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15 - General Engineering
Heriot-Watt University (joint submission with University of Edinburgh)
Molecular dynamics simulation model for the quantitative assessment of tool wear during single point diamond turning of cubic silicon carbide
This paper provides a theoretical framework to describe nanometric cutting, the simulations providing details of material removal processes which are not observable by conventional means. It is expected that the high temporal sensitivity of acoustic emission measurements will provide validation of the observations from the molecular simulations in future work. The work embodies a new collaboration between ERPE and precision mechanics groups at Strathclyde (Luo) and QUB (Goel), and is also being pursued in relation to graphite interlayers for friction reduction (DOI:10.1088/0960-1317/4/3/001, DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/24/20/205301).