Rock drilling is an essential operation in mining industries.Temperature at the bit-rock interface plays a major role in the wear rate of the drill bit.This paper primarily focuses on the wear rate of tungsten carbide...Rock drilling is an essential operation in mining industries.Temperature at the bit-rock interface plays a major role in the wear rate of the drill bit.This paper primarily focuses on the wear rate of tungsten carbide(WC)drill bit and the interrelationship between temperature and wear rate during rotary drilling operations conducted using a computer numerical control(CNC)machine.The interrelationship between the temperature and wear rate was studied with regard to three types of rock samples,i.e.,fine-grained sandstone(FG)of uniaxial compressive strength(UCS)that is 17.83 MPa,medium-grained sandstone(MG)of UCS that is 13.70 MPa,and fine-grained sandstone pink(FGP)of UCS that is 51.67 MPa.Wear rate of the drill bit has been measured using controlled parameters,i.e.,drill bit diameter(6,8,10,12,and 16 mm),spindle speed(250,300,350,400,and 450 rpm),and penetration rate(2,4,6,8,and 10 mm/min),respectively.Further,a fully instrumented laboratory drilling set-up was utilized.The weight of each bit was measured after the bit reached 30 mm depth in each type of the rock sample.Furthermore,effects of the bit-rock interface temperature and operational parameters on wear rate of the drill bits were examined.The results show that the wear rate of drill bits increased with an increase in temperature for all the bit-rock combinations considered.This is due to the silica content of the rock sample,which leads to an increase in the frictional heat between the bit-rock interfaces.However,in case of medium-grained sandstone,the weight percentage(wt%)of SiO2 is around 7.23 wt%,which presents a very low wear rate coefficient of 6.33×10^–2 mg/(N?m).Moreover,the temperature rise during drilling is also minimum,i.e.,around 74℃,in comparison to that of fine-grained sandstone and fine-grained sandstone pink.In addition,this paper develops the relationship between temperature and wear rate characteristics by employing simple linear regression analysis.展开更多
Evidence gained from previous field tests conducted on drilled shaft foundation shows that using drilling slurries to stabilize a borehole during the construction may influence the interfacial shear strength.This pape...Evidence gained from previous field tests conducted on drilled shaft foundation shows that using drilling slurries to stabilize a borehole during the construction may influence the interfacial shear strength.This paper deals with an exhaustive study of the effects of drilling slurries at the contact between soil and concrete.This study involved adapting a simple shear apparatus and performing approximately 100 experimental tests on the interaction between two types of soils;clay and sandy clay and five specimens of concrete with different surface shapes.It also involved using bentonite and polymer slurries as an interface layer between soil and concrete.Results showed that an interface layer of bentonite slurry between clay and concrete decreases the interfacial shear strength by 23% and as an interface layer between sandy clay and concrete,bentonite increases interfacial shear strength by 10%.Using polymer slurry as an interface layer between clay and concrete decreases the interfacial shear strength by 17% while using it as an interface layer between sandy clay and concrete increases the interfacial shear strength by 10%.Furthermore,the data show that using bentonite and polymer slurry as an interface layer between clay and concrete decreases the sliding ratio by 50% to 60%,while increasing the sliding ratio by 44% to 56% when these are used as an interface layer between sandy clay and concrete.展开更多
文摘Rock drilling is an essential operation in mining industries.Temperature at the bit-rock interface plays a major role in the wear rate of the drill bit.This paper primarily focuses on the wear rate of tungsten carbide(WC)drill bit and the interrelationship between temperature and wear rate during rotary drilling operations conducted using a computer numerical control(CNC)machine.The interrelationship between the temperature and wear rate was studied with regard to three types of rock samples,i.e.,fine-grained sandstone(FG)of uniaxial compressive strength(UCS)that is 17.83 MPa,medium-grained sandstone(MG)of UCS that is 13.70 MPa,and fine-grained sandstone pink(FGP)of UCS that is 51.67 MPa.Wear rate of the drill bit has been measured using controlled parameters,i.e.,drill bit diameter(6,8,10,12,and 16 mm),spindle speed(250,300,350,400,and 450 rpm),and penetration rate(2,4,6,8,and 10 mm/min),respectively.Further,a fully instrumented laboratory drilling set-up was utilized.The weight of each bit was measured after the bit reached 30 mm depth in each type of the rock sample.Furthermore,effects of the bit-rock interface temperature and operational parameters on wear rate of the drill bits were examined.The results show that the wear rate of drill bits increased with an increase in temperature for all the bit-rock combinations considered.This is due to the silica content of the rock sample,which leads to an increase in the frictional heat between the bit-rock interfaces.However,in case of medium-grained sandstone,the weight percentage(wt%)of SiO2 is around 7.23 wt%,which presents a very low wear rate coefficient of 6.33×10^–2 mg/(N?m).Moreover,the temperature rise during drilling is also minimum,i.e.,around 74℃,in comparison to that of fine-grained sandstone and fine-grained sandstone pink.In addition,this paper develops the relationship between temperature and wear rate characteristics by employing simple linear regression analysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50639050)the China Scholarship Council (No.2006368T15)
文摘Evidence gained from previous field tests conducted on drilled shaft foundation shows that using drilling slurries to stabilize a borehole during the construction may influence the interfacial shear strength.This paper deals with an exhaustive study of the effects of drilling slurries at the contact between soil and concrete.This study involved adapting a simple shear apparatus and performing approximately 100 experimental tests on the interaction between two types of soils;clay and sandy clay and five specimens of concrete with different surface shapes.It also involved using bentonite and polymer slurries as an interface layer between soil and concrete.Results showed that an interface layer of bentonite slurry between clay and concrete decreases the interfacial shear strength by 23% and as an interface layer between sandy clay and concrete,bentonite increases interfacial shear strength by 10%.Using polymer slurry as an interface layer between clay and concrete decreases the interfacial shear strength by 17% while using it as an interface layer between sandy clay and concrete increases the interfacial shear strength by 10%.Furthermore,the data show that using bentonite and polymer slurry as an interface layer between clay and concrete decreases the sliding ratio by 50% to 60%,while increasing the sliding ratio by 44% to 56% when these are used as an interface layer between sandy clay and concrete.
