摘要:
A multi-axis machine, with numerical control on each axis, is used to drive the tool and workpiece movements necessary to machining complex airfoil geometry. Tooling is typically made of a metal such as brass or other low cost material and rotates during machining. The tooling may be any shape(cylindrical, conical) and size depending on application. A DC power (continuous or pulsed) is used to provide voltage across the tool and workpiece. A medium such as water, de-ionized water, or electrolyte (such as sodium nitrite) is provided between the tool and workpiece. Workpiece metal is removed in a controlled manner by high intensity thermal erosion.
摘要:
A hardware assisted system and method for computing a visibility ordering of a set of primitives and rendering the set of primitives is described, comprising the steps of and means for locating primitives potentially in a layer and removing occluded primitives from the layer. The hardware assisted locating step further includes the steps of initializing hardware buffers, initializing a layer number, assigning the layer number to each primitive, extracting a subset of the primitives from the set of primitives assigned to the layer number, and storing the subset of primitives in a color buffer. The hardware assisted removing step further includes the steps of reading the color buffer to locate all primitives of the layer number, traversing a pixel array of the subset of primitives to obtain primitive ids and depth complexities, testing depth complexity for each primitive using a stencil buffer, removing those primitives from the layer number if the depth complexity greater than one, re-inserting the primitives with a depth complexity greater than one back into the set of primitives, rendering the primitives of the layer number, incrementing the layer number, determining if any primitives have been extracted from the set of primitives in the layer number, halting execution if no primitives have been removed from the layer number, and repeating all of the above steps.
摘要:
An electrode for rejuvenating a cooling passage within an airfoil, the electrode including a tip, an end, a conductive core extending between the tip and the end, and an insulating coating disposed on the conductive core. The insulating coating exposes a number of conductive strips of the conductive core extending between the tip and the end. The insulating coating forms a number of insulating portions and further exposes a number of spacer portions of the conductive core longitudinally positioned between the insulating portions. The insulating portions substantially span a distance between the tip and the end and are positioned between the conductive strips.
摘要:
A perforated electrode has strategically distributed flushing holes through which a flushing medium is discharged. The electrode can be used for either electrochemical machining (ECM) or electrodischarge machining (EDM). The flushing medium is either electrolyte in ECM or a dielectric fluid in EDM. It is discharged from the tool electrode directly against the workpiece surface or surfaces which are undergoing material removal. This removes heat and sludge or debris.
摘要:
An apparatus for electrical discharge machining multiple holes in an electrically conductive work piece, includes an electrical discharge machine for rotatably mounting a first electrode, and at least one electrical discharge unit for rotatably mounting at least one second electrode. The electrical discharge machine includes a driver and a controller, the driver is desirably coupled to the electrical discharge machine and the electrical discharge unit for rotating the first electrode and the at least one second electrode, and the controller is desirably coupled to the electrical discharge machine and the at least one electrical discharge unit for controlling a supply of electrical energy from the first electrode and second electrode to the workpiece.
摘要:
An electrochemical machine is disclosed for use in an electrochemical machining process to simultaneously generate different levels of metal removal. The electrochemical machine comprises at least two electrodes, each including an electrically conductive cylinder having an external surface partially coated with an insulated coating. The insulating coating is in a pattern defining raised areas to be formed on an internal surface of a predrilled hole in a workpiece wherein at least one of the electrodes has a varied pattern of insulating coating.
摘要:
An electrode for use in an electrochemical machining process comprising an outer metal skin of corrosion resistant material, an inner core of conductive material, and an insulating coating disposed on an external surface of the outer metal skin. The external surface is partially coated with the insulating coating so as to define a pattern of raised areas to be formed on an internal surface of a predrilled hole in a workpiece.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for electrochemically deburring a diesel injector nozzle workpiece having a gallery cavity and having a first fuel hole and an air hole intersecting the gallery cavity at a first location. A first electrode is inserted into the first fuel hole such that the electrode tip is near the first location. A post is inserted in the air hole into the gallery cavity. An electrolyte flow is directed through a first channel of the post to the gallery cavity and through a second channel of the post from the gallery cavity. A voltage potential is applied between the first electrode and the workpiece to remove burrs previously formed at the first location.
摘要:
A method for surface roughening a metal work piece includes disposing a region of the workpiece to be roughened proximate to a counter electrode. The region of the workpiece to be roughened and the counter electrode are subsequently disposed together in an electrolyte. An electric potential with current flow is applied between the work piece and the counter electrode to roughen the metal surface to a desired roughness.