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.     

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.     

An investigation on solid lubricant moulded grinding wheels

The conventional flood coolants employed in grinding suffer many limitations in performing their functions. They cannot be recommended in the light of ecological and economic manufacture. Application of solid lubricant in grinding has proved to be a feasible alternative to the fluid coolants, if it could be applied in a proper way. Towards finding out an improved method of application of solid lubricant, attempts on development of solid lubricant moulded grinding wheels with various bonding and lubricants have been reported here. Such wheels with resin bonding were successfully made and improved process results were obtained. But the wheel wear depended on the type of the lubricant used.     

Development of Environmentally Friendly Fluid for CBN Grinding

Environmentally friendly water based fluids have been offered recently by many suppliers. On the other hand the G ratio values obtained for CBN grinding with water based coolants are much lower than with neat oil. This work presents a new water based grinding fluid formulation able to meet both the performance and environmental requirements for CBN grinding. The existence of a reaction between CBN grains and water is evaluated in grinding tests and also in a chemical reactor. The results show that the reaction between CBN grains and water is not significant when compared to the measured volumetric wheel wear in a grinding operation. Based on this fact, a new fluid concept consisting of a high concentration (up to 40%) of sulfonate vegetable oil in water is proposed and tested. In this way it was possible to combine high lubricity, better heat conductivity and good environmental properties in one fluid. The results show performance comparable to the obtained with neat oil.     

Determination and control of grinding zone temperature under cryogenic cooling

Grinding processes, though employed widely as a finishing process, have their own share of problems, like high grinding zone temperature which may lead to thermal damage to the work surface, like induction of tensile residual stresses, development of microcracks, enhanced risks of wheel loading and excessive wheel wear. Grinding fluids are applied in different forms to control such high temperature, but they are partially effective within a narrow working range; recent studies also indicate their polluting nature. cryogenic cooling, if employed properly, could control the grinding zone temperature more effectively by intensive removal of heat from the grinding zone. The present study deals with the effect of cryogenic cooling on grinding zone temperature for five commonly used steels both experimentally and computationally. Results indicate that the effectiveness of cryogenic cooling is substantial throughout the experimental domain.     

高速超高速磨削工艺及其实现技术

高速超高速磨削加工是先进制造方法的重要组成部分，集粗精加工与一身，达到可与车、铣和刨削等切削加工方法相媲美的金属磨除率，而且能实现对难磨材料的高性能加工。本文主要论述了高速超高速磨削工艺技术的特点；分析了电主轴是高速超高速磨削主轴系统的理想结构，介绍了陶瓷滚动轴承、磁浮轴承、空气静压轴承和液体动静压轴承在主轴单元中的应用；超高速砂轮主要用电镀或涂层超硬磨料(CBN、金刚石)制成，介绍了超硬磨粒的特点和砂轮的修整，分析了在高速及超高速磨床上得到广泛应用的德国Hofinann公司生产的砂轮液体式自动平衡装置；介绍了高压喷射法，空气挡板辅助截断气流法，气体内冷却法，径向射流冲击强化换热法磨削液供给系统的特点；最后介绍了直线电机进给系统和声发射智能监测系统等实现高速超高速磨削的关键技术。     

An experimental investigation of the effects of workpiece and grinding parameters on minimum quantity lubrication—MQL grinding

Coolant is a term generally used to describe grinding fluids used for cooling and lubricating in grinding process. The main purposes of a grinding fluid can be categorized into lubrication, cooling, transportation of chips, cleaning of the grinding wheel and minimizing the corrosion. On the other hand, grinding fluids have negative influences on the working environment in terms of the health of the machine operator, pollution and the possibility of explosion (for oil). Furthermore, the cost of the grinding fluid, filtering and waste disposal of the metal working fluids is even higher than the tool cost and constitutes a great part of the total cost. Additionally, grinding fluids can not effectively penetrate into the contact zone, are health hazard and their consumption must be restricted. Generally, compared to other machining processes, grinding involves high specific energy. Major fraction of this energy is changed into heat, which makes harmful effect on the surface quality as well as the tool wear. Since there is no coolant lubricant to transfer the heat from the contact zone in dry grinding, surface damages are not preventable. Alternatives to current practices are getting more serious consideration in response to environmental and operational cost pressures. One attractive alternative is the minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) grinding or the near dry grinding (NDG). In near dry grinding an air–oil mixture called an aerosol is fed into the wheel-work contact zone. Compared to dry grinding, MQL grinding substantially enhances cutting performance in terms of increasing wheel life and improving the quality of the ground parts. In this research, the influences of workpiece hardness and grinding parameters including wheel speed, feed rate and depth of cut have been studied on the basis of the grinding forces and surface quality properties to develop optimum grinding performances such as cooling, lubrication, high ecological and environmental safety.     

