Supplemental Funding for Women, Minority and Handicapped Eng. Research Assistants: Role of Thermal Energy Transfer in Material Removal Processes Using Abrasive Waterjets

这项建议涉及材料的热方面 使用磨料水射流切割。 这种切割技术 有望成为氧气燃料的可行替代品 以及等离子炬、激光器、锯和金刚线。 的 建议的工作将确定温度场诱导 通过切割操作来切割工件。 的另一个目的 本文的工作是研究切削效率的响应 工件的外部加热或冷却。

This proposal is concerned with the thermal aspects of material cutting using abrasive water jets. This cutting technique holds high promise of becoming a viable alternative to oxyfuel and plasma torches, lasers, saws, and diamond wires. The proposed work will identify the temperature field induced in the workpiece by the cutting operation. Another objective of the work is to examine the response of the cutting efficiency to external heating or cooling of the workpiece.