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Automatic Actuation of the Anti-Freezing System Using SMA Coil Springs
by Daehwan Cho, Joonhong Park and Jaeil Kim
Metals 2021, 11(9), 1424; https://doi.org/10.3390/met11091424 - 9 Sep 2021
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Abstract
Studies have been actively conducted on systems that prevent the breakage of water pipes from freezing in winter. Shape memory alloy (SMA) coil springs have been used as the key components of actuators that can operate automatically by detecting the real-time outside temperature [...] Read more.
Studies have been actively conducted on systems that prevent the breakage of water pipes from freezing in winter. Shape memory alloy (SMA) coil springs have been used as the key components of actuators that can operate automatically by detecting the real-time outside temperature changes, but research on its use as an actuator that can operate at sub-zero temperatures is insufficient. This study proposes the anti-freezing system using Ni-44.08Ti-1.46Co (wt.%) SMA coil springs that operate near sub-zero temperatures to prevent the freezing accident of water pipes. After fabricating the SMA coil springs, the test for performance evaluation of the springs applied static load conditions was conducted on the specific outside temperature. To examine the operation of anti-freezing systems applied the SMA coil spring as an actuator, the water discharge test (WDT) was also conducted along with the computational fluid simulation. The results of water discharge measurement obtained by WDT, simulations, and theoretical equations applied to the fluid resupply system constructed were compared with each other to verify the reliability. Consequently, it was confirmed that water discharge can be automatically controlled in real time according to temperature changes of SMA coil springs in the anti-freezing system. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Manufacturing Processes for Shape Memory Alloys)
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