Modelling of overlapping craters in micro-electrical discharge machining

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Tan, P C ^a   Yeo, S H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FORECASTING; HEAT CONDUCTION; MACHINING; MICROMACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

AT DISCHARGES; DISCHARGE ENERGIES; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; EMPIRICAL MODELS; EROSION MODELS; HEAT SOURCES; IN PROCESSES; LOADING CONDITIONS; LOWER AND UPPER BOUNDS; MACHINED SURFACES; MACHINING PERFORMANCES; MODEL DEVELOPMENTS; MULTIPLE DISCHARGES; NEW APPROACHES; SINGLE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; TIME VARYING;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 56349110549     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/20/205302     Document Type: Article

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