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Dressing process in the grinding of aerospace blade root

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This study investigates the grinding wheel dressing process in the grinding of aerospace blade root fir tree profile made from Inconel 718 alloy. This work primarily aims to determine the influence of dressing process parameters on the grinding process and the quality of the grinded surface with the use of a profile roller. The grinding of the blade root surface was tested using different settings of the dressing process. Grinding force components and vibration amplitude were recorded, and the grinded surface roughness was measured after each test. The most important finding of the study was the determination of the relationship of dressing speed ratio, dressing feed, the components of the grinding force, and the grinded surface roughness. Based on the identified relationships in the dressing process, the appropriate values of dressing parameters can be selected to obtain the required quality of the grinded surface of the root.

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Żyłka Ł. completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on the diagnostics of gear grinding process. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Techniques and Automation at Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland. He has 15 years of experience in teaching and research. His research interests include creep feed grinding and high-pressure cooling in grinding processes.

Babiarz R. completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on the regulation of the cylindrical grinding process using RMS of acoustic emission signal. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Techniques and Automation at Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland. His main scientific interest involves the diagnostic and adaptive regulation of aerospace materials during machining. At present, he is conducting an experimental research on grinding difficult-to-machine materials.

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Żyłka, Ł., Babiarz, R. Dressing process in the grinding of aerospace blade root. J Mech Sci Technol 31, 4411–4417 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0841-6

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