Electro-thermal modelling of anode and cathode in micro-EDM

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2513-2521

  Yeo, S H ^a   Kurnia, W ^a   Tan, P C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; MICROELECTRODES; PULSE GENERATORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

APPROXIMATION ERRORS; ELECTRO-THERMAL MODELING; MICRO-ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; MOLTEN AREA;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 34249085028     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/8/015     Document Type: Article

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