Unit Process Life Cycle Inventory  
Dr. Devi Kalla, Dr. Janet Twomey, and Dr. Michael Overcash

Turning process summary

Turning is a frequent unit process in manufacturing as a mass reduction step, in which the major motion of the single point cutting tool is parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotating workpiece thus generating external surfaces. Facing is a special case of turning in which the major motion of the cutting tool is at right angles to the axis of rotation of the rotating workpiece. Hence this life cycle heuristic is to establish representative estimates of the energy and mass loss from the turning unit process in the context of manufacturing operations for products. The turning unit process life cycle inventory (uplci) profile is for a high production manufacturing operation, defined as the use of processes that generally have high automation and are at the medium to high throughput production compared to all other machines that perform a similar operation. This is consistent with the life cycle goal of estimating energy use and mass losses representative of efficient product manufacturing.
Turning is a cutting process in which material is removed by a rotating workpiece across which a point cutting tool removes material, typically aided by cutting fluids. The workpiece is usually held in a workholding device such as a chuck, and the tool is mounted in a tool post. In turning, the tool progressively generates a surface by removing chips from a workpiece rotated and fed into a cutting tool and these chips are swept away by the rotation of the workpiece. The turning process is used to produce cylindrical external surfaces and flat surfaces during facing operation. The turning process requires a turning machine or lathe, workpiece, fixture, and cutting tool. Turning is also commonly used as a secondary process to add or refine features on parts that were manufactured using a different process. Consequently, chip disposal in turning and the effectiveness of cutting fluids are important. An example turning machine is given in Figure MR4.1, while the turning mechanism is illustrated in Figure MR4.2.
Figure MR4.3 shows an overview of the developed environmental-based factors for turning operations. For a given workpiece (illustrated in Figure MR4.2) the life cycle analysis yields energy use and mass losses as byproducts or wastes.

Figure MR4.1. Computer numerical control (CNC) turning machine with 3-axis control (Photograph from Haas Automation, Inc. California, USA)

Figure MR4.2. Process Schematic (Todd et al., 1994)

 

 

Methodology for unit process life cycle inventory model

In order to assess a manufacturing process efficiently in terms of environmental impact, the concept of a unit operation is applied. The unit process consists of the inputs, process, and outputs of an operation. Each unit process is converting material/chemical inputs into a transformed material/chemical output. The unit process diagram of a turning process is shown Figure MR4.4.
The transformation of input to output generates five lci characteristics,

1. Input materials
2. Energy required
3. Losses of materials (that may be subsequently recycled or declared waste)
4. Major machine and material variables relating inputs to outputs
5. Resulting characteristics of the output product that often enters the next unit process.

 

Turning Process Energy Characteristics

Because high production turning is a semi-continuous process, there are a variety of CNC turning machines, ranging from a simple two-axis lathe to a multi-axis machining center. The main parts of the CNC turning centers are the bed, headstock, cross-slide, carriage, turret, tailstock, servomotors, ball screws, hydraulic and lubrication systems, and the machine control unit. These machines are classified as horizontal, vertical or universal based on the spindle orientation. The uplci is based on a representative operational sequence, in which

1. Work setup generally occurs once at the start of a batch in production. The setup time is composed of the time to setup the turning machine, plan the tool movements, and install the fixture device into the turning machine. All drawings and instructions are consulted, and the resulting program is loaded. Typical setup times are given in Table MR4.1 (Fridriksson, 1979). The total setup time must be divided by the size of the batch in order to obtain the setup time per component. The energy consumed during this setup period is divided by all the parts processed in that batch and is assumed to be negligible and is discussed in the example below.
2. The power consumption during a batch for positioning or loading each new piece into the turning CNC machine, with respect to tool axis is low. Time is required to load the workpiece into the turning machine and secure it to the fixture. The load time can depend on the size, weight, and complexity of the workpiece, as well as the type of fixture. This is at the level of Basic energy and is labeled Loading.
3. Relative movement of the cutting tool and the workpiece occurs without changing the shape of the part body, referred to as Idle Energy and is labeled Handling. This is the time required for any tasks that occur during the process cycle that do not engage the workpiece. This idle time includes the tool approaching and retracting from the workpiece, tool movements between features, adjusting machine settings, and changing the tools.
4. Cutting of a workpart for desired shape occurs and is labeled Tip Energy. The time required is for the cutting tool to make all necessary cuts in the workpiece for each operation.            
5. The piece is repositioned for subsequent cutting, thus the energy and mass loss will be repeated. (Idle Energy for Handling and then Tip Energy for turning)
6. When the final shape is attained, the piece is unloaded and typically sent forward to another manufacturing unit process. This is at the level of Basic Energy and is labeled Unloading.         

