WORKPIECE QUALITY AND COST ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO HOW OPTIMALLY COOLANT IS APPLIED TO THE GRINDING ZONE. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (DAAS) AND TESTS USED TO OPTIMIZE COOLANT APPLICATION IN TERMS OF COOLANT NOZZLE ANGLE, COMPARING COOLANT FLOW THROUGH THE GRINDING ZONE WITH AND WITHOUT AIR SCRAPPERS, AND TWO AIR SCRAPPER DESIGNS. IN ONE CASE, THE DAAS SHOWED COOLANT FLOW THROUGH THE GRINDING ZONE WAS INCREASED OVER 20%.
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1995 |
