Cutting of glass using low pressure abrasive watersuspension jet with the addition of zycoprint polymer

摘要

This paper introduces a new water soluble polymer called ZYCOPRINT that can be usedfor the preparation of abrasive water suspension mixture. The optimum mix ofsuspension parameters such as polymer concentration, abrasive concentration, abrasivesize and abrasive type has been found at which a stable suspension is formed. The effectof suspension parameters on the depth of cut of glass has also been investigated throughcutting experiments.It has been observed from the results that ZYCOPRINT is a viable polymer additive, forstable suspension and ease of preparation. The cutting results show that the concentrationof ZYCOPRINT polymer and type of abrasives have major affect on the depth of cut.