The Pressure Field Radiated by Cavitation Bubble in the Grinding Area of Power Ultrasonic Honing

The pressure field induced by cavitaion bubble is responsible for the grinding mechanism and the cutting chatter of power ultrasonic honing. Based on the cavitation bubble dynamics model in the grinding area of power ultrasonic honing, the radiation pressure field of cavitation bubble was established. Experimental results show that the bubble is distributed in the grinding area like honeycomb and the size is about 10μm. Numerical simulation of dynamics and pressure field of cavitation bubble was performed. Numerical results show the dynamic behavior of cavitation bubble presents grow, expend and collapse under an acoustic cycle. However the expansion amplitude of bubble can be decreased and the collapse time can be extended and even collapse after several acoustic cycles with increasing ambient bubble radius. The bubble radiation pressure during collapsing bubble increases with increasing ultrasonic amplitude and ultrasonic frequency. And the pressure value of collapsing bubble is about 10Mpa which is more an order of magnitude than atmospheric pressure.