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New Approaches To Controlling Unstable Gas Metal Arc Welding, Dominic Cuiuri, John Norrish, Christopher Cook Dec 2015

New Approaches To Controlling Unstable Gas Metal Arc Welding, Dominic Cuiuri, John Norrish, Christopher Cook

Dominic Cuiuri

This paper describes recent developments at the University of Wollongong in the application of novel control strategies to improve the control of inherently unstable transfer in the GMAW process. The paper reviews the problems involved in maintaining arc stability with CO2 shielded arcs and proposes potential solutions based on the development of a new process control technique. Results of early investigations into the phenomena are reported.


Novel Control Techniques For Co2 Shielded Gas Metal Arc Welding, Dominic Cuiuri, John Norrish, Christopher Cook Dec 2015

Novel Control Techniques For Co2 Shielded Gas Metal Arc Welding, Dominic Cuiuri, John Norrish, Christopher Cook

Dominic Cuiuri

The control strategies that have been developed over the past four decades to control the inherently unstable metal transfer in the CO2-shielded GMAW process are described. The fundamental reasons for poor arc stability with CO2 as a shielding gas are discussed. From an understanding of the process behaviour, a new process control technique is proposed, and the future direction of research in this area is discussed.


Competitive Adsorption Of Metals On Cabbage Waste From Multi-Metal Solutions, M Hossain, H Ngo, W Guo, L Nghiem, F Hai, S Vigneswaran, Thanh Vinh Nguyen Sep 2015

Competitive Adsorption Of Metals On Cabbage Waste From Multi-Metal Solutions, M Hossain, H Ngo, W Guo, L Nghiem, F Hai, S Vigneswaran, Thanh Vinh Nguyen

Faisal I Hai

This study assessed the adsorption capacity of the agro-waste ‘cabbage’ as a biosorbent in single, binary, ternary and quaternary sorption systems with Cu(II), Pb(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions. Dried and ground powder of cabbage waste (CW) was used for the sorption of metals ions. Carboxylic, hydroxyl, and amine groups in cabbage waste were found to be the key functional groups for metal sorption. The adsorption isotherms obtained could be well fitted to both the mono- and multi-metal models. In the competitive adsorption systems, cabbage waste adsorbed larger amount of Pb(II) than the other three metals. However, the presence of the …


Verification Of The Plan Dosimetry For High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Using Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Detectors, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, Shao-Min Huang, Jie Lu, Michael Lerch, Dean Cutajar, Anatoly Rosenfeld Nov 2013

Verification Of The Plan Dosimetry For High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Using Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Detectors, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, Shao-Min Huang, Jie Lu, Michael Lerch, Dean Cutajar, Anatoly Rosenfeld

Michael L.F. Lerch

The feasibility of a recently designed metal–oxide–semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimetry system for dose verification of high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning was investigated. MOSFET detectors were calibrated with a 0.6 cm3 NE-2571 Farmer-type ionization chamber in water. Key characteristics of the MOSFET detectors, such as the energy dependence, that will affect phantom measurements with HDR 192Ir sources were measured. The MOSFET detector was then applied to verify the dosimetric accuracy of HDR brachytherapy treatments in a custom-made water phantom. Three MOSFET detectors were calibrated independently, with the calibration factors ranging from 0.187 to 0.215 cGy∕mV. A distance …


Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding For Low Distortion Butt Welds, Nathan Larkin, Zengxi Pan, Stephen Van Duin, Mark Callaghan, Huijun Li, John Norrish Oct 2013

Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding For Low Distortion Butt Welds, Nathan Larkin, Zengxi Pan, Stephen Van Duin, Mark Callaghan, Huijun Li, John Norrish

zengxi pan

The feasibility of using Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding (T-GMAW) to produce full penetration butt welds in 5mm ship panel steel plates has been assessed and compared to the current Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) process. Experiments conducted show that the T-GMAW process is feasible and demonstrated a significant improvement over the SAW process in several areas including higher travel speed, a reduction in filler material, significantly lower post weld distortion, and a smaller Heat Affected Zone (HAZ), while maintaining similar microstructure and mechanical properties in the weld metal and HAZ.


Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding For Low Distortion Butt Welds, Nathan Larkin, Zengxi Pan, Stephen Van Duin, Mark Callaghan, Huijun Li, John Norrish May 2013

Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding For Low Distortion Butt Welds, Nathan Larkin, Zengxi Pan, Stephen Van Duin, Mark Callaghan, Huijun Li, John Norrish

Nathan Larkin

The feasibility of using Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding (T-GMAW) to produce full penetration butt welds in 5mm ship panel steel plates has been assessed and compared to the current Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) process. Experiments conducted show that the T-GMAW process is feasible and demonstrated a significant improvement over the SAW process in several areas including higher travel speed, a reduction in filler material, significantly lower post weld distortion, and a smaller Heat Affected Zone (HAZ), while maintaining similar microstructure and mechanical properties in the weld metal and HAZ.


