Browsing by Author "Zhao, Wei"

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    Multi-objective optimization of energy consumption and surface quality in nanofluid SQCL assisted face milling
    (MDPI, 2019-02-21) Khan, Aqib Mashood; Jamil, Muhammad; Salonitis, Konstantinos; Sarfraz, Shoaib; Zhao, Wei; He, Ning; Mia, Mozammel; Zhao, GuoLong
    Considering the significance of improving the energy efficiency, surface quality and material removal quantity of machining processes, the present study is conducted in the form of an experimental investigation and a multi-objective optimization. The experiments were conducted by face milling AISI 1045 steel on a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) milling machine using a carbide cutting tool. The Cu-nano-fluid, dispersed in distilled water, was impinged in small quantity cooling lubrication (SQCL) spray applied to the cutting zone. The data of surface roughness and active cutting energy were measured while the material removal rate was calculated. A multi-objective optimization was performed by the integration of the Taguchi method, Grey Relational Analysis (GRA), and the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II). The optimum results calculated were a cutting speed of 1200 rev/min, a feed rate of 320 mm/min, a depth of cut of 0.5 mm, and a width of cut of 15 mm. It was also endowed with a 20.7% reduction in energy consumption. Furthermore, the use of SQCL promoted sustainable manufacturing. The novelty of the work is in reducing energy consumption under nano fluid assisted machining while paying adequate attention to material removal quantity and the product’s surface quality.
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    Multi-response optimisation of machining aluminium-6061 under eco-friendly electrostatic minimum quantity lubrication environment
    (Inderscience, 2019-10-09) Jamil, Muhammad; Khan, Aqib Mashood; He, Ning; Li, Liang; Zhao, Wei; Sarfraz, Shoaib
    The emerging grave consequences of conventional coolants on health, ecology and product quality, have pushed the scientific research to explore eco-friendly lubrication technique. Electrostatic minimum quantity lubrication (EMQL) has been underscored as a burgeoning technology to cut-down bete noire impacts in machining. This research confers the adoption of a negatively charged cold mist of air-castor oil employed in turning of aluminium-6061T6 material by varying the cutting conditions, as per experimental designed through response surface methodology (RSM). For comprehensive sagacity, a range of cutting speed, feed, depth of cut and EMQL-flow rate were considered. Material removal rate, tool life, surface roughness and power consumption of machine tool were adopted as performance measures. To satisfy multi-criterion simultaneously, RSM-based grey relational analysis (GRA) was employed for multi-objective optimisation. Highest proportion of grey relational grade (GRG) as a single desideratum response function, provided a trade-off between performance measures with 15.56% improvement in GRG.