Numerical Simulation of Airflow Field in Grinding

With a view to find better ways for coolant delivery, the boundary layer of peripheral air of grinding wheel is simulated using finite volume method. By means of introducing Sparlart-Allmaras (SA) model into the mathematical model, the airflow field is calculated and pressure distributions and velocity distributions are obtained by simulations. An experiment is run to testify solutions of numerical simulation accordingly. The simulation solutions are in consistent with the experiment results on the whole. Therefore, this simulation method holds true for predicting the performances of airflow field around grinding wheel when grinding wheel rotates at high speeds. Based on the numerical solution results obtained in this paper, the causes to disadvantage of coolant delivery into the grinding zone are studied from the point of view of the pressure and velocity. In the end, one optimizing way of coolant delivery is specified and a few useful conclusions are drawn for applications of coolant delivery in the course of high speed grinding. Methods and conclusions of this research are available for perfection of grinding theory and applications of cooling in the future.