Optimisation and Modelling of Thermal Processes of Materials (OMOTPOM)

Project summary

Thermal processing of materials is one of the most important factors in production and reliability of engineering components. All varieties of material thermal processing technology, from heat treatment, casting and hot metal forming, to the welding, not only manufactures workpieces of required shapes but also optimizes their final properties. Objective of the optimisation of thermal processes of materials is development of models and computer simulations of thermal processes of materials and study of optimizing the application of tools and dies in thermal processing of materials.

During the thermal processing, physical processes and material properties such as: heat transfer, microstructure transformations, mechanical properties and distortions and residual stresses will be studied primarily. To solve these tasks, joined thermo-mechanic-metallurgical approach will be required. The computer program for simulation of heat transfer, microstructure transformations, mechanical properties, distortions and residual stresses during the thermal processes will be analyzed.

To meet the needs of industry to control and optimize the thermal process parameters, developed computer programs for simulation of the thermal processes will be accomplished by considering the achievement of:

• Required workpiece shape,
• Desired mechanical property distribution,
• Desired microstructure distribution by avoidance of cracking as well as reduction of distortion and residual stresses.

Principal investigator

Assist. Prof. Dario Iljkić, D. Sc., Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka

Team members

Prof. Dražen Živković, D. Sc., Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Croatia

Prof. Božo Smoljan, D. Sc., Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Assist. Prof. Sunčana Smokvina Hanza, D. Sc., Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Prof. Branimir Lela, D. Sc., Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Croatia

Prof. Domagoj Rubeša, D. Sc., Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka

Prof. Zvonimir Kolumbić, D. Sc., Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Rijeka, Croatia

Prof. Loreta Pomenić, D. Sc., Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

D. Sc. Mauro Maretić, Technical High School, Pula, Croatia

Zvonimir Dadić, D. Sc., Postdoctoral researcher, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Croatia

Lovro Štic, D. Sc. student, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Andrej Borić, D. Sc. student, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Nikša Čatipović, D. Sc. student, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Croatia

Neven Tomašić, D. Sc. student, Reneteh Ogulin d.o.o., Croatia

Goran Salopek, D. Sc. student, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Milenko Jokić, D. Sc. student, Polytechnic of Pula, College of applied sciences, Pula, Croatia

Hrvoje Novak, D. Sc. student, NMP Produkt d.o.o. Croatia