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Experimental investigations of gelatin-enabled abrasive water slurry jet machining

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This work presents a description of abrasive water-slurry jet machining (AWSJM) to improve machining capabilities of conventional abrasive water jet machine. This work proposes a novel approach of AWSJM, where the conventional abrasive water jet machine (AWJM) is equipped with a liquid (gelatin) polymer solution injection system and a programmable control valve for controlling abrasive flow rate (AFR) and polymer solution flow rate. Parametric study of gelatin enabled AWSJM reveals the improvements in machining performance. Experimental investigations have been performed by varying concentration of the gelatin, pressure of water jet, abrasive flow rate, and abrasive size. The present work identifies the optimal range of process parameters for AWSJM, with natural gelatin as binder, with the response parameters being material removal rate, kerf width, and depth of cut. Gelatin produces a coherent, three-phase, four-content beam of higher kinetic energy in comparison with AWJ and results in increased material removal rate and depth of cut, with reduced kerf width.

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Patel, D., Tandon, P. Experimental investigations of gelatin-enabled abrasive water slurry jet machining. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 89, 1193–1208 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-9154-7

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