Researcher develops new method to predict when metals reach breaking point

摘要

Since the creation of the simple wheel, humans have found ways to increase quality of life and advance scientific knowledge using machines. Though the prevalence of machinery has allowed us to build bigger, travel faster and create more quickly with complexity increasing as science advances, our depen- dence upon them has limitations. Everything that moves can and will break, especially metals under strain. And when they fail, the consequences can be catastrophic. Michael Khonsari at the Center for Rotating Machinery in LSU's College of Engineering has developed a novel method to avoid the danger that comes with reaching the breaking point. This has the potential to save industry millions of dollars - and save lives.