.All of these cause that the ring's dimensions cannot be measured directly.Through analyzing the relationships among the dimensions of ring blanks,the positions of rolls and the ring's inner and outer diameter,the soft measurement model of ring's dimensions is established based on the radial basis function neural network(RBFNN).A mass of data samples are obtained from VHRR finite element(FE) simulations to train and test the soft measurement NN model,and the model's structure parameters are deduced and optimized by genetic algorithm(GA).Finally,the soft measurement system of ring's dimensions is established and validated by the VHRR experiments.The ring's dimensions were measured artificially and calculated by the soft measurement NN model.The results show that the calculation values of GA-RBFNN model are close to the artificial measurement data.In addition,the calculation accuracy of GA-RBFNN model is higher than that of RBFNN model.The research results suggest that the soft measurement NN model has high precision and flexibility.The research can provide practical methods and theoretical guidance for the accurate measurement of VHRR process.
基金Project(50335060) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Key Program of ChinaProject(50225518) supported by the National Science Fund of China for Distinguished Young Scholars
文摘A new FE modeling method of hot ring rolling was presented by solving key technologies such as contact and heat boundary conditions,motion control over guide rolls,and mass scaling.The method has the following features:1)the elastic-plastic dynamic explicit approach instead of the static implicit approach is adopted to solve the process so as to greatly improve computational efficiency without sacrificing computational accuracy;2)the coupled thermal-mechanical effect is considered as opposed to the conventional isothermal assumption,which is more practical;3)in contrast to the simplified 2D or local 3D ring model,the full 3D ring is modeled to simulate the process.Based on the FE modeling method,two cases of hot plain ring rolling are simulated in the FEA software ABAQUS/Explicit.The simulation results are compared with the experimental measurements and the good agreement between them is observed regarding the material flow and the temperature distribution of the ring.
基金Project(2006AA04Z135) supported by the National Hi-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(50735005) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by Northwestern Polytechnical University Foundation for Fundamental Research, China
文摘A 3D rigid-plastic and coupled thermo-mechanical FE model for hot ring rolling(HRR) was developed based on DEFORM 3D software,then coupled heat transferring,material flow and temperature distribution of the ring in HRR were simulated and the effects of process parameters on them were analyzed.The results show that the deformation nonuniformity of ring blank increases with the increase of the rotational speed of driver roll and friction factor or the decrease of the feed rate of idle roll and initial temperature of ring blank.The temperature nonuniformity of ring blank decreases with the increase of the feed rate of idle roll or the decrease of initial temperature of ring blank and friction factor.There is an optimum rotational speed of driver roll under which the temperature distribution of ring blank is the most uniform.The results obtained can provide a guide for forming parameters optimization and quality control.
基金Project(51005258) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘For hot rolling of titanium alloy large rings,evolution laws of stress and strain fields in rings with various sizes were explored and compared based on a reliable coupled thermo-mechanical three-dimensional （3D） finite element （FE） model.The results show that for forming processes of different rings,as γ^-（the equivalent distribution ratio of feed amount per revolution of a process） decreases,the final peak Mises stress may transfer from the biting point at the driver roll side to that at the idle roll side,and the final peak equivalent plastic strain may transfer from the outside surface to the inside surface;as L^- （the equivalent deformation zone length of a process） increases,the final peak Mises stress may appear in the middle layer.The final positions of peak Mises stress and equivalent plastic strain are the combined effects of the above two aspects.In the deformation zone of a deformed ring,the surface layers are in the 3D compressive stress state,while the middle layer is in the 1D compressive and 2D tensile stress state or 2D compressive and 1D tensile stress state;the whole ring is in the 1D compressive and 2D tensile strain state.
文摘Powder metallurgy（PM） Ti–22Al–24Nb–0.5Mo（at.%） alloys were prepared by hot isostatic pressing. In order to study the feasibility of PM ＋ ring rolling combined process for preparing Ti_2AlNb rings, thermal mechanical simulation tests of PM Ti_2AlNb alloys were conducted and two rectangular PM rings（150 mm in height, 75 mm in thickness,350 mm in external diameter） were rolled as a validation experiment. Experimental results show that the flow stress of Ti_2AlNb alloys exhibited a significant drop at the very beginning of the deformation（true strain／0.1）, and became stable with the increase in strain. Stress instability phenomenon of PM Ti_2AlNb alloys was more obvious than that of wrought alloy. Flow stress fluctuation at the initial stage of deformation is related to phase transition of Ti_2AlNb alloys which strongly depends on heat treatment and thermal mechanical deformation process. Processing windows during initial stage of ring rolling process is very crucial. A sound PM Ti_2AlNb rectangular ring blank（height = 150 mm, thickness = 30 mm, external diameter = 750 mm） was successfully rolled in two passes by using the improved heat preservation method and optimized rolling parameters. Tensile properties of PM Ti_2AlNb alloy were improved, and the porosity was reduced after ring rolling.
文摘A mathematic model for dynamic and static recrystallization of Mn18Cr18N steel is presented.Hot expanding extrusion forming and air cooling process of 600 MW retaining ring has been simulated by the combination of thermos coupled rigid viscoplasitic FEM with this model,and grain size distribution on cross section of ring is shown.The essential results can be provided for use of the new technique.
文摘The relevant results of thermodynamics simulation test, recrystallization study and FEM numercal simulation are described. A method is also introduced that the controlled hot forming is carried out by adopting the program of expansion-extrusion compound forming.
基金National Natural Science Foundation for Key Program of China (50935007)National Natural Science Foundation for General Program of China (50805120)National Major Projects for Science and Technology Development (2009ZX04014-074-03)
文摘由于钛合金对应变速率十分敏感,因此轧辊运动对钛合金大环热辗扩成形过程有重要作用。提出了相对速率vr的概念来表征轧辊运动参数的综合作用,涉及的运动参数包括驱动辊旋转速率n1和芯辊进给速率v,并且基于稳定成形条件采用解析方法确定了vr的合理取值范围。其次,运用动力显式有限元程序ABAQUS/Explicit 建立了可靠的钛合金大环热辗扩成形过程的热力耦合三维有限元模型。最后,采用有限云模拟方法,探究了vr对该成形过程的影响效应及其机制。结果表明;尽管通过减小n1来增大vr与通过增大v来增大vr 均使每转进给量△ hi 增大,但它们对成形过程的影响效应并非完全一致,比如对非均匀应变分布的影响;较大的vr有助于提高成形环件的端面质量和应变与温度分布的均匀性,但对成形力有不利影响。
