Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01884, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Wells, Mary (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Over the last couple of years, Castool (a tool designer and manufacturer for the extrusion industry) have_x000D_
developed a software tool called VOS (Visual Optimization Software). The original purpose for this software_x000D_
was to assist extrusion plants in optimizing the productivity of their extruders based on the alloy and profile_x000D_
they were extruding. Although the original intent was to use the VOS to help optimize and predict_x000D_
productivity, the reality is that VOS has ended up more as a die database with historical information. What is_x000D_
lacking is the quantitative knowledge of the relationship between the extrusion variables and the pressure_x000D_
required and exit temperature. Castool has started to put together something more useful from the VOS which_x000D_
will tell the extruder what productivity they can expect for any combination of profile, die, billet and press_x000D_
set-up however the still lack quantitative knowledge on the relationship between these variables._x000D_
Initially, Castool was going to convert real pressure data (from Almag in Brampton) into temperature and_x000D_
therefore speed, but this is so approximate that it is unlikely to be of great use. Castool intend to continue this_x000D_
conversion of pressure to temperature but had difficulties getting good information from Almag._x000D_
What Castool would like to do now is develop a simple and fast, almost real-time, parametric models with the_x000D_
variables, extrusion ratio, billet temperature, container temperature and predict maximum speed and die_x000D_
bearing and extrusion exit temperatures._x000D_
The focus of this research will be to develop a mathematical model to accurately predict the temperature and_x000D_
extrusion load for a range of cases so that correlations between the tooling temperature, extrusion ratio, ram_x000D_
speed and billet temperature can be made with respect to extrudate temperature upon exit and pressure during, program purpose french : Over the last couple of years, Castool (a tool designer and manufacturer for the extrusion industry) have_x000D_
developed a software tool called VOS (Visual Optimization Software). The original purpose for this software_x000D_
was to assist extrusion plants in optimizing the productivity of their extruders based on the alloy and profile_x000D_
they were extruding. Although the original intent was to use the VOS to help optimize and predict_x000D_
productivity, the reality is that VOS has ended up more as a die database with historical information. What is_x000D_
lacking is the quantitative knowledge of the relationship between the extrusion variables and the pressure_x000D_
required and exit temperature. Castool has started to put together something more useful from the VOS which_x000D_
will tell the extruder what productivity they can expect for any combination of profile, die, billet and press_x000D_
set-up however the still lack quantitative knowledge on the relationship between these variables._x000D_
Initially, Castool was going to convert real pressure data (from Almag in Brampton) into temperature and_x000D_
therefore speed, but this is so approximate that it is unlikely to be of great use. Castool intend to continue this_x000D_
conversion of pressure to temperature but had difficulties getting good information from Almag._x000D_
What Castool would like to do now is develop a simple and fast, almost real-time, parametric models with the_x000D_
variables, extrusion ratio, billet temperature, container temperature and predict maximum speed and die_x000D_
bearing and extrusion exit temperatures._x000D_
The focus of this research will be to develop a mathematical model to accurately predict the temperature and_x000D_
extrusion load for a range of cases so that correlations between the tooling temperature, extrusion ratio, ram_x000D_
speed and billet temperature can be made with respect to extrudate temperature upon exit and pressure during, agreement title english : Mathematical modeling of the aluminum extrusion process to support the development of a virtual optimization software package, agreement title french : Mathematical modeling of the aluminum extrusion process to support the development of a virtual optimization software package, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada