Application of numerical methods for optimalization of permanent
magnets
Finding out the characteristic
values and the course of the magnetic field and the modelling of this field
are the principial problems of electrical engineering. In our case the
magnetic field in the working area of the press machine for injection moulding
of permanent magnets with anisotropic structure (powder metallurgy) is
under discussion.
The magnetic-nonoriented mixture is injected
under pressure into the working area of the press machine. The pressing
tool is encircled by the field coil which is producing the magnetic field.
The task of this magnetic field is to cause the magnetic orientation
of the microparticles of the pressed material in this way to produce compact
permanent magnets with desired anisotropy (after pressing these semiproducts
are heat treated and machined).
Nonuniformity or nonhomogeneity
of the magnetic field in the working area of the press machine cause insufficient
magnetic orientation of microparticles, especially for the products with
small radius of rounding off. These microparticles create nonoriented agglomerates
(clusters), which after heat treatment during final machining of the semi-product
are the causes of cracks or breaking off of parts of magnet and therefore
they are the main cause of rejects.
The basic precondition for reducing
of rejects is the sufficient homogenous magnetic field and in this way
sufficient magnetic orientation of the microparticles and minimization
of the clusters creating.
Because the measuring of the
course of the magnetic field in the working area of the press machine is
very difficult or mostly impossible, our Department of electrical machines
and apparatuses of Faculty of electrical engineering and informatics of
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava in cooperation with the producer
of permanant magnets Magnety sro., Svetla Hora has decided
to solve this problem by means of the modelling of the magnetic field in
the working area of the press machine. We use final elements method (FET)
in program environment ANSYS.
Where we found the nonhomogenities
of magnetic field in the working area of the model, in the same places
we experienced cracks or even breaking off parts of the magnets
during machining.
Then we have created models of the press
tool with the aim to produce homogenous magnetic field in the working area
of the press machine.
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