Electrochemical drilling of small holes by regulating in real-time the electrolyte flowrate in multiple channels

Electrochemical drilling(ECD) provides an alternative technique for drilling multiple small holes in difficult-to-machine materials in numerous industrial applications such as for aeroengines. The value and fluctuation of electrolyte flowrate can seriously affect the machining stability and hole quality in ECD. In particular, when drilling multiple holes, the distribution and fluctuations of the electrolyte flowrate in each channel could influence the uniformity of the electrolyte flowrate among...     

气体介质中深小孔电火花加工技术研究

 深小孔加工一直是机械制造领域的难题之一。在分析和研究气体介质中电火花加工技术的基础上，就其在深小孔加工中的应用进行了深入的理论与实验研究。分别用管状圆柱电极和削边电极在通用电火花成形加工机床上成功地加工出直径为2 mm、深径比大于20、锥度小于0.5%的深小孔。研究表明，相对于传统的液中电火花加工，气体介质中电火花加工深小孔具有电极损耗率低、加工过程稳定等特点。而且由于无需庞大的工作液系统，该方法适合于大型零部件上深小孔加工。     

Flow field design and process stability in electrochemical machining of diamond holes

The metal grille, commonly composed of an amount of diamond holes, has been grow-ingly used as a key structure on stealth aircraft. Electrochemical machining (ECM) promises to be increasingly applied in aircraft manufacturing on the condition that process stability is guaranteed. In this work, a flow field model was designed to improve the process stability. This model is endowed with a variety of flow channel features, together with vibrating feeding modes. The flow field distribution on the bottom surface of the diamond hole was discussed and evaluated as well. The numerical results show that a short arc flow channel could significantly enhance the uniformity of electrolyte velocity distribution and a vibrating feeding of the cathode enables to reduce both fluctuations of the electrolyte velocity and pressure on the bottom surface of the diamond hole. Consequently, the flow field mutations were eliminated. It is verified from the experimental results that a short arc flow channel, when combined with vibrating feeding, is capable of improving machining localization and process stability markedly. What is more, the side gap on the bottom surface of the diamond hole could also be reduced by the abovementioned approach.     

Effect of tube-electrode inner diameter on electrochemical discharge machining of nickel-based superalloy

Nickel-based superalloys are widely employed in modern aircraft engines because of their excellent material characteristics, particularly in the fabrication of film cooling holes. How-ever, the high machining requirement of a large number of film cooling holes can be extremely chal-lenging. The hybrid machining technique of tube electrode high-speed electrochemical discharge drilling (TEHECDD) has been considered as a promising method for the production of film cooling holes. Compared with any single machining process, this hybrid technique requires the removal of more complex machining by-products, including debris produced in the electrical discharge machin-ing process and hydroxide and bubbles generated in the electrochemical machining process. These by-products significantly affect the machining efficiency and surface quality of the machined prod-ucts. In this study, tube electrodes in different inner diameters are designed and fabricated, and the effects of inner diameter on the machining efficiency and surface quality of TEHECDD are inves-tigated. The results show that larger inner diameters could effectively improve the flushing condi-tion and facilitate the removal of machining by-products. Therefore, higher material removal efficiency, surface quality, and electrode wear rate could be achieved by increasing the inner diam-eter of the tube electrode.     

电火花细微孔加工技术的研究

根据电火花细微孔加工的工艺特点,研制了以大功率场效应管为开关器件的独立式适应控制微能脉冲电源。在进给控制系统上增加了自适应控制环,实现开路快速进给,短路和拉弧快速回退电极并切断脉冲电源的功能。应用不同的电规准及工艺条件进行微孔加工实验,获得了一些工艺规律的初步结果。     

航空复杂壳体深小孔的高效精密加工技术

针对某类复杂壳体深小孔数量多、孔径小、长径比大、精度要求高的特点,在优化设计枪钻切削刃及冷却孔结构的基础上,将枪钻、直槽内冷钻等新型孔加工刀具与加工技术应用到卧式加工中心上,研究开发孔径Φ2~Φ10、长径比20~60深小孔的高效加工方法和加工工艺,优化得到符合要求的最佳切削参数,并建立深小孔高效加工切削参数数据库。实践表明,这一技术将深小孔加工效率提高30%以上,加工质量显著改善,有效解决了深小孔的高效精密加工问题。     

冰层辅助对电火花-电解复合穿孔的影响

电火花-电解复合穿孔(ECDD)加工方法有望实现难加工材料涡轮叶片气膜冷却孔无重铸层高效加工,为了进一步提升小孔孔壁的加工质量,提出了在工件底部填充冰层的电火花-电解复合穿孔加工新方法。分析了冰层辅助对复合加工过程中两极之间电流电压的波形、复合穿孔的加工效率、小孔的出入口孔径、孔壁重铸层去除等的影响,进行了冰层辅助与无冰层辅助电火花-电解复合穿孔对比试验。试验表明:冰层辅助加工可以在小孔穿透之后形成充分的反向冲液,有效地解决小孔穿透之后的漏液问题。在增加底部停顿时间的基础上,即小孔穿透后管电极到达预设深度继续停留一段时间,延长管电极对孔壁的电解作用时间,可以显著提高重铸层的去除效果,有望实现小孔整个孔壁重铸层的完全去除。     

