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Performance evaluation of composite electrostatic spraying (CES) in milling process

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Composite electrostatic spraying (CES) is a process in which the coaxial jet generates when the inner and outer fluids flowing through the coaxial nozzle are charged, and jet end is broken into charged composite droplets. This paper experimentally investigated the effects of types of inner and outer fluids, voltages, and flow rates of inner and outer fluids on cutting force and cutting temperature in CES milling of aluminum alloy. The inner fluid used included water and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-water nanofluid. The outer fluid used involved castor oil, sunflower oil, MWCNTs-castor oil nanofluid, and MWCNTs-sunflower oil nanofluid. The atomization mode, current, and droplet velocity of CES were measured under different types of inner and outer fluids, voltages, and flow rates of inner and outer fluids. Results show that from the viewpoint of reducing cutting force and temperature, MWCNTs-sunflower oil nanofluid/MWCNTs-water nanofluid and 5 ml/h were the optimal outer/inner fluid combination and flow rate due to excellent charging performance, high droplet velocity, and superior friction-reducing effects of sunflower oil and MWCNTs.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 51205177), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (grant numbers BK2012277 and BK20171307), and the Natural Science Program for Basic Research of Jiangsu Province (grant number 08KJB460002).

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    Yu Su, Xiaorong Hu, Dongdong Zhang, Hai Jiang & Zhiqiang Liu

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Yu Su: Project administration, resources, funding acquisition, supervision, reviewing and editing, and validation. Xiaorong Hu: Investigation and writing (original draft). Dongdong Zhang: Investigation and reviewing and editing. Hai Jiang: Analysis and reviewing and editing. Zhiqiang Liu: Analysis and reviewing and editing.

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Su, Y., Hu, X., Zhang, D. et al. Performance evaluation of composite electrostatic spraying (CES) in milling process. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 117, 109–123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07737-5

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