Design and Fabrication of Abrasive Jet Machine (AJM) & Analyzing its Performance

Abstract

Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM) is the process of material removal from a work piece by the application of a high speed stream of abrasive particles carried in a gas medium from a nozzle. The material removal process is mainly by erosion. The AJM can principally be wont to cut shapes in arduous and brittle materials like glass, ceramics etc. In this concept, a model of the Abrasive Jet Machine is proposed to design by taking into consideration of commercially available components. Care will be taken to use less fabricated components rather than directly procuring them, because, the lack of accuracy in fabricated components would lead to a diminished performance of the machine. To analyse its performance, Drilling of glass sheets with different abrasives and different nozzles will be carried out by Abrasive Jet Machining process (AJM) in order to determine its machinability.