Energy efficiency improvement of machine tool spindle cooling system with on–off control

Kategorien Zeitschriften/Aufsätze (reviewed)
Jahr 2019
Autoren Mori, K., Bergmann, B., Kono, D., Denkena, B., Matsubara, A.:
Veröffentlicht in CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 25 (2019), S. 14-21.
Beschreibung

Spindle cooling systems are essential to suppress the thermal displacements of machine tools. However, they are one of the main energy consuming units in machine tools. Therefore, the trade-off between their energy efficiency and thermal displacement needs to be investigated and relevant mitigation methods developed. This paper proposes an on–off cooling method that reduces the energy consumption of a hot-gas-bypass type spindle cooling system with minimal thermal displacement of machine tools. Evaluations conducted on two machine tools (specifically, a vertical machining center and a turn-mill center) verify that the proposed method enables the cooling system to operate more energy efficiently.

DOI 10.1016/j.cirpj.2019.04.003