Mist jet cooling of grinding processes

One of the problems in modern grinding processes is the use and disposal of coolants, which are expensive and which can lead to ecological problems. This paper describes some experiments with a novel method of cooling the grinding process which relies on nothing but air and water for its effect, thus removing ecological hazards in a most economical way. By injecting a small amount of water into air jets which strike the grinding wheel at speeds near mach 1, it is possible to maintain a sharper wheel and better cooling than with conventional coolants and delivery systems. It is relatively simple and cheap to set up the delivery system proposed, provided the correct nozzle designs are used.     

Useful coolant flowrate in grinding

A model has been developed for flowrate between a rotating grinding wheel and a workpiece. It was found that the useful flow that passes through the contact zone is a function of the spindle power for fluid acceleration, wheel speed and delivery-nozzle jet velocity. Two loss coefficients having values less than 1 are required to be calibrated for the particular grinding wheel and fluid delivery type. The model is then valid for a range of nozzle flowrates for the particular wheel and nozzle conditions. The flowrate delivered is related to unit width of the delivery nozzle assumed to be unit width of grinding contact. The model makes it possible to determine a suitable value of nozzle outlet gap to achieve a required fluid film thickness in the grinding zone. A guide is given to optimisation of the jet velocity in relation to the power required to accelerate the fluid and the particular velocity of the wheel. The model has been validated experimentally. Its simplicity and accuracy allow application to a wide range of grinding situations.     

Optimisation of fluid application in grinding

This paper addresses the quantity of fluid required for grinding and the method of application. Results from this research suggest that supply flowrate needs to be 4 times the achievable ‘useful’ flowrate. Extra flowrate is wasted. It is shown that jet velocity and jet flowrate can be separately specified. Improved system design allows ‘actual’ useful flowrate to approach ‘achievable’ useful flowrate. Achievable useful flowrate depends on wheel porosity and wheel speed whereas actual useful flowrate depends on nozzle position, design, flowrate and velocity. Experimental methods are complemented by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.     

Improving grinding fluid delivery using pneumatic barrier and compound nozzle

Grinding fluid is commonly applied to control grinding defects caused by high grinding zone temperature. Delivery of fluid to the grinding zone is obstructed by the formation of a stiff air layer around the grinding wheel. This results in huge wastage of grinding fluid. In the present paper, results of using a pneumatic barrier and a compound nozzle are discussed with respect to delivering fluid deep into the grinding zone. Grinding fluid passing through the grinding wheel contact zone is measured under different modes of fluid delivery using a flood cooling, or a compound, nozzle, with or without the application of a pneumatic barrier. It is found that the system using a pneumatic barrier with flood cooling nozzle, and that employing a compound nozzle perform better than the flood cooling nozzle. A compound nozzle along with a pneumatic barrier renders substantially less wastage of grinding fluid even at a low flow rate of grinding fluid. Above a fluid discharge of 475 ml/min, the compound nozzle alone shows effective penetration of grinding fluid through the grinding zone. Reduction of grinding force, specific energy and roughness of ground surface are obtained after using compound nozzle fluid delivery system. Compound nozzle may be used instead of flood cooling nozzle as it improves grinding performance even using 52.5 % less discharge of grinding fluid.     

Improving grinding performance by controlling air flow around a grinding wheel

In grinding, high specific heat is generated, and hence, appropriate control of temperature through effective flow of grinding fluid is necessary to obtain a quality ground surface. It is known that in conventional fluid delivery method, most of fluid is wasted due to presence of a stiff air layer around the grinding wheel. This air layer is generated around the wheel due to the rotation of the porous grinding wheel at a high speed. To improve grinding performance, hence, penetration into this air layer is required.In this work, a pneumatic barrier set-up has been developed for controlling the stiff air layer around the grinding wheel. The formation of stiff air layer has been studied experimentally by measuring the variation of air pressure around grinding wheel periphery at different parametric conditions of pneumatic barrier. This pneumatic barrier tends to break the stiff air layer before the fluid flow area or grinding zone. A remarkable amount of reduction in pressure of the air layer is observed at the fluid flow zone. To observe beneficial effects of suppressing the air layer, grinding experiments are performed under dry, flood cooling and flood cooling with pneumatic barrier setup. Reduction of grinding forces and surface roughness are clearly observed with the use of pneumatic barrier setup, and hence, its applicability.     

