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Droplet Spray Behavior Of An Atomization-Based Cutting Fluid (Acf) System For Machining Of Titanium Alloys, Chandra Nath, Shiv G. Kapoor, Anil K. Srivastava, Jon Iverson

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The aim of this research is to study droplet spray characteristics of an atomization-based cutting fluid (ACF) spray system including droplet entrainment angle and flow development regions with respect to three ACF spray parameters, viz., droplet and gas velocities, and spray distance. ACF spray experiments are performed by varying droplet and gas velocities. The flow development behavior is studied by modeling the droplets entrainment mechanism, and the density and distribution of the droplets across the jet flare. Machining experiments are also performed in order to understand the effect of the droplet spray behavior on the machining performances, viz., tool life/wear, …