{"title":"An Improved MSCNN and GRU Model for Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis","authors":"Teng Wang, Youfu Tang, Tao Wang, Na Lei","doi":"10.5545/sv-jme.2022.459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2022.459","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a novel fault diagnosis method based on the fusion of squeeze and excitation-multiscale convolutional neural networks (SENet-MSCNN) and gate recurrent unit (GRU) is proposed to address the problem of low diagnosis rate caused by the fact that normal samples are much larger than fault samples in the vibration big data. The method takes the time-domain vibration signal as input and fuses the spatial features extracted by SENet-MSCNN. The temporal features extracted by GRU in order to bring them into the fully connected layer for identification so as to realize the intelligent diagnosis of rolling bearing adaptive feature extraction. Finally, the method is applied to the simulated signal and experimental data for testing and analysis. The results reveal that the model can reach 98.98 % and 76.44 % migration diagnostic accuracy in bearing and gearbox datasets. At the same time, it has strong noise immunity, adaptivity, and robustness, providing an effective way for intelligent diagnosis of rolling bearing vibration big data.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135478958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prioritizing the Key Actors of an Organization for Business Excellence Using the Efficient Interpretive Ranking Process","authors":"Sumit Kumar, Pardeep Gupta","doi":"10.5545/sv-jme.2023.543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2023.543","url":null,"abstract":"Flexibilities are involved in the process of decision-making. They offer much freedom of choice in terms of the selection of suitable actors who interact with the dynamic environment of the organization. This paper presents a systematic and holistic approach to ranking key actors responsible for the business excellence of an organization. The study highlights the area where the actors of the organization should focus on achieving desired business excellence. It portrays the outcome in the form that top management is the most influential actor since it is responsible for the formulation of the vision/mission of the organization along with the setting of plant quality targets, cost-saving targets, manpower planning, and policy formulation for energy-saving. Top management is followed by cross-function teams (CFTs) and the government of India (GOI) in terms of interaction with the various processes. The novelty of this case study is that it utilizes qualitative and interpretive tools for the analysis, which does not require much statistical knowledge to produce outcomes, and the results are easy to understand. The reported results are in consensus with the results reported by various studies that are conducted using quantitative tools like Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), total interpretive structural modelling (TISM), etc. that require statistical excellence for the calculation, interpretation, and dissemination of results to the general public and shopfloor employees.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"312 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135690621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Celik, Bayram Sahin, Eyüphan Manay, Abit Balin
{"title":"A Study Using the Hybrid Fuzzy AHP&TOPSIS Method in the Conversion of a LEED-Certified Education Building into a Nearly Zero-Energy Building in a Cold Climate","authors":"Ali Celik, Bayram Sahin, Eyüphan Manay, Abit Balin","doi":"10.5545/sv-jme.2023.529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2023.529","url":null,"abstract":"In cold climate regions, it is essential to design and manufacture energy-efficient buildings for both economic benefits and the reduction of environmental effects by controlling energy consumption. This study aimed to increase the cost-effective energy performance and approach the nearly zero energy building (nZEB) by taking the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) in the cold climate region of Turkey as a model. The results of single and mixed scenarios that increase energy efficiency were determined by making energy modelling of the building. By applying single and mixed energy efficiency scenarios, a maximum saving of 85.60 % per year in terms of primary energy, an improvement of 83.6 % in terms of global costs and a reduction of 86.4 % in CO2 emissions were obtained compared to the reference building. The payback period of the scenarios is between 3.8 years and 14.53 years. The most suitable single and mixed scenario was determined by a systematic hybrid model, in which the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods among multi-criteria decision-making methods are used together. The results showed that economic criteria were decisive in determining the most suitable scenario for cold climate regions. The results of this study revealed that there can be a realistic decision-support model for the creation of energy-efficient buildings for countries without the need for foreign certification.