Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Delivery Through-the-Tool to Metalworking Operations

Abstract

Capstone Design and Manufacturing Experience: Fall 2006There are currently several benchmarks for delivering oil-in-water as well as oil-in-air MWFs through the tool and have been found to increase machining efficiency while lowering costs and overall environmental impact. It is for this reason that our team has designed a system to incorporate scCO2 into a through-tool lubrication delivery system. Our specific design focuses on drilling applications involving softer materials where chip removal can become an issue. Since our system will need to operate at extremely high pressures, our customer’s as well as our own principal concern is safety.University of Michigan EAST Laboratory. ME 450http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/49556/2/ME450 Final Team 18.pd