P. Koshy et al., STOCHASTIC SIMULATION APPROACH TO MODELING DIAMOND WHEEL TOPOGRAPHY, International journal of machine tools & manufacture, 37(6), 1997, pp. 751-761
The paper presents a stochastic simulation of the structure of metal/r
esin bonded diamond grinding wheels. Various topographic indices, i.e.
the protrusion height distribution, the static planar grain density,
the distribution of inter-grain spacing and the percentage projected a
rea due to exposed abrasives, are derived therefrom with reference to
abrasive grit size and concentration. The simulation indicates that: (
i) the protrusion height distribution of a freshly dressed wheel is un
iform, and is independent of abrasive concentration, (ii) the inter-gr
ain sparing conforms to a gamma distribution, and (iii) the percentage
projected area due to exposed abrasives is independent of abrasive gr
it size. The results are validated by experimental data available in t
he literature. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.