Experimental simulation of the efficiency of high speed grinding wheel cleaning

The grinding of certain materials such as ductile material which are hard to grind implies particular conditions of work. Maintaining the cutting ability of the wheel is necessary and wheel cleaning is one of these conditions. In this paper, the parameters which are influential in maintaining a clean wheel are identified. A cleaning criterion is proposed to estimate the efficiency of the cleaning process. Using an experimental setup, the significant of the influence of the nozzle position, the flow rate and pressure, the boundary layer of air around the rotating wheel and the particle rate contained in the fluid are assessed. It is observed too that the fluid temperature has no significant effect. Lastly, the best method to clean a wheel when high speed grinding is discussed.     

Prevention of wheel clogging in creep feed grinding by efficient tool cleaning

This paper is dealing with the identification of efficient cleaning nozzle configuration to prevent the wheel from loading in creep feed grinding. The properties of different cleaning nozzles types were analyzed in terms of jet velocity and jet impact on the wheel surface using high speed imaging and pressure sensitive sheets. In grinding experiments the cleaning efficiency of each nozzle configuration was evaluated by optical measurement of wheel clogging inside the machine tool. With this newly developed procedure of tool cleaning optimization a significant reduction of grinding forces (up to 30%) and of the tool wear (up to 20%) was achieved.     

基于线结构光的砂轮地貌测量技术研究

提出了一种新的基于线激光的视频测量系统来对砂轮地貌进行测量,以交比不变法则为基础,改进了线结构光测量中的定标方法,使得定标过程简化,且结果更易分析处理。对砂轮沿圆周方向的地貌进行了实测,采用区域分割和形态学滤波相结合的方法提取出一条单一连续的轮廓曲线,并以此得到了砂轮沿此曲线的相对坐标。结果表明,该方法简单有效,为砂轮自动化检测提供了一条新的思路。     

Strategies for optimal use of fluids in grinding

The increased concern for environment and sustainability are pushing machining operations towards the reduction or even complete elimination of cutting fluids. Grinding is not excluded from this objective, but greater difficulties appear due to the nature of the material removal mechanisms. In this work, two approaches aiming at the optimization of fluid application in grinding are presented. First, the influence of nozzle design on the development of velocity and pressure fields is studied using CFD tools. A new nozzle design that optimizes the characteristics of the jet is introduced, analyzed and manufactured. Grinding experiments show that improvements in wheel life and surface finish are possible using the new nozzle. Second, the performance of a new grinding technology that combines MQL with low-temperature CO₂ is evaluated trough industrial grinding tests. Results show an increased performance in terms of friction conditions and surface finish.     

工程陶瓷小砂轮轴向大切深缓进给磨削加工的砂轮磨损分析

小砂轮轴向大切深缓进给磨削以较大切深实现了较高的材料去除率,且使用的砂轮直径比常规磨削用砂轮小很多,我们针对这一特点开展了研究。实验通过改变砂轮转速、工件转速和磨削深度等加工参数,对轴向大切深缓进给磨削加工后的砂轮表面进行了形貌观测和磨损分析。分析表明,砂轮各部分的磨损形式与其在磨削过程中所起的作用有关:砂轮端面是磨削加工的主磨削区,磨粒和结合剂主要发生较大程度的磨损;砂轮圆周面主要对已加工表面进行修磨,因而结合剂和磨粒磨损为主要磨损形式;砂轮拐角作为过渡磨削区,承受的磨削力也比较大,而且由于磨粒与结合剂的结合力相对较小,因此易发生磨粒和结合剂的脱落。     

