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Design and fabrication of an aerodynamic micro-air journal bearing using micro-wire electrical discharge machining

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This paper proposed a removal analysis and a contouring strategy of accurate micro-WEDM processing for an aerodynamic micro-air journal bearing for micro-gas turbine engine. It is designed based on aerodynamic theory and can be self-acting by the compressed air pressure. The rotor is stably rotated in a relatively low speed which is below one hundred thousand revolutions per minute, and is much lower than other references. The extended and trimmed tool path is adopted in this paper, and the cusp at the corner of the micro-air journal bearing is obtained by this method which is better than the common arc tool path. The inner and outer diameter of the micro-air journal bearing with a satisfactory shape and good surface quality is 1.068mm and 1.165mm, respectively. The minimum radius at the bottom of wedged-structure is 15.9μm. The kerf of the blanking is 43μm, and the machining discharge gap is 18μm under this machining conditions. The MRR calculated by experimental data is 0.00144mm2/min.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicro-Nano Technology XIV
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages8-12
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783037857397
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event14th Annual Conference and the 3rd International Conference of the Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology, CSMNT 2012 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 4 Nov 20127 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume562-565
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Conference

Conference14th Annual Conference and the 3rd International Conference of the Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology, CSMNT 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period4/11/127/11/12

Keywords

  • Micro-air journal bearing
  • Micro-wire electrical discharge machining
  • Tool path

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