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[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Tribology/BICERI_UWM/BICERI%20UWM-files%20(2009)/CML732%20Report%20(BICERI).pdf Report] | [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Tribology/BICERI_UWM/BICERI%20UWM-files%20(2009)/ Project files]
 
[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Tribology/BICERI_UWM/BICERI%20UWM-files%20(2009)/CML732%20Report%20(BICERI).pdf Report] | [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Tribology/BICERI_UWM/BICERI%20UWM-files%20(2009)/ Project files]
  
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"Howard Benade: Development of automation mechanisms for the Biceri Universal Wear-testing Machine"<br/>
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[ftp://ragnarok.up.ac.za/publicftp/lab/Tribology/BICERI_UWM/Biceri_improvement%202011/Report%20CML%20732_Biceri.pdf Report] | [ftp://ragnarok.up.ac.za/publicftp/lab/Tribology/BICERI_UWM/Biceri_improvement%202011/ Project files]
  
 
== Documentation ==
 
== Documentation ==
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The machine's wiring diagram is included in the BICERI UWM-file. It was drawn by hand due to the unavailability of wiring diagram from BICERI. The file contains the wiring diagram of the junction box.
 
The machine's wiring diagram is included in the BICERI UWM-file. It was drawn by hand due to the unavailability of wiring diagram from BICERI. The file contains the wiring diagram of the junction box.
 
[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/02_pH/02pH_WiringDiagram_2009.vsd .VSD (Visio)] | [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/02_pH/02pH_WiringDiagram_2009.pdf .PDF]
 
[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/02_pH/02pH_WiringDiagram_2009.vsd .VSD (Visio)] | [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/02_pH/02pH_WiringDiagram_2009.pdf .PDF]
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== The BICERI Machine as test metal cutting apparatus  ==
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Parts being made will be implemented and metal cutting tests will then  be performed to determine repeatability of the tests.
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Autmation mechanisms have been installed.

Latest revision as of 11:44, 29 November 2011

The BICERI Universal Wear-testing Machine in the Tribology Lab

Dr Terry Eyre from Brunel University in the UK developed a multi-functional wear-testing machine and the British Internal Combustion Engine Research Institute (BICERI) distributed it. It was called the “BICERI Universal Wear-testing Machine”. The machine is multi-functional in that it incorporates three different wear contact regimes, mentioned below:

  • Pin-on-reciprocating plate module;
  • Rotating pin-on-disk module; and
  • Block-on-ring module.

Each of these wear contact regimes could be studied by a configuration of the hardware provided.

More than 10 years ago Sasol purchased a Universal Wear Machine from BICERI, wanting to utilize its diversity. Unfortunately this was right around the time that BICERI went bankrupt. Sasol received the machine, but it could never be fully commissioned due to faulty software. The machine was donated to the University of Pretoria a few years ago and was commissioned in 2009 as a CML project.

Current/Previous projects

2009

Gerhard Marais, Commissioning of the BICERI Universal Wear Machine
Report | Project files

2011 (Current)

"Howard Benade: Development of automation mechanisms for the Biceri Universal Wear-testing Machine"


Report | Project files

Documentation

Wiring diagrams

The machine's wiring diagram is included in the BICERI UWM-file. It was drawn by hand due to the unavailability of wiring diagram from BICERI. The file contains the wiring diagram of the junction box. .VSD (Visio) | .PDF

The BICERI Machine as test metal cutting apparatus

Parts being made will be implemented and metal cutting tests will then be performed to determine repeatability of the tests.

Autmation mechanisms have been installed.