• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2023

This study focused on understanding the relationship between the design of a tunnel boring machine disc cutter ring and its rock-breaking efficiency, as well as the applicable conditions of different cutter ring types. The discrete element method was used to establish a numerical model of the rock-breaking process using disc cutters with different ring types to reveal the development of rock damage cracks and variation in cutter penetration load. The calculation results indicate that a sharp-edged (V-shaped) disc cutter penetrates a rock mass to a given depth with the lowest load, resulting in more intermediate cracks and few lateral cracks, which leads to difficulty in crack combination. Furthermore, the poor wear resistance of a conventional V-shaped cutter can lead to an exponential increase in the penetration load after cutter ring wear. In contrast, constant-cross-section (CCS) disc cutters have the highest quantity of crack extensions after penetrating rock, but also require the highest penetration loads. An arch-edged (U-shaped) disc cutter is more moderate than the aforementioned types with sufficient intermediate and lateral crack propagation after cutting into rock under a suitable penetration load. Additionally, we found that the cutter ring wedge angle and edge width heavily influence cutter rock-breaking efficiency and that a disc cutter with a 16 to 22 mm edge width and 20° to 30° wedge angle exhibits high performance. Compared to V-shaped and U-shaped cutters, the CCS cutter is more suitable for soft or medium-strength rocks, where the penetration load is relatively small. Additionally, two typical case studies were selected to verify that replacing a CCS cutter with a U-shaped or optimized V-shaped disc cutter can increase cutting efficiency when encountering hard rocks.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.403-413
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• 2015

본 논문은 복합지반에서 쉴드 TBM 커터헤드의 회전속도 제어에 관한 실험적 연구이다. 복합지반에서는 암반을 굴착하는 디스크커터와 더불어 커터비트의 절삭 성능이 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 특히 풍화토와 풍화암으로 이루어진 복합지반의 커터비트의 성능평가에 초점을 두었다. 이 연구를 위하여 실험실용으로 개발된 쉴드 TBM 커터비트 평가 장비를 이용하여 실내시험을 실시하였다. 복합지반은 공학적 상사성을 고려하여 조성하였다. 조성된 복합지반에서 쉴드 TBM 커터헤드 회전속도를 2, 3, 4 rpm으로 적용하여 각 커터비트에 작용하는 절삭력을 측정하고 회전에 따른 절삭력의 변화를 분석하였다. 실험결과로 부터 커터비트에 작용하는 절삭력은 지반경계부에서 급상승하는 경향을 보여주었다. 또한 이러한 상승되는 절삭력의 크기는 쉴드 TBM 커터헤드의 회전속도가 클수록 크게 나타났다. 이러한 결과로부터 복합지반에서 쉴드 TBM 커터헤드의 회전속도를 빠르게 할 경우 커터비트에 가해지는 위험요소가 더 크다는 것을 보여주고 있다. 따라서 복합지반조건에 현장 TBM 굴착 시 회전속도의 제어가 필요한 것으로 나타났으며 감속시키는 것이 비트에 가해지는 리스크를 저감시킬 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.2225-2233
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• 1994

In order to improve the cutting ability of face mill, a model for optimal cutter shape was developed to minimize resultant cutting force by combing cutting force model and optimal technique. Wear test and surface roughness test for optimized and conventional cutter were performed. The new optimized cutter shows longer tool life of 2.29 times than conventional cutter in light cutting condition and 2.52 times in heavy cutting condition. The surface roughness of workpiece by optimized cutter is improved in heavy cutting condition, but deteriorated in light cutting condition in comparison with conventional cutter. The surface profiles of workpiece were analyzed by Fourier transformation. The distribution of cut lay left on workpiece by optimized cutter is more regular than that by the conventional cutter.

• International Journal of CAD/CAM
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• 제3권1_2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2003

When milling concave corners, cutter load increases momentarily and fluctuates severely due to concentration and uneven distribution of material stock. This abrupt change of cutter load produces undesirable machining results such as wavy machined surface and cutter breakage. An important factor for studying cutter load in 2.5D pocket milling is the instantaneous Radial Depth of Cut (RDC). However, previous work on RDC under different corner-cutting conditions is lacking. In this different corner shapes. In our work, we express RDC mathematically in terms of the instantaneous cutter engage angle which is defined as Cutter Swept Angle (CSA). An analytical approach for modeling CSA is explained. Finally, examples are shown to demonstrate that the proposed CSA modeling method can give an accurate prediction of cutter load pattern at cornering cut.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.249-263
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• 2022

