Hydrodynamic blade guide
Abstract
A saw having a self-pumped hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing for retaining the saw blade in a centered position in the saw kerf (width of cut made by the saw). The hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing utilizes pockets or grooves incorporated into the sides of the blade. The saw kerf in the workpiece provides the guide or bearing stator surface. Both sides of the blade entrain cutting fluid as the blade enters the kerf in the workpiece, and the trapped fluid provides pressure between the blade and the workpiece as an inverse function of the gap between the blade surface and the workpiece surface. If the blade wanders from the center of the kerf, then one gap will increase and one gap will decrease and the consequent pressure difference between the two sides of the blade will cause the blade to re-center itself in the kerf. Saws using the hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing have particular application in slicing slabs from boules of single crystal materials, for example, as well as for cutting other difficult to saw materials such as ceramics, glass, and brittle composite materials.
- Inventors:
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- Dublin, CA
- Pleasanton, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873065
- Patent Number(s):
- 6082239
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23D - PLANING
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B26 - HAND CUTTING TOOLS B26D - CUTTING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- hydrodynamic; blade; guide; self-pumped; bearing; retaining; centered; position; kerf; width; cut; utilizes; pockets; grooves; incorporated; workpiece; provides; stator; surface; entrain; cutting; fluid; enters; trapped; pressure; inverse; function; gap; wanders; center; increase; decrease; consequent; difference; re-center; saws; particular; application; slicing; slabs; boules; single; crystal; materials; example; difficult; ceramics; glass; brittle; composite; workpiece surface; crystal material; composite materials; particular application; composite material; single crystal; pressure difference; provides pressure; cutting fluid; hydrodynamic blade; blade guide; centered position; composite mat; omposite materials; crystal materials; /83/384/
Citation Formats
Blaedel, Kenneth L, Davis, Pete J, and Landram, Charles S. Hydrodynamic blade guide. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web.
Blaedel, Kenneth L, Davis, Pete J, & Landram, Charles S. Hydrodynamic blade guide. United States.
Blaedel, Kenneth L, Davis, Pete J, and Landram, Charles S. Sat .
"Hydrodynamic blade guide". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873065.
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title = {Hydrodynamic blade guide},
author = {Blaedel, Kenneth L and Davis, Pete J and Landram, Charles S},
abstractNote = {A saw having a self-pumped hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing for retaining the saw blade in a centered position in the saw kerf (width of cut made by the saw). The hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing utilizes pockets or grooves incorporated into the sides of the blade. The saw kerf in the workpiece provides the guide or bearing stator surface. Both sides of the blade entrain cutting fluid as the blade enters the kerf in the workpiece, and the trapped fluid provides pressure between the blade and the workpiece as an inverse function of the gap between the blade surface and the workpiece surface. If the blade wanders from the center of the kerf, then one gap will increase and one gap will decrease and the consequent pressure difference between the two sides of the blade will cause the blade to re-center itself in the kerf. Saws using the hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing have particular application in slicing slabs from boules of single crystal materials, for example, as well as for cutting other difficult to saw materials such as ceramics, glass, and brittle composite materials.},
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