Investigation of the Water Guided Laser Micro-Jet Machining of Aero Engine Components

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Wang

The water guided laser micro-jet (LMJ) is a new potential method to machine aero engine parts with much less heat affected area and faster cutting speed than dry laser machining. The focus of this paper is to investigate the energy density and material removal for a dual-laser LMJ system. Then, the effects of dominated parameters on the energy density of LMJ are analyzed. Finally, a mathematical model is developed to describe the relationship between dominant laser parameters with the energy density of LMJ and material removal rate followed by machining case studies of aero engine components.

Author(s):  
Amritpal Singh ◽  
Rakesh Kumar

In the present study, Experimental investigation of the effects of various cutting parameters on the response parameters in the hard turning of EN36 steel under the dry cutting condition is done. The input control parameters selected for the present work was the cutting speed, feed and depth of cut. The objective of the present work is to minimize the surface roughness to obtain better surface finish and maximization of material removal rate for better productivity. The design of experiments was done with the help of Taguchi L9 orthogonal array. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to find out the significance of the input parameters on the response parameters. Percentage contribution for each control parameter was calculated using ANOVA with 95 % confidence value. From results, it was observed that feed is the most significant factor for surface roughness and the depth of cut is the most significant control parameter for Material removal rate.


Author(s):  
A. Pandey ◽  
R. Kumar ◽  
A. K. Sahoo ◽  
A. Paul ◽  
A. Panda

The current research presents an overall performance-based analysis of Trihexyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride [[CH3(CH2)5]P(Cl)(CH2)13CH3] ionic fluid mixed with organic coconut oil (OCO) during turning of hardened D2 steel. The application of cutting fluid on the cutting interface was performed through Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) approach keeping an eye on the detrimental consequences of conventional flood cooling. PVD coated (TiN/TiCN/TiN) cermet tool was employed in the current experimental work. Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array and TOPSIS are executed to analysis the influences, significance and optimum parameter settings for predefined process parameters. The prime objective of the current work is to analyze the influence of OCO based Trihexyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride ionic fluid on flank wear, surface roughness, material removal rate, and chip morphology. Better quality of finish (Ra = 0.2 to 1.82 µm) was found with 1% weight fraction but it is not sufficient to control the wear growth. Abrasion, chipping, groove wear, and catastrophic tool tip breakage are recognized as foremost tool failure mechanisms. The significance of responses have been studied with the help of probability plots, main effect plots, contour plots, and surface plots and the correlation between the input and output parameters have been analyzed using regression model. Feed rate and depth of cut are equally influenced (48.98%) the surface finish while cutting speed attributed the strongest influence (90.1%). The material removal rate is strongly prejudiced by cutting speed (69.39 %) followed by feed rate (28.94%) whereas chip reduction coefficient is strongly influenced through the depth of cut (63.4%) succeeded by feed (28.8%). TOPSIS significantly optimized the responses with 67.1 % gain in closeness coefficient.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (10A) ◽  
pp. 1489-1503
Author(s):  
Marwa Q. Ibraheem

In this present work use a genetic algorithm for the selection of cutting conditions in milling operation such as cutting speed, feed and depth of cut to investigate the optimal value and the effects of it on the material removal rate and tool wear. The material selected for this work was Ti-6Al-4V Alloy using H13A carbide as a cutting tool. Two objective functions have been adopted gives minimum tool wear and maximum material removal rate that is simultaneously optimized. Finally, it does conclude from the results that the optimal value of cutting speed is (1992.601m/min), depth of cut is (1.55mm) and feed is (148.203mm/rev) for the present work.


Author(s):  
Sundar Marimuthu ◽  
Bethan Smith

This manuscript discusses the experimental results on 300 W picosecond laser machining of aerospace-grade nickel superalloy. The effect of the laser’s energetic and beam scanning parameters on the machining performance has been studied in detail. The machining performance has been investigated in terms of surface roughness, sub-surface thermal damage, and material removal rate. At optimal process conditions, a picosecond laser with an average power output of 300 W can be used to achieve a material removal rate (MRR) of ∼140 mm3/min, with thermal damage less than 20 µm. Shorter laser pulse widths increase the material removal rate and reduce the resultant surface roughness. High scanning speeds improve the picosecond laser machining performance. Edge wall taper of ∼10° was observed over all the picosecond laser machined slots. The investigation demonstrates that high-power picosecond lasers can be used for the macro-machining of industrial components at an acceptable speed and quality.