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135642949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis on Windage Power Loss Characteristics of Aviation Spiral Bevel Gear with Oil Injection Lubrication","authors":"Linlin Li, Sanmin Wang","doi":"10.5545/sv-jme.2023.558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2023.558","url":null,"abstract":"With the increasing speed of aviation spiral bevel gears, the load-independent windage power losses caused by hydrodynamic have increasingly more influence on gear transmission efficiency. Firstly, a test rig for the windage power loss of spiral bevel gear under oil-jet lubrication is established, and on this basis, a method for measuring windage torque is proposed. Next, the interactive effects of different injection lubrication parameters on the windage power loss were studied by orthogonal experiment, and the formula for calculating the windage loss was obtained by fitting the experimental data. Then, the fluid distribution, velocity field and pressure field around the gear were analysed by using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical model, and the mechanical and energy characteristics of the gear windage power loss were obtained. Finally, the dimensionless processing of the windage moment was carried out, and the variation of the dimensionless windage moment coefficient with the rotational Reynolds number is obtained. The comparison between the dimensionless windage moment coefficient of experimental data and simulation results shows that the CFD values are in good agreement with the measured data. This study provides experimental and methodological guidance for the calculation of windage power loss and windage reduction design of aviation gear pair under oil injection lubrication.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135642959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Objective Optimization of the Chebyshev Lambda Mechanism","authors":"Daniel Miler, Dominik Birt, Matija Hoić","doi":"10.5545/sv-jme.2022.349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2022.349","url":null,"abstract":"Walking mechanisms are a solution for cases in which wheels are not applicable, such as uneven or stepped surfaces and surfaces withobstacles. Furthermore, it is possible to tailor mechanism footpaths to expected working conditions through optimization. Thus, in this paper, a mechanism optimization process was proposed, focusing on single-leg performance. Numerical Simulink calculations were used to determine objective function values, which were then input to a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) for optimization. In each following generation, NSGA-II provided a new set of units for evaluation. The procedure was applied to the single leg of the Chebyshev lambda mechanism to better illustrate it, enabling a comprehensive analysis of candidates. Four objective functions (i.e., length in the x-direction, trajectory height variation, maximum foot acceleration, and foot speed fluctuation) were used to carry out a multi-objective optimization. The calculation time was approximately 2 s/unit.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"198 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135499718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictions of Mechanical Properties of Quenched and Tempered Steel","authors":"B. Smoljan, D. Iljkić, Furio Traven","doi":"10.5545/86_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/86_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanical properties of quenched steel directly depend on the degree of quenched steel hardening. Fracture toughness and fatigue limit depend on microstructural constituents, and distribution of the usual intermetallic particles and non-metallic inclusions. Fatigue resistance of quenched and tempered steel is achieved by eliminating coarse alloy carbides present in steel. Properties of matrix may also have an important influence on fracture and fatigue proper behaviour. Most high-strength materials are fracture and fatigue limited. Fatigue strength is directly proportional to the difficulty of dislocation cross slip. Grain size has its greatest effect on fatigue life in the low-stress, high-cycle regime. In this paper, fatigue crack initiation threshold of quenched and tempered steel is predicted. The method of computer simulation of mechanical properties was applied for a workpiece of complex form made of quenched and tempered steel. Distribution of as-quenched hardness within workpiece of complex form was predicted by computer simulation of steel quenching using the finite volume method. Microstructure composition and hardness of tempered steel were predicted based on as-quenched hardness. Fatigue crack initiation threshold of quenched and tempered steel were predicted based on microstructure composition and hardness. It was found that the proposed method can be successfully applied in calculating fatigue crack initiation threshold of quenched and tempered steel.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132913142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Strojniški vestnikPub Date : 2010-12-15DOI: 10.5545/158_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED
I. Palčič, B. Buchmeister, A. Polajnar
