This new project “UltraMQL-Ultrasonic Minimum Quantity Lubrication Machining for Economic & Environmental Sustainability” with Nuclear AMRC has been selected for funding by Innovate UK, with AEC work led by Prof Cyril Crua.
This project is a diversification of the AEC’s work on droplets and sprays into advanced manufacturing. Alongside University of Sheffield’s Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, the project team brings 3 new industry partners for the AEC: Kugel Rotary (precision machining SME), Quaker Houghton (global leader in industrial process fluids), and Bloc Digital (Industry 4.0).
The overall objective of UltraMQL is to develop and test a next generation Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) device. The activities at the University of Brighton will focus on developing one of two high-precision MQL atomizer prototypes, and applying laser and imaging techniques to verify the spray performance of both MQL prototypes against flow rate and droplet size requirements. The team at Brighton will bring together fundamental science from our research on droplets (largely funded by EPSRC) with state-of-the-art optical measurements to define the design of a new MQL atomizer.
Congratulations Cyril!
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