2019 ◽  
Vol 952 ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
János Kundrák ◽  
Viktor Molnár ◽  
István Deszpoth ◽  
Tamás Makkai

The kinematic versions and applied tools of milling allow for the machining of several surfaces and surface combinations, making it a versatile and widely applied procedure. Face milling for cutting is used for the high productivity manufacturing of prismatic components. Naturally, the enhancement of productivity is a primary goal for manufacturing companies; this study analyzes the efficiency of material removal, which directly influences the time parameters characterizing production performed by face milling. The focus of the paper is to identify the selection of technological data (feed, feed rate, cutting speed, diameter of milling head) that can reduce the machining time or increase the values of material removal rate. Cutting experiments were carried out for machining prismatic components from AlSi9Cu3(Fe) aluminum alloy by diamond tools. It was found that within the performance limits of the manufacturing system it is possible to save a significant amount of manufacturing time while retaining the specified geometric accuracy and surface quality of the component.


2007 ◽  
Vol 329 ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
H. Cheng ◽  
H.Y. Tam ◽  
Y. Gao ◽  
Yong Bo Wu ◽  
Y. Wang

This paper proposes a sub-aperture grinding tool for loose abrasive computer controlled surfacing, which is designed to perform epicyclic motion and rotate around its centre at a rapid rate, whilst the entire mechanism revolves around a secondary centre at a slower rate. In actual process, the wear of the tool could affect the material removal function, and make the process unstable, thus in fact, it is difficult to make a deterministic manufacturing. The focus of the present paper is on wearing characteristics of sub-aperture tools and the wear evenness as the main objectives. To make a further study, material removal function of the tool is firstly established through theoretically modelling, next, a correlative function with weighted factors is built, which is suitable for specifying the wearing degree of the tool. Finally, to discover the relationship between the material removal rate and the tool wearing characteristics, and to optimize the grinding process, analysis and experiments are then carried out on a K9 glass specimen by means of three kinds of tool materials, i.e., polyurethane pad, aluminum plate and pitch based on the proposed technique and model. The results indicated that the required high efficiency and precision could be achieved by choosing proper processes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-397
Author(s):  
Harvinder Singh ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Jatinder Kapoor

Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of process parameters of wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of Nimonic75. Nimonic75 is a Nickel-based alloy mostly used in the aerospace industry for its strength at high temperature. Design/methodology/approach One factor at a time (OFAT) approach has been used to perform the experiments. Pulse on time, pulse off time, peak current and servo voltage were chosen as input process parameters. Cutting speed, material removal rate and surface roughness (Ra) were selected as output performance characteristics. Findings Through experimental work, the effect of process parameters on the response characteristics has been found. Results identified the most important parameters to maximize the cutting speed and material removal rate and minimize Ra. Originality/value Very limited research work has been done on WEDM of Nickel-based alloy Nimonic75. Therefore, the aim of this paper to conduct preliminary experimentation for identifying the parameters, which influence the response characteristics such as material removal rate, cutting speed, Ra, etc. during WEDM of Nickel-based alloy (Nimonic75) using OFAT approach and found the machinability of Nimonic75 for further exhaustive experimentation work.


Author(s):  
Jipeng Chen ◽  
Lin Gu ◽  
Hui Xu ◽  
Wansheng Zhao

The Blasting Erosion Arc Machining (BEAM) process was applied to improve the machining efficiency of SiC/Al composites. A set of experiments were conducted on 20 vol% SiC/Al composites to find out the relationship between the parameters and machining performance. Results revealed that when the peak current was 500 A, the material removal rate (MRR) could be greater than 8,200 mm3/min and the tool wear ratio (TWR) was about 2%. Besides, the influence of polarity on the surface properties was also studied by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and metalloscope. It disclosed that machining with a large peak current and a negative BEAM is suitable for bulk mass material removal, while the surface quality could be improved by applying the positive BEAM. Finally, a machined sample demonstrated the fesibility of BEAM for the machining of SiC/Al materials.


2009 ◽  
Vol 620-622 ◽  
pp. 451-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Danyluk ◽  
Travis Blackburn ◽  
David Butler ◽  
Leo Cheng Seng

Non-contact material removal processes offer numerous advantages over traditional machining approaches and nowhere is this more apparent than in the fabrication of micro devices. Current micromachining techniques such as microgrinding and micromilling have limitations with respect to their positioning accuracy and tool deflections. Electro thermal processes such as microEDM and laser machining usually result in a heat affected zone being produced. Other approaches such as etching and non-contact ultraprecision polishing are either costly or are not suitable for high throughput. In order to address these limitations, alternative micromachining techniques are required. In this paper, a non-contact material removal technique based on the electrokinetic phenomenon is proposed for precise material removal at rates in the order of nanometers/min. The aim of this research is to have a better understanding on the electrokinetic material removal technique by studying the trajectory of the particles and the influence of the frequency of the electric field on the material removal rate.


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