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PUBLICATIONS

Nonlinear Dynamics Model for Chip Segmentation in Machining

Published

Author(s)

Timothy J. Burns, Matthew A. Davies

Abstract

We have developed a new model for chip formation in machining which includes a mechanism for thermomechanical feedback. This leads to an interpretation of metal cutting as a process which is similar in many ways to an open chemical reactor. As the cutting speed is increased, there is a Hopf bifurcation, which explains the observed change from continuous to segmented chip formation.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
Volume 79, Number 3
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Chip Formation, High speed machining, Manufacturing Processes, Nonlinear dynamics
Process measurement and control

Citation

Burns, T. and Davies, M. (1997), Nonlinear Dynamics Model for Chip Segmentation in Machining, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created November 29, 1997, Updated October 12, 2021
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