Principles of Modern Grinding Technology

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Elsevier, Jun 16, 2009 - Technology & Engineering - 300 pages
The book is aimed at practitioners, engineers, researchers, students and teachers. The approach is direct, concise and authoritative. Progressing through each major element of the grinding system and then on to machine developments and process control, the reader becomes aware of all aspects of operation and design. Trends are described demonstrating key features. Coverage includes abrasives and super-abrasives, wheel design, dressing technology, machine accuracy and productivity, grinding machine design, high-speed grinding technology, cost optimization, ultra-precision grinding, process control developments, vibration control, coolants and fluid delivery.
  • Trends in high precision and high speed grinding are explored
  • Principles underlying improvements in machines and processes are explained
  • Numerically worked examples give scale to essential process parameters
  • Recent research findings and original contributions to knowledge are included
  • A number of ultra-precision grinding machine developments are included
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 Basic Material Removal
15
Chapter 3 Grinding Wheel Developments
35
Chapter 4 Grinding Wheel Dressing
59
Chapter 5 Wheel Contact Effects
79
Chapter 6 Highspeed Grinding
95
Chapter 7 Avoiding Thermal Damage
105
Chapter 8 Application of Fluids
113
Chapter 11 Process Control
211
Chapter 12 Vibration Problem Solving
233
Chapter 13 Centreless Grinding
257
Chapter 14 Material Removal
291
Chapter 15 Real Contact
315
Chapter 16 Specific Energy
329
Chapter 17 Mechanics of Abrasion
341
Chapter 18 Temperatures in Grinding
365

Chapter 9 Cost Reduction
145
Chapter 10 Grinding Machine Developments
163

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About the author (2009)

W. Brian Rowe is Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University (UK). He is also former Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory.

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