Principles of Abrasive Water Jet Machining (Paperback)
Abrasive water jet machining was introduced to manufacturing ten years ago and has been increasingly used for treating hard-to-machine and multi-layered materials and as an alternative tool for milling,turning,drilling and polishing. This is the first comprehensive review of the technique,dealing with a broad range of issues including mixing and acceleration processes,material removal mechanisms,process optimization and fluid mechanics. Explanations are given as the book follows the development of an a