Feasibility investigations on multi-cutter milling process: A novel fabrication method for microreactors with multiple microchannels |
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Authors: | Minqiang Pan Dehuai Zeng Yong Tang |
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Affiliation: | a School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China b School of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China |
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Abstract: | A novel multi-cutter milling process for multiple parallel microchannels with manifolds is proposed to address the challenge of mass manufacture as required for cost-effective commercial applications. Several slotting cutters are stacked together to form a composite tool for machining microchannels simultaneously. The feasibility of this new fabrication process is experimentally investigated under different machining conditions and reaction characteristics of methanol steam reforming for hydrogen production. The influences of cutting parameters and the composite tool on the microchannel qualities and burr formation are analyzed. Experimental results indicate that larger cutting speed, smaller feed rate and cutting depth are in favor of obtaining relatively good microchannel qualities and small burrs. Of all the cutting parameters considered in these experiments, 94.2 m min−1 cutting speed, 23.5 mm min−1 feed rate and 0.5 mm cutting depth are found to be the optimum value. According to the comparisons of experimental results of multi-cutter milling process and estimated one of other alternative methods, it is found that multi-cutter milling process shows much shorter machining time and higher work removal rate than that of other alternative methods. Reaction characteristics of methanol steam reforming in microchannels also indicate that multi-cutter milling process is probably suitable for a commercial application. |
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Keywords: | Multi-cutter milling Slotting cutter Microchannel reactor Laminated sheet |
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