Enhanced reconditioning of heavy-duty pulp industry equipment: Advantages of abrasive waterjet cutting

Ramalho, Armando Lopes; Silva, Agostinho da; Gaspar, Marcelo Calvete; Capela, Carlos; Celorrio-Barragué, Luis; Glăvan, Dan Ovidiu

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Authors

Ramalho, Armando Lopes

Silva, Agostinho da

Gaspar, Marcelo Calvete

Capela, Carlos

Celorrio-Barragué, Luis

Glăvan, Dan Ovidiu

Abstract(s)

Within a pulp industry production process, a drop in the performance of a wood log rotary debarker was identified. Such loss of performance was due to the occurrence of excessive wear of the device's cutting blades, requiring their regular and premature replacement. The material used to manufacture the cutting blades, Hardox 500, has characteristics considered adequate for the required use. However, it was concluded that the blade manufacturing process degraded its mechanical properties, leading to its premature wear when placed in service. The present study intends to propose, characterize, and validate an alternative cutting process to manufacture the debarker's cutting blades. Abrasive waterjet cutting technology was proposed to produce the cutting blades. The suitability of this manufacturing process is discussed considering the specified geometry and the material characteristics of the resulting cutting blades.

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EISBN - 9781799836308

Keywords

pulp industry production process cutting process cutting blades Abrasive waterjet cutting

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13994

Citation

Ramalho, A. L., Silva, A. D., Gaspar, M. C., Capela, C., Celorrio-Barragué, L., & Glăvan, D. O. (2020). Enhanced Reconditioning of Heavy-Duty Pulp Industry Equipment: Advantages of Abrasive Waterjet Cutting. In L. Farinha & D. Raposo (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles (pp. 219-235). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3628-5.ch015.