Verification Of The Plan Dosimetry For High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Using Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Detectors, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, Shao-Min Huang, Jie Lu, Michael Lerch, Dean Cutajar, Anatoly Rosenfeld Nov 2012

Verification Of The Plan Dosimetry For High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Using Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Detectors, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, Shao-Min Huang, Jie Lu, Michael Lerch, Dean Cutajar, Anatoly Rosenfeld

Dean Cutajar

The feasibility of a recently designed metal–oxide–semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimetry system for dose verification of high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning was investigated. MOSFET detectors were calibrated with a 0.6 cm3 NE-2571 Farmer-type ionization chamber in water. Key characteristics of the MOSFET detectors, such as the energy dependence, that will affect phantom measurements with HDR 192Ir sources were measured. The MOSFET detector was then applied to verify the dosimetric accuracy of HDR brachytherapy treatments in a custom-made water phantom. Three MOSFET detectors were calibrated independently, with the calibration factors ranging from 0.187 to 0.215 cGy∕mV. A distance …


High Capacity, Safety, And Enhanced Cyclability Of Lithium Metal Battery Using A V2o5 Nanomaterial Cathode And Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Electrolyte, Shulei Chou, Jia-Zhao Wang, Jia-Zeng Sun, David Wexler, Maria Forsyth, Hua Liu, Douglas Macfarlane, S. Dou Nov 2012

High Capacity, Safety, And Enhanced Cyclability Of Lithium Metal Battery Using A V2o5 Nanomaterial Cathode And Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Electrolyte, Shulei Chou, Jia-Zhao Wang, Jia-Zeng Sun, David Wexler, Maria Forsyth, Hua Liu, Douglas Macfarlane, S. Dou

Shulei Chou

V2O5 nanomaterials including nanoribbons, nanowires, and microflakes have been synthesized by an ultrasonic assisted hydrothermal method and combined with a post-annealing process. The as-annealed V2O5 nanomaterials are characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) N2 adsorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) has been used as an electrolyte ([C3mpyr][NTf2] containing 1 M LiNTf2) in rechargeable lithium metal batteries by combining V2O5 nanomaterials as cathode materials. The electrochemical tests including constant current charge-discharge, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) show near theoretical specific capacity, …


The Compatibility Of Transition Metal Oxide/Carbon Composite Anode And Ionic Liquid Electrolyte For The Lithium-Ion Battery, Shulei Chou, Lin Lu, Jiazhao Wang, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Chao Zhong, Hua Liu Nov 2012

The Compatibility Of Transition Metal Oxide/Carbon Composite Anode And Ionic Liquid Electrolyte For The Lithium-Ion Battery, Shulei Chou, Lin Lu, Jiazhao Wang, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Chao Zhong, Hua Liu

Shulei Chou

Three types of transition metal oxide/carbon composites including Fe2O3/C, NiO/C and CuO/Cu2O/C synthesized via spray pyrolysis were used as anode for lithium ion battery application in conjunction with two types of ionic liquid: 1 M LiN(SO2CF3)2 (LiTFSI) in 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(fluorosulfonlyl)imide (EMI-FSI) or 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (Py13-FSI). From the electrochemical measurements, the composite electrodes using Py13-FSI as electrolyte show much better electrochemical performance than those using EMI-FSI as electrolyte in terms of reversibility. The Fe2O3/C composite shows the highest specific capacity and the best capacity retention (425 mAh g−1) under a current density of 50 mA g−1 for up to 50 cycles, …


Fusion Control In Dip Transfer Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gary Dean, John Norrish, Christopher Cook Aug 2012

Fusion Control In Dip Transfer Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gary Dean, John Norrish, Christopher Cook

Christopher Cook

No abstract provided.


Novel Control Techniques For Co2 Shielded Gas Metal Arc Welding, Dominic Cuiuri, John Norrish, Christopher Cook Aug 2012

Novel Control Techniques For Co2 Shielded Gas Metal Arc Welding, Dominic Cuiuri, John Norrish, Christopher Cook

Christopher Cook

The control strategies that have been developed over the past four decades to control the inherently unstable metal transfer in the CO2-shielded GMAW process are described. The fundamental reasons for poor arc stability with CO2 as a shielding gas are discussed. From an understanding of the process behaviour, a new process control technique is proposed, and the future direction of research in this area is discussed.