Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining
To solve the problem of the nonuniform distribution of temperature and electrolytic products in the electrolyte flow field during through-mask electrochemical micromachining, the use of a rotating cathode with surface structures is proposed. The rotation of the cathode increases the efficiency of he...
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| description | To solve the problem of the nonuniform distribution of temperature and electrolytic products in the electrolyte flow field during through-mask electrochemical micromachining, the use of a rotating cathode with surface structures is proposed. The rotation of the cathode increases the efficiency of heat and mass transfer by the electrolyte flow. Simulations are performed to analyze the influence of the type of surface structure, the number of surface structures, and the rotational speed of the cathode on the electrolyte flow field. The results show that the use of a rotating cathode with surface structures significantly improves the mass transfer efficiency of the electrolyte flow field in comparison with a conventional cathode structure, and, in particular, a grooved rotating cathode can increase the outlet flow velocity by about 23%. An experimental demonstration of micropit array processing shows that the use of a grooved rotating cathode increases the mass transfer efficiency by 34% and the processing efficiency by nearly 40% compared with a smooth-surfaced rotating cathode. The grooved rotating cathode also gives the highest machining accuracy. Using this cathode, a uniform micropit array with an average micropit diameter of 201.83 μm, a diameter standard deviation of 3.49 μm, and a depth standard deviation of 0.87 μm is processed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d916b81938af4d02904cd562a21998072023-11-18T20:32:52ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2023-07-01147139810.3390/mi14071398Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical MicromachiningGuoqian Wang0Shan Jiang1Shoudong Ni2Yan Zhang3School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, ChinaTo solve the problem of the nonuniform distribution of temperature and electrolytic products in the electrolyte flow field during through-mask electrochemical micromachining, the use of a rotating cathode with surface structures is proposed. The rotation of the cathode increases the efficiency of heat and mass transfer by the electrolyte flow. Simulations are performed to analyze the influence of the type of surface structure, the number of surface structures, and the rotational speed of the cathode on the electrolyte flow field. The results show that the use of a rotating cathode with surface structures significantly improves the mass transfer efficiency of the electrolyte flow field in comparison with a conventional cathode structure, and, in particular, a grooved rotating cathode can increase the outlet flow velocity by about 23%. An experimental demonstration of micropit array processing shows that the use of a grooved rotating cathode increases the mass transfer efficiency by 34% and the processing efficiency by nearly 40% compared with a smooth-surfaced rotating cathode. The grooved rotating cathode also gives the highest machining accuracy. Using this cathode, a uniform micropit array with an average micropit diameter of 201.83 μm, a diameter standard deviation of 3.49 μm, and a depth standard deviation of 0.87 μm is processed.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/7/1398rotating cathodethrough-mask electrochemical micromachiningflow field analysisefficient mass transfer |
| spellingShingle | Guoqian Wang Shan Jiang Shoudong Ni Yan Zhang Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining Micromachines rotating cathode through-mask electrochemical micromachining flow field analysis efficient mass transfer |
| title | Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining |
| title_full | Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining |
| title_fullStr | Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining |
| title_short | Study of Mass Transfer Enhancement of Electrolyte Flow Field by Rotating Cathode in Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining |
| title_sort | study of mass transfer enhancement of electrolyte flow field by rotating cathode in through mask electrochemical micromachining |
| topic | rotating cathode through-mask electrochemical micromachining flow field analysis efficient mass transfer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/7/1398 |
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