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Slitter Roller

Slitter Roller component

 

Description

Usage

Equations

Additional Features

Connections

Parameters

Summary Variables

Description

The Slitter Roller component divides the upstream web to two or more webs in the downstream.

Usage

The roller component must be between the upstream Span component and multiple downstream (slitted) span components.

The Slitter Roller component can have between zero and 10 cuts. With zero cuts, the component acts like a regular Roller component. With one cut, the downstream will consists of two parallel adjacent spans.

The picture below shows an example of a 1 m wide web being cut into three downstream webs (two cuts). The slitting points are defined with respect to the far end of the web as shown.

Equations

Consider the roller shown below.

Assume the web velocity goes through a discontinuous velocity change at the b (right) boundary.

Ta

Upstream tension

Tb1Tb11

Downstream tension

va

Upstream speed

vb1vb11

Downstream speed

τm

Motor torque (zero if modeling an idler roller)

R

Roller effective radius

ωr

Roller angular velocity

b

Bearing damping coefficient

W

Web width

β1β11

Wrap angle

Under a no-slip assumption, we have:

RTai=1nTbi=τmJωrtbωr

va=Rωr

Additional Features

Eccentricity

The roller eccentricity is enabled by checking the option Add eccentricity

CAD-Based Mass and Inertia

Instead of using the internally calculated roller mass and inertia (which assumes a cylindrical shape), one can select to use an external component to give the roller the required mass and inertia. This is accomplished by checking the option Use CAD as shown below:

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

framea

Left web 3D connection point

frame_a

frameb,frameb1..b11

Right web 3D connection point

frame_b

framec

Roller holder base frame

frame_c

framed

External mass/inertia

frame_d

weba

Left (entry) web transfer information port

web_a

webb,webb1..b11

Right (exit) web transfer information port

web_b

flangec

Roller rotation flange

flange_c

vout

Sensor output

v_out

Parameters

Web Properties

Name

Default

Description

Modelica ID

Use default properties (WP1)

true

When checked (true), web properties are defined by the closest Web Properties block (WP1) found.

useDefault

Web Properties

WP1

Name of the Web Properties record

wp

Settings

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Number of cuts

0

 

number of cuts

n

Cut 1 location .. Cut 10 location

 

m

Location of a cutting edge w.r.t. the back edge. Values must be bigger than zero and less than the web width

z_cut1

Use alternative configuration

false

 

Choose between two possible solutions for the web/roll configuration

useAltConfig

Flip direction

false

 

Use this option when building web lines that go from right to left. See documentation for more information

flipDirection

Use fixed base

false

 

When checked (true), frame is fixed in the inertial coordinate frame

useFixedBase

r

0,0

m

Location of frame_b with respect to ground

InitPos

θ

0

rad

Rotation about z axis

InitAng

Use sensor

false

 

When checked (true), a signal output is enabled for the web speed

useSensor

Output type

1

 

Select measured quantity

sensorType

Velocity output unit

[1]

 

 

toUnitV

[1] Maplesoft.Conversions.VelocityDim.m/s

Roller

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

D

0.2

m

Diameter of the roller

D

Use CAD

false

 

when checked (true), mass and inertia are defined from an externally attached CAD component or a rigid body component

useCAD

Di

0

m

Inner diameter of the roller (Inertia and visualization) [1]

Di

L

1.2

m

Roller length [1]

L

Use cylindrical geometry

true

 

When checked (true), roller inertia is calculated assuming a uniform cylindrical geometry [1]

useCylindricalGeometry

ρ

2.7·103

kgm3

Roller density [2]

rho_roll

m

1

kg

Roller mass [3]

m

J

5.0·10−3

kgm2

Roller rotational inertia [3]

J

d

0

Nmsrad

Bearing viscous damping constant

d

[1] Enabled when Use CAD is false.

[2] Enabled when Use cylindrical geometry is true and Use CAD is false.

[3] Enabled when Use cylindrical geometry is false and Use CAD is false.

