Optimization of process parameters of green electrical discharge machining using principal component analysis (PCA)

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (5-8) ◽  
pp. 1299-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagadish ◽  
Amitava Ray
Author(s):  
U. Shrinivas Balraj ◽  
A. Gopala Krishna

This paper investigates multi-objective optimization of electrical discharge machining process parameters using a new combination of Taguchi method and principal component analysis based grey relational analysis. In this study, three conflicting performance characteristics related to surface integrity such as surface roughness, white layer thickness and surface crack density are considered in electrical discharge machining of RENE80 nickel super alloy. The process parameters considered are peak current, pulse on time and pulse off time. The experiments are conducted based on Taguchi method and these experimental results are used in grey relational analysis and weights of the corresponding performance characteristics are determined by principal component analysis. The weighted grey relational grade is used as a performance index to determine optimum process parameters and results of the confirmation experiments indicate that the combined approach is effective in determining optimum process parameters.


Author(s):  
Supriyo Roy ◽  
Kaushik Kumar ◽  
J. Paulo Davim

Machining of hard metals and alloys using Conventional machining involves increased demand of time, energy and cost. It causes tool wear resulting in loss of quality of the product. Non-conventional machining, on the other hand produces product with minimum time and at desired level of accuracy. In the present study, EN19 steel was machined using CNC Wire Electrical discharge machining with pre-defined process parameters. Material Removal Rate and Surface roughness were considered as responses for this study. The present optimization problem is single and as well as multi-response. Considering the complexities of this present problem, experimental data were generated and the results were analyzed by using Taguchi, Grey Relational Analysis and Weighted Principal Component Analysis under soft computing approach. Responses variances with the variation of process parameters were thoroughly studied and analyzed; also ‘best optimal values' were identified. The result shows an improvement in responses from mean to optimal values of process parameters.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 14432-14439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Raju ◽  
N. Manikandan ◽  
D. Palanisamy ◽  
D. Arulkirubakaran ◽  
S. SambathKumar ◽  
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