Parameters of fluid jet polishing (FJP) are analyzed in this paper. According to the theory of Computational Fluid Dynamics, we simulated the process of fluid jet polishing by using Computational Fluid Dynamics software. Based on the results of simulation, the distribution of flow field is showed and analyzed, and the distribution of important process parameters including the velocity and pressure of work piece wall, the grain concentration of slurry are gained. By analyzing the characteristic of FJP and the influences of Parameters to FJP, it is found that the distributions of pressure and velocity on work piece wall are related to the distribution of removed material, and the impact angle influences the distributions of velocity and material removal. By simulating fluid jet polishing process with different impact angle models, we found the optimal impact angle to the distribution of material removal.

Date Published: 20 May 2009
PDF: 5 pages
Proc. SPIE 7282, 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies, 72821Y (20 May 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.830892

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7282:
4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies
Li Yang; John M. Schoen; Yoshiharu Namba; Shengyi Li, Editor(s)