Title
Novel compensation of axial thermal expansion in ball screw drives.
Abstract
Novel functional materials in the field of machine tools such as shape memory alloys are capable to convert thermal energy into mechanical energy by generating work. Besides, their self-sensing properties and high energy density make them suitable to compensate thermal deformations. Manufacturing requirements concerning machine tools and machining centers can be summarized in a high productivity, a high reliability (low-maintenance) and a high accuracy/precision. The latter machine design parameter depends almost on linear drive systems, which are responsible for the relative distance between workpiece and tool center point. Their positioning performance is limited, among others, to changes in thermal conditions; even with cooling systems that represent about 90 % of the overall energy consumption of the machine. Therefore, thermal errors in machine tools are currently an issue to overcome. Within the scope of this work, shape memory alloys have been integrated in ball screw drives in order to achieve a thermal stable machine transmission component.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/s11740-014-0528-0
Production Engineering
Keywords
Field
DocType
Ball screw, Energy self-sufficient, Shape memory, Thermal deformation, Self-adjusting
Ball screw,Thermal,Thermal energy,Mechanical engineering,Machining,Engineering,Mechanical energy,Energy consumption,Thermal expansion,Machine tool
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
8
3
1863-7353
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.51
1
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Iñaki Navarro de Sosa120.84
André Bucht220.84
Tom Junker331.23
Kenny Pagel431.57
Welf-G. Drossel5104.38