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1 INTRODUCTION
Electrochemical machining (ECM) has seen a resurgence of
industrial interest within the last couple of decades due to its
many advantages such as no tool wear, stress free and smooth
surfaces of machined product and ability to machine complex
shape in electrically conductive materials, regardless of their
hardness. It has been applied in diverse industries such as
aerospace, automotive and electronics, to manufacture airfoils
and turbine blades, die and mold, artillery projectiles, surgical
implants and prostheses, etc. Moreover with recent advances
in machining accuracy and precision, based on the
development of advanced electrochemical metal-removal
processes, demonstrate that the ECM can be effectively used
for micromachining components in the electronics and
precision industries.
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SERVO SYSTEM
TOOL FEED RATE:
TEMPERATURE CONTROL:
MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE:
TOOL DESIGN:
SURFACE FINISH:
PUMPS:
FILTRATION AND STORAGE TANKS:
VALVES AND PIPING
1.3.1 ELECTROLYTE
The electrolyte is very essential parameter for the electrolytic
process to work. In ECM process the electrolyte is used to
perform three main functions:1. It dissipates heat produced in the operation.
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along the desired path very close to the work but it does not
touch the piece. Unlike EDM however, no sparks are created.
VELOCITY_INLET- is given at
RN = Reynoldss number
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1050 .002 5
0.001
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3.2:
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK
There is always a future scope for further investigation. The
following suggestions may be useful for future work related to
simulation work
1. Same work can be extended for electrolyte flow path
by making axis symmetric and 3d models and results
can be compared
2. This work can be extended for other electrolytes and
by using user defined functions.
3. Work can also be extended by using other parameters
like moving tool or wall functions, varying gap
between tool and work etc.
REFERENCES
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Jerzy
kozak,
Antoni
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Budzynski,
PiotrDomanowski,
Computer
simulation
electrochemical shaping (ECM-CNC) using a
universal tool electrode. Journal of Material
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www.sciencedirect.com
www.nitrkl.ac.in
Computational fluid dynamics by H.Choi, H.G.Choi
and J.Y.YOO (EDS).
Text book of Production technology HMT.
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