CO-RESEARCH PROJECT:

  • POR FESR Lazio 2007-2013 - Axis I Research, Production base Innovation and Strengthening, Activity 1: Strengthening and networking of the research and technological transfer activities
  • Development and Realization of a Prototype Innovative Machine for Creep Tests

CONSORTIUM

FROM THE PROTOTYPE TO THE INDUSTRIAL MACHINE

  • From the prototype machine developed in the “Innovative Creep Machine” project POR/FERS LAZIO in 2019, I.L.M., ITALSIGMA and COMPUSYSTEM created a commercial creep 2.0 machine

TERMTEST PROJECT:

Development of a working program designed to provide I.L.M. with a technological laboratory for the mechanical qualification of the materials used for the construction of components for the aerospace and energy industries.

Test machines:

  • N.2 Creep machines, creep-fatigue and relaxation (this machine is in construction)
  • N.1 Machine for Low Cycle Fatigue tests (LCF)
  • N.1 Machine for Small Punch Test (SPT) / Small Punch Creep Test (SPCT) in vacuum

Specific proficiency (in collaboration with Compusystem):

  • Development of ad hoc test methods
  • Development of data acquisition, analyses and elaboration software
  • Standardization of extraction methods and sample building

SMALL PUNCH CREEP TEST MACHINE

The idea for this project came from the I.L.M. Company, in collaboration with the DICEM of the University of Cassino and Southern Latium.
This project involves the development of 2 complex material testing systems, that are non-conventional from a conceptual point of view, applying: ideas, building materials, and innovative automation systems, developing assembly procedures for the components, with intelligent techniques, that can reach ambitious technological goals, compared to universal type commercial material test systems. The participant network is also placed at the highest levels of skills in the field of high precision mechanical construction, in the development of numerical models for planning, materials, knowledge of the material test systems, as well as the relative development of innovative methods of installation security and industrial electronics.

The goal is to design and build 2 innovative and non-conventional test systems for the Low Cycle Fatigue tests (LCF) and Small Punch Creep Test (SPCT) for thermo-mechanical qualifications and requalification after use of metal materials, steel and super alloys, used to build mechanical components exposed to synergic damaging action generated by the application of time-variant amplitude efforts and thermal cycles (turbo machinery: shafts and rotors, turbine disks and blades, pipes etc.). Furthermore, to implement knowledge, develop and acquire an opportunity to supply the market with innovative, non-conventional and SMART test systems, which are essential to lead and diffuse innovative experimental activities on metal materials (steel and super alloys), to contribute to the development of project models with high temperature energy approaches, analysing the material’s elastic-plastic behaviour with the resolution of constitutive equations, therefore having advanced tools regarding the approach of the creep damage.

Participation occurs with I.L.M. as leader, DICEM as Research Organisation involved in effective collaboration, and other qualified project partners (INAIL, PALMER, Compusystem) in consultancy and contractual research activities.

CRASHWORTHINESS PROJECT:

Realization of an innovative test device for aircraft “Crashworthiness” planning

This project’s purpose is the consolidation of the knowledge related to the mechanical behaviour of materials of aeronautical interest in the intermediate field of deformation speed (a characteristic of events such as bird impact, aircraft seat crashworthiness, FOD foreign object damage, etc.), for the improvement of the advanced component design using numerical simulation and calculation instruments (Design-By-Analys, DBA).

Objectives:
The project has the following goals: -the planning and realisation of a test device to carry out tests in the intermediate deformation speed sector (10-100/s); - the construction of a proprietary database for a selection of materials of aeronautical interest, including materials obtained with additive manufacturing techniques; - a modelling development, based on the combined use of experimental and numerical simulation tests, for the forecast of the effect of the falling body deformation speed on the response of the material in the aeronautical interest application field, supporting the crashworthiness planning.

For additional detailed information please refer to the page ing.uniroma2.it/progetti-strategici/crash/

EULOSAM (CLEAN SKY):

The objective of the CLEAN SKY program was to produce a large-scale average model of an airplane for the tests in low speed pressurized wind tunnels, an original model of the fuselage was supplied by DASSAULT AVIATION.

EULOSAM II (CLEAN SKY II):

The objective of the CLEAN SKY II program was to produce a half model at the left half-plane, with all the hoisting and leading edge models, the fairing of the body, and the assembly.