US Patent Number
5288186
Publication Date
2-22-1994
Abstract
An apparatus for high-pressure waterjet assisted machining includes a drive motor, spindle and rotary cutting tool with cutting inserts. The apparatus further includes a high-pressure intensifier pump providing cutting fluid at a pressure greater than 50,000 psi. A cutting fluid conduit system in the rotary cutting tool includes a main flow channel, a distribution manifold, a plurality of radially extending feed channels and a plurality of cooperating nozzles for delivering fluid behind the cutting inserts. The cutting fluid then passes through one or more apertures in the inserts into an interface defined by the inserts of the cutting tool and a chip being cut from the workpiece.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
948,403
Filing Date
09/21/1992
Recommended Citation
Kovacevic, Radovan, "Apparatus and Method of High-Pressure Waterjet Assisted Cooling/Lubrication in Machining" (1994). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Patents. 19.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_patents/19
