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This paper presents a new turning system where the guided cut chip during turning is pulled using an external pulling device to attain high-performance cutting. An electro-mechanical pulling device with sensor-less chip tension monitoring function is designed to steadily pull the guided chip and robustly assist the turning operation. The effect of chip tension on the process is modeled and experimentally verified. The developed chip pulling system is utilized to achieve direct real-time control of the cutting process and zero thrust force cutting is demonstrated. Developed system effectively reduces cutting energy for improved tool life and regulates cutting forces for high performance turning.
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High Performance Turning Assisted by Chip-Pulling
Friction is one of the key factors limiting the achievable productivity and efficiency in most machining processes. Typically, adverse effects of friction in machining has been addressed through better tool material design and use of coolants. This paper presents an innovative technique to significantly increase the efficiency of turning processes by alleviating friction forces using an assistive device. As opposed to breaking the cut chip using chip breakers, in the proposed technique, the chip is not broken but pulled using a system to realize a new turning process so-called the “chip-pulling turning”. By pulling the cut chip externally, the friction force acting along tool’s rake face could be reduced and even cancelled. This, in return, increases the shear angle and leads to efficient material removal with significantly lower process forces and energy. An electro-mechanical chip-pulling device is designed that can pull the guided chip continuously during the turning operation. Design of the chip-pulling system, proposed pulling device and its automatic control are presented. The effect of chip-pulling is validated experimentally through various cutting experiments. Furthermore, orthogonal cutting force models are used to model the effect of chip-pulling on the process.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1661926
- PAR ID:
- 10135048
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE)
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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