Browsing by Author "Kulikov, Andrii"

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    Calculation of the Probability of Test Object Compliance with the Specified Requirements and Non-Binary Decision-Making Rules
    (MM Publishing s.r.o., Praha, Czechia, 2024) Rimar, Miroslav; Fedak, Marcel; Kulikov, Andrii; Bilonozhko, M. V.; Rudko, K. V.; Martynova, V. V.; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Savvin, Oleksandr V.; Sukha, Iryna V.; Krenicky, Tibor
    ENG: The probability of test object compliance with the specified requirements and non-binary decision is a measure of how likely the test object is to meet the criteria for acceptance or rejection based on multiple factors. It is necessary to calculate by using a valid mathematical model that takes into account the test object's characteristics, the test conditions, the test criteria, and the uncertainty of the measurements. The significance of the probability of test object compliance with the specified requirements and non-binary decision can help to evaluate the quality, reliability, and performance of the test object, as well as to support decision making in complex situations.
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    Development of a Mathematical Model for the Energy Balance of the Laser Cladding Process of Metallic Powders with a Coaxial Nozzle
    (MM Publishing s.r.o., Praha, Czechia, 2024) Karakash, Yevhen O.; Rimar, Miroslav; Karpovych, Olena; Zhumar, Denys; Kizek, Jan; Fedak, Marcel; Kulikov, Andrii
    ENG: Modern technologies require innovative solutions for producing complex structures from various materials. Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing presents such a challenge and has significantly impacted the environment across manufacturing sectors, regardless of size. Researchers and technicians have developed new design approaches by exploring fundamental components, materials, and manufacturing processes beyond traditional frameworks, addressing global complex material and design challenges. Laser cladding of metal powders with a coaxial nozzle is one such technology, offering highly productive processes for large-scale component production. Fiber lasers are optimal for providing laser radiation, ensuring required emission quality and stability. The authors seek to develop a mathematical model for the energy balance of coaxial laser cladding of metal powders, aiming to provide an overview of energy consumption levels and unit characteristics for powder delivery, inert gas, and laser radiation sources in direct metal powder coating setups.
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    Method of Sequential Approximation in Modelling the Processes of Heat Transfer and Gas Dynamics in Combustion Equipment
    (MDPI, Switzerland, 2022) Rimar, Miroslav; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Larionov, Grigoriy; Kulikov, Andrii; Fedak, Marcel; Krenicky, Tibor; Gupalo, Olena V.; Myanovskaya, Yana V.
    ENG: The behavior of the processes taking place in furnaces determines the efficiency of fuel chemical energy utilization, the quality of the final products and the environmental safety of the production. Mathematical models of the processes of gas dynamics and heat transfer in the working space of heating equipment are quite complex, and do not allow the establishment of a direct analytical relationship between the quality indicator of the process (F) and the influencing parameters (xi). To simplify the procedure for obtaining the values of the function F depending on the change of parameters xi, a method of successive approximation is presented in the article. The main idea of the method is that the representation of the function around a point from the domain of the function can be extended to the entire domain for many problems of mechanics. The relative error in the definition of the function acquires its maximum value at the border of the area, and a reasonable narrowing of it allows control of the size of the error. Thus, the advantages of using the method are obvious; it is able to provide approximation of the function in a multiplicative form with a controlled error. The distribution of the method to the field of heat transfer problems is presented in this paper. The successful implementation of this method for solving problems of this kind shows that the solution of practical problems may be generalized for the entire domain of the function, despite the fact that the errors of such a representation increase to 5–7% when approaching its limit, which, however, may be considered acceptable for engineering calculations.
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    Prediction of Fuel Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emission when Replacing Gaseous Fuels with Renewable Hydrogen or Their Mixture
    (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2024) Gupalo, Olena V.; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Kabakova, Liudmyla; Kolienko, Anatoliy; Kirsanov, Mykhailo; Kulikov, Andrii
    ENG: The paper is devoted to predicting changes in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions when industrial equipment is converted to heating with renewable hydrogen or a mixture of it with other gaseous fuels, such as natural gas. The authors developed a simplified methodology that is appropriate for assessing changes in the energy consumption of equipment and the environmental impact of fuel replacement at the stage preceding the equipment reconstruction. The peculiarity of the methodology is that it allows the calculation of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions when fuel replacement is accompanied by the implementation of measures aimed at improving the energy efficiency of equipment. The methodology can be used for heating and thermal furnaces in metallurgy and mechanical engineering, units for heat treatment of raw materials in the mining and processing industries, heating devices in the food industry, and water and steam boilers. In the example of replacing natural gas with its mixture with renewable hydrogen of different compositions, it is shown that the calculation error using the proposed methodology in comparison with the results obtained by mathematical modeling of fuel combustion, gas flow and heat transfer in this furnace does not exceed 1.5%.
