Review Paper on Process Parameters of Abrasive Water Jet Machining

Masani Dhruv N

Abstract: Abrasive Water jet machining is one kind of non-traditional machining process, in which material is eliminated from the work piece by impact of pressurized high velocity jet mixture of water and abrasive particles on a work material. So many process parameters influence the AWJM cutting process. But the most significant parameters are water pressure, abrasive flow rate, traverse speed and stand-off distance and performance output measures in AWJM are Material Removal Rate, Depth of cut, taper of cut, Surface Roughness and Kerf width. This paper represents review of the research work done within past few years for abrasive water jet machining & reports on AWJM research relating to performance enhancement and process variables optimization.

Keywords: Abrasive Water Jet Machining, Process Parameters, Optimization, Monitoring & Controlling