Papers by Keyword: Deep Hole Drilling (DHD)

Abstract: Frequent failures of the pressuriser heater tubes used in Pressurised Water Reactors (PWRs) have been found. Axial cracks initiating from the tube outer diameter have been detected in some tubes as well as the resulting electrical problems. Replacement of the heater tubes requires an undesirably prolonged plant shutdown. In order to better understand these failures a series of residual stress measurements were carried out to obtain the near surface and through-thickness residual stress profiles in a stainless steel pressuriser heater tube. Three different residual stress measurement techniques were employed namely, Deep-Hole Drilling (DHD), Incremental Centre Hole Drilling (ICHD) and Sachs’ Boring (SB) to measure the through thickness residual stress distribution in the heater tubes. Results showed that the hoop stresses measured using all three techniques were predominantly tensile at all locations, while the axial stresses were found to be tensile at the surface and both tensile and compressive as they reduce to small magnitudes within the tube. The magnitude of the in-plane shear stresses was small at all measurement depths at all locations. The various measurement methods were found to complement each other well. All the measurements revealed a characteristic profile for the through-thickness residual stress distribution.

Abstract: Residual stress measurement techniques using mechanical strain relaxation depend on a number of physical quantities and are therefore sensitive to errors associated with the measured data. The resulting stress uncertainties can easily become significant and compromise the usefulness of the results or lead to misinterpretation of the behaviour of the residual stress distributions. It is therefore essential to develop an error analysis procedure for the measurements undertaken. Error analysis procedures for the deep hole drilling (DHD) method are developed to consider triaxial residual stresses. A modified deep hole drilling method, called the incremental deep-hole drilling (iDHD), was applied to measure the near yield residual stress distributions in a cold water quenched aluminium 7010 alloy forged block. The experimental results are used to illustrate the errors.

Abstract: This paper examines the extent to which mechanical shot peening (MSP), ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) and laser shock peening (LSP) can affect the tensile residual stresses in the fusion zone caused by welding for a 10mm multi-pass 'V' groove weld within a 20 mm thick 304L stainless steel plate. Stresses are measured by deep hole drilling, neutron diffraction and incremental center hole drilling. For the UIT and LSP treated samples, the tensile stresses present in the as-welded plate are reversed to compressive stresses to a depth in excess of 2-4mm. For MSP the affected depth is much less (~0.5mm). The depth of these compressive stresses is similar to those measured in 20 mm thick parent plate test coupons.

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of air pressure on workpiece temperature in through tool minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) deep-hole drilling. Experiments on 200 mm deep holes drilled by a 10 mm carbide drill were conducted under regular (500 kPa) and high (1000 kPa) air pressure conditions. Torque data shows that the chip clogging problem occurring under regular air pressure can be solved by the high air pressure. An inverse heat transfer method is utilized to quantify the heat fluxes and calculate the temperature distribution during drilling based on embedded thermocouples along the depth. Results show that temperature around the hole increases rapidly when the chips start accumulating in the hole under regular air pressure and cause high heat flux on the drilled hole wall surface. The high pressure condition, prevents chip accumulation, thus reducing the total heat flux.

Abstract: γ-titanium aluminide is a new intermetallic structural material. γ-titanium aluminide alloy has the advantages of high temperature resistance, high performance of anti-oxidation effect, low-density, high specific strength and rigidity etc. But high strength, hardness and brittleness of the material also make processing difficultly. High cutting force and cutting temperature affecting a decline in cutting lifetime and cutting efficiency. This problem is more acute in deep hole drilling. In this paper, we have analyzed the cutting performance of γ-titanium aluminide and designed a deep-hole drills with appropriate tool material and geometric parameters. The experimental result shows: this drill bit is stable and efficient in drilling and can achieve a good quality.

Abstract: Near-dry deep hole processing technology is a kind of technology which dry cutting technology is applied to deep hole processing to save energy and decrease environmental pollution. In this paper, the structure and work principle of near-dry deep-hole drilling system were introduced and the cutting mechanism of near-dry deep-hole drilling was analyzed which include the mechanism of cutting fluid atomization and flow, the mechanism of atomized cutting fluid cool and lubricate, and the mechanism of separating chips into short pieces and discharge chips by air stream, etc. The mathematical mode of gas-liquid two-phase flow of atomized cutting fluid in drilling shaft and the cooling and lubrication mechanism of the capillary in cutting zone were introduced. It is found that near-dry deep hole processing has better cooling and lubrication effect through experiments.

Abstract: The near-dry deep hole drilling system was taken as object in this study，and the contrast experiment between the deep hole drilling system and the traditional（wet）deep-hole drilling system，including the cutting force，the tool wear，the surface quality and the chip-break have been done. The results show that the near-dry system drill stability and have better effort in cooling，lubrication，chip removal effective. The tool life and surface quality within the hole are better，at the same time，it can greatly reducing the amount of cutting fluid，the costs and the pollution of the environment. So we can get a conclusion that it is an ideal system in green drilling process.

Abstract: γ-titanium aluminide are considered as a potential light weight material. γ-titanium aluminide alloy has the advantages of high temperature resistance, high performance of anti-oxidation effect, low-density, high specific strength and rigidity etc. This material is suitable to be applied in aeronautics, astronautics and automobile industry. But high hardness, brittleness and mechanical strength make it hard to process. This problem is more acute in deep hole drilling. In this paper, we have analyzed the cutting performance of γ- titanium aluminide and designed a deep-hole drill with three different tool materials. The experimental result shows: (1) YG8 cemented carbide is the appropriate tool material for drilling γ-titanium aluminide. (2) Small rake angle of external edge (γo=-1°) and big clearance angle of external edge (αo=10~12°) should be chosen. (3) Best wear results are obtained when oil is utilized as cutting fluid.

Abstract: The BTA (Boring and Trepanning Association) deep hole drilling process is commonly used to machine boreholes with a large drilling depth-to-diameter ratio (l/D) and outstanding workpiece quality. The asymmetric tool design leads to a nonzero radial component of the cutting force and the passive force, which are conducted to the borehole wall by so-called guide pads. These guide pads smooth the borehole wall by a forming process and improve the surface quality. Processes, that machine materials with a high adhesion tendency, such as high alloy stainless steel, suffer from poor surface quality in the borehole and the adhesion from the workpiece material on the guide pads. In this paper modified Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) coated guide pads for BTA deep hole drilling tools are investigated. The scope of the experiments was the reduction of the adhesion by reducing the friction coefficient of the guide pads, as well as the improvement of the quality of the borehole wall.

Abstract: In this paper the challenges associated with the determination of within section macrostresses in the non-metallic materials porous reactor core graphites, glasses and thermally grown oxides, will be considered, with respect to the length-scale over which such measurements are required. Examples are briefly presented to demonstrate the capability of the methods selected, which include deep hole drilling and photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy. These techniques span the length-scale from micro-metres to tens of millimetres. The measured values will be discussed with respect to the confidence with which these techniques may be applied and hence benefits for life/integrity evaluation.