Influence of oil mist parameters on minimum quantity lubrication – MQL grinding process

Promising alternatives to conventional dry and fluid coolant applications are minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) or near dry grinding. Despite several researches, there have been a few investigations about the influence of MQL parameters on the process results, such as oil flow rate, air pressure, MQL nozzle position and distance from the wheel–workpiece contact zone. The current study aims to show through experiment and modeling, the effects of the above parameters on grinding performance such as grinding forces and surface roughness. The results show that the setting location of the nozzle is an important factor regarding the effective application of MQL oil mist. It has been shown that optimal grinding results can be obtained when the MQL nozzle is positioned angularly toward the wheel (at approximately 10–20° to the workpiece surface). In addition, it is found that the efficient transportation of oil droplets to the contact zone requires higher mass flow rate of the oil mist towards the grains flat area and longer deposition distance of an oil droplet. Applying the new setup, considerable reduction in the grinding forces and surface roughness has been achieved.     

A study of the convection heat transfer coefficients of grinding fluids

By using hydrodynamic and thermal modelling, the variation of the convection heat transfer coefficient (CHTC) of the process fluids within the grinding zone has been investigated. Experimental measurements of CHTC for different grinding fluids have been undertaken and show that the CHTC depends on the grinding wheel speed and the fluid film thickness within the contact zone. The film thickness is determined by grinding wheel speed, porosity, grain size, fluid type, flow rate and nozzle size. The CHTC values are compared for a wide range of grinding regimes, including high efficiency deep grinding (HEDG), creep feed and finish grinding.     

Origin,modeling and suppression of grinding marks in ultra precision grinding of silicon wafers

A phenomenon commonly encountered in grinding of silicon wafers is the grinding marks, which are difficult to remove by subsequent polishing process, and have been a great obstacle to the manufacture of silicon wafers with higher flatness. In this paper, the grinding marks formation mechanism was clarified, a grinding marks formation model and an angular wavelength model were developed, and a grinding marks suppression method was proposed. A series of grinding experiments were carried out to verify the developed models and investigate the effect of the wafer rotational speed, the wheel rotational speed, the infeed rate, the axial run out of the cup wheel and the spark out time. The results show that: (1) grinding marks are waviness generated on silicon wafers caused by non-uniform material removal circumferentially due to the axial run out of the cup wheel; (2) grinding marks present multiple angular wavelengths characteristics; (3) the angular wavelength of grinding marks is a one-variable function of the rotational speed ratio of the wheel to the wafer; and (4) grinding marks could be suppressed significantly by properly selecting the rotational speed ratio.     

Modeling and analysis of helical groove grinding in end mill machining

Helical groove geometry has important influence on the performance of end mills. It is the hardest and most time-consuming grinding process in end mill manufacture. This paper reports a graphical analysis method to obtain the structure parameters and geometric shapes of helical grooves with the known wheel geometry and position. Mathematical models are presented to describe the wheel geometry and position (including orientation and location) in space. A family of wheel surfaces is calculated and a scattered point set in the cross section plane is deduced according to the grinding path. Finally, an original algorithm for the cross sectional outline profile identification is given using graphical method. To verify this method, a calculation program programmed using MATLAB programming is developed. This study provides a fundamental understanding for the groove grinding process, based on this, the influence of different grinding process parameters on groove geometry (including radial rake angle, groove width and core radius) is discussed.     

In-process measurement of topography change of grinding wheel by using hydrodynamic pressure

This paper deals with an in-process measurement method for topography change of a grinding wheel, which can apply to wet grinding. A pressure sensor is set beside a grinding wheel with a small gap. When grinding fluid is dragged into the gap, hydrodynamic pressure, which corresponds to the gap length and the topography, can be measured. This method is applied to a cylindrical grinding machine. No electromagnetic properties of a workpiece and a grinding wheel affect measured results. The pressure is decreased with the increase of the gap length when the grinding fluid is supplied in the tangential direction of the grinding wheel. Spectra of the pressure are measured with an FFT analyzer. Higher frequency components are increased with the progress of grinding because of turbulent flow. Loading and dulling of a grinding wheel can be detected by the proposed method as well as its wear.     

