Abstract
It is desirable that grinding debris which pollutes machining surroundings will be captured at the grinding point. In this study, a grinding wheel with suction holes is tested for the simultaneous removal of grinding debris. The grinding debris is observed by a high-speed video camera immediately after its generation, and the relation between wheel velocity and debris velocity is revealed. Based on those results, it is predicted that air flow rate, port diameter and the amount of holes affect debris capture rate primarily. More than 90 percent of debris around holes is captured in verification experiment, which suggests the fusibility of debris-less grinding.
