Theoretical considerations of machining with grinding wheels

  • Authors

    • Andrew Oyakhobo Odior University of Benin, Benin City, NIGERIA
    • Festus A Oyawale Covenant University, Ota, NIGERIA
    • Sunday O. Oyedepo Covenant University, Ota, NIGERIA
    • Samson A Aasa Covenant University, Ota, NIGERIA
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v2i2.687

    Received date: February 8, 2013

    Accepted date: February 23, 2013

    Published date: May 10, 2013

  • Abstract

    Grinding is one of the most versatile methods of removing material from machine parts by the cutting action of the countless hard and sharp abrasive particles of a revolving grinding wheel. It works by forcing the abrasive grains into the surface of the workpiece so that each grain cuts away a small bit of material in the form of chips. Abrasive grinding wheel is an expendable wheel that carries an abrasive compound on its periphery. They are made of small, sharp and very hard natural or synthetic abrasive minerals, bonded together in a matrix to form a wheel. The paper presents a review of some of the characteristics as well as theoretical considerations of operations of abrasive grinding wheel. The relationships among the various grinding parameters; the radial force f, the force on individual grit of grinding wheel , velocity of grinding wheel , velocity of work piece , the wheel diameter , and the diameter of the work piece were established for given grinding operations.

    Author Biographies

    • Andrew Oyakhobo Odior, University of Benin, Benin City, NIGERIA
      Associate Professor, Production Engineering Department
    • Festus A Oyawale, Covenant University, Ota, NIGERIA
      Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
    • Sunday O. Oyedepo, Covenant University, Ota, NIGERIA
      Lecturer 1, Mechanical Engineering Department
    • Samson A Aasa, Covenant University, Ota, NIGERIA
      Assistant Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department

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    Odior, A. O., Oyawale, F. A., Oyedepo, S. O., & Aasa, S. A. (2013). Theoretical considerations of machining with grinding wheels. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2(2), 126-133. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v2i2.687