Using Plasma Coatings to Increase Equipment Reliability at Agribusiness Enterprises
摘要
The wear and corrosion patterns of parts in technological environments of food production result from the influence of random factors. These factors include environmental conditions, load, speed, other external influences, and material characteristics such as hardness and yield strength. As these parameters are random variables, predicting the reliability of machines and equipment should be based on assessing the probability of failure-free operation and service life. The use of plasma coatings in friction units of food equipment operating without lubrication and in acidic environments was examined. The study investigated the impact of aggressive corrosive-active environments on the wear resistance of coatings, which could potentially be used to protect equipment parts in the meat and fish processing industry. The research demonstrated the possibility of controlling the process of corrosion-mechanical wear of equipment parts by polarizing the friction zone. Test results confirmed that the process of corrosion-mechanical wear of eutectic coatings can be managed by adjusting the potential of the friction zone with an external current source. Additionally, the electrochemical characteristics of the coatings in aqueous environments were identified, explaining the process of corrosion-mechanical wear. The level of protection offered by the investigated coatings under simultaneous mechanical loads and working environments was evaluated.