Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Advanced Machining for Orthotic Components

Abstract

Electrochemical micromachining plays a vital role in the advanced machining domain. Particularly, it helps the medical industry in machining microlevel devices in hardened materials. Though it is maintaining a very small inter-electrode gap during machining, it is required to understand suitable machining parameters before machining. These parameters can be achieved by proper modeling and simulation. In this chapter, a model for flow analysis of electrolytes in inter-electrode gaps is designed to obtain optimal process parameters for machining. The geometric model used in this simulation consists of cylindrical workpiece, an inlet allowing the flow of sodium nitrate Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Advanced Machining for Orthotic Components