Bionic design methodology for wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment

Bionic design methodology for wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment

Chen, G. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics)
Schott, D.L. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics)
Lodewijks, G. (TU Delft Transport Engineering and Logistics)

2016

Large-scale handling of particulate solids can cause severe wear on bulk solids handling equipment surfaces. Wear reduces equipment life span and increases maintenance cost. Examples of traditional methods to reduce wear of bulk solids handling equipment include optimizing transport operations and utilizing resistant materials. To our knowledge, the so-called bionic design has not been utilized. Bionic design is the application of biological models, systems, or elements to modern engineering. Bionic design has promoted significant progress on the development of engineering products and systems. In order to use bionic design for wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment surfaces, this paper introduces bionic design to bulk solids handling on the basis of analogies between biology and bulk solids handling. In addition, a bionic design methodology for the wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment surfaces is formulated. Based on the bionic design methodology, two bionic models used for abrasive and erosive wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment surfaces are proposed.

Bio-inspiration
biology to engineering
wear-resistant morphologies
worn by particles

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a56f64da-6982-4bf3-923b-74c8e4be5a8d

https://doi.org/10.1080/02726351.2016.1144666

0272-6351

Particulate Science and Technology: an international journal, 35 (2017) (5), 525-532

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© 2016 G. Chen, D.L. Schott, G. Lodewijks