Comparison of Rotary and Linear Cutting Methodology in Determining Specific Cutting Energy of Granite Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Abstract Single polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting is a practical technique to understand the rocktool interactions in drag-bit-type geothermal drilling operations. This paper introduces a rotary cutting method to determine specific cutting energy (SCE) and compares it with the conventional linear cutting method. In this work, granite is selected to represent hard rock formations in geothermal drilling. Cutting tests are conducted on a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine with a realistic cutting speed of 12.7 m/min and several chip loads ranging from 0.08 to 0.25 mm. The cutting force is measured using a dynamometer and then converted to specific cutting energy (SCE). The results show that the rotary method produces an inverse relationship between SCE and chip load, whereas the linear method shows the opposite. As a result, the produced SCE by the rotary method tends to be lower than that of the linear method at a higher chip load at and over 0.16 mm. The difference may be attributed to the cutting configuration and associated force components.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

altmetric score

  • 0.25

author list (cited authors)

  • Kazi, A., Kao, Y., & Tai, B. L.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Kazi, Aamer||Kao, Yi-Tang||Tai, Bruce L

publication date

  • January 2021