Off-line multiresponse optimization of electrochemical surface grinding by a multi-objective programming method

The objective of this study is to optimize electrochemical grinding (ECG) process responses simultaneously by an off-line multiresponse optimization methodology. The responses considered as objectives are side and bottom overcuts, surface finish, spindle load, total metal removal rate, and wheel wear. Materials of 304 Stainless Steel are ground by the ECG process. The process variables optimized for the above objectives include electrolyte type, wheel material, grit size, grit concentration, d.c. voltage, electrolyte flow rate, wheel speed, feed rate, and ripple effect. A simple weighting method transforms the multi-objective problem into a single-objective programming format and then, by parametric variation of the weights, the set of non-dominated optimum solutions are obtained. It is shown in this paper that the multi-objective optimization methodology can be applied for an ECG operation, and that the optimal operating conditions for any given set of weights can be obtained depending upon the objectives.     

金刚石砂轮精密修整工艺研究

金刚石砂轮机械磨削是砂轮整形的传统方式。砂轮旋转速度以及工具砂轮的进给量是金刚石砂轮机械精密整形的主要工艺参数。通过在超硬材料砂轮整形机床上的大量实验和砂轮磨削力的分析,得到了金属结合剂和树脂结合剂金刚石砂轮精密整形的比较理想的工艺参数;确定了工具砂轮的线速度应在11 m/s左右,工具砂轮轴转速在1 050～1 800 r/min;金刚石砂轮轴转速设定在400～1 000r/min,金刚石砂轮的线速度为2.6～10.5 m/s。同时,分析比较了机械修锐和喷砂修锐的效果。     

砂轮表面形貌仿真方法研究

砂轮表面形貌对磨削加工过程和已加工表面质量有着极大影响,但由于砂轮表面磨粒分布的随机性,描述砂轮表面形貌非常困难。通过对砂轮表面进行采样和数据处理,运用统计学理论和Johnson变换方法获得了非正态分布砂轮表面形貌的数学描述方程,在此基础上对砂轮表面形貌进行仿真。选用伯明翰14参数集的部分参数作为评价标准,对测量的砂轮表面形貌和仿真形貌进行比较,结果显示:二者具有很好的一致性,6个参数的平均相对误差仅为2.97%。结果充分证明了该仿真方法的正确性。      

面向绿色制造的快速点磨削磨削液供给参数计算

高速／超高速磨削条件下,砂轮边缘的高速空气带会阻碍磨削液注入磨削区。空气带压力与砂轮速度的平方成正比。快速点磨削是一种新型高速／超高速磨削技术,接触区很小,实际磨削功率低,冷却及散热效果好。在分析了高速／超高速磨削砂轮周围旋转空气带动压力及速度分布特点的基础上,根据热力学原理及快速点磨削特点,分析并建立了磨削液的供给流量和供液速度的理论模型。在此基础上,建立了面向绿色制造的快速点磨削的磨削液喷嘴直径及供液压力的工程计算公式。     

Fine grinding of silicon wafers

Silicon wafers are used for the production of most microchips. Various processes are needed to transfer a silicon crystal ingot into wafers. As one of such processes, surface grinding of silicon wafers has attracted attention among various investigators and a limited number of articles can be found in the literature. However, no published articles are available regarding fine grinding of silicon wafers. In this paper, the uniqueness and the special requirements of the silicon wafer fine grinding process are introduced first. Then some experimental results on the fine grinding of silicon wafers are presented and discussed. Tests on different grinding wheels demonstrate the importance of choosing the correct wheel and an illustration of the proper selection of process parameters is included. Also discussed are the effects of the nozzle position and the flow rate of the grinding coolant.