Effect of In-trough and Out-of-trough fixturing in vibro-polishing
Advanced compressor design with superior aerodynamic and fatigue life performance demands superior surface quality, typically Ra≤0.25 µm. Vibro-polishing is media finishing technology which is commonly employed to mass finish aerospace engine components such as blisks. Frequency of vibration, locati...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1711972023-10-17T04:52:41Z Effect of In-trough and Out-of-trough fixturing in vibro-polishing Yuvaraj, Hemanth Kumar Gopasetty, Sharan Kumar Nagalingam, Arun Prasanth Sheng, Benjamin Gan Rong Gopinath, Abhay Yeo, Swee Hock School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab Engineering::Mechanical engineering Surfaces Production Machines Advanced compressor design with superior aerodynamic and fatigue life performance demands superior surface quality, typically Ra≤0.25 µm. Vibro-polishing is media finishing technology which is commonly employed to mass finish aerospace engine components such as blisks. Frequency of vibration, location, and orientation of workpiece, media size, lubrication etc. are known tuneable knobs to optimize the performance of Vibro-polishing. However, longer cycle times in vibro-polishing still pose a challenge. In this study, effect of In-trough (IT) and Out of trough (OOT) fixturing at various depths of immersion into the media is studied. Workpiece used was made of Ti-6Al-4V with a geometry representative of a blisk blade. OOT fixturing was observed to yield better surface quality than IT fixturing irrespective of the depth of immersion. Further, a very low Ra of about 0.10 µm was achieved with 1 h of processing at highest depth of immersion into the media in OOT fixturing, resulting in significant reduction in cycle time to reach aerospace component surface roughness of Ra≤0.25 µm. Further, uniform vibro-polished surface topography with no alterations in the as received microstructure was observed in both IT and OOT fixturing. This study is supported under the RIE2020Industry Alignment Fund – Industry CollaborationProjects (IAF-ICP) Funding Initiative, as well as cash andin-kind contribution from Rolls-Royce Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023-10-17T04:52:41Z 2023-10-17T04:52:41Z 2023 Journal Article Yuvaraj, H. K., Gopasetty, S. K., Nagalingam, A. P., Sheng, B. G. R., Gopinath, A. & Yeo, S. H. (2023). Effect of In-trough and Out-of-trough fixturing in vibro-polishing. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544054231179246 0954-4054 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171197 10.1177/09544054231179246 2-s2.0-85162994059 en Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture © 2023 Institution of Mechanical Engineers. All rights reserved. |
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Advanced compressor design with superior aerodynamic and fatigue life performance demands superior surface quality, typically Ra≤0.25 µm. Vibro-polishing is media finishing technology which is commonly employed to mass finish aerospace engine components such as blisks. Frequency of vibration, location, and orientation of workpiece, media size, lubrication etc. are known tuneable knobs to optimize the performance of Vibro-polishing. However, longer cycle times in vibro-polishing still pose a challenge. In this study, effect of In-trough (IT) and Out of trough (OOT) fixturing at various depths of immersion into the media is studied. Workpiece used was made of Ti-6Al-4V with a geometry representative of a blisk blade. OOT fixturing was observed to yield better surface quality than IT fixturing irrespective of the depth of immersion. Further, a very low Ra of about 0.10 µm was achieved with 1 h of processing at highest depth of immersion into the media in OOT fixturing, resulting in significant reduction in cycle time to reach aerospace component surface roughness of Ra≤0.25 µm. Further, uniform vibro-polished surface topography with no alterations in the as received microstructure was observed in both IT and OOT fixturing. |
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