Optimizing surface finish in WEDM using the taguchi parameter design method

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-113

  Pasam, Vamsi Krishna ^b   Battula, Surendra Babu ^b   Valli, P Madar ^b   Swapna, M ^a  

^a GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Modeling; Surface roughness; Titanium alloy; WEDM

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FINISHING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WIRE;

INJECTION PRESSURES; MACHINING PARAMETERS; ROUGHNESS PREDICTIONS; SHORT PULSE DURATION; TAGUCHI PARAMETER DESIGN; WEDM; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; WORKPIECE MATERIALS;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 77957136056     PISSN: 16785878     EISSN: 18063691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-58782010000200002     Document Type: Article

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