Projects

National

INNOVATTOOLS – Inovatívne prístupy k zvyšovaniu životnosti a znižovaniu energetickej náročnosti rezných nástrojov pri spracovaní dreva v lesníctve
Innovative approaches to increase the lifetime and reduce the energy consumption of cutting tools in wood processing in forestry
Program: SRDA
Project leader: RNDr. Džupon Miroslav, PhD.
Annotation: The project will address the issue of the use of methods and procedures for the modification of cutting tools for wood processing in forestry. The result will be an increase in their lifetime and a reduction in emissions and energy consumption of forestry machinery and equipment. The main objects of research will be tools for primary wood processing, modification and processing of forestry biomass for energy purposes, such as splitting and chipping tools, tools for cross-cutting wood, etc. The main task of the project will be the design of procedures and methods for the modification of exposed functional surfaces of the tools. Ensuring a higher quality of functional tool surfaces in the context of reducing friction and eliminating adhesion, provides a prerequisite for reducing the load on machinery equipment and thus reducing emissions and energy consumption in a given production. Analyses will be carried out on the tools – FEM analysis in order to determine the stress-strain state, on the samples analysis of the state of the material in terms of physical properties, microstructure, mechanical properties and resistance to adhesive wear in wood-metal interaction and also abrasive wear. Based on the results of the analyses carried out, innovative surface treatment procedures will be proposed for the exposed functional surfaces to guarantee an increase in their functional lifetime. These will be applied to samples and laboratory tested by relevant test procedures. From the results of the laboratory tests, a selection will be made of the most appropriate non-conventional innovative procedures, which will be applied to the tools and tested on the equipment under forestry operating conditions. In doing so, it will be observed how the modifications in question affect the energy consumption of forestry machinery and equipment. Part of the project solution will be to ensure industrial-legal protection of the original solutions.
Duration: 1.7.2022 – 30.6.2026
00099 – Štipendiá pre excelentných výskumníkov ohrozených vojnovým konfkliktom na Ukrajine
Program: Plán obnovy EÚ
Project leader: Mgr. Petryshynets Ivan, PhD.
Duration: 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2025
Výskum odolnosti a prevencie moderných konštrukčných materiálov voči vodíkovému krehnutiu
Research of the resistance and prevention of modern structural materials against hydrogen embrittlement
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Falat Ladislav, PhD.
Annotation: The aim of the project is to investigate the susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of structural metallicmaterials based on Fe (i.e. modern grades of carbon and alloy steels) as well as selected alloys or compositesbased on non-ferrous metals (e.g. Al, Cu, Mg, etc.) by the method of electrochemical hydrogen charging andmechanical testing in laboratory conditions. The microstructural conditionality of hydrogen embrittlement will be investigated on defined material states with characteristic microstructural parameters (grain size, phase composition, etc.). The possibilities of HE prevention will be investigated using available methods of surface modification (layers and coatings, surface alloying, formation of gradient structures, etc.) of basic materials inorder to apply a barrier effect against hydrogen permeability.
Duration: 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025