Star Hydraulics, Tewkesbury
14 September 2017
This one day event is to look at the challenges faced by engineers to deliver reliable and efficient testing with a focus on servo-hydraulic equipment and rig design. Presentations covering a range of topics will be provided by experienced engineers and there will be the opportunity to see test laboratory demonstrations.
Programme
9.30am Registration, Tea and Coffee
10.00am Introduction to Star Hydraulics & The EIS – Paul Shillam (Star Hydraulics) & Graham Hemmings (EIS)
10.15am Challenges posed by a new test request – Graham Hemmings
The Test – Objectives / Specification / Types of Test
Test System – Servo Hydraulics or Alternative
Test Rig Design – Reproducing the vehicle installation, FE Model Validation
Examples – A range of component and test rig designs
11.00am Tea and Coffee
11.15am Example – Considerations on a component test – Norman Thornton (EIS)
Choosing actuators and servo valves to achieve loads, displacements, frequency
Sizing the pump flow requirements – Power Requirements
Other system considerations – Pipework, Accumulation, Cooling
Optimising test time – Adaptive control methods
12.30pm Lunch and Networking
1.15pm Fundamentals Ignored – Design, Prediction, Production, Test – Norman Thornton
Materials, Test Specimens, Residual Strain & Thermal Gradients
2.00pm Practical Equipment Demonstrations
3.15pm Question and Answer Session – Open forum
4.00pm Closing Comments & Feedback