| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R59250/01 |
| Title: |
Development of a new casting technology for sustainable ceramic production |
| Principal Investigator: |
Binner, Professor J |
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| Department: |
Materials |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
| Scheme: |
LINK |
| Starts: |
31 October 2002 |
Ends: |
30 October 2005 |
Value (£): |
70,851
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Manufacturing Machine & Plant |
Materials Processing |
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Construction |
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This research is concerned with the modification of the conventional rotational moulding process for plastics to a stage where it enables good quality, hollow, seamless ceramic shapes to be made. The initial phase of the work will involve producing hollow ceramic parts at different rotational speeds and different speed ratios (major:minor axes), as well as using different mould locations relative to the major and minor axes of the machine. Instrumentation (such as Rotolog) will be used to monitor temperature within the mould throughout the process to quantify the effects that oven temperatures have on part quality. The use of internal mould pressure will also be investigated in order to remove porosity from the moulded parts. This will involve modifications to existing moulds and machinery in order to introduce the correct level of pressure at strategic poimts in the cycle.In the second phase of the work, a prototype machine will be developed to incorporate the main features found to be necessary for the successful manufacture of hollow ceramic parts. This will implement special process control procedures based on the results from phase 1 of the work.A computer based simulation package for rtational moulding of plastics (RotoSim) which was developed at Queen's University will be used to identify speed ratios, mould locations, etc to produce hollow ceramic parts with specific wall thickness distributions. this will include open surface shapes.
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http://www.lboro.ac.uk |