Авіаційно-космічна техніка та технологія (Oct 2023)
Improvement of the process of processing with an abrasive air beam of the working surfaces of closed-type single-wheel blades on the base of numerical modeling data using the ANSYS CFX software complex
Abstract
The correct choice of technological modes can guarantee the results of inkjet processing. However, the need to consider a significant amount of input data, namely the parameters of the equipment, the abrasive jet, the physical and mechanical properties of the material, and the shape of the processed product surfaces, as well as the lack of clear recommendations and technological data, significantly complicates the process. The subject of this study is the process of processing the surface of closed-type blades with an abrasive-air jet made in one piece with a disk of the "monowheel" type, using the SLM technology of Inconel 718 alloy. The goal of this task is to model the jet processing of closed-type monowheel blades using the ANSYS CFX finite element analysis software system. This article presents the results of numerical modeling of the surface treatment of closed turbine blades and the identification of technological factors that affect the roughness and quality of the surface of the compressed air environment on samples of closed turbine blades made of Inconel 718 alloy. The task: to develop a research plan and study the processing process and accompanying phenomena occurring during processing using the finite element method using the ANSYS CFX software complex, considering the physical and mechanical properties of the abrasive often, the environment, and the processed material. The following results were obtained: during mathematical modeling using the finite element method, data were obtained for sixteen calculation variants of blade surface treatment, from which the most optimal one was chosen, which provides the largest contact area of abrasive particles and their uniform interaction with the processing surface. In addition, during the research, the impact of "unevenness of erosion" and the graininess of abrasive materials on the quality of the treated surface was studied. Further analysis of the data of the research results made it possible to find ways to solve these tasks, which was confirmed by the control and verification results. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is as follows: for the first time, the processing of closed turbine blades made in one piece with a "monowheel" type disk and obtained by the additive method with an abrasive air jet was investigated. The obtained research data were used as a basis for developing a real route technological process for processing closed-type turbine blades manufactured using the additive method.
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