Metal Removal and Kerf Analysis in Abrasive Jet Drilling of Glass Sheets

Abstract

Drilling of glass with different SOD's, Pressures and different Nozzle Diameters have been carried out by Abrasive Jet Drilling process (AJD) in order to determine its mach inability under different controlling parameters of the AJM process. Abrasive jet machine (AJM) removes material through the action of focused beam of abrasive laden gas. Micro abrasive particles are propelled by an inert gas of velocity. When directed at a work piece, the resulting erosion can be used for cutting, etching, drilling, polishing and cleaning. In this paper optimization of process parameters of Abrasive Jet Machining of glass by Taguchi methodology is presented. The Values obtained in Taguchi Analysis was compared with the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).Various levels of Experiments are conducted using L9 Orthogonal Array for both MRR and KERF.