Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Coolant Flow in Inlet Channels of the BTA and Ejector Drills

Abstract

The coolant flow through inlet annular channels in BTA and ejector drills is investigated. The study was conducted in order to understand the influence of the channel's parameters (the channel's clearance variation along its length and eccentricity) on the coolant pressure distribution and hydraulic resistance. A new design of the ejector drill with the eccentrical location on the inner tube is proposed. A study is made of the stability in the coolant flow in the inlet annular channels. The appearance of instability is explained by the presence of Taylor macrovortices in these channels under certain combinations of boring bar rotating velocity and axial flow velocity. In order to define the unstable regimes (the critical Reynolds numbers), the mathematical model for non-isothermal flow through the annular channel is solved. The heat transfer from the swarf to the incoming coolant is investigated under different flow conditions.