The effects of cutting fluid application methods on the grinding process

It is well known that a boundary layer of air is entrained around a rotating grinding wheel. The effects of the boundary layer have been under some scrutiny in recent years with most research being based on trying to overcome the boundary layer. The current investigation aims to show through experiment and modelling, the effects of the boundary layer on cutting fluid application and how it can be used to aid delivery by increasing flow rate beneath the wheel. Results from three experiments with different quantities of cutting fluid passing through the grinding zone are presented.     

Effects of minimizing hydrodynamic pressure in ultra-precision mirror grinding

This paper describes an investigation about the fluid delivery method that minimizes the generation of hydrodynamic pressure and that improves grinding accuracy. Traditionally, grinding fluid is delivered for the purpose of cooling, chip flushing and lubrication. Hence, numbers of conventional investigations are focused on the delivery method to maximize fluid flux into the contact arc between grinding wheel and workpiece. It is already known that hydrodynamic pressure generates due to this fluid flux, and that it affects overall grinding resistance and machining accuracy. Especially in the ultra-precision mirror grinding process that requires extremely small amount of cut per each pass, its influence on the machining accuracy becomes more significant. Therefore, in this paper, a new delivery method of grinding fluid is proposed on the point of minimizing hydrodynamic pressure effect. Experimental data indicate that the proposed method is effective not only to minimize the hydrodynamic pressure but also to improve machining accuracy.     

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。     

The coolant penetration in grinding with a segmented wheel—Part 2: Quantitative analysis

This paper develops a quantitative model to predict the power of coolant penetration into the grinding zone of a segmented wheel. The model accounts for the coolant properties and system design characteristics governing the penetration mechanism revealed by the theory established in Part 1 of this series study. By coupling with the author's previous mist formation analysis, the model offers a quantitative control guideline for the optimal use of grinding coolants.     

高速磨削冷却液的注入新方法

本文概述了磨削液的类型和作用，分析了磨削液注入方法对冷却效果的影响，介绍了磨削液注入新技术，研制了新型的冷却喷嘴，并建立了估算临界流量模型。     

曲轴轴颈端面磨削烧伤问题的新解决方案

为解决磨削曲轴轴颈端面时出现磨削烧伤的问题,在调整冷却系统无果的情况下,重新设计砂轮结构。通过调整砂轮端面和磨料类型,设计并制备新型电镀CBN砂轮,并以其进行磨削加工实验。结果表明:在冷却系统不变的情况下,新型电镀CBN砂轮可以解决此加工过程中的磨削烧伤问题。      

纳米微囊砂轮磨削工件表面自润滑层的形成

在磨削时磨削液难以有效渗入磨削区域起冷却润滑作用。提出利用润滑剂油酸（OA）填充碳纳米管（CNTs）制备 CNTs@OA 纳米微囊,并以其为填充剂制备树脂砂轮,磨削时随着纳米微囊的破裂,油酸可释放到磨削区形成自润滑层起润滑作用,从而提高砂轮的磨削性能。首先,制备纳米微囊并对其进行表征,分析微囊在砂轮中的存在形式,考察微囊的填充对其力学性能的影响;其次,研究砂轮磨削 GCr15 钢时纳米微囊的含量和磨削速度对磨削力、磨削温度、磨削比和表面粗糙度的影响,分析磨削过程中纳米微囊释放润滑剂油酸并产生自润滑作用的机制。结果表明,纳米微囊具有较好的热稳定性, 能够抵抗树脂砂轮的固化温度并保护其中的油酸,当微囊的填充量小于 16%时,砂轮的力学性能可以满足使用需求。与普通砂轮比,纳米微囊砂轮磨削时的磨削力可减小 40%,磨削温度降低 45%,工件表面粗糙度减少 15%,磨削比可提高 30%。磨削过程中,砂轮中的纳米微囊可将其空腔中的润滑剂油酸不断被释放到磨削界面上形成自润滑层,使砂轮具有了较好的自润滑作用,从而提高了其磨削性能。研究成果可为解决磨削过程的润滑问题提供一种可行的技术路线。     

Improved coolant supply through slotted grinding wheel

A suitable coolant supply in grinding is mandatory to comply with the demanded workpiece quality, to avoid thermal damage and to reduce tool wear. In this paper, the development of a slotted grinding wheel with optimized coolant supply is described. This simple but efficient approach was based on previous investigations on external and internal supply methods, which are briefly described. The performance of the slotted grinding wheel in comparison to two other grinding wheels, applying the same coolant nozzle for each, revealed significant improvements in the cooling efficiency.     

