The effects of system and geometric parameters on abrasive water jet nozzle wear

Nozzle wear dependence on abrasive water jet system parameters and nozzle geometry is experimentally investigated. Experimental procedures for evaluating long term and accelerated nozzle wear are discussed. Accelerated wear tests are conducted to study the effects of nozzle length, inlet angle, diameter, orifice diameter, abrasive flow rate, and water pressure on wear. An empirical model for nozzle weight loss rate is developed and is shown to correlate well with experimental measurements.     

Optimising the AWJ cutting process of ductile materials using nozzle oscillation technique

Striations and roughness on workpiece surfaces produced by abrasive waterjet (AWJ) have been the most persistent problems that stand in the way of wider applications of the technology in industry. This paper presents the experimental investigation on the impact of using nozzle oscillation cutting technique in minimising or reducing these AWJ cut surface irregularities. The technique was used for cutting ductile materials, i.e. mild steel and aluminium, at various traverse speeds, oscillation angles and frequencies of oscillation. The results show that by oscillating the nozzle during cutting, the improvement in surface finish as measured by centre-line average R_a can be obtained by as much as 30%.     

Quantitative evaluation of abrasive contamination in ductile material during abrasive water jet machining and minimising with a nozzle head oscillation technique

In the area of grit blasting, it is well known that microscopically small abrasive debris gets trapped on the surface, and due to impact this grit might cause the surface to fracture and a fraction of it to embed. The same problem appears in abrasive aqua jet machining (AAJM), especially in the so-called deformation wear zone or striation zone. An experimental study was undertaken on a commonly used ductile material, aluminium Al–Mg4, 5Mn, which is used as a base material for manufacturing most of the aircraft/aerospace components. The results indicated that as the depth of cut increases the grit contamination decreases. A comparison was made between straight cutting and oscillation cutting, and it was observed that oscillation cutting is 10 times better than straight cutting for ductile material with respect to particle contamination. Alternative technology is suggested to overcome the grit contamination problem.     

Modelling and analysis of abrasive water jet cut surface topography

In this paper, a new approach proposed for modelling the three-dimensional (3D) topography produced on abrasive water jet (AWJ) cut surface is presented. It makes use of the trajectory of jet, predicted from the theory of ballistics and Bitter’s theory of erosion for material removal, for numerically simulating the cutting front. The 2D topography at different depths of the cut surface is generated by considering the trajectories on the cutting front and the abrasive particles impacting the walls of cut surface randomly. For realistic generation of topography on cut surfaces, several instantaneous profiles generated in each region of cut are superimposed to obtain an effective profile. The nature of effective profiles thus predicted is analyzed and validated using power spectral density analysis. The effective profiles predicted at different depths are in turn used to generate the 3D topography of AWJ cut surface. Results obtained with the proposed model are validated with the experimental results.     

Abrasive jet micro-machining of planar areas and transitional slopes in glass using target oscillation

Analytical models are presented which allow the prediction of the shape, sidewall slope, and depth of abrasive jet micro-machined planar areas and transitional slopes in glass using a novel technique in which the target is oscillated transversely to the overall scan direction. A criterion was developed to establish the minimum oscillation velocity to ensure negligible surface profile waviness in the scanning direction. If the oscillation velocity is sufficiently greater than the scanning velocity, the target receives an approximately uniform energy flux, resulting in a high degree of flatness for both masked and unmasked planar areas micro-machined in glass. It was also found that particle scattering from the mask edge caused the sidewalls of a planar area to be very shallow, on the order of a few degrees. Two methods were investigated to machine planar areas with increased sidewall slope using target oscillation: (i) machining micro-channels adjacent to the planned planar area, and (ii) target oscillation with an obliquely oriented nozzle. Among these two methods, target oscillation with an obliquely oriented nozzle created steeper sidewalls and was easier to implement, but it also caused appreciable mask under-etching. A major distinction between the target oscillation approach and a previously published method that was based on the superposition of the erosion profiles of adjacent nozzle scans, is that the latter is capable of machining an arbitrary surface profile over a large area, whereas the present target oscillation technique is intended only for the machining of flat planar areas at a single elevation. For such applications it is the preferred approach.     

