Chuanzhi Sun, Danyang Chen, Chengtian Li, Yongmeng Liu, Zewei Liu, Ming Hu and Jiubin Tan
This paper aims to provide a precision assembly method to improve the aircraft engine quality of initial unbalance with the purpose of founding the process for mass eccentricity…
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Purpose
This paper aims to provide a precision assembly method to improve the aircraft engine quality of initial unbalance with the purpose of founding the process for mass eccentricity propagation and demonstration of assembly process. The proposed method can be used for assembly guidance, tolerance allocation and so on, especially for the assembly with a large number of rotors and the assembly requirements of initial unbalance and coaxiality in high precision.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper proposes a constrained optimization-build method to minimize initial unbalance of aircraft engine assembly, which takes amount of unbalance and concentricity of each rotor into account. A constrained nonlinear programming model is extracted by choosing the initial unbalance as the objective function, and choosing the coaxiality and assembly orientations as the nonlinear constraints. The initial unbalance is reduced stage-by-stage by controlling the assembly angle of each rotor.
Findings
The validity and accuracy of the proposed method is verified by the multistage rotors assembly through experiments run with the measuring instruments. Compared with the direct-build method, the initial unbalance of final assembly using proposed method is reduced by 22.2% in four rotors assembly.
Originality/value
Different from the geometric eccentricity propagation control methods to reduce the initial unbalance indirectly, this paper establishes mass eccentric propagation model in multistage rotors assembly of aircraft engine for the first time. It provides a new idea to establish the relationship between the amount of unbalance of each rotor and the initial unbalance of multistage rotors.
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Yiwei Wang, Run Liu, Ruohan Sun and Zewei Xu
The paper aims to find the correlation between the microparameters and the macroparameters of the soil. The study aims to calibrate the macroscale and microscale parameters of…
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Purpose
The paper aims to find the correlation between the microparameters and the macroparameters of the soil. The study aims to calibrate the macroscale and microscale parameters of rolling resistance contact models to successfully apply the discrete element method to do some research of the geotechnical problem.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper opted for an exploratory study using the PFC3D to simulate the triaxial tests that include more than 50 cases and the coupling analysis method, which considering several effect of various factors.
Findings
The paper provides a quantitative relationship between the macroparameters and microparameters of the rolling resistance linear model and a method for fast calibration of macroscopic parameters is proposed and verified by a triaxial test example.
Originality/value
This paper provides the quantitative relationship of micro and macroparameters in the rolling resistance linear model by studying a single factor and considering the coupling effect of various factors and a fast method for the calibration of microparameters based on the rolling resistance linear model is proposed.
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Yating Wang, Qinghui Hou, Zewei Xue and Huan Li
This study established and examined a moderated mediation model connecting family motivation with proactive career behavior (PCB). Drawing on social cognitive career theory model…
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Purpose
This study established and examined a moderated mediation model connecting family motivation with proactive career behavior (PCB). Drawing on social cognitive career theory model of career self-management and person-environment fit theory, the authors posit that the influence of family motivation on PCB is mediated by career goal setting (CGS) and moderated by career support climate (CSC).
Design/methodology/approach
Using multilevel modeling techniques, data were collected from 98 leaders and 416 employees at two-time points.
Findings
Results show that family motivation has a positive direct and indirect effect on PCB through CGS. Additionally, CSC strengthens the positive effect of family motivation on PCB through CGS.
Practical implications
For employees, proactive career management and the establishment of clear career goals are vital for fulfilling family responsibilities. Simultaneously, for managers and organizations, creating a supportive work environment is crucial to encourage employees in career management.
Originality/value
While existing research highlights the detrimental effect of fulfilling family caregiving responsibilities on employees' career development, the comprehension of this relationship remains limited. Taking a family motivation perspective, this study explores the mechanisms through which family motivation stimulates employees to engage in PCB, with a specific focus on the moderating influence of CSC. The findings offer fresh insights into the role of family motivation in career development, contributing significantly to the broader literature on the intersection of family and careers.
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Yu Luo, Xiangdong Jiao, Zewei Fang, Shuxin Zhang, Xuan Wu, Dongyao Wang and Qin Chu
This paper aims to propose a diverless weld bead maintenance welding technology to prevent the leakage of subsea oil and gas pipeline and solve the key problems in the maintenance…
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Purpose
This paper aims to propose a diverless weld bead maintenance welding technology to prevent the leakage of subsea oil and gas pipeline and solve the key problems in the maintenance of subsea pipeline.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on the analysis of the cross-section of the fillet weld, the multi-layer and multi-pass welding path planning of the submarine pipeline sleeve fillet weld is studied, and thus a multi-layer and multi-pass welding path planning strategy is proposed. A welding seam filling method is designed, and the end position of the welding gun is planned, which provides a theoretical basis for the motion control of the maintenance system.
Findings
The trajectory planning and adjustment of multi-layer and multi-pass fillet welding and the motion stability control of the rotating mechanism are realized.
Research limitations/implications
It provides the basis for the prototype design of the submarine pipeline maintenance and welding robot system, and also lays the foundation for the in-depth research on the intelligent maintenance system of submarine pipeline.
Originality/value
The maintenance of diverless subsea pipeline is a new type of maintenance method, which can solve the problem of large amount of subsea maintenance work with high efficiency.