Prospects of improving control over the process of electrochemical machining of the blade airfoil profile using the duplex mode method

Abstract

The paper discusses the features of machining of a compressor blade airfoil. The problem of airfoil deformations under the action of residual stresses that negatively affect the accuracy of the relative position of the airfoil relative to the blade root is discussed. Methods of compensating for the effect of permanent deformations on the accuracy in blade machining and the impossibility of using this approach when the compressor blade is included in the duplex mode technology of electrochemical machining are specified. The analysis of the pattern of electrochemical machining of the blade airfoil with adjustment of the auxiliary technological base developed by the authors and the use of segmented electrodes showed the effectiveness of its use in order to compensate for airfoil deformations. We suggest measuring the interelectrode gaps in the machining chamber after refixturing the base in order to reduce the total machining time. We also suggest using the modernized electrochemical machining scheme when designing a CNC machine for the machining of a blade airfoil.

Keywords

• blade
• electrochemical machining
• permanent deformation
• segmented electrode
• interelectrode gap