A study of plane surface grinding under minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) conditions

Abrasive material removal processes can be very challenging due to high power requirements and resulting high temperatures. Effective lubrication and cooling is necessary to ensure temperature levels do not become excessive. Current fluid delivery systems are frequently seen to increase production cost due to fluid purchase and disposal. Moreover, waste fluids have a negative environmental impact. One of the successful fluid reduction methods employed in machining is minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), where a small amount of fluid is directed into the machining area in the form of an aerosol. This study aims to improve understanding of the effectiveness of MQL in the fine grinding plane surface grinding regime. This paper presents a comparative study of three cooling methods: conventional flood cooling, dry grinding and grinding with MQL. Common steels EN8, M2 and EN31 were ground with a general purpose alumina wheel. Results obtained demonstrate that MQL can deliver a comparable performance to flood delivery under the conditions investigated. Performance indicators included: grind power, specific forces (tangential and normal), grind temperature and workpiece surface roughness.     

An investigation on surface grinding using graphite as lubricant

Grinding requires high specific energy and the consequent development of high temperature impairs workpiece quality by inducing tensile residual stress, burn, micro cracks etc. Control of grinding temperature is achieved by providing effective cooling and lubrication. Conventional flood cooling is often ineffective due to the relative inaccessibility of the fluid to the actual grinding zone, film boiling etc. Further these fluids are also a source of health hazards. Minimization and possibly the elimination of fluid coolants by substituting their functions by some other means is of current research interest. This paper deals with an investigation on using graphite as a lubricating medium to reduce the heat generated at the grinding zone. An experimental set-up has been developed for this and a detailed comparison has been done with dry and coolant flooded grinding in terms of forces, specific energy, temperature and surface finish. Results show that grinding force, energy and temperature are reduced and resultant surface finish depends on workpiece material.     

Effects of abrasive type cooling mode and peripheral grinding wheel speed on the AISI D2 steel ground surface integrity

In this work the AISI D2 steel ground surface integrity was evaluated at different grinding conditions. Two sets of experiments were conducted. The first and the second sets are referred to as conventional grinding tests (CGTs) and high-speed grinding tests (HSGTs), respectively. For the CGTs two different types of abrasives (aluminium oxide and sol–gel alumina) and two cooling modes (oil-based grinding fluid and cryogenic cooling) were tested at a peripheral wheel speed v_s=22 m/s. For the HSGTs, an electroplated cBN grinding wheel was used at a peripheral wheel speed ranging from 60 to 260 m/s. Experimental results show that the grindability and the surface integrity of the AISI D2 steel could be substantially improved by using the sol–gel grinding wheel and cooling by liquid nitrogen comparatively with conditions using aluminium oxide and cooling with oil-based grinding fluid. These conditions reduce the grinding force components, lower the level of tensile residual stresses and expand the range of stock removals rate for which compressive residual stresses can be obtained. In this case the stock removal rate could be increased 7 times and still having compressive residual stresses. These experimental results were further explored and it was possible to establish linear relationships between the specific energy and the amplitudes of the surface residual stresses when grinding under the CGTs conditions. This relationship is very useful for process control and optimization. Results of the HSGTs show that the highest levels of the compressive surface residual stresses were obtained at a peripheral wheel speed v_s=120 m/s (σ_∥=?520 MPa, σ_⊥=?770 MPa). These values are much higher than those measured at the ground surface generated using the sol–gel grinding wheel and cooling by liquid nitrogen (σ_∥=?295 MPa, σ_⊥=?250 MPa). Further, the CGTs and HSGTs results were used to establish the burn-free and burn conditions in relation with the specific grinding energy. It was shown that condition using the sol–gel grinding wheel and cooling with liquid nitrogen and condition using cBN grinding wheel at peripheral wheel speed up to 180 m/s generate specific grinding energy that are significantly lower than the burning threshold energy.     

成型助剂添加方式对陶瓷CBN内圆磨砂轮性能的影响

以自制的低温高分子成型助剂为基础,研究未添加、颗粒添加、熔融添加3种不同方式对陶瓷CBN试条抗折强度、砂轮成型料均匀性、砂轮组织均匀性及其显微结构和磨削性能的影响。结果表明:熔融添加高分子成型助剂时,冷却后其能够在CBN砂轮成型料表面形成均匀包裹,成型料的松散性和均匀性均有明显改善;当以颗粒和熔融方式添加成型助剂时,制备的陶瓷CBN试条抗折强度极差值比未添加助剂试条的分别降低了34.02%和73.77%,陶瓷CBN内圆磨砂轮密度极差率较未添加的砂轮降低了56.83%和79.14%,且砂轮组织结构更均匀;当熔融添加成型助剂时,制备的陶瓷CBN内圆磨砂轮磨削叶片泵定子时未出现喇叭口,寿命是未添加高分子成型助剂砂轮的2倍。      

磨削区内气流场速度和压力分布规律的研究进展

在高速旋转的砂轮表面形成一层空气附面层，即气流场。气流场的存在，不仅影响工件的加工精度和加速砂轮的磨损，而且还阻止磨削液有效地注入磨削区，使加工条件恶化，磨削力上升，磨削温度升高，严重影响了工件的加工质量和表面完整性。本文综合分析了在磨削区速度和压力的分布规律及影响因素，为今后工业生产中进一步控制、利用气流场进行磨料流光整加工奠定基础。