dc.contributor.author | Ihracska, Balazs | |
dc.contributor.author | Crookes, Roy James | |
dc.contributor.author | Montalvão, Diogo | |
dc.contributor.author | Herfatmanesh, Mohammad Reza | |
dc.contributor.author | Peng, Jun | |
dc.contributor.author | Imran, Shahid | |
dc.contributor.author | Korakianitis, Theodosios | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-30T15:05:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-30T15:05:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ihracska , B , Crookes , R J , Montalvão , D , Herfatmanesh , M R , Peng , J , Imran , S & Korakianitis , T 2017 , ' Opto-mechanical design for sight windows under high loads ' , Materials & Design , vol. 117 , pp. 430-444 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.12.080 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0264-1275 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/17740 | |
dc.description | This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of the following article: Alexis Balazs Ihracska, Roy James Crookes, Diogo Montalvão, Mohammad Reza Herfatmanesh, Jun Peng, Shahid Imran, and Theodosios Korakianitis, ‘Opto-mechanical design for sight windows under high loads’, Materials & Design, Vol. 117, pp. 430-444, first published online 27 December 2016. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The final, published version is available online at doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.12.080 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this study, the design aspects of optically accessible pressure vessels are investigated via a case study of a High Pressure Combustor experimental rig. The rig was designed to take optical measurements of combustion, simulating the conditions found in internal combustion engines and turbines. Although, it is not new to equip chambers and reactors with sight windows, important aspects of design and relevant information regarding optical access is missing or are insufficiently explored or not readily accessible in the existing literature. A comprehensive review of requirements for optical access to such high-pressure, high-temperature systems has been conducted. It is shown in a readily-navigable format as function of application and precision, with data and technical correlations hitherto not found in a ‘user-friendly’ style. The material selection procedure is detailed and supported by a complete comparison of optical materials and relevant properties. The review revealed a significant inconsistency in mechanical properties claimed in the literature for optical materials. As a response to this, increased safety factor values are suggested as function of level of uncertainties and effects of failure, typically three to four times higher than the industrial standard. Moreover, newly developed equations are presented linking performance analysis to the design criteria. | en |
dc.format.extent | 15 | |
dc.format.extent | 2243997 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Materials & Design | |
dc.subject | Combustion | |
dc.subject | Optical engine | |
dc.subject | Optically-accessible reactor | |
dc.subject | Pressure vessel | |
dc.subject | Sapphire | |
dc.subject | Window design | |
dc.subject | Materials Science(all) | |
dc.subject | Mechanics of Materials | |
dc.subject | Mechanical Engineering | |
dc.title | Opto-mechanical design for sight windows under high loads | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Engineering and Technology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Engineering Research | |
dc.contributor.institution | Sustainable Energy Technologies | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2017-12-27 | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85009089449&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.12.080 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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