The specially-shaped Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) cutter is widely used in drill bit design due to its advantages of high rock cutting efficiency, strong impact resistance and long service life in hard and abrasive formation drilling. A detailed understanding of rock cutting behavior of worn specially-shaped PDC cutter is essential to improve the drilling efficiency and decrease the drilling costs. In this paper, the theoretical models of two new principles (loading performance (LP) and cutting performance (CP)) are derived for evaluating the cutting process of worn specially-shaped cutter, the theoretical models consider the factors, such as cutter geometry, aggressiveness, stress state, working life, and rock cutting efficiency. Besides, the numerical model of heterogeneous granite is developed using finite element method combined with Voronoi tessellation, the LP and CP of 12 kinds of worn specially-shaped PDC (SPDC) cutters are analyzed. The results found that the mechanical specific energy (MSE) of worn cutters first increase and then decrease with increasing the cutting depth, and the MSE increase with the increase of back rake angle except for Conical cutter and Wedge-shaped cutter. From the perspective of CP, the worn PDC cutters are more suitable for the smaller cutting depths, and the back rake angle has little effect on the CP of the specially-shaped worn PDC cutters. Conical cutter, Saddle-shaped cutter and Ellipse-shaped cutter have the highest CP value, while Rhombus-shaped cutter, Convex cutter and Wedge-shaped cutter have the lowest value in selecting cutters. This research leads to an enhanced understanding of rock-breaking mechanisms of worn SPDC cutters, and provides the basis to select of specially-shaped PDC cutters for the specific target formation.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.181-191
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• 2014

본 연구는 선형절삭시험 중에 동일한 커터 링 형상을 가진 더블디스크커터와 싱글디스크커터에 발생하는 커터작용력과 각 디스크커터 축에 발생하는 축응력 및 토크를 평가하였다. 선형절삭시험 결과, 선형절삭실험 중에 발생한 더블디스크커터의 연직력과 회전력의 평균값은 싱글디스크커터의 약 두 배 내외인 것으로 측정되었다. 더블디스크커터의 축에 작용하는 축응력의 평균값 역시 연직력과 마찬가지로 싱글디스크커터의 두 배 정도로 나타났지만, 토크의 경우에는 전체적으로 낮은 측정값을 보여 비교의 의미가 없는 것으로 판단되었다. 하지만 더블디스크커터의 연직력의 평균값이 직경 432 mm(17인치) 디스크커터의 허용하중을 상회하기 때문에 테이퍼 롤러 베어링의 내구성능에 대한 검토가 필요한 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 더블디스크커터 축에 작용하는 축응력은 싱글디스크커터의 약 두 배 정도로 발생하였지만, 일반적으로 사용하는 디스크커터 축 재료의 항복강도를 고려할 때 적용 상에 문제가 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2005

The press cutter is productive equipment that practically manufactures mechanical components and polymer-based materials such as fabrics, papers, films, leathers, and rubbers into the desired shapes using a press cutting tool. The plate cutting process is one of the primary energy absorbing mechanisms in a grounding or collision event between a press cutter and a material on a die. The cutting mechanism is complicated and involves plastic flows of a plate in the vicinity of the tip, friction between the wedge and the plate, deformation of the plate. In this paper, we studied the effect of friction between cutter and plastic sheet far producing precise and superior products. In this paper, the press cutter is analyzed numerically using MARC finite element program for a optimization design of a press cutter. The FEM computed results show that the maximum von Mises stress is concentrated on the tip of a press cutter, which may lead to the edge wear or impact wear of the sharp cutter. Based on the FEM result and Taguchi's experimental design method, the optimized design model 9 for a press cutter is recommended as a best one.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

5-axis NC machining has a good advantage of the accessibility of tool motion by adding two rotary axes. It offers numerous advantages such as expanding machining fields in parts of turbo machineries like impeller, propeller, turbine blade and rotor, reasonable tool employment and great reduction of the set-up process. However, as adding two rotary axes, it is difficult to choose suitable machining conditions in terms of cutter path and cutter posture at a cutter contact point. Therefore in this paper, it is proposed to decide suitable machining condition through an experimental method such as adopting various cutter paths, cutter postures types. Also, in order to increase the efficiency of 5-axis machining, it is necessary to minimize the cutter posture changes and create a continuous cutter path while avoiding interference. This study, by using an MC-space algorithm for interference avoidance and an MB-spline algorithm for continuous control, is intended to create a 5-axis machining cutter path with excellent surface quality and economic feasibility. finally, this study will verify the effectiveness of the suggested method through verification processing.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2000

This paper presents a development of an electric hole cutter for agricultural polyethylen film. Mechanical hole cutter with blades and electrical hole cutters are being tried in products now. But Mechanical hole cutter systems have a few faults. So the hole cutter systems using electrical heater have mainly been developed and optimized. Computer aided engineering was introduced for the purpose of electric heated hole cutter being developed, because it helped reduce the unnecessary tests. Three types of heated cups were surveyed with MSC/Nastran, and the type of model C was most effective in heat transfer.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.56-63
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• 2006

The aim of this study is to find the best cutting conditions as analyzing cutting process of paper shredder and shape of cutter. The test has been done variation of torque and cutting velocity according to load. When shape of cutter and distance between cutter and shaft are changed, The variation of cutting force according to cutting angle and load is geometrically analyzed. The result of geometrical analysis is presented that the radius and array of cutter is the method to improve torque of paper shredder. In this paper it is presented as basic method of design to improve cutting performance of paper shredder.