H. Lai

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Yongsheng Gao

Harbin Institute of Technology

Xin Jin

China Southern Power Grid (China)

Siu‐Keung Tse

City University of Hong Kong

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Harbin Institute of Technology

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Use of actively cooled megasonic coolant for precision machining

H. Lai

With the development of modern manufacturing industries, surface grinding is an important machining process. Great care of quality requirement for engineering surfaces is needed. Many industrial products can be benefit and performance enhancement by improving engineering surface quality, such as, optical mold surface, grinding process of silicon wafer for IC industries and MEMS application, precision equipment application and even medical usage in artificial joints, etc. Improvement in cooling approaches can enhance engineering surface quality, reliability, machining accuracy and efficiency. Adequate cooling approach is a must for those engineering processes....[ Read more ]

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10.14711/thesis-b924477

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Actively Cooled and Activated Coolant for Grinding Brittle Materials

Key engineering materials (2008)

Y Gao Xin Jin H. Lai

An actively cooled and activated cooling approach is proposed and examined in this project in order to deal with the problems associated with methods such as the cryogenic cooling method. It is also aimed to further improve the surface quality of the workpiece after grinding by combining the advantages of the existing cooling methods. Both computational and experimental studies were conducted for grinding the brittle materials with the proposed approach. Optical examinations were used to study the surface morphology. The experimental results show that the surface quality can be improved by up to 23.75% on average in terms of surface roughness Ra. The computational test reveals that the heat can be taken away more effectively by the proposed approach.

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10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.389-390.338

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Use of actively cooled and activated coolant for surface quality improvement in ductile material grinding

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (2007)

Yongsheng Gao H. Lai

An active cooling and activation approach for coolant during ductile material grinding is proposed and examined. The aim is to enhance the surface quality of the workpiece being machined by the grinding process. Problems in the existing cooling approaches, such as activation, cryogenic cooling and chilled air-cooling, are discussed. Experimental and computational studies of the effects of actively cooled and activated coolant for ductile material grinding were conducted. Experimental results show that the proposed approach is able to improve the surface quality by up to 36.68% on average in terms of surface roughness Ra. In addition, it was found that surface roughness could be reduced if the coolant temperature is reduced. The results of the X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) tests show that the proposed method could, in general, produce low residual stress values. Further studies of this topic are necessary. Results of optical and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) examinations also confirmed that the proposed approach is advantageous.

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10.1504/ijmpt.2008.015885

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Effects of Actively Cooled Coolant for Grinding Brittle Materials

Key engineering materials (2005)

Yongsheng Gao H. Lai Siu‐Keung Tse

To solve the problem associated with the cryogenic cooling approach and the one with the chilled air approach, an actively cooled coolant approach is proposed and examined. The proposed cooling system is also able to reduce the time period to reach the equilibrium state to enhance productivity. An active cooling prototype was developed that utilizes a compact air conditioner design, which is easy to use, movable, and can be easily fitted into different type of machine designs with relatively low costs. The system is based on the use of forced convection of the heat generated during the machining process. Experimental and computational studies of the effects of actively cooled coolant for grinding brittle materials are carried out. The experimental results show that the use of actively cooled coolant is able to improve surface quality for up to 13.1% on average in terms of surface roughness Ra. The results of optical and SEM examinations confirmed that the proposed approach is advantageous. Computational testing results show that the heat can be taken away more effectively by using the proposed approach.

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10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.291-292.233

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Use of Actively Cooled and Activated Coolant for Surface Quality Improvement in Ductile Material Grinding

Yongsheng Gao H. Lai

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Spatial Distribution of Cooling Mist for Precision Grinding

Key engineering materials (2008)

Y. Gao Xin Jin H. Lai

In order to enhance the cooling performance, better understanding of the effects of coolant parameters is necessary. In this project, a total of five input parameters for actively cooled and activated cutting fluid were studied. An aerosol spectrometer was used to measure the particle size spatial distribution of the cooling mist in the fluid. Taguchi method was used in the design of experiments. It was found that the unit volume net specific particle counts exhibit the behavior of oscillation and attenuation of a second order dynamic system. Cooling mist particle spatial frequency ranges from 0.01269/μm to 2.5/μm, the weighted average size ranges from 0.3051μm to 3.714μm and the particle size difference for 99.8% count attenuation ranges from 0.5μm to 19.7μm. The order of importance of the input parameters was studied and the coolant concentration was found as the most important input parameter for the unit volume net particle counts.

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10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.389-390.344

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Effects of Actively Cooled Coolant for Grinding Ductile Materials

Key engineering materials (2007)

Yongsheng Gao H. Lai

An active cooling approach for coolant during ductile material grinding is proposed and examined. The aim is to enhance surface quality and to enhance productivity. The problem associated with the cryogenic cooling approach and the one with the chilled air approach are addressed. An active cooling prototype was developed utilizing a compact heat pump design, which is easy to use, movable, and can be easily fitted into different type of machine designs with relatively low costs. The system is based on the use of forced convection of the heat generated during the machining process. Experimental and computational studies of the effects of actively cooled coolant for grinding ductile materials are carried out. The experimental results show that the use of actively cooled coolant is able to improve surface quality by up to 29.95% on average in terms of surface roughness Ra. Computational testing results show that the heat can be taken away more effectively by using the proposed approach. The results of optical and SEM examinations also confirmed that the proposed approach is advantageous.

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.339.427

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