Development and Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Disc Cutter System for TBMs
Changing the cutter is an essential procedure in tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations. The danger and low efficiency of manually replacing the disc cutter has led engineering equipment designers to study technologies to automate the changing of cutters. The key step is to design a new integrated d...
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doaj-d2ab1d187cd6408b991e5681668ca9112021-01-12T00:02:56ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-01-011164464410.3390/app11020644Development and Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Disc Cutter System for TBMsZhichao Meng0Dongjian Yang1Junzhou Huo2Puzhou Zhuo3Youneng Bao4School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaChina Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450016, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaChanging the cutter is an essential procedure in tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations. The danger and low efficiency of manually replacing the disc cutter has led engineering equipment designers to study technologies to automate the changing of cutters. The key step is to design a new integrated disc cutter (simplifying the replacement process) to facilitate robot operation. Until now, the design and research of new integrated disc cutter systems has mainly relied on inspiration. In this paper, a solution space of a certain configuration of an integrated disc cutter system based on topology theory was designed. The evaluation system for the solution space was constructed by the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the optimal scheme of the configuration was finally obtained. In addition, experiments and simulations show that the structural strength and anti-loosening performance of the new disc cutter system meet the engineering requirements. Application of topology theory and the new evaluation system provides useful theoretical analyses and guidance for the design of new cutter systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/644performance evaluationTBMintegrated disc cutter system |
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Development and Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Disc Cutter System for TBMs |
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Development and Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Disc Cutter System for TBMs |
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Development and Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Disc Cutter System for TBMs |
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Changing the cutter is an essential procedure in tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations. The danger and low efficiency of manually replacing the disc cutter has led engineering equipment designers to study technologies to automate the changing of cutters. The key step is to design a new integrated disc cutter (simplifying the replacement process) to facilitate robot operation. Until now, the design and research of new integrated disc cutter systems has mainly relied on inspiration. In this paper, a solution space of a certain configuration of an integrated disc cutter system based on topology theory was designed. The evaluation system for the solution space was constructed by the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the optimal scheme of the configuration was finally obtained. In addition, experiments and simulations show that the structural strength and anti-loosening performance of the new disc cutter system meet the engineering requirements. Application of topology theory and the new evaluation system provides useful theoretical analyses and guidance for the design of new cutter systems. |
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