Title: Influence of process parameters on kerf properties of GFRP with abrasive water jet machining

Authors: Anil Kumar Dahiya; Basanta Kumar Bhuyan; Puneet Kumar; Sachin Salunkhe; Shailendra Kumar

Addresses: ME-FET, MRIIRS, Faridabad, India; Department of MAE, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, MRIIRS, Faridabad, India ' Department of Fashion Technology, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Jodhpur, India ' Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, SV National Institute of Technology, Surat, India

Abstract: Abrasive water jet machine (AWJM) is used in industries to remove and shape the composite materials and other hard-to-cut engineering materials. In this study, experimental investigation on glass fibre reinforced polymers (GFRP) using AWJ machine for cutting performance is discussed. There are various factors which influence the quality of the surface in AWJM. Water pressure, traverse speed, standoff distance, and abrasive mass flow rate are only several of the variables evaluated in this paper. Minitab 18's Taguchi technique is utilised to design the experiment, and ANOVA is performed to determine the significance and impact of process factors on responses.

Keywords: abrasive water jet machine; AWJM; kerf taper; surface roughness; ANOVA; glass fibre reinforced polymers; GFRP.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMATEI.2023.130121

International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 2023 Vol.14 No.2, pp.123 - 135

Received: 22 Jan 2022
Accepted: 07 Mar 2022
Published online: 05 Apr 2023 *

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