A Review Paper on Current Research and Development in Abrasive Waterjet Machining
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17762/msea.v71i4.991Abstract
Abrasive waterjet machining, or AWJM for short, is a relatively new machining method that offers an alternative to standard machining procedures for cutting parts made of hard materials that are notoriously difficult to cut. A concentrated jet of water moving at a high speed through which abrasive particles have been suspended results in a production method that is relatively economical and kind to the environment, and it also has a high rate of material removal. As a result, abrasive waterjet machining has quickly become one of the most prominent industrial technologies. In the past decade, AWJM's inception and evolution have been studied extensively. It presents AWJM's research on improving performance measures, process monitoring and control, and variable optimization. Numerous AWJM industrial uses for various categories of material have been recorded, each with their own unique set of variants. The future direction of study in the same field is another topic that is covered in this paper.