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Development Of Prediction Technique For The Geometry Of The Abrasive Waterjet Generated Kerf, Yichung Chung
Development Of Prediction Technique For The Geometry Of The Abrasive Waterjet Generated Kerf, Yichung Chung
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This study is concerned with the development of a practical and accurate technique for off-line determination of the variables characterizing the macro-geometry of the kerf generated in the course of abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machining of ductile materials. The study involved generation and processing of a database relating operational conditions with kerf dimensions. The total number of generated samples exceeded 1500.
A physical model relating the process results with operational conditions was constructed and used for the selection of a statistical technique for analysis of the acquired experimental information. The semiempirical model developed here is based on a simple theoretical model …