There is plethora of research work related to performance evaluation of various cutting fluids in conventional machining processes.
What are the new potentialities in the same era which aren't fully explored?
Kindly share some overlooked topics in this regard.
There are two ways.
1) The lubrication systems: MQL, HPC, criogenic, cold gun.
2) The type of lubricant: lubricant with nanoparticles, vegetable oils.
For example. A video of a world leader about cryogenic machining technology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG2c5MvSnJ4
Look at cryogenic cooling, very promising technology. There are different types of coolant supply equipment, from outside and with inside the cutting tools.
The main focus of researcher throughout globe is to look for green lubrication/ cooling technologies due to stringent environment constraints. For this cryogenic, chilled air, use of edible oil and non edible oil under minimum quantity lubrication (MQL). Use of environment friendly nano-particles mixed with oils under MQL or individually nano-particles under different arrangements during machining.
For you i suggest some significant publications you can refer to check developments and advancement in cooling/lubrication technology
Environment-friendly technological advancements to enhance the sustainability in surface grinding- A review
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A review of near dry machining/minimum quantity lubrication machining of difficult to machine alloys Article A review of near dry machining/minimum quantity lubrication ...
Wear behavior of textured tools under graphene-assisted minimum quantity lubrication system in machining Ti-6Al-4V alloy Article Wear Behavior of Textured Tools Under Graphene-Assisted Mini...
Manu Dogra Pavlo Krot Daniel Martinez Krahmer Thank you very much.
A lot of work has been done and is being done in the areas of cryogenic machining, high-pressure machining, minimum quantity cooling lubrication(MQCL) (with industrial cutting fluids, vegetable oils and nanofluids). Possibly some hybrid techniques like MQCL with chilled air or low-temperature nitrogen would be attempted and researched.
But the industry would be most happy if they get a solution that is truly dry machining. Thus, more research may be expected in developing coated cutting tool and inserts and ceramic inserts, which can be employed in dry machining. For developing coated cutting tools, technologies like pulse DC closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering (p-DC-CFUBMS), High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) and HiPIMS+ are being used and continuously developed.
looking at the challenges posed by the uses of cutting fluids, bio-cutting fluids are becoming main focus of researchers. However, you have to identify/develop your own bio-cutting fluid based on availability, economics and their effects on machining as well as effects, due to use of the same in cutting applications, on the social & economical aspects.
Solid state lubrication and preparing self lubricating cutting tool for machining is another interesting area of research.
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