在役油罐内壁除锈喷嘴外流场数值模拟

针对在役单层油罐改造成双层罐的除锈问题,选用磨料水射流喷嘴为研究对象,使用计算流体力学方法,进行了混合磨料水射流对油罐内壁除锈效果的数值模拟。以射流打击靶面的最大剪切力和冲蚀磨损率作为评价指标,研究结果表明:前混合磨料水射流达到相同的除锈效果相较于后混合磨料水射流所需的射流压力更低,射流入射压力为20 MPa时,除锈效果较理想且具有较好的经济性;剪切力在靶面上存在一个核心作用区,最大剪切力位置不在靶面中心处;冲蚀磨损率随磨料的体积浓度、磨料粒径、磨料密度的增大而增大,而最大壁面剪切力不随其增大而变化。     

几何结构参数对磨料水射流喷嘴磨损规律影响的模拟分析

建立了前混合磨料水射流喷嘴物理模型。基于FLUENT软件,采用颗粒轨道模型、Grant弹性恢复系数和E/CRC磨损模型对磨料水射流喷嘴内的磨损特性进行了数值模拟。结果表明:当喷嘴收缩角为20°以上时,喷嘴磨损呈现两个严重磨损区,分别在喷嘴圆柱段入口处前较短距离范围内和喷嘴圆柱段出口处前较短距离范围内;随着喷嘴收缩角的增大,磨料颗粒与喷嘴圆柱段壁面碰撞次数和速度增加,同时随着喷嘴长径比的增大,喷嘴圆柱段壁面磨损速率整体增加,严重磨损区范围扩大,结果均使喷嘴圆柱段的磨损加剧。以喷嘴壁面磨损速率的面积加权平均积分表征喷嘴整体的磨损程度。随着收缩角和长径比的增大,喷嘴壁面磨损速率的面积加权平均积分增大,喷嘴的磨损整体而言越严重。因此,从减小喷嘴磨损的角度而言,喷嘴的收缩角和长径比宜取小值。     

环形水气自激振荡射流频率数值分析

针对水气两相射流泵传能效率较低、吸气残压过大的问题,结合环形射流和自激振荡射流的优点,提出环形水气自激振荡脉冲射流的概念。以环形射流理论为基础,推导了混合相界面上的连续性方程和动量方程。采用Realizable k-ε紊流模型和欧拉多相流模型对环形水气自激振荡脉冲射流流场分别进行了定常和非定常数值模拟。计算了环形水气自激振荡射流泵的流量比q、压力比h和效率η等性能参数,绘制出基本性能曲线,并与普通环形水气射流泵进行了比较;对下喷嘴处的流体平均速度进行了非定常模拟计算,通过现场实验测试,对下喷嘴处混合相瞬时速度脉冲进行了频率分析。结果表明:与普通环形水气射流相比,环形自激振荡射流对气体的卷吸作用能力增强,且下喷嘴处的混合相瞬时速度值具有显著的脉冲主频。     

基于量纲分析法的一种磨料水射流打孔模型

水射流的加工过程中非常复杂,涉及到许多参数,对其模型的描述也较为困难。运用量纲分析法,选取对加工过程中影响较大的参数,忽略影响很小的因素,建立了水射流打孔过程的新数学模型,并通过试验验证该模型的误差仅为3%～10%。     

An analytical model of the effect of particle size distribution on the surface profile evolution in abrasive jet micromachining

An analytical model to estimate the spatial distribution of erosive efficacy across the mask opening in the abrasive jet micromachining (AJM) of substrates is presented. A closed form analytical expression is derived which allows the erosive efficacy in the vicinity of the mask edge to be estimated as a function of the measured abrasive particle size distribution and the width of the mask opening. This analytical expression was used in a previously developed analytical surface evolution model to predict the time dependent eroding surface profiles of micro-holes and micro-channels of various sizes in glass and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), using aluminum oxide abrasive powders of different sizes. Use of the measured powder size distributions in the analytical models resulted in excellent agreement between the measured and model predicted channel profiles. The results of the study demonstrate that the particle size distribution and mask opening width can greatly affect the shape and depth of micro-channel profiles. A major improvement over previously developed models is ease-of-application since the erosive efficacy is given by an analytical expression rather than by the use of a computer simulation or a semi-empirical approach.     

磨料粒径及形状对磨料水射流切割钛合金表面微观形貌的影响

采用不同粒径与形状的磨料颗粒,在磨料水射流切割平台上切割钛合金,用超景深显微镜等设备分析,以研究不同的磨料粒径及形状对钛合金表面微观形貌的影响。研究表明:磨料粒径越大,钛合金表面所形成的划痕越长,80目磨料颗粒形成的微划痕长度约为160目磨料的5倍。且球形磨料颗粒所形成的划痕末端堆积较少,其表面线粗糙度低于9.5 μm;具有棱边的磨料颗粒所形成的划痕有唇状或鳞片状金属堆积,其表面线粗糙度在9.5～13.0 μm间;柱体形的磨料颗粒冲击形成的划痕带有尖锐的棱角,其表面粗糙度大于13.0 μm。      

Experimental method for the investigation of the abrasive water jet cutting quality

The use of the declination angle for a prediction and control of the abrasive water jet cutting quality is presented in the paper. The term declination angle is defined and the method for its measurement is proposed. The relationship between the declination angle and cutting wall quality is explained in the theory resulting from former conclusions of Hashish, Zeng and Kim, Hlavá? and others. Experiments proving the theoretical base were performed. The values of the limit traverse speeds predicted from the theoretical equations were compared with values experimentally determined on selected samples. The data calculated from the theoretical models predicting the appearance of the striations on the cutting walls by cutting head tilting are compared with experiments as well.     

后混合磨料水射流切割系统的研究

后混合磨料水射流是极具发展前景的一种冷态加工工艺。对后混合磨料射流切割机的工作原理及主体组成进行了分析，并针对IE-B型超高压水射流切割机所存在的不足进行了改进。结果表明：改进后的磨料水射流切割机解决了原有设备密封性能差、可靠性低、维护成本高等多方面的问题。     

磨料水射流喷嘴结构参数对流场性能影响的仿真与研究

建立后混合磨料水射流喷嘴可视化模型,利用FLUENT软件对喷嘴内固液两相流场进行仿真,分析管嘴内流场的速度以及管嘴结构对它的影响。为了达到理想的速度,混合腔长度应选择高压水喷嘴直径的40倍左右;聚焦管长度在60~70 mm之间最优;综合考虑速度及磨损,锥形角角度应选择在30°~45°之间。     

Modelling of the micro-channelling process on glasses using an abrasive slurry jet

A study of the micro-channelling process on a brittle amorphous glass using an abrasive slurry jet is presented. The mechanisms of the micro-channel formation process are discussed first, followed by the development of predictive models for material removal rate and the dimensions of the micro-channels produced. The models account for a variety of slurry and target material properties as well as other process parameters and have been verified by an experimental study. It is shown that the model predictions are in good agreement with the experimental data.     

Influence of electron beam liquid phase surface treatments on the corrosion resistance of AZ91D using different additive deposition techniques

Electron beam alloying (EBA) and electron beam cladding (EBC) were applied on AZ91D using Al-based additives. For EBA, additives were pre-deposited by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) and cold gas spraying (CGS). In the case of EBC, a wire was used for in situ additive deposition. Polarisation test were carried out to investigate the corrosion behaviour of layers with Mg-rich (EBA) and Al-rich (EBC) layer matrices depending on the element contents of Mg, Al, and Si. In 0.001 M NaCl solution, the corrosion potential is significantly improved compared with the untreated AZ91D and corrosion current densities of the AlSi12 reference material are approached.