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Flow field simulation and experimental investigation on macro electrolyte jet electrochemical turning of TB6 titanium alloy

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Electrolyte jet electrochemical turning (ECT) is an effective method to realize high-quality machining of rotating components made by titanium alloy. However, very few studies have been carried out in this field, which may be attributed to the difficulty in flow field control and hence the associated poor machining surface quality. In this work, numerical simulations were conducted to optimize the machining flow field and reduce the proportion of gas that mixed into the machining area. This can promote participation of the tool electrode tip in the electrochemical reaction and improve the machining efficiency. The effectiveness of the optimized machining flow field for jet electrochemical turning was verified experimentally on three kinds of revolving TB6 titanium alloy samples with different structures. After machining, the original contour shape is maintained, while the contour error is less than 1% and the surface roughness is around Ra 2.414 μm. The results demonstrate the application potential of the jet electrochemical turning process.

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The work described in this study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 91860208), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20210755), and Natural Science Research of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No. 21KJB460014).

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  1. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology On Helicopter Transmission, Nan**g University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nan**g, 210016, China

    Yang Liu & Ningsong Qu

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    Yang Liu

  3. Shanghai Aerospace Electronic Technology Institute, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), Shanghai, 201109, China

    Zhi Qiu

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Yang Liu: investigation, methodology, writing—original draft preparation. Ningsong Qu: conceptualization, supervision. Zhi Qiu: Validation. All authors analyzed the data and were involved in writing the manuscript.

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Liu, Y., Qu, N. & Qiu, Z. Flow field simulation and experimental investigation on macro electrolyte jet electrochemical turning of TB6 titanium alloy. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 120, 2617–2632 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-08956-0

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