Table MR4.1. Set-up times for machining operations (Fridriksson, 1979)
                                                                                     
In this representative unit process, the life cycle characteristics can be determined on a turning per piece basis or on a full piece (with one or more cuts) basis. Since this is a high production process, the start up (at the beginning of a batch or shift) is deemed to be small and not included. In this uplci, there are three typical power levels that will be used, Figure MR4.5. Each power level, kw, is the incremental power not the absolute total power.  Thus if electrical measurements are made, the kw during the tip measurement must have the idle and basic power (kw) values subtracted to obtain this tip power (kw). Correspondingly, there are times within the turning sequence from which these three power levels are used, Figure MR4.5. The overall time per piece is referred to as cycle time and is generally consistent in a batch. Each power level is a reflection of the use of various components or sub-operations, of the CNC machine, Figure MR4.6. 

 

 

Figure MR4.5. Determination of power characteristics and energy requirements of machine tools.
The steps 2), 3), 5), and 6) are estimated as representative values for use in this unit process lci and energy required of removing material by turning, 4), is measured using specific cutting energy values.
The system boundaries are set to include only the use phase of the machine tool, disregarding production, maintenance and disposal of the machine. Moreover, the functioning of the manufacturing machines is isolated, with the influence of the other elements of the manufacturing system, such as material handling systems, feeding robots, etc. covered in other uplci reports.
The energy consumption of turning is calculated as follows.
Etotal = Pbasic * (tbasic) + Pidle * (tidle) + Pturning * (tturning)         
(Basic energy)   (Idle energy)  (Turning energy)                                                 (1)

 

A. Parameters affecting the energy required for turning

An approximate importance of the many variables in determining the turning energy requirements was used to rank parameters from most important to lower importance as follows:

1. Workpiece Material properties
2. Feed rate
3. Cutting speed
4. Diameter of the workpiece
5. Turning time
6. Depth of cut
7. Coolant
8. Part holding fixture
9. Tool wear
10. Geometry and set-up

From this parameter list, only the top 6 were selected for use in this unit process life cycle with the others having lower influence on energy. Energy required for the overall turning process is also highly dependent on the time taken for idle and basic operations.

Turning Energy

            Turning time (tturning) and power (Pturning) must be determined for the turning energy and are calculated from the more important parameters given above. Turning process time is used to calculate a part of the energy for this unit process and based on a turning area (tool in contact with workpiece).
The total turning process is illustrated in Figure MR4.7.  The cutting speed, V (m/min), is the peripheral speed of the workpiece past the cutting tool. The rotational speed of the spindle, N, (rev/min) (set on the machine), N = V/ (π*Di). Where V = cutting speed, mm/min and Di = Initial diameter of the workpiece, mm. Feed, f (mm/rev), for turning is the distance that a tool advances into the workpiece during one revolution of the headstock spindle. V and f are estimated from the material properties, Table MR4.2 and Table MR4.3. The feed rate, fr (mm/min) is the rate at which the cutting tool and the workpiece move in relation to one another. The feed rate, fr (mm/min), is the product of   f *N. The volume removal rate has been defined as the expected cut area multiplied by the rate at which the material is removed perpendicular to the area. For turning, the area removed is an annular ring of initial diameter Diand finished diameter Df. Thus, the expected cut area is
(Di2 -Df2)/4. The rate at which the tool is fed, fr (in unit distance per minute), is f * N. Therefore, the volume removal rate (VRR) for turning is:
VRR = ((Di2 -Df2)/4) * fr (mm3/min)
Difference between the initial and final diameter is the depth of cut. The actual turning time is the turning length, divided by the feed rate, fr.
Time for turning tturning = (l)/f*N = l/fr   = l /[f*(V/π*Di)]                                                (2)
Where l = Length of the surface to be machined, mm.
f – Feed, mm/rev.
N- Spindle speed, rpm
fr - feed rate, mm/min

V – cutting speed, m/min

FigureMR4.7. Schematic diagram of turning process

The turning energy is thus E (Joule/cut) = turning time*Pturning,
E = turning time*(volume removal rate)*(specific cutting energy, Up, W/mm3/sec)     (3)

Eturning (Joule/cut) = tturning *VRR*Up = tturning * Pturning 

With a given material to be cut, the specific cutting energy, Up, is given in Table MR4.2. Then for that material a representative cutting speed, V is selected from Table MR4.2. V and Di are used to calculate N.  Then N and f are used to obtain fr.

The turning energy is then calculated from equation 3. Thus with only the material to be cut, and the depth of cut, one can calculate the lci turning energy for a single cut. This then must be added to the idle and basic energies, see below.

 

 

Table MR4.3. Recommended speeds and feeds for turning plastics (Terry and Erik, 2003)

Idle Energy

Energy-consuming peripheral equipment included in idle power are shown in Figure MR4.6. In the machining praxis it is known as “run-time mode” (Abele et al., 2005). The average idle power Pidle of automated CNC machines is between 1,200 and 15,000 watt*. (* This information is from the CNC manufacturing companies, see Appendix 1). The handling power characterizes the load case when there is relative movement of the tool and the work-piece without changing the shape of the body (e.g. rapid axis movement, spindle motor, coolant, tool changer) - Handling.