电致伸缩位移器件用于电火花细微孔加工

本文根据电火花细微孔加工的特点,提出了利用WTDS型电致伸缩位移器件与步进电机进给装置相配合的微进给伺服系统,并从设计的角度介绍了系统的组成、工作原理及特性。     

微细电解铣削加工模型及实验研究

 对微细电解铣削加工技术进行了深入研究。将分层加工技术应用到微细电解加工过程中,显著改善了加工稳定性;建立了微细电解铣削加工的数学模型;基于电化学刻蚀原理,在线制得直径小至10 μm的圆柱电极;分组实验并验证了加工模型中各参数如：电极直径、加工电压、电解液浓度、铣削层厚度等对微细电解铣削加工精度的影响。通过优化加工参数,成功加工出了深三角结构和四棱台微型腔,形状精度高,加工稳定性好。     

Wire electrochemical machining with axial electrolyte flushing for titanium alloy

Titanium and its alloys have found very wide application in aerospace due to their excellent characteristics although their processing is still a challenge. Electrochemical machining is an important issue in the fabrication of titanium and titanium alloys. Wire electrochemical machining (WECM) is mainly used for workpiece cutting under the condition of different thickness plates. It has a great advantage over wire electro-discharge machining, which is the absence of heat-affected zone around the cutting area. Moreover, the wire electrode in WECM could be used repetitively because it is not worn out. Thus, much attention has been paid to WECM. The effective way of removing electrolysis products is of importance to WECM. In this paper, the axial electrolyte flushing is presented to WECM for removing electrolysis products and renewing electrolyte. The Taguchi experiment is conducted to optimize the machining parameters, such as wire feedrate, machining voltage, electrolyte concentration, etc. Experimental results show that WECM with axial electrolyte flushing is a promising issue in the fabrication of titanium alloy (TC1). The feasibility of multi-wire electrochemical machining is also demonstrated to improve the machining productivity of WECM.     

薄型中空电极振动电解切割TB6钛合金

TB6钛合金由于具有优越的性能,广泛地用于航空航天领域。然而从大余量的TB6钛合金锻铸件毛坯加工成复杂结构的零件,其加工效率低,刀具和机床成本高,造成了极大的浪费。为解决这一问题,提出了一种利用薄型中空电极进行快速大余量去除的电解加工(ECM)方法,即将零件与多余材料切割分离,有望较大程度提高加工效率,降低加工成本。为改善电解加工流场特性,提高加工精度,对电极施加振动,并对薄型中空电极的振动切割进行了建模分析和试验研究。试验结果表明,合适的振动幅值和频率(A=0.05mm,f=50Hz)可以使得各处电解液电导率趋于一致,从而提高加工的精度、稳定性和效率。复杂结构件的成功切割证明了薄型中空电极振动电解切割加工技术具有一定的适用性。     

航空复杂壳体零件深孔加工技术研究

深孔加工在航空制造业中具有广泛需求,是加工难度最大的工序之一。复杂壳体零件是航空发动机的关键部件,其深孔加工质量直接影响航空发动机的服役性能和使用寿命。以航空复杂壳体零件为对象,针对航空复杂壳体零件深孔加工的工艺特点及难点,就目前现有深孔加工方法、深孔钻削力学、深孔钻削切屑形态与排屑方法、深孔加工在线监控及深孔加工设备等方面关键技术进行综述,并探讨了深孔加工未来的发展趋势。     

脉冲电流大厚度电解线切割加工试验

航空航天难加工材料直纹面构件的高精度高表面完整性加工已经成为制造领域普遍关注和亟需解决的难题，电解线切割加工在高表面完整性要求加工场合上具有原理性优势。建立脉冲电流电解线切割加工模型，分析了工件厚度变化带来的影响。试验结果表明：随着工件厚度增加，电解液电阻减小，工件两端极间电压减小，加工缝宽变窄；双电层时间常数增大，脉宽时间内充电所能达到的电位降低，有效加工时间变短，平均电流密度较低；脉冲频率大于20 kHz时，最大进给速度随频率增加而快速减小，低于20 kHz时，最大加工速度差别较小。最后，采用脉冲频率20 kHz，以进给速度4 μm/s稳定加工出20 mm厚榫头/榫槽结构，表面粗糙度约为0.449 4 μm，表面质量、加工效率明显高于100 kHz加工效果。     

微小孔电化学去毛刺试验研究

采用电化学方法对不锈钢管壁上钻削的微小孔与不锈钢管内壁相贯处难到达区域的毛刺进行去除。实验研究了加工时间、电解液成分与浓度、电解液流动方式对微小孔毛刺去除质量的影响以及相应条件下阴阳极极间电压的变化规律。研究结果表明:在优选的加工工艺参数条件下,可有效地去除微小孔毛刺。     

