Cutting Characteristics of Force Controllable Milling Head

In order to control cutting force and its direction i n milling operation, a new milling head was developed. The head has two milling cutters, which are connected by a pair of gears and rotate in opposite direction respectively. Both up-cut and down-cut can be carried out simultaneously by t hese milling cutters. The each depth of cut, the ratio of up/down cutting depth , by these cutters can be also selected. The cutting force characteristics were experimentally discussed by changing the ratio. The cutting force and its locus can be also changed by the selection of the ratio of up/down cutting depth. For practical usage of the head the analytical prediction method of the cutting forc e characteristics under selected cutting condition was proposed based on the ene rgy approach method proposed, in which both of cutting force characteristics of a single milling cutter and the combined milling cutter under a selected up/dow n cutting depth ratio were analytically estimated based on the two dimensional c utting data. It was experimentally shown that in NC milling machine the cutting force locus was controlled in pre-determined direction under various tool paths .

CUTTING REGULARITY AND DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS BY USING COMPOSITE COOLING LIQUID IN WIRE CUT ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE WITH HIGH WIRE TRAVELING SPEED

The analysis of cutting regularity is provided through using and comparing two typical cooling liquids. It is proved that cutting regularity is greatly affected by cooling liquid＇s washing ability. Discharge characteristics and theoretic analysis between two electrodes are also discussed based on discharge waveform. By using composite cooling liquid which has strong washing ability, the efficiency in the first stable cutting phase has reached more than 200 mm^2/min, and the roughness of the surface has reached Ra〈0.8 μm after the fourth cutting with more than 50 mm^2/min average cutting efficiency. It is pointed out that cutting situation of the wire cut electrical discharge machine with high wire traveling speed （HSWEDM） is better than the wire cut electrical discharge machine with low wire traveling speed （LSWEDM） in the condition of improving the cooling liquid washing ability. The machining indices of HSWEDM will be increased remarkably by using the composite cooling liquid.

Effects of discontinuities on penetration of TBM cutters

Based on the triaxial testing machine and discrete element method, the effects of embedded crack on rock fragmentation are investigated in laboratory tests and a series of numerical investigations are conducted on the effects of discontinuities on cutting characteristics and cutting efficiency. In laboratory tests, five propagation patterns of radial cracks are observed. And in the numerical tests, firstly, it is similar to laboratory tests that cracks ahead of cutters mainly initiate from the crushed zone, and some minor cracks will initiate from joints. The cracks initiating from crushed zones will run through the thinner joints while they will be held back by thick joints. Cracks tend to propagate towards the tips of embedded cracks, and minor cracks will initiate from the tips of embedded cracks, which may result in the decrease of specific area, and disturbing layers play as ‘screens', which will prevent cracks from developing greatly. The peak penetration forces, the consumed energy in the penetration process and the uniaxial compression strength will decrease with the increase of discontinuities. The existence of discontinuities will result in the decrease of the cutting efficiency when the spacing between cutters is 70 mm. Some modifications should be made to improve the efficiency when the rocks containing groups of discontinuities are encountered.

Recent Advances in Drilling Tool Temperature:A State‑of‑the‑Art Review

Drilling is regarded as the most complex manufacturing process compared with other conventional machining processes.During the drilling process,most of the energy consumed in metal cutting is converted to heat and increases temperature considerably.The resulting thermal phenomena are important since they influence the mode of deformation,the final metallurgical state of the machined surface,and the rate of tool wear.Hence,understanding the temperature characteristics in the drilling process is crucial for enhancing the drill performance and process efficiency.Extensive efforts have been conducted to measure and control the drilling tool temperature successively.However,very few studies have been conducted from a comprehensive perspective to review all the efforts.To address this gap in the literature,a rigorous review concerning the state-of-the-art results and advances in drilling tool temperature is presented in this paper by referring to the wide comparisons among literature analyses.The multiple aspects of drilling tool temperature are precisely detailed and discussed in terms of theoretical analysis and thermal modeling,methods for temperature measuring,the effect of cutting parameters,tool geometries and hole-making methods on temperature and temperature controlling by different cooling methods.In conclusion,several possible future research directions are discussed to offer potential insights for the drilling community and future researchers.

Simulation Study on Influence of Rake Angle in Gear Skiving Processes

Gear skiving is a promising gear cutting technology that can achieve a multiple faster internal gear cutting process than that of gear shaping. However,the kinematic system complicates skiving process,resulting in severe crater wear due to the intense variation of local cutting features. In particular,the negative rake angle near the cut-out is recognized as influential factor affecting the cutter wear progress,which needs the sophisticated simulation approach to elucidate the underlying cutting mechanism. In this research,the influence of the rake angle,e.g. top and side nominal rake angles of the cutter,is studied to further understand its role in the gear skiving process,for seeking the possibility of skiving process improvement by calculating the effective rake angle. As a result,the top and side rake angles of the cutter can both increase the effective rake angle when compared with the case of the none-rake angle,leading to an enhanced skiving process. This work provides fundamental knowledge of the rake angle for the gear skiving research,contributing to the optimization on the cutter parameters by considering the effective rake angle.