Shape Memory Alloy Valves: Basics, Potentials, Design

220 Pages·2015·11.451 MB·English

by  Alexander Czechowicz, Sven Langbein (eds.)

Alexander Czechowicz · Sven Langbein
Editors
Shape
Memory
Alloy Valves
Basics, Potentials, Design
Shape Memory Alloy Valves

Alexander Czechowicz (cid:129) Sven Langbein
Editors
Shape Memory Alloy Valves
Basics, Potentials, Design
Editors
Alexander Czechowicz Sven Langbein
FGW e.V. Menden , Germany
Remscheid , Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-19080-8 ISBN 978-3-319-19081-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19081-5
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Pref ace
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are multifunctional materials with remarkable
characteristics for application in medical, industrial, and consumer products. On
one hand they are suitable as superelastic materials for implants and medical
devices; on the other hand they can be used as actuators using thermal or electrical
energy to generate strokes and actuating forces.
D ue to their benefi ts in industrial applications like miniaturization of drives,
massive weight reduction, noiseless actuation, and intelligent intrinsic functions,
they are interesting as substitution and superior concepts for actuators. Especially
actuators for utilization in valve drives are in the focus of shape memory alloy appli-
cations, as so presented in this book.
O ften research and development collaborations with industrial and academic
partners focus on analogical questions about the application of these smart materials
in drives. Often these drives have to be used in valves, as several famous applica-
tions have already proven the suitability for series.
Nevertheless, the calculation of displacements, lifetime, and dynamic properties
are just three examples in the wide fi eld of shape memory alloy actuator develop-
ment which often are unclear to an unexperienced engineer.
H ence, the aim of this book is to introduce shape memory alloy technology, with
focus on valve drive applications. While the basic chapters present the valve and
SMA technology basically, the rear chapters discuss proceedings during product
development.
The book is written for designers in machine-, valve-, automotive-, aerospace
engineering, product developers, and product managers as well as for teachers and
students at universities of science and mechanical engineering.
Remscheid, Germany Alexander Czechowicz
Menden, Germany Sven Langbein
January 2015
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Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
Alexander Czechowicz and Sven Langbein
2 Valve Technology: State of the Art and System Design ...................... 3
Michael Hannig , Falk Höhne , and Sven Langbein
3 Introduction to Shape Memory Alloy Technology .............................. 23
Alexander Czechowicz and Sven Langbein
4 Introduction to Shape Memory Alloy Actuators ................................. 41
Sven Langbein and Alexander Czechowicz
5 Sensing Properties of SMA Actuators
and Sensorless Control .......................................................................... 73
Stefan Seelecke
6 Potentials of Shape Memory Technology
in Industrial Applications ...................................................................... 89
Sven Langbein
7 Shape Memory Valves: Motivation, Risks, and Potentials ................. 101
Alexander Czechowicz and Sven Langbein
8 Design of Thermal SMA Valves ............................................................ 113
Sven Langbein and Konstantin Lygin
9 Design of Electrical SMA Valves ........................................................... 129
Alexander Czechowicz
10 Methodology for SMA Valve Development Illustrated
by the Development of a SMA Pinch Valve ......................................... 151
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11 Examples of Shape Memory Alloy Valves on Market ......................... 179
Alexander Czechowicz and Sven Langbein
12 Future Perspectives of SMA and SMA Valves ..................................... 191
Sven Langbein and Alexander Czechowicz
Index ................................................................................................................ 209
Contributors
Alexander Czechowicz Zentrum für Angewandte Formgedächtnistechnik,
Forschungsgemeinschaft Werkzeuge und Werkstoffe e.V. , Remscheid , Germany
Sven Langbein FG-INNOVATION GmbH , Bochum , Germany
Stefan Seelecke Z eMA – Zentrum für Mechatronik und Automatisierungstechnik
gemeinnützige GmbH , Saarbrücken , Germany
Konstantin Lygin Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum , Germany
Michael Hannig Bürkert Werke GmbH , Ingelfi ngen , Germany
Falk Höhne Lindner Armaturen GmbH , Chemnitz , Germany
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