Rock-cutter interactions in linear rock cutting

Demeng Che, Weizhao Zhang, Kornel F. Ehmann

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter, as a major cutting tool, has been widely applied in oil and gas drilling processes. The understanding of the complex interactions at the rock and cutter interfaces are essential for the advancement of future drilling technologies, yet, these interactions are still not fully understood. Linear cutting of rock, among all the testing methods, avoids the geometric and process complexities and offer the most straightforward way to reveal the intrinsic mechanisms of rock cutting. Therefore, this paper presents an experimental study of the cutter's cutting performance and the rock's failure behaviors on a newly developed linear rock cutting facility. A series of rock cutting tests were designed and performed. The acquired experimental data was analyzed to investigate the influences of process parameter and the rock's mechanical properties on chip formation and force responses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProcessing
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791849897
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2016 - Blacksburg, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2016Jul 1 2016

Publication series

NameASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2016
Volume1

Other

OtherASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBlacksburg
Period6/27/167/1/16

Funding

This work was supported by a National Science Foundation collaborative research grant (CMMI#1301127).

Keywords

  • Chip formation
  • Force responses
  • Linear cutting
  • Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter
  • Rock cutting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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