A direct analytical solution to the tool design problem in electrochemical machining under steady state conditions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 214, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 745-750

  Alder, G M ^a   Clifton, D ^a   Mill, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformal transformation; Electrochemical machining; Tool design

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942525542     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405001518116     Document Type: Article

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