Automated control of the production process of antifriction polymer materials

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents a technique of controlling the process of oil filling of polymer and composite materials, which allows automated determination of volumetric heating of a polymer or composite sample for the purpose of drying. The differentiation of the obtained results, presented in graphical form, made it possible to quickly analyze the dynamics of temperature changes in the thickness of the material, the change of which determines the rates and time of impregnation to a certain depth of the body of the polymer or composite sample in figure 1. According to the developed methodology, studies of the impregnation of the oil filler of a mixture of M8-B motor oil and hexane were carried out. For each experiment, time dependences of the impregnation rate were obtained. Based on the work carried out, the optimal proportion of a mixture of hexane and engine oil and the most favourable temperature conditions were determined. At the end of the research, the assumption about the possibility of using this technique for the purpose of its industrial use in the technology of oil filling of antifriction products made of polymer and composite materials was confirmed.