群孔管电极电解加工均流设计及其试验研究

 为提高群孔电解加工的稳定性和成形精度,对群孔管电极电解加工(ECD)的分流腔流场进行了建模分析。通过对分流腔进行数值求解,研究了分流腔电解液的分布规律,并分析得到了影响电解液分流均匀度的主?问?分流腔直径),进而对其进行了优化设计。基于该优化设计并结合试验得到了适合正流群孔电解加工的分流均匀度系数和相应的尺寸系数。采用优化的分流腔参数和加工参数进行试验,得到了尺寸精度较好的长排孔结构,孔间距5 mm,孔径为(1.03±0.03)mm,其加工过程稳定,无短路现象。通过优化分流腔结构可以提高其分流均匀度,从而使电解孔加工的稳定性显著增加,加工精度提高。     

微幅往复走丝微细电解线切割试验研究

 微细电解线切割是一种新型的微细加工技术,适合高精度金属窄缝、窄槽等微细结构的加工,由于加工间隙内电解产物排出困难,容易影响加工精度。为了提高产物排出效率,提出线电极微幅往复走丝促进加工间隙内电解产物排出的方法,改善了加工稳定性,提高了加工精度和加工效率。建立了间隙内电解产物排出效率对加工精度、加工速度影响的数学模型,分析了线电极走丝速度和走丝幅值对间隙内电解产物排出和电解液更新的影响。通过试验研究了线电极的走丝速度和走丝幅值对加工精度和加工效率的影响规律,采用优化参数在厚度为80 μm的钴基弹性合金上进行微槽结构加工,底面粗糙度约为0.45 μm,倒角半径小于8 μm。结果表明线电极轴向微幅往复走丝可以有效地提高加工质量和加工效率。     

Electrochemical trepanning with uniform electrolyte flow around the entire blade profile

In the traditional machining process for diffusers, blades are easily deformed, and methods suffer from high tool wear and low efficiency. Electrochemical machining(ECM) possesses unique advantages when applied to these difficult-to-machine materials. In the ECM process, theflow field plays a crucial role. Here, an electrolyte flow mode that supplies uniform flow around the entire blade profile was adopted for electrochemical trepanning of diffusers. Various flow rates were employed to obtain the optimal flow field. Simulations were conducted using ANSYS software, and results indicated that increasing the flow rate substantially afforded a more uniform flowfield. A series of experiments was then performed, and results revealed that increasing the flow rate greatly improved both the machining efficiency and the surface quality of the diffusers. The maximum feeding rate of the cathode reached 4 mm/min, the blade taper of the concave part decreased to 0.02, and the blade roughness was reduced to 1.216 lm. The results of this study demonstrated the high feasibility of this method and its potential for machining other complex components for engineering applications.     

三元流闭式叶轮组合电加工技术研究Ⅱ——数控电解预加工

数控电解预加工是组合电加工技术中不可或缺的关键工艺,本文专题论述了三元流闭式叶轮数控电解预加工中阴极及其运动轨迹设计等关键技术。提出了采用多个阴极分区域加工流道的方法,利用先层切再叠加的方法将三维问题简化为二维问题处理而实现阴极加工型面的数值求解。在完成阴极结构优化设计专用工装夹具设计和数控加工程序编制的基础上,以某型三元流闭式叶轮为研究对象进行了加工工艺试验,并加工了符合设计要求的三元流闭式叶轮。试验研究表明,采取数控电解预加工工艺方案能够满足实际生产要求,可提高效率40%,降低电火花加工的电极损耗50%。     

TC2薄壁钣金异型环快速制造工艺

对某种柔性的薄壁TC2钛合金异型环,传统的制造工艺由下料、拼焊、成形、机械加工、表面处理等工序组成。针对该工艺流程繁复、制造成本高的问题,提出一种不用成形的快速制造方法。该方法利用异形环平直母线可精确展开的特征,对其不同半径的锥面逐步展开后合理叠加成精确的展开图形,依图形下料并对焊成环。此方法仅需下料和焊接,无需成形和机械加工,流程简单,为该类零件的低成本、快速制造提供了新途径。     

Surface-improvement mechanism of hybrid electrochemical discharge process using variable-amplitude pulses

Superalloys are commonly used in aircraft manufacturing; however, the requirements for high surface quality and machining accuracy make them difficult to machine. In this study, a hybrid electrochemical discharge process using variable-amplitude pulses is proposed to achieve this target. In this method, electrochemical machining (ECM) and electrical discharge machining (EDM) are unified into a single process using a sequence of variable-amplitude pulses such that the machining process realizes both good surface finish and high machining accuracy. Furthermore, the machining mechanism of the hybrid electrochemical discharge process using variable-amplitude pulses is studied. The mechanism is investigated by observations of machining waveforms and machined surface. It is found that, with a high-frequency transformation between high- and low-voltage waveforms within a voltage cycle, the machining mechanism is frequently transformed from EDM to pure ECM. The critical discharge voltage is 40 V. When pulse voltages greater than 40 V are applied, the machining accuracy is good; however, the surface has defects such as numerous discharge craters. High machining accuracy is maintained when high-voltage pulses are replaced by low-voltage pulses to enhance electrochemical dissolution. The results indicate that the proposed hybrid electrochemical discharge process using variable-amplitude pulses can yield high-quality surfaces with high machining accuracy.