Grant: Alliance Grants
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$28,800.00
Repairability of defects on impellers for closed-loop of digital metrology and hybrid manufacturing
FY 2024-25
Summary
Impellers are essential components in turbomachinery (e. g. centrifugal pumps) which create mechanical power by deflecting flow at their vanes. Most of the impellers used in Power Generation Industries are very expensive due to their specific design to the industry with narrow applications, low production volumes, and their large sizes. However, they are highly subject to wear and corrosion due to their heavy applications and mostly harsh environmental working conditions. The objective in this research is to detect the defected zones on worn or broken impellers using digital metrology, and plan for the optimal repairing operations using a Hybrid of Additive Manufacturing and Subtractive Manufacturing. This project results in a valuable product that can be used independently in various inspection, defect detection, process monitoring, repairing, and reverse engineering applications. However, it also serves a crucial module of a research program formed between Advanced Digital Design, Manufacturing, and Metrology Labs (AD2MLabs) at Ontario Tech university and Innovation Development Team (X-Lab) at Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Through this research program, a unique technology based on integrating Digital Metrology and Direct Metal Deposition Machine is developed for Replacing or Repairing (RoR) the defected parts in Power Generation Industry. This technology can be also well oriented toward on-site support of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) units. Digitalization in product life-cycle works effectively in driving economic prosperity and is highly influential on Canada's worldwide competency. There is a global race in this field which Canadian industries should be supported to gain the highest ranks there. The closed-loop engineering employed in digitalization approaches used in the current project for both metrology, and hybrid manufacturing activities allows using portable equipment on-site, with high speed, while maintaining the required precision at minimum time and cost. The outcomes of this project result in significant economic growth for a chain of industries and also a noticeable welfare of the society.
Program
Alliance Grants
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
590077-2023
Name nom
Barari, Ahmad A
Department département
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Organization id
19222
Institution établissement
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2023
Award amount
28800
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
1702
Research subject group en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject group fr
Conception et fabrication
Research subject en
Advanced manufacturing
Research subject fr
Méthodes de fabrication avancées
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Repairability of defects on impellers for closed-loop of digital metrology and hybrid manufacturing
Keywords
additive manufacturing; automated defect detection; digital maintenance; digital manufacturing; digital metrology; direct metal deposition; integrated inspection system; laser scanning; power generation industry; replace or repair
Application summary
Impellers are essential components in turbomachinery (e. g. centrifugal pumps) which create mechanical power by deflecting flow at their vanes. Most of the impellers used in Power Generation Industries are very expensive due to their specific design to the industry with narrow applications, low production volumes, and their large sizes. However, they are highly subject to wear and corrosion due to their heavy applications and mostly harsh environmental working conditions. The objective in this research is to detect the defected zones on worn or broken impellers using digital metrology, and plan for the optimal repairing operations using a Hybrid of Additive Manufacturing and Subtractive Manufacturing. This project results in a valuable product that can be used independently in various inspection, defect detection, process monitoring, repairing, and reverse engineering applications. However, it also serves a crucial module of a research program formed between Advanced Digital Design, Manufacturing, and Metrology Labs (AD2MLabs) at Ontario Tech university and Innovation Development Team (X-Lab) at Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Through this research program, a unique technology based on integrating Digital Metrology and Direct Metal Deposition Machine is developed for Replacing or Repairing (RoR) the defected parts in Power Generation Industry. This technology can be also well oriented toward on-site support of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) units. Digitalization in product life-cycle works effectively in driving economic prosperity and is highly influential on Canada's worldwide competency. There is a global race in this field which Canadian industries should be supported to gain the highest ranks there. The closed-loop engineering employed in digitalization approaches used in the current project for both metrology, and hybrid manufacturing activities allows using portable equipment on-site, with high speed, while maintaining the required precision at minimum time and cost. The outcomes of this project result in significant economic growth for a chain of industries and also a noticeable welfare of the society.
