The Zambian mining industry is crucial to the national economy but struggles with inconsistent equipment maintenance practices. This study developed an Equipment Maintenance Management Framework (EMMF) tailored to the...The Zambian mining industry is crucial to the national economy but struggles with inconsistent equipment maintenance practices. This study developed an Equipment Maintenance Management Framework (EMMF) tailored to the industry’s needs. Using surveys, interviews, and on-site visits at eight major mining companies, we identified significant variations in maintenance strategies, CMMS usage, and reliability engineering. The EMMF prioritizes predictive maintenance, efficient CMMS implementation, ongoing training, and robust reliability engineering to shift from reactive to proactive maintenance. We recommend adopting continuous improvement practices and data-driven decision-making based on performance metrics, with a phased EMMF implementation aligning maintenance with strategic business objectives. This framework is poised to enhance operational efficiency, equipment reliability, and safety, fostering sustainable growth in the Zambian mining sector.展开更多
The accessibility of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in dimensional inspection is studied. The problem of computing the global accessibility cone is solved using a method of angle representation. Otherwise, the l...The accessibility of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in dimensional inspection is studied. The problem of computing the global accessibility cone is solved using a method of angle representation. Otherwise, the length and volume of probe are considered sufficiently so that all the feasible probe orientations could be determined for the inspection of a workpiece when a touch trigger probe is used and the shortcoming of abstracting a probe as an infinite half line could be overcome completely. In the end, an example is given to explain the method.展开更多
In this paper,we propose a finite element time-domain(FETD)method for the Maxwell’s equations in chiral metamaterials(CMMs).The time-domain model equations are constructed by the auxiliary differential equations(ADEs...In this paper,we propose a finite element time-domain(FETD)method for the Maxwell’s equations in chiral metamaterials(CMMs).The time-domain model equations are constructed by the auxiliary differential equations(ADEs)method.The source excitation method entitled total-field and scattered-field(TF/SF)decomposition technique is applied to FETD method for the first time in simulating the propagation of electromagnetic wave in CMMs,based on which a unified ADE-FETD-UPMLTF/SF scheme is proposed to simulate the wave in CMMs.The following properties of CMMs can be observed successfully from the numerical experiments based on our method,i.e.,the ability of the polarization rotation,and the negative phase velocity.The amplitude of reflected wave can effectively be controlled by the physical parameters of CMMs.展开更多
文摘The Zambian mining industry is crucial to the national economy but struggles with inconsistent equipment maintenance practices. This study developed an Equipment Maintenance Management Framework (EMMF) tailored to the industry’s needs. Using surveys, interviews, and on-site visits at eight major mining companies, we identified significant variations in maintenance strategies, CMMS usage, and reliability engineering. The EMMF prioritizes predictive maintenance, efficient CMMS implementation, ongoing training, and robust reliability engineering to shift from reactive to proactive maintenance. We recommend adopting continuous improvement practices and data-driven decision-making based on performance metrics, with a phased EMMF implementation aligning maintenance with strategic business objectives. This framework is poised to enhance operational efficiency, equipment reliability, and safety, fostering sustainable growth in the Zambian mining sector.
文摘The accessibility of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in dimensional inspection is studied. The problem of computing the global accessibility cone is solved using a method of angle representation. Otherwise, the length and volume of probe are considered sufficiently so that all the feasible probe orientations could be determined for the inspection of a workpiece when a touch trigger probe is used and the shortcoming of abstracting a probe as an infinite half line could be overcome completely. In the end, an example is given to explain the method.
基金supported partially by the Science and Technology Development Fund,Macao SAR(0070/2019/A2)and National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant No.11701598,Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department(No.2018WK4006)NSFC Projects No.11771371,and Key Project of Hunan Education Department No.18A056.
文摘In this paper,we propose a finite element time-domain(FETD)method for the Maxwell’s equations in chiral metamaterials(CMMs).The time-domain model equations are constructed by the auxiliary differential equations(ADEs)method.The source excitation method entitled total-field and scattered-field(TF/SF)decomposition technique is applied to FETD method for the first time in simulating the propagation of electromagnetic wave in CMMs,based on which a unified ADE-FETD-UPMLTF/SF scheme is proposed to simulate the wave in CMMs.The following properties of CMMs can be observed successfully from the numerical experiments based on our method,i.e.,the ability of the polarization rotation,and the negative phase velocity.The amplitude of reflected wave can effectively be controlled by the physical parameters of CMMs.
