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The Effect of High Pressure Abrasive Water Jet Cutting Parameters on Cutting Performance of Granite
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The effect of cutting parameters such as water pressure, nozzle traverse speed and standoff distance on the granite cutting performance as characterized by kerf width, kerf taper, and striation drag angle are researched with a series of experiments using garnetabrasive and ultra high pressure abrasive water jet numerical control machine tool. The relationship between system pressure and abrasive mass flow rate is also studied. The research results show that the abrasive mass flow rate is only proportional to water pressure and the effect of other cutting parameters is not significant. It is found that an increase in water pressure is associated with an increased kerf width and a decreased kerf taper. The kerf width decreases with the enhancement of nozzle traverse speed, and resulting in a significant increase in kerf taper as the nozzle traverse speed increases. The kerf width increases with the enhancement of standoff distance, and hence it causes a significant increase in kerf taper at the standoff distance domain from 3mm to 4mm and then a little decrease in kerf taper at the standoff distance increasing from 4mm to 5mm. The striation drag angle decreases with an increase in water pressure and a decrease in nozzle traverse speed.
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560-564
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February 2006
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