Development of In-Process Temperature Measurement of Grinding Surface with an Infrared Thermometer

Abstract

Heat generation is a critical issue in grinding. If the grinding point generates significant heat, dimensional and shape accuracy may decrease due to thermal deformation, and the machined surface may deteriorate due to grinding burn. Therefore, monitoring the temperature during grinding is important to obtain ideal machining results. In this research, we develop a new method to measure the grinding surface and grinding wheel surface temperature during in-process machining. The proposed method measures the temperature of the grinding surface through small holes in a rotating grinding wheel. Using this method, we measured the temperature of the grinding surface during the dry grinding of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). Temperature of the grinding surface was measured every 1/4 rotation of the grinding wheel at any depth of cut, assuming precision grinding, rough grinding, and high-efficiency grinding. The measurement value changed depending on the temperature measurement position of the infrared thermometer from numerical analysis of the grinding surface temperature. We also found that when the cut depth was small, the temperature, including the surface of the workpiece before machining, was measured at a specific temperature measurement position. The newly developed temperature measurement method was capable of in-process measurement of the grinding surface temperature and of detecting temperature rise when the grinding wheel was clogged.