Abstract
Fluidized bed machining (FBM) was developed for use in polishing, deburring, edge contouring, and other areas for parts with complex geometry. Recently, FMB was studied to determine the final surface roughness of machined 3-dimensional parts. The researchers have been studying the system configuration and FBM process parameters, but most research has focused on experimental approaches and applications of FBM. In this study, experimental studies on the process parameters and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of FBM on a stainless steel 304 (SS304) substrate were performed. Alumina particles were used in FBM experiments. CFD simulations were used to examine the particle velocity in the chamber and the shear stress acting on the SS304 substrate due to changes in the main shaft rotation speed and air pressure during the FBM process. The experimental results show that the material removal rate (MRR) increases as the rotation speed of the specimen increases, and MRR is greatest when the air pressure reaches 0.04 MPa. CFD analysis may be helpful for designing FBM equipment and optimizing FBM process.
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This research was supported by BB21+ Project in 2019 and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2015R1D1A1A01059266 and NRF-2018R1 D1A1B07043169).
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Taekyoung Kim is a Master’s Student of the Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Tongmyong University, Bu-san, Korea. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tong-myong University. His research fields include CFD simulation and abrasive fluidized bed machining.
Hyunseop Lee is an Assistant Professor of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongmyong University, Busan, Korea. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Pusan National University. His research fields include chemical mechanical polishing, grinding, abrasive fluidized bed machining and tribology.
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Kim, T., Lee, H. Simulation and experimental analysis of abrasive fluidized bed machining process. J Mech Sci Technol 34, 2153–2160 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0436-5
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