The Effect of Multidirectional Vibration On Electrochemical Machining

Abstract The basic method of electrochemical machining is drilling with a shaped electrode. The process should be carried out with possibly the smallest thickness of the interelectrode gap because of the precision of this treatment. The use of such gaps may cause the occurrence of critical conditions such as short circuits. One way to avoid these problems is the introduction of vibrations of the working electrode. The vibrations should be multidirectional in the case of curved surface. This paper presents the specification of construction and structure of a test stand for the electrochemical machining with multidirectional vibrating working electrode. It also presented a preliminary computer simulation of the velocity distribution and pressure occurring in the space between electrodes for the three processing stages of the process.