Properly designed coolant nozzles are essential in grinding to reducing heat damage caused by increasing material removal rates. A patented nozzle profile provided by Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. was analyzed for effects on cohesion. Various nozzle sizes were examined for cohesiveness and their spray angles measured by CAD image overlay. Nozzles were also modeled using computational fluid dynamics to support experimental data. Results suggest that high pressure, small diameter nozzles provide the most cohesive sprays with optimal velocity gradients.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Baggett, Daniel E.
• Cote, Justin
• LaRose, Thomas J

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D357M

Advisor

• Rong, Yiming

Year

• 2006

Sponsor

• Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Physics
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright