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European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research - COST

 

COST 526

Automatic Process Optimization in Materials Technology

(APOMAT)

 

TEMPLATE FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL

 

Filled in template (RTF 25 KB or copy this side) to be sent to:

Verena Tesch
ACCESS e.V.
Intzestr. 5
52072 Aachen
GERMANY
 
 
E-mail: v.tesch@access.rwth-aachen.de

Deadline (1st call): May 31th 2001

Deadline (2nd call): September 30th 2001

 

Title of proposal:

 

Keywords:

 

Organization/Company:

Address:

Project leader:

Tel.:

Fax:

E-mail:

Hints for using the template:

- Please read carefully the summary on objectives of COST 526

- Delete and replace all lines between

 

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- Do not delete any chapter headings. If they do not apply, add the term "Not applicable"

- If a requirement is identified but not yet specified in detail, add the term "Not specified yet"

 

1. Duration / run time of the project

 

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- Starting and finishing date

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2. Overall cost

 

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- in kEURO

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3. Funding situation

 

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Choose one of the following options:

- Funding already assured by (e.g. governmental organization and / or industrial company):

- Funding applied for at:

- Thinking about funding by:

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4. Project partners indicated to participate

 

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- Indicate partners on national and / or european levelpartners

- Description of the collaborative approach

- Expected mutual benefit

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5. Project partners to be found

 

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- Objectives of collaboration

- Expected mutual benefit

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6. Short description of the material process to be optimized

 

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- Which type of process is involved (e.g. pilot process, industrial process)?

- Essentials of process technology

- Economic impact (e.g. production figures, turnover)

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7. Material(s) involved:

 

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- Material type of the product (e.g. superalloy CMSX4, Si3N4 powder)

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8. Optimization potential of the process or process step

 

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- Quantified impact on material quality, processing time etc.

- Technological feasibility

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9. Specified material properties to be achieved

 

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- Which material qualities are to be respected or even improved?

- What are the material defects to be avoided?

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10. Process parameters to be optimized

 

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- Identify process parameters related to material qualities or defects

- What are the restraints for these parameters (e.g. maximum heater temperature,

maximum speed)

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11. Material laws including material dependent coefficients

 

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- What quantitative laws will be applied for quality function design?

- Are coefficients / data available or to be determined?

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12. Simulator

 

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- Brief description of the program system to be applied for process simulation

- Are there process specific software developments necessary?

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13. Optimizer

 

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- Indicate optimization algorithms or software optimization environments
(e.g. name of a commercial optimization software package) to be applied

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14. Competence / activities of proposer:

 

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- With respect to material process simulation, material laws and - if applicable -

to numerical process optimization

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15. International state of the art and references

 

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- State of the art of process modelling and optimization concerning your proposals

- Relevant publications and articles

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