THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS. By Oscar Kempthorne. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1952. 631 pp. $8.50. This book by a teacher of statistics (as well as a consultant for \"experimenters\") is a comprehensive study of the philosophical background for the statistical design of experiment. It is necessary to have some facility with algebraic notation and manipulation to be able to use the volume intelligently. The problems are presented from the theoretical point of view, without such practical examples as would be helpful for those not acquainted with mathematics. The mathematical justification for the techniques is given. As a somewhat advanced treatment of the design and analysis of experiments, this volume will be interesting and helpful for many who approach statistics theoretically as well as practically. With emphasis on the \"why,\" and with description given broadly, the author relates the subject matter to the general theory of statistics and to the general problem of experimental inference. MARGARET J. ROBERTSON

The Design and Analysis of Experiments

Drilling is considered as one of the most challenging problems in aerospace structures where stringent tolerances are required for fasteners such as rivets and bolts to join the mating parts for final assembly. Fiber-reinforced polymers are widely used in aeronautical applications due to their superior properties. One of the major challenges in machining such polymers is the poor drilled-hole quality which reduces the strength of the composite and leads to part rejection at the assembly stage. In addition, rapid tool wear due to the abrasive nature of composites requires frequent tool change which results in high tooling and machining costs. This review intended to give in-depth details on the progress of drilling of fiber-reinforced polymers with special attention given to carbon fiber–reinforced polymers. The objective is to give a comprehensive understanding of the role of drilling parameters and composite properties on the drilling-induced damage in machined holes. Additionally, the review examines the drilling process parameters and its optimization techniques, and the effects of dust particles on human health during the machining process. This review will provide scientific and industrial communities with advantages and disadvantages through better drilled-hole quality inspection.

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Recent advances in drilling of carbon fiber–reinforced polymers for aerospace applications: a review

Aluminum metal matrix composites (AMMCs) used in different industries from automotive to aerospace for specific purposes. Many problems hinder the full-scale industrialization of AMMCs but the main problems include wettability, particle distribution, porosity, and chemical reaction. These problems have explicit effects on mechanical, wear, and corrosion resistance properties of the composite materials. Therefore, it is essential to cope up with these problems for better quality of AMMCs. This paper focuses on issues related to AMMCs fabrication, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, machining parameter optimization, and chip analysis of AMMCs. Literature provides a guideline to researchers about present scenario of AMMC fabrication using stir casting process. Moreover, paper presents properties and applications of AMMCs.

Processing issues, machining, and applications of aluminum metal matrix composites

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) process is popular for machining conductive and difficult-to-cut materials, but low material removal rate (MRR) and poor surface quality are major limitations o...

Performance evaluation of Al2O3 nano powder mixed dielectric for electric discharge machining of Inconel 825

This article presents an experimental investigation to assess the influence of input process parameters of machinability of wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) process for machining of tripl...

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2633366X20963137

Investigating the influence of WEDM process parameters in machining of hybrid aluminum composites

In recent years, wire-electrical discharge machining (WEDM) has gained popularity in the industry due to its capability to generate complicated shapes in exotic materials, irrespective of their hardness. Conventional machining of Nimonic C-263 superalloy is an extremely difficult and costly process due to its high hardness and tool wear rate. The present research work investigates the influence of the WEDM process parameters on different performance measures during machining of Nimonic C-263 superalloy. A mathematical model for all four important performance measures, namely, cutting rate, surface roughness, spark gap, and wire wear ratio, was developed and the responses were used for studying the interrelationship between performance measures and process parameters. The optimal settings of operating conditions were predicted using desirability function. The effectiveness of multicut strategy was also investigated in the article.

Modeling and Optimization of Machining Nimonic C-263 Superalloy using Multicut Strategy in WEDM

In this experimental study, the effects of major laser process control parameters, such as the laser power, beam scanning speed and assisting gas flow rate, on cut surface integrity defined by the kerf width, taper percentage, and the extent of heat affected zone (HAZ) were investigated. Response surface methodology (RSM) along with central composite design (CCD) of the experiment was used to optimize the process parameters to get better-cut surface quality. The optimum values of process parameters corresponding to cut surface with minimum defects are laser power 260 W, cutting speed 4500 mm per min, and assistance gas flow rate 14.23 l/min and the corresponding kerf width, taper percentage, and the width of HAZ are found to be 163.7 µm, 5.75%, and 573.28 µm. The confirmation experiments have been conducted that provide favorable results with an error of 2.70%, 1.87%, and 0.36%, for kerf width, taper percentage, and width of HAZ, respectively.

Fiber laser cutting of CFRP composites and process optimization through response surface methodology

The present study reviews the state-of-the-art mechanism for the generation of spark by means of micro-electrochemical discharge machining (µ-ECDM) process. It also describes various electr...

Micro-machining through electrochemical discharge processes: a review

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/377/1/012005/pdf

Parametric investigation on abrasive waterjet machining of alumina ceramic using response surface methodology

The effect of light soaking (LS) on nanocrystalline porous silicon (nc-Si) is found to depend on the ambient conditions. Light soaking in air decreases the photoluminescence (PL) intensity and increases the number of dangling bond density measured by electron spin resonance (ESR) monotonically as the exposure time is increased. In vacuum, however, short light exposures increase the PL intensity and decrease the ESR signal, but longer exposures have the opposite effect. Thus PL intensity has a maximum as a function of exposure time. The temperature dependence of LS in vacuum is measured at 300, 325, and 350K. We found that the maximum PL intensity occurs at smaller exposure times as the temperature is increased. These results are explained in terms of two kinds of photostructural changes having opposite LS effects on the PL. Coating nc-Si with a thin layer of polystyrene stabilizes PL against light soaking as well as water vapor, without affecting the PL intensity significantly. Modified bonding configurat...

Niladri Mandal

Papers

Modeling and Optimization of Machining Nimonic C-263 Superalloy using Multicut Strategy in WEDM

Fiber laser cutting of CFRP composites and process optimization through response surface methodology

Micro-machining through electrochemical discharge processes: a review

Parametric investigation on abrasive waterjet machining of alumina ceramic using response surface methodology

Improved stability of nanocrystalline porous silicon after coating with a polymer