Loughborough University
Browse
matecconf_mtem2017_01009.pdf (787.19 kB)

Investigation on standoff distance influence on kerf characteristics in abrasive water jet cutting of composite materials

Download (787.19 kB)
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-07, 09:29 authored by Ioan A. Popan, Glad Contiu, Ian Campbell
The paper presents an experimental study on processing composite materials using abrasive water jet cutting (AWJC) process, analysing one of the main process parameter, standoff distance (SOD). Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) are used in a wide range of industrial applications, like aerospace and automotive. Cutting CFRP using AWJC involves several challenges like high dimensional accuracy and good surface quality. To produce precise parts by using this process must be understand the influence of the process parameters on quality characteristics. On this study was investigated the standoff distance influence on kerf characteristics. The characteristics of the cut surface (kerf geometry, surface roughness and topography) were analyzed.

Funding

This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS/CCCDI–UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-0216, within PNCDI III, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca through the research Contract no. 2001/12.07.2017, Internal Competition CICDI-2017 and the H2020 AMaTUC project (GA 691787).

History

School

  • Design

Published in

Modern Technologies In Manufacturing MATEC Web of Conferences

Volume

137

Citation

POPAN, I.A., CONTIU, G. and CAMPBELL, R.I., 2017. Investigation on standoff distance influence on kerf characteristics in abrasive water jet cutting of composite materials. MATEC Web of Conferences, 137, 01009.

Publisher

EDP Sciences © The Authors

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publisher statement

This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/

Acceptance date

2017-08-01

Publication date

2017

Notes

This is an Open Access Article. It is published by EDP Sciences under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This paper was also presented at Modern Technologies in Manufacturing (MTeM 2017 - AMaTUC), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 12-13 October 2017.

ISBN

9782759890279

eISSN

2261-236X

Language

  • en

Location

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Usage metrics

    Loughborough Publications

    Licence

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC