Title: Modelling and optimisation of nanocoolant minimum quantity lubrication process parameters for grinding performance

Authors: Rahul R. Chakule; Sharad S. Chaudhari; Poonam S. Talmale

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, Loknete Gopinathji Munde College of Engineering, Nasik 422006, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur 441110, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, Late G.N. Sapkal College of Engineering, Nasik 422006, India

Abstract: Nanocoolant minimum quantity lubrication is economical, sustainable, and an environment-friendly technique of coolant flow for machining compared to flood lubrication. In the present experimental study, the modelling and optimisation of nanocoolant minimum quantity lubrication process are carried out for improving the grinding performance of EN 31 hardened steel. The optimised value of input process parameters such as table speed, depth of cut, coolant flow rate, dressing depth, and aluminium oxide nanocoolant concentrations obtained from the Jaya algorithm is used for finding the grinding performance in terms of cutting forces, surface roughness, and material removal rate. The experiments were conducted by response surface methodology using Minitab 17 statistical software. The optimisation of process parameters is carried out for single and multi-objective responses. The results show that the nanocoolant minimum quantity lubrication process improves the grinding performance significantly using optimised values at 0.30 volume % nanocoolant concentration.

Keywords: cutting force; design of experiments; EN 31; grinding performance; Jaya algorithm; modelling; material removal rate; MRR; nanocoolant minimum quantity lubrication; optimisation; surface roughness.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEDPO.2021.123111

International Journal of Experimental Design and Process Optimisation, 2021 Vol.6 No.4, pp.333 - 348

Received: 08 Jun 2020
Accepted: 14 May 2021
Published online: 30 May 2022 *

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