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Modern Dressing and Grinding Technologies, Volume 1

Principles, Tools, and Process Fluids

  • 1st Edition - July 7, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Bahman Azarhoushang
  • Language: English

Modern Dressing and Grinding Technologies, Volume 1: Principles, Tools, and Process Fluids provides a thorough and practical exploration of the principles, processes, and tools… Read more

Description

Modern Dressing and Grinding Technologies, Volume 1: Principles, Tools, and Process Fluids provides a thorough and practical exploration of the principles, processes, and tools fundamental to modern dressing and grinding operations. It highlights advanced grinding and dressing tool design, the use of process fluids and nozzles, and how these elements impact process efficiency. This volume also addresses tool wear mechanisms, thermal effects and their quantification, the grindability of diverse materials, and the resulting surface and subsurface quality of workpieces. Integrating foundational theories with practical applications and case studies, this handbook serves as a valuable resource for advancing both academic and industrial understanding. Key areas of focus include the parameters and correlations governing dressing and grinding processes, the properties and applications of abrasive materials, and the design and manufacturing of conventional and superabrasive tools.

Key features

  • Examines advanced dressing and grinding techniques, including material removal mechanisms, tool wear dynamics, cutting forces, grindability, and the surface and subsurface quality of workpieces
  • Details the design, fabrication, and industrial applications of both conventional and superabrasive tools, with a focus on their wear mechanisms and performance in various processes
  • Explores the types and compositions of cooling lubricants, nozzle designs, and their influence on process efficiency, as well as techniques for maintaining and cleaning tools with process fluids
  • Features practical applications and case studies, providing clear selection criteria for dressing and grinding tools, along with practical solutions to address common operational challenges.

Readership

Researchers and professional engineers in the fields of industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, precision machining, and abrasive machining, Graduate and advanced undergraduate students

Table of contents

1. Principles of dressing processes

2. Principles of grinding processes

3. Abrasives and Grinding tools

4. Dressing tools

5. Tool wear in dressing and grinding

6. Dressing processes (Mechanical and non-mechanical dressing processes)

7. Grinding processes and Machines

8. Grinding Burn

9. Grinding processes monitoring and optimization

10. Grindability of Materials

11. Workpiece surface and subsurface quality

12. Cooling lubricants and nozzles

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 11, 2025
  • Language: English

About the author

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Bahman Azarhoushang

Prof. Bahman Azarhoushang earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart in 2011. Since 2013, he has been a professor at Furtwangen University and Director of the KSF-Institute for Advanced Manufacturing. Alongside his academic career, he has extensive industrial experience as an advisor to manufacturing companies, optimizing grinding and precision manufacturing processes for more than 1,200 companies worldwide. His work combines industrial solutions with advanced manufacturing research. Professor Azarhoushang has published over 350 scientific papers, delivered numerous international keynote lectures, and serves as a member of the German Council of Science and Humanities and as an editor for several international journals.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Mechanical and Medical Engineering, Furtwangen University, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, Germany

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