Investigation of Circuit Parameters in Tube Electrode High-Speed Electrochemical Discharge Machining

Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Islam Md. Rashedul ◽  
Lei Ji ◽  
Baoyang Jiang

Abstract Tube electrode high-speed electrochemical discharge machining (TSECDM) has been effectively used in the manufactures of micro holes with difficult-to-cut conductive materials in the field of aerospace industry. The design and parameters of circuit are critical for the machining performances of TSECDM. In this paper, the influences of circuit on the TSECDM performances are studied. Firstly, a relaxation type RLC generator is designed and analyzed by MATLAB simulation. Secondly, the effects of RLC circuit parameters such a resistor (R), capacitor (C) and inductor (L) on machining performances are investigated by experiments on the bulk of SS304 alloys by limiting factors changing. Finally, the analysis achievement indicated that the circuit selection parameters value R (15Ω); C (220nF); L (0.13mH) can be used to obtain a better machining performance.

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 1794-1799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao Fu Huang ◽  
Di Zhu ◽  
Yong Bin Zeng ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yong Liu

Electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM), based on electrochemical machining (ECM) and electrodischarge machining (EDM), is an unconventional micro-machining technology. In this paper, with the use of water, the process of micro hole on ANSI 304 stainless steel machined by micro-ECDM with high speed rotating cathode is studied. The effects of machining conditions such as the cathode rotating speed and cathode diameter on the surface quality and accuracy of the shape are investigated. The results indicate that a relatively higher electrode rotating speed can improve the machining accuracy of the micro-holes and reduce the electrodes wear.


Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Chen Wang ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Lei Ji ◽  
Jian Tang ◽  
...  

In tube electrode high-speed electrochemical discharge machining (TSECDM), mixed products are constantly produced in the narrow machining gap by simultaneous discharge erosion and electrochemical dissolution. For the high-efficiency removal of these products from the machining gap, a tool electrode with an optimized helical structure was utilized in TSECDM in this study. Firstly, the concentration distributions of the processed products in the machining gap using tube electrode tools with three typical helical structures were studied through the simulation of solid–liquid coupling; this showed that a trapezoidal helical structure benefited the reduced accumulation of products in grooves and the effective removal of products from the machining gap. Secondly, the main geometric parameters of the trapezoidal helical structure, including the helical groove depth, pitch, and tooth angle, were optimized by gap flow-field simulation to enhance the removal effect on processed products. Finally, it was verified that the trapezoidal helical electrode showed a definitive and significant advantage over the ordinary cylindrical electrode in effectively removing processed products from the machining gap by the comparison of flow-field simulations and actual machining experiments.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1653-1660
Author(s):  
刘 勇 LIU Yong ◽  
魏志远 WEI Zhi-yuan ◽  
邓世辉 DENG Shi-hui ◽  
李松松 LI Song-song

Author(s):  
Manpreet Singh ◽  
Sarbjit Singh

Electrochemical discharge machining has been proved to be efficient micro-machining process and significantly used for the machining of non-conductive materials. The miniaturized products have gained advantages in Lab-on-a-chip devices and microelectromechanical system because of advancement in technology. The challenge to produce micro features has been suitably addressed by electrochemical discharge machining and emerged as potential contender in generating micro holes and micro channels on electrically non-conductive materials. This article includes state-of-art review on different domains of electrochemical discharge machining, which includes work piece, electrolyte, behaviour of tool electrode, gas film formation, machining quality along with recent hybridizations in electrochemical discharge machining process. The conclusion focuses or summarizes the future research trends for enhancement of electrochemical discharge machining efficiency and tackles problems encountered in machining.


2014 ◽  
Vol 939 ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Ling Wu ◽  
Hsin Min Lee ◽  
Kuan Hwa Chin

Electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) is the preferred non-traditional process technology in recent years, The main processing is applied to machining non-conductive hard brittle materials. This study investigated the precision and stability of quartz fabricated by ECDM and explored the optimal processing parameters including size of electrode, machining speed as well as pulse-on and pulse-off duration. Microgrooves machined under the optimal processing parameters with adjusted rotational speed and feed rate were examined to understand the effect of different ECDM parameters on machining performance. The results indicate that micro-holes of better morphology could be obtained under pulse voltage of 40 V, electrolyte concentration of 5 M, electrode size of 125 μm. Moreover, rotational speed of 1500 rpm and pulse-on/pulse-off (ms) ratio of 1:0.6 gave higher machining accuracy with smaller hole diameter and shorter machining time. Finally, microgrooves machined under the optimal processing parameters showed the best accuracy in dimension and cross-sectional morphology at rotational speed of 2500 rpm, pulse-on /pulse-off (ms) ratio of 1:1.6, and feed rate of 3000 μm/min.


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