The idle time (tidle) is the sum of the handling time (thandling) and the turning time (calculated above as tturning, equation 2), see Figure MR4.5. For CNC turning machines, the handling times are the air time of cutter moving from home position to the location at the start of the cut, the approach to the actual cut, the overtravel, then retraction after turning to the next cut at this location, and traverse, if needed to cut at another location on the same work piece. Approximate Handling time will vary from 0.1 to 10 min. We can calculate the idle times and energy as follows.

Idle time = [timehandling + timeturning]                                                                                  (4)
A cutting tool moves from the home position to the location of the start of the cut at a horizontal traverse rate, HTR and is defined as the air time1. This distance would be in the range of 5 to 30 mm. During the turning process, the total travel of the cutting tool is larger than the length of the workpiece due to the cutter approach and overtravel distances and this time can be defined as air time2. The approach and overtravel distances, l1 and l2 respectively, can be assumed to be 2 to 10 mm, enough for the cutting tool axis to clear the end of the part. During this time the cutting tool moves with the constant feed rate, fr. After reaching the overtravel point, the tool retraces back to an offset position, but at a faster rate called the vertical traverse rate, VTR.

Time for handling is
Air time1 + Approach/overtravel times + retraction times = thandling                                              (5)

To this idle time must be added the time to traverse to the next cut (if needed) and this is (cut spacing)/transverse speed, HTR, as given by the CNC manufacturer. The example given later in this uplci lists such traverse speed data for use in any representative turning scenarios.

From these calculations the idle energy for a single cut is

E (Joule/cut)idle = [thandling + tturning]* Pidle                                                                     (6)

            Thus with just the information used in calculating tturning, and the representative idle power (1,200 – 15,000 watts), one can calculate the idle energy for this turning unit process.

Turning Conditions
Feed rate
Turning depth
Cutting speed
Coolant
Spindle Speed

  Basic Energy

The basic power of a machine tool is the demand under running conditions in “stand-by mode”. Energy-consuming peripheral equipments included in basic power are shown in Figure MR4.6. There is no relative movement between the tool and the work-piece, but all components that accomplish the readiness for operation (e.g. Machine control unit (MCU), unloaded motors, servo motors, pumps) are still running at no load power consumption. Most of the automated CNC machine tools are not switched off when not turning and have a constant basic power. The average basic power Pbasic of automated CNC machines is between 800 and 8,000 watt* (* From CNC manufacturing companies the basic power ranges from 1/8th to 1/4th of the maximum machine power, (see Manufacturers Reference Data in Appendix). The largest consumer is the hydraulic power unit. Hydraulic power units are the driving force for motors, which includes chiller system, way lube system and unloaded motors.
From Figure MR4.5, the basic time is given by
Tbasic = tload/unload + thandling + tturning                                                                                                 (7)
where   thandling + tturning = tidle as determined in equation 4.
An exhaustive study of loading and unloading times has been made by Fridriksson, 1979; it is found that these times can be estimated quite accurately for a particular machine tool and work-holding device if the weight of the workpiece is known. Some of Fridriksson, 1979 results are showed in Table MR4.4, which can be used to estimate machine loading and unloading times. For turning representative work-holding devices are chuck, Collet, clamps, face plate, independent chuck and three jaw chuck etc. To these times must be added the times for cleaning the workholding devices etc.

Table MR4.4. Sum of the Loading and Unloading Times (sec) versus Workpiece weight (Fredriksson, 1979)   (load and unload times are assumed equal)

Thus the energy for loading and unloading is given by

 

Basic energy, tbasic = [timeload/unload + timeidle ]*Pbasic                                                  (8)

Where timeidle is given in earlier sections and timeload/unload is from Table MR4.4. Pbasic is in the range of 800 to 8,000 watts.

            Thus the uplci user must add some reasonable value from Table MR4.4 for the load/unload times and can then use the timeidle to determine the Basic energy

In summary, the unit process life cycle inventory energy use is given by
Etotal = Pbasic * (tbasic ) + Pidle * (tidle) + Pturning * (tturning)                                                 (9)
This follows the power diagram in Figure MR4.5. With only the following information the unit process life cycle energy for turning can be estimated.

1. Material of part being manufactured
2. Volume material removal rate
3. Turning time
4. Table MR4.4

 

B. Method of Quantification for Mass Loss

            The mass loss streams in turning process, identified with the associated process performance measures, are depicted in the Figure MR4.11 below.

		Turning
Waste Stream	Gas/Aerosol	Cutting fluid mist Dust (dry machining)
	Solid	Chips, worn tools
	Liquid	Spent cutting fluids

 

Figure MR4.11. Waste Streams in turning process

Lci for Material Mass Loss Calculations  

            The workpiece material loss after turning a cross sectional area can be specified as chip mass (ms). Metal chips are accumulated, and cutting fluid is separated from these. The chip mass (ms) can