Design and implementation of a three axis digitally controlled traverse system for flow surveys in a drying chamber

  • Authors

    • Achilleas Bardakas Department of Mechanical Engineering Educators, ASPETE, Greece
    • Vasilis Chasiotis Department of Mechanical Engineering Educators, ASPETE, Greece
    • Dimitrios Tzempelikos Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece
    • Andronikos Filios Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Greece
    2014-07-17
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v3i3.3044

  • Abstract

    The current paper describes the design and development of a pc-controlled three axis traverse system that aims to serve extensive velocity and temperature measurements into the drying chamber of a laboratory scale convective dryer. The traversing gear design has been conducted based on the convective dryer’s specific experimental requirements and limitations. The fabricated traversing gear uses a trapezoidal lead screw-nut assembly supported by linear ball bearings, coupled with bipolar stepper motors for positioning in three dimensional spaces. A custom drive system solution was selected for achieving accurate motor control, paired with computer software developed using the LabVIEW® graphical programming environment. The functionality of the traversing system was experimentally verified by testing mechanical and electronic assemblies, but also by determining the per axis positioning error.

    Keywords: Fluid Flow Measurement, Digital Control, Motion Control, Displacement Control, Electromechanical Devices.

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    Bardakas, A., Chasiotis, V., Tzempelikos, D., & Filios, A. (2014). Design and implementation of a three axis digitally controlled traverse system for flow surveys in a drying chamber. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 3(3), 350-356. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v3i3.3044

    Received date: 2014-06-15

    Accepted date: 2014-07-12

    Published date: 2014-07-17