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For the calculation of the recycling capacity of abrasives in abrasive water jets it is necessary to know details about the disintegration behaviour during the cutting process. The aim of the paper is to discuss the influence of different parameters like cutting speed, particle size and abrasive flow rate on the disintegration process.
First, methods to describe the size distribution of abrasive particles are discussed and compared.
Tests were carried out using different sizes of new abrasive particles to show the effect of process conditions on the disintegration process. Additionally tests were carried out with used abrasives to determine the influence of the number of reuses on the disintegration process as well as on the cutting result. Sieve analyses were carried out to indicate the alteration of the size distribution. Based on these results it is possible to quantify the portion of abrasives that can be reused.
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Guo, N.S., Louis, H., Meier, G., Ohlsen, J. (1992). Recycling Capacity of Abrasives in Abrasive Water Jet Cutting. In: Lichtarowicz, A. (eds) Jet Cutting Technology. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2678-6_34
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