2011, Volume 6, Issue 3
Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering >> 2011, Volume 6, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11465-011-0234-y
Separation mechanism for double cylinder with shrink fitting system used for ceramics conveying rollers
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyusyu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka 804-8550, Japan
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Abstract
Steel conveying rollers used in hot rolling mills must be exchanged frequently at great cost because hot conveyed strips induce wear and deterioration on the surface of roller in short periods. In previous studies, new roller structure was considered which has a ceramics sleeve connected with two steel shafts at both ends by shrink fitting. Here, although the ceramics sleeve can be used for many years, the steel shafts sometimes have to be exchanged for maintenance and reconstruction under the corrosive atmosphere. Since the thermal expansion coefficient of steel is about five times larger than that of ceramics, it is necessary to investigate how to separate the shrink fitting system by heating outside of sleeve and cooling inside of the shaft. Although how to separate the real roller has been discussed in the previous study, the separation mechanism has not been clarified yet. Therefore, in this study, several types of more fundamental models are investigated to understand the separation mechanism of real roller by the application of the finite element method. The results may be useful for designs of new rollers.
Keywords
contact ; ceramics ; thermal stress ; heating ; finite element method
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