An Integrated Approach of Simulation, Modeling and Computer-aided Design of Hot Abrasive Jet Machining Setup

Abstract

In the past few decades, sophisticated machining industries have rapidly improved in order to achieve the required shape of a part within a specific time while also not affecting material properties. Accuracy of machined components in all industries is important. In the case of subassemblies of components, geometrical accuracy of hole is vital. The researchers updated their machinery from time to time from this perspective. In the machining process, environment and time are the vital parameters that are mainly affected, so in this case, the design of experiments that are very useful in the machining region needs to be considered to overcome these challenges. This study aims to analyze the fabrication of hot abrasive jet machining (HAJMing) with different abrasive temperatures using fluidized bed system as well as accomplishment of cutting performance in hot-abrasive jet machining concerning target surface erosion. Additionally, this research study accomplishes the experimental study and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique for erosive footprint prediction extent in HAJMing constraints on target surface for intricately shaped tapered holes generation. The use of hot abrasives in the HAJM process has demonstrated an interest in improving cutting performance for material erosion. Moreover, this proposed experimental work contains the manufacturing, design and fabrication of hot abrasive jet machine (HAJM) using commercially available hardware and software. So, the components are manufactured indigenously as per the designed parameters for the purpose of improving the machining performance. Simulation for material erosion mechanism of HAJMing is used to obtain the nature of produced workpiece profile. Additionally, FB-HAJMing also deals with the sustainability assessment under environmental-friendly hot abrasive-assisted machining conditions.