Finishing force analysis and simulation of nanosurface roughness in abrasive flow finishing process using medium rheological properties. Issue 9 (August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Sachin; Raj, A.; Sankar, M.; Jain, V.
• Is Part Of: International journal of advanced manufacturing technology. Volume 85:Issue 9/12(2016)
• Page Start: 2163
• Page End: 2178
• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Subjects: AFF -- Rheological properties -- Modeling and simulation -- Surface roughness -- Abrasive particle bluntness -- Abrasive forces; Manufacturing processes -- Periodicals; Production engineering -- Periodicals; 670.427
• DOI: 10.1007/s00170-015-8333-2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-3768

Abstract

Abstract Surface roughness plays a vital role in functional requirements of a component. Abrasive flow finishing (AFF) is an advanced finishing process used to achieve micro/nanolevel surface finish in complex geometries, internal inaccessible pathways made up of difficult to finish material, etc. In order to control the process and improve its performance, it is important to understand the mechanism of finishing. In this paper, an attempt has been made to model the forces generated during AFF process using the rheological properties of the viscoelastic medium used in the process. Secondly, by using the calculated forces, simulation of the final surface roughness profile of the workpiece has been presented. The simulated results are in good agreement with the experimental results.