Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering
>> 2008,
Volume 3,
Issue 1
doi:
10.1007/s11465-008-0007-4
Numerical solution, simulation and
testing of the thermal dynamic characteristics of ball-screws
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Available online: 2008-03-05
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Abstract
This research focuses on the characteristics of how a ball-screw changes its temperature corresponding to the periodic change of the end-most heat source. Based on the theory of heat transfer, this paper supplies a numerical solution to the non-homogeneous equation of heat transfer through the group explicit (GE) finite difference approach. The temperature distribution for the ball-screw at different times and directions is shown. By simulating and modeling the temperature field and thermal deformation of the ball-screw under periodically varying heat sources, this paper describes the thermal dynamic characteristics of the ball-screw under such conditions. By testing the thermal dynamic characteristics of the ball-screw, the numerical solution is validated.