TIEDO Project: Ecological stress relief installation

TIEDO Project: Ecological stress relief installation

Project director: Dr. Eng. Victor Proca (ICMET Craiova)

A very strong national consortium was created to carry out this complex project. It includes four university centers, three national institutes and a top SME.

• ICMET Craiova: Project leader (Dr. Eng. Victor Proca)
• Bucharest Polytechnic University: Prof. Dr. Eng. Costica Atanasiu
• University of Craiova: Prof. Dr. Eng. Valcu Rosca
• Timisoara Polytechnic University: Prof. Dr. Eng. Pavel Tripa
• Technical University of Cluj-Napoca: Prof. Dr. Eng. Horia Balan
• ISIM Timisoara: Dr. Eng. Doru-Romulus Pascu
• ICPE-CA Bucharest: Dr. Eng. Mircea Ignat
• SC VIG IMPEX SRL Craiova: Dr. Eng. Ion Purcaru

The main objective is to identify the specific links of a completely interdisciplinary field. These allow the intelligent takeover of cutting-edge technological achievements. We draw inspiration from various technical sectors to increase the level of equipment. We reduce huge energy consumption and protect the environment. The project carries out frontier research in the areas of the FP7 Program.

• We are developing new concepts regarding the mechanism of internal tension production.
• We develop destructive and non-destructive methods for evaluating internal stresses.
• We create functional models for the ecological vibration stress relief installation.
• We are developing a center of excellence for international collaboration and research.
• We train young graduates in the Master's degree in Machine Safety and Integrity.
• We are integrating the project into the European technological platform dedicated to steel resources.

The huge technical impact of the project is generated by the alignment with European requirements. We perfectly meet the needs of the technological platform PT23 – Industrial Steel. Excellent direct benefits are obtained both for the ICMET supplier and for the users. Our microproduction department will execute and homologate the newly created prototype.

The project has a fundamental and direct contribution to environmental conservation. We are replacing the outdated thermal stress relief technology. This was extremely energy-consuming and highly polluting. The new ecological vibration method completely eliminates polluting smoke emissions. We are considerably improving the working conditions and safety of workers in the sections.

The potential users of the technology are the major manufacturers in the metallurgical industry. The factories of welded assemblies, casts and heavy forged parts are directly targeted. The national distribution of our partnership creates the premises for increasing the number of favored economic agents. We create real opportunities for education, technology transfer and new secure jobs. We attract and retain valuable young people in local research.

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Stage I (2006) – Concepts and theories regarding the mechanism of internal stress decrease in cast, forged and welded steel structures	Download PDF
Stage II (2007) – Execution documentation for functional models and specialized software	Download PDF
Stage III (2007) – Achievement of functional models and experiments on specialized software	Download PDF
Stage IV (2008) – Experiments; comparative study; demonstration of functionality	Download PDF