Eccentricity

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Add eccentricity

false

 

When checked (true), a parameter is enabled for the roller eccentricity

addEccentricity

Use input

false

 

When checked (true), eccentricity is given by an input signal in meters [1]

useInputEccentricity

e

0

m

Roller eccentricity [2]

ecc

θ0

0

rad

Initial eccentricity angle [1]

theta_ecc0

[1] Enabled when Add eccentricity is true.

[2] Enabled when Add eccentricity is true and Use Input is false.

Friction

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

μc

0.20

 

Coulomb coefficient of friction. When slippage is not enabled, this parameter is only used in the calculation of the capstan tension limit summary variable.

mu_c

Use constant coefficient of friction

true

 

When unchecked (false), a velocity-dependent formulation is used for the coefficient of friction [1]

useConstantCoF

Peak

1

 

peak$μc$ = Maximum friction force at zero sliding velocity

peak

vs

1·10−2

ms

Stribeck sliding velocity

vs

nDecay

2

 

Decay exponent

nDecay

μd

0

sm

Viscous coefficient of friction

mu_d

v0

1·10−4

ms

Tight/slack side switching velocity boundary

v0

P

0

Pa

Surface pressure (positive is suction). When slippage is not enabled, this parameter is only used in the calculation of the capstan tension limit summary variable.

P

[1] Enabled when Include Slippage is true.

[2] Enabled when Use constant coefficient of friction is true and

Visualization

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Show roller

true

 

When checked (true), a visualization of the roller is created

showVisualization_roller

Transparent roller

false

 

When checked (true) the roller visualization is transparent

transparent_roller

Roller color

Blue

 

Roller color

color_roller

Band color

Yellow

 

Band color

color_band

Band angle

20

degree

Band angle

band_angle

Show frame

true

 

When checked (true), a visualization of the frame is created

showVisualization_frame

Transparent frame

false

 

When checked (true) the frame visualization is transparent

transparent_frame

Frame color

Orange

 

Frame color

color_frame

Show base shaft

false

 

When checked (true), additional shaft visualization is added to the base frame

showShaft

Show reaction force arrow

false

 

When checked (true), ground reaction force is visualized with an arrow

showReactionForce

Force arrow scale

1000

1

Force scale (N to m)

forceScale

Force arrow color

Cyan

 

Force arrow color

forceColor

Force arrow transparency

false

 

Force arrow transparency

forceTransparent

Show reaction torque arrow

false

 

When checked (true), ground reaction force is visualized with an arrow

showReactionTorque

Torque arrow scale

100

1

Torque scale (Nm to m)

torqueScale

Torque arrow color

Magenta

 

Torque arrow color

torqueColor

Torque arrow transparency

false

 

Torque arrow transparency

torqueTransparent

Frame

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

mf

0

kg

Frame mass

m_frame

Jf

0

kgm2

Frame inertia

J_frame

Add frame offset

false

 

When checked (true), frame connection point is placed at an offset w.r.t. the roll center

addFrameOffset

rf

0,0

m

Offset in the XY plane

rf

Advanced Settings

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Use effective radius

false

 

When checked (true), the roller radius is padded with half of the thickness of the web

useEffectiveRadius

Summary Variables

Name

Units

Description

Modelica ID

summary_WrapAngle

[1]

Wrap angle

summary_WrapAngle

summary_Length

[1]

Length of the web in contact with the roller

summary_Length

summary_Limit

 

Between 0 and 1; 0 means tension limit is less than capstan limit or include slippage is true; 1 means tension limit exceeds capstan limit (web will slip)

summary_Limit

summary_SlipVelocity

[1]

Slip velocity: v_web - w_rollerR_eff

summary_SlipVelocity

summary_SlipRatio

 

(roller surface speed - web speed)/(roller surface speed)

summary_SlipRatio

summary_RollerAngularVelocity

[1]

Roller angular velocity

summary_RollerAngularVelocity

summary_WebSpeed

[1]

Web speed

summary_WebSpeed

summary_RollerSurfaceSpeed

[1]

Roller surface speed

summary_RollerSurfaceSpeed

[1] Units are set in the corresponding Web Properties block (under the Summary variables section)

See Also

Rollers

Web Handling Library