Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Jan 2019)

Parameter optimization of a motorized spindle lubrication system using biogeography-based optimization

  • Lixiu Zhang,
  • Shiyao Yu,
  • Yuhou Wu,
  • Ke Zhang,
  • Qinghua Shi,
  • Dong An

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814018819889
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Using response surface methodology, two-target parameter mathematical models for a 100MD60Y4 motorized spindle are established using biogeography-based optimization. Air supply pressure, fuel supply rate, and oil supply interval are the independent variables, while the spindle temperature increase and oil mist PM 2.5 cumulative volume distribution percentage are the response variables. Biogeography-based optimization is used to find a set of optimal lubrication system parameters with the constraint of a small temperature increase in the motorized spindle at 30,000 r/min while considering the influence of oil mist particle size on environmental quality. After lubrication system parameter optimization, comparing the particle size distribution density and temperature increase between the biogeography-based optimization model’s calculated values and the experimental test results, the errors were 1.8% and 1.17%, respectively.