{"title":"Analysis of Innovation Concepts in Slovenian Manufacturing Companies","authors":"I. Palčič, B. Buchmeister, A. Polajnar","doi":"10.5545/158_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/158_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","url":null,"abstract":"Competitive advantages of manufacturing companies are not only generated by R&D based product innovations, but also by technical and non-technical process innovations aiming to modernise manufacturing processes. This paper presents the use of selected innovation concepts in Slovenian manufacturing companies. Later we analyse the relationship of the use of selected technical and organisational innovation concepts and companies’ performance indicators. The results show that R&D expenses and innovation concepts are not always correlated and that there is a difference in utilising innovation concepts between low, medium and high-tech industries. The data were obtained with The European Manufacturing Survey (EMS) that was conducted in 2009 within nine European countries. For the purpose of this paper the data of Slovenian manufacturing companies have been used.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128620609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Strojniški vestnikPub Date : 2010-11-15DOI: 10.5545/160_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED
A. Galovic, Nenad Ferdelji, Saša Mudrinić
{"title":"Entropy generation and exergy efficiency in adiabatic mixing of nitrogen and oxygen streams of different temperatures and environmental pressures","authors":"A. Galovic, Nenad Ferdelji, Saša Mudrinić","doi":"10.5545/160_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/160_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a non-dimensional model of entropy generation and exergy efficiency in the \u0000adiabatic mixing of a nitrogen stream and oxygen stream with different temperatures and environmental \u0000pressure. The resulting mixture has the same, i.e. environmental, pressure. Non-dimensional variables in \u0000the model represent the ratio of thermodynamic stream temperatures u, the ratio between the \u0000thermodynamic temperature of one stream and the environmental temperature u1, and the mole fraction \u0000y1 of one of the streams. The model comprises irreversibility due to different temperatures of streams \u0000because of the mixing of different gases, while exergies of streams also comprise their mole fractions in \u0000the ambient air (atmosphere). In this respect, the model takes the standard values of mole fractions of \u0000oxygen and nitrogen of yO2 = 0.21 and yN2 = 0.79. The values of stream mole fractions at which maximum \u0000values of entropy generation and minimum values of exergy efficiencies occur are given. Calculation \u0000results are given in respective diagrams.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129925608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Strojniški vestnikPub Date : 2010-11-15DOI: 10.5545/149_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED
D. Raudberget
{"title":"Practical Applications of Set-Based Concurrent Engineering in Industry","authors":"D. Raudberget","doi":"10.5545/149_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/149_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","url":null,"abstract":"Set-Based Concurrent Engineering is sometimes seen as a means to dramatic improvements in product design processes. In spite of its popularity in literature, the number of reported applications has so far been limited. This paper adds new information by describing implementations of Set-Based Concurrent Engineering in four product developing companies. The research took a case study approach, with the objective to investigate if the principles of Set-Based Concurrent Engineering can improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of the development process. The study shows that set-based projects can be driven within an existing organization, if given proper support. The participants claim that a set-based approach has a positive effects on development performance, especially on the level of innovation, product cost and performance. The improvements were achieved at the expense of slightly higher development costs and longer lead time. However, the positive effects are dominating and the companies involved intend to use Set-Based Concurrent Engineering in future projects when appropriate.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131156111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Strojniški vestnikPub Date : 2010-09-15DOI: 10.5545/139_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED
M. Košir, A. Krainer, M. Dovjak, Rudi Perdan, Ž. Kristl
{"title":"Alternative to the Conventional Heating and Cooling Systems in Public Buildings","authors":"M. Košir, A. Krainer, M. Dovjak, Rudi Perdan, Ž. Kristl","doi":"10.5545/139_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5545/139_DOI_NOT_ASSIGNED","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents an alternative system for heating and cooling in public buildings. The system was designed for the retrofitted building of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum (SEM) where it was also extensively tested. The installed system includes radiant wall mounted panels for heating and cooling, localized automated tangential fans for cooling and ventilation and a centralized building management system for the regulation and supervision of the performance. The efficiency of the system was thoroughly investigated through a series of experiments conducted prior to the renovation of the building as well as after the museum was put into service. The application of the described system resulted in substantial reduction of energy consumption, better internal thermal conditions and lower investment costs for the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the entire building. (C)2010 Journal of Mechanical Engineering. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":237575,"journal":{"name":"Strojniški vestnik","volume":"283 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123269978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}