Abrasive Water Jet Machining of Engineering Materials

This book presents insights in green techniques used in conventional and advanced machining. It consists of various experimental case studies conducted by the authors on green machining of difficult-to-machine materials, polymer and ceramic materials. Effects of green techniques / processes on machining properties like material removal rate, surface quality, geometric accuracy, productivity, and environment while machining various materials are reported. 

 Introduction to Green Machining.- Green Machining of Metallic Materials.- Green conventional and green advanced machining techniques.- Dry Machining.- Cutting tool materials, coatings, and geometies for Green Machining.- Green Machining of Polymeric Materials.- Green Machining of Ceramic Materials.- Green Machining Induced Surface Integrity of DTM Materials.

Dr. Jagadish is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur Chhattisgarh, India. His areas of interests are advanced manufacturing process, polymer machining, green manufacturing, computer aided design, and applied soft computing techniques. He has over 3 years of industrial experience in the field of design and analysis and 5 years of teaching and research experience. Currently, he is doing resarch in advanced machining process, green mnuafcturing, polymer machining, and decsion making tools.

Prof. Kapil Gupta is working as Associate Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg. He obtained Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with specialization in Avanced Manufacturing from Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India in 2014. Advanced machining processes, sustainable manufacturing, precision engineering and gear technology are the areas of his interest and specialization. He possesses over five years of professional experience in academic and research environment. Currently, he is doing research in advanced/modern machining,  sustainable manufacturing and gear engineering.