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    Rheological Properties of Polymer-Polymer Mixtures on Corn Starch Base
    (MM Publishing s.r.o., Praha, Czechia, 2022) Rimar, Miroslav; Tretyakoff, Artem; Sukhyy, Kostyantyn M.; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Kulikov, Andrii; Fedak, Marcel; Belyanovskaya, Elena; Shunkin, Ihnat; Gupalo, Olena V.; Krenicky, Tibor
    ENG: The prospects for the use of polymer-polymer mixtures based on corn starch as alternative thermoplastic materials to polyolefins are considered. Rheological curves have been obtained, which confirm the possibility of processing such mixtures on standard equipment into products. It is shown that the starch content in polymer-polymer mixtures can reach 90 mass percent. Compared to existing biodegradable polymers, plasticized starch-based material is in no way inferior to them in terms of processability. Studies of the mechanical properties of polymer-polymer mixtures based on corn starch have been carried out. The data obtained indicate the possibility of using the developed composites as packaging materials, as well as alternative materials to known bioplastics and synthetic polymers.
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    Selection Criteria of Working Pairs Adsorbent – Adsorbate for Thermal Energy Transformers
    (MM Science Journal, Czech Republic, 2022) Rimar, Miroslav; Sukhyy, Kostyantyn M.; Belyanovskaya, Elena; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Prokopenko, Elena M.; Kulikov, Andrii; Fedak, Marcel; Frolova, Lilia; Pustovoy, Grigoriy; Kulikova, Olha; Savko, Vitalii
    ENG: In the manuscript the main factors that affect the thermal mass of open and closed types of heat storage devices are shown. Also, the main requirements for adsorption modules are given. The calculation procedure has been refined, which includes the determination of heat load, heat of adsorption, adsorbent mass, as well as integral, structural, and specific thermal mass. The specific thermal masses of adsorption heat-accumulating modules of open and closed types were evaluated. The main factors affecting their value are analysed. It is shown that the specific thermal mass of the adsorption heat storage module increases significantly due to the adsorption of water during the discharge of the device. It is shown that it reaches its maximum values at the end of the discharge stage, when the maximum values of adsorption in the cycle are reached. The influence of the design of the heat storage module on the value of the specific thermal mass has been confirmed. It is shown that the maximum values of these changes correspond to the composites containing 80% salt and 20% silica gel, due to the maximum values of the limiting adsorption and the heat of adsorption, which contributes to the lower values of the adsorbent mass, which is required to cover the thermal load. Specific thermal masses of adsorption modules based on "silica gel – sodium sulphate" and "silica gel - sodium acetate" composites are compared. The composition of the composite is 80% sodium sulphate and 20% silica gel, which corresponds to the minimum dimensions of the adsorption module, and therefore the maximum value of the specific thermal mass.
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    Solid-Phase Polycondensation of Polyethylene Terephthalate with Technologies of Its Reactive Extrusion
    (MM Publishing s.r.o., Praha, Czechia, 2023) Rimar, Miroslav; Chervakov, Denys O.; Fedak, Marcel; Kulikov, Andrii; Kulikova, Olha; Sukhyy, Kostyantyn M.; Chervakov, Oleh V.; Bentsionov, Igor; Sverdlikovska, Olga S.; Belyanovskaya, Elena; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Prokopenko, Olena M.
    ENG: It has been experimentally confirmed that polyethylene terephthalate during its processing into products destruct without carrying out the process of solid-phase polycondensation. The conditions for both primary and secondary polyethylene terephthalate have been determined for carrying out the process of solid-phase polycondensation for its effective reaction extrusion with chain extenders. To confirm the effectiveness of the parameters of the solid-phase polycondensation process of polyethylene terephthalate, its reaction extrusion was carried out with commercially available chain extenders of the diepoxide class. The optimal content of chain extenders of the diepoxide class for changing the complex of physical, mechanical and rheological properties of polyethylene terephthalate modified by them was determined. It allows obtaining materials with an increased by 2.2 times characteristic viscosity.
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    Study of the Efficiency of Using Renewable Hydrogen in Heating Equipment to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
    (IOP Publishing, 2023) Gupalo, Olena V.; Yeromin, Oleksandr O.; Kabakova, Liudmyla; Kulikov, Andrii; Sukhyi, Mykhailo; Romanko, Yaroslav V.
    ENG: The results of theoretical study of operation of continuous furnaces heated by natural gas, renewable hydrogen, and their mixture are presented. The furnaces have the same design, but significantly different energy efficiencies due to different heat losses and capability of recuperative fume gas heat utilization system. The measures to reduce heat losses and to increase air temperature for fuel combustion can reduce specific fuel consumption for metal heating and carbon dioxide emissions by 25.8% for natural gas furnaces. For furnaces operating on mixture of natural gas and hydrogen, a greater reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is achieved in furnaces with worse energy efficiency, but with greater fuel consumption for metal heating. The paper shows the possibility of converting a furnace with better energy efficiency indicators to be heated by mixture of natural gas (75%) and hydrogen (25%). The measure reduces the natural gas consumption and carbon dioxide emissions to 9.2% due to the use of hydrogen with specific consumption 13.81 m3 per ton of metal. To ensure the same costs for metal heating when transferring continuous furnaces from natural gas to hydrogen, or their mixture, the ratio of prices for natural gas and hydrogen should not exceed 0.301-0.312.