Experimental investigation on diamond wire sawing of Si3N4 ceramics considering the evolution of wire cutting performance

When diamond wire saw is used in machining silicon nitride ceramics (Si₃N₄ ceramics), the ultra-hardness of Si₃N₄ causes the saw wire to wear out, which leads to the saw wire cutting performance constantly changing during its life cycle, and thus the machined quality of Si₃N₄ ceramics is affected. Surface roughness and topography are important indicators of the quality of the machined surface. In this paper, the diamond wire saw cutting experiment of Si₃N₄ ceramics was carried out, the effect of the evolution of saw wire cutting performance on the surface roughness and topography of Si₃N₄ ceramics as-sawn slices was investigated based on the analysis of the changes of saw wire wear topography, breaking force, bow angle and kerf loss during the sawing process. The results show that the surface roughness along the saw wire motion direction and the workpiece feed direction tends to decrease and then increase with the evolution of the cutting performance of the saw wire, which accords well with the trend of the as-sawn slices surface morphology. The results of the study can provide experimental reference for the development of high precision diamond wire saw cutting technology for Si₃N₄ ceramics.     

东濮凹陷濮卫洼陷带沙一上亚段沉积相与储层分布特征研究

东濮凹陷濮卫洼陷带沙一上亚段,从沙一上3到沙一上1,水体逐渐变浅、退出本区,上2-3组发育以湖相为主的沉积体,上1组向以河流相为主的沉积体过渡;砂岩在每个组均有分布,上2-3主要为分布在文明寨地区、卫城构造北部的受断层控制在断层下降盘形成的远(近)岸浊积砂体,以及濮城构造北部的滩坝砂,上1为主要分布在文明寨地区、卫城构造及濮城构造南部的条带状河道砂体。     

微观表面形貌对螺旋槽液膜密封空化发生的影响

为探索微观表面形貌对液膜密封空化的影响,基于满足质量守恒的JFO空化模型及坐标变换,建立考虑微观表面形貌的双坝区螺旋槽液膜密封数学模型;采用有限体积法离散求解控制方程,综合分析表面粗糙度、周向波度和径向锥度对螺旋槽液膜密封空化发生的影响规律。结果表明:相比而言,密封面计入微观表面形貌后,摩擦副液膜中空穴区发生位置分散且形状不规则;以空化面积比为判据,较大表面粗糙度对液膜空化促生虽起到积极作用,但数据较小,可忽略不计;锥度对液膜中空穴促生和抑制影响有限,波幅的增加显著促进液膜中空穴的发生;高频波数时,正锥度有利于降低液膜空化面积比,抑制空穴。     

Pellucid marginal degeneration: Detection,discrimination from other corneal ectatic disorders and progression

Pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD) is a non-inflammatory ectatic corneal disease characterized by a narrow band of corneal thinning separated from the limbus by a relatively uninvolved area 1–2 mm in width. It is a rare corneal disorder that shares many clinical characteristics with other corneal ectasias, such as keratoconus, keratoglobus or Terrien marginal degeneration. PMD usually starts later in life than keratoconus and progresses slower than keratoconus. Slit-lamp examination is very useful to distinguish PMD from other corneal ectatic disorders with inflammatory nature. Corneal topographic indices and the classical crab-claw topographic pattern cannot be used as the main tool to distinguish between PMD and keratoconus. New Scheimpflug imaging-based devices have shown the importance and usefulness of the pachymetric map for an appropriate diagnosis of PMD. In addition, biomechanical and densitometric properties have been studied as complementary techniques to help in the diagnosis of PMD.     

表面形貌对粗糙接触界面流体润滑特性的影响

为探究不同表面形貌对粗糙接触界面液体润滑特性的影响，基于有限差分法结合雷诺方程和膜厚方程，研究阶梯形貌、波纹形貌、随机形貌和峡谷形貌4种不同粗糙接触界面液体润滑时的载荷分布及规律。研究发现：4种粗糙表面的三维载荷分布规律都与其表面形貌相对应，在波“峰”处载荷大，摩擦力随载荷的增大而增大，在波“谷”载荷小，摩擦力随载荷减小而减小；4种粗糙表面的载荷随表面展开面积比的变化趋势却有所不同；随表面展开面积比的增大，阶梯形貌表面的载荷呈线性增大，波纹形貌表面的载荷基本不变，随机分布形貌表面的载荷呈增大趋势，峡谷形貌表面的载荷呈先增大后减小的变化趋势。研究结果可以进一步补充现有表面形貌表征和流体润滑等相关研究理论。     

Modeling and surface texturing on surface roughness in machining LaPO4–Y2O3 composite

In this work, lanthanum phosphate with a 20% yttria (LaPO₄/Y₂O₃) composite prepared by an Aqueous Sol–Gel process is machined using an Abrasive Water Jet Machine (AWJM). The machinability of this composite is studied by varying the input parameters namely Jet Pressure (JP), Stand-Off Distance (SOD), and Traverse Speed (TS) on Surface finish. Garnet of 80 mesh size is used as an abrasive with a flow rate of 85?g/min. The microstructural characterization study reveals the presence of new element YPO₄. This element enhances the machinability and reduced porosity in the composite. Microscopy examinations on the machined surface reveals that partial overlapping at low JP, poor surface finish at high JP and SOD, forged deficiency at maximum SOD and TS. The minimum levels of all input parameters are influenced to obtain acceptable Ra. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) on the kerf surface shows micro wear track and peaks. The Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) is developed for Ra to check the adequacy. From the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), SOD has a significant effect on Ra with a contribution of 53%. The influence of JP and TS on Ra is found to be 31% and 15%, respectively.     

Process parameter dependencies of continuous and pulsed laser modes on surface polishing of additive manufactured aluminium AlSi10Mg parts

Laser powder bed fusion is a well-established 3D printing technique for metal alloys, but exhibits a poor surface quality. Laser polishing provides the possibility of a fast contact-free and fully-automatable surface treatment. This paper deals with the experimental investigation of laser polishing of laser powder bed fusion parts made of aluminium AlSi10Mg. Laser polishing is done with a 4 kW solid state disc laser in combination with a multi-axis system and a one dimensional scanner optic. The laser is operated at continuous and pulsed operation mode. The parameter study reveals a high dependency of the achievable roughness on the laser beam intensity, the track and pulse overlap, the energy density and the number of polishing passes and polishing directions. Pulsed laser polishing mode with up to four passes from different directions revealed the lowest surface roughness of 0.14 μm Ra. With respect to the initial average surface roughness of Ra = 8.03 μm a reduction of the surface roughness of greater than 98 % could be achieved. Polishing with continuous laser radiation at one polishing pass resulted in Ra = 0.23 μm at an area rate of 20 cm²/min. Laser polishing using four passes achieved a further improvement up to Ra = 0.14 μm.     

Relative vibration identification of cutter and workpiece based on improved bidimensional empirical mode decomposition

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering - In the process of cutting, the relative vibration between the cutter and the workpiece has an important effect on the surface topography. In this study, the...