The abrasive water jet process utilizes an ultra high pressure intensifier pump that pressurizes water up to 55 000 psi 3 800 bar forcing it through a small nozzle typically inch mm in diameter This generates a high velocity water jet stream at speeds of up to 3 000 feet per second 914 m/ sec
Get PriceABSTRACT In this study the effect of some cutting variables on the quality of the surface produced during abrasive water jet machining of aluminum has been investigated The type of abrasive used was garnet of mesh size 80 The machining was done on the abrasive water jet machine WJ4080 The cutting variables were stand off distance of the
Get Pricemachining soft material like elastomers or soft plastics 3 The accuracy of cutting is hampered by tapering of hole due to unavoidable flaring of abrasive jet 4 Stray cutting is difficult to avoid 5 A dust collection system is a basic requirement to prevent atmospheric pollution and health hazards 6 Nozzle life is limited 300 hours 7
Get PriceFind out information about abrasive jet cleaning The removal of dirt from a solid by a gas or liquid jet carrying abrasives to ablate the surface McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific Technical Terms Explanation of abrasive jet cleaning
Get PriceThe mechanism of wear in the nozzle is similar to other traditional machining processes which uses a cutting tool The high pressure of the water and hard abrasive particles may erode the nozzle wall A new nozzle using a tungsten carbide based material has been developed to reduce the wear rate and improve the nozzle life
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Get Pricemodified Abrasive Jet Machining process for machining of curved tubes internal machining process In this modi fications resulted in increased machining efficiency Ba lasubramanian et al [13 14 and 15] conducted experi mental work on conventional AJM to remove burrs edges and improving of hole dimensions in machining In their investigations they found that Stand off Distance as a main
Get PriceAbout the smallest practical abrasive jet nozzle will give you a kerf width of 020 in diameter Higher horsepower machines require larger nozzles due to the amount of water and abrasive that they flow through Some water jet water only nozzles have very fine kerf widths like 003 /
Get PriceAbrasive Jet Machining is useful for delicate finishing operations It is used for removing thin metal particles from hard and brittle parts With Abrasive Jet Machining you can machine those intricate areas where the conventional Machining process can not reach That is why Abrasive Jet Machining comes under the un conventional Machining process
Get PriceThe machine uses a stream or jet of water to cut to carry or accelerate the abrasive particles against the workpiece The abrasive particles are fed into the nozzle or wheel by gravity for projection onto the workpiece Pressure pot or vessel contains a mixture of abrasive and carrier fluid air water other
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Get PriceAbrasive jet machining is a non traditional machining process which is mostly used in machining of hardened metals In this machining process a focus stream of abrasive particles are forces to impinge on work piece at high velocity These high velocity abrasive particles remove metal by brittle fracture or erosion from work piece
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Get PriceAbrasive Jet Machining AJM is the process of material removal from a workpiece by the application of a high speed stream of abrasive particles carried in a gas medium from a nozzle The material removal process is mainly by erosion
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Get Pricecleaning The Abrasive Jet Machine reveals that the machining process was started a few decades ago Till date there has been a complete and detailed experiment and the oretical study on this process Most of the studies argue over the hydrodynamic characteristics of abrasive jets hence determining the influence of all operational variables on the process usefulness including abrasive size
Get PriceLets discuss what is use of abrasive jet machining 1 Drilling holes cutting slots cleaning hard surfaces deburring and polishing 2 Deburring of cross holes slots and threads in small precision parts that require a burr free finish such as hydraulic valves aircraft fuel systems and medical appliances 3
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Get PriceThe cutting action is cool because the carrier gas serves as a coolant The high velocity stream of abrasives is generated by converting the pressure energy of carrier gas or air to its kinetic energy and hence high velocity jet AJM consists of the gas propulsion system abrasive feeder machining chamber AJM nozzle and abrasives
Get PriceAbrasive waterjets using standard parameters can cut materials with a hardness equal to or even slightly exceeding that of alumina ceramics often called alumina AD Features of abrasive waterjet Fine water flow to inch diameter Very complex geometries can be cut
Get PriceThe abrasive and gas mixture comes out from the nozzle at a high velocity ranging from 150 to 300 m/min and impinges over the work surface causing abrasion action by repeated impact and the material is removed by the erosion Abrasive powder feed rate can be controlled by the amplitude of vibration of the mixing chamber
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Get PriceThe principle of Abrasive jet machining involves the use of a high speed stream of abrasive particles carried by a high pressure gas or air on the work surface through a nozzle The metal removal occurs due to erosion caused by the abrasive particles impacting the work surface at high speed
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