A study of the cooling systems and fluid flow simulation in metal cutting processing

Abstract

This paper analyzes several types of cooling agents, their properties and how they can be chosen for a better heat dispersion resulting from the cutting process. An excessive heat in the cutting zone leads to excessive wear of the cutting tools, that leading finally to additional costs of their acquisition and due to wear is reached in cutting process more irregular surfaces. The coolant chosen can be a combination of different cooling fluids from the most simple and inexpensive to more complex, the difference between them being more appropriately cool the processing area. The fluid flow parameters of coolant can be influenced by the nature of the fluid or fluids used, the geometry of the nozzle in order to achieve a better dispersion of the lubricant on the area to be processed. A smaller amount of fluid is important in terms of the economy lubricant, because some of these lubricants are quite expensive. A minimal quantity of lubricant (MQL) may have a better impact on the environment and the health of the operator because the coolants in contact with overheated machined surface may develop a substantial amount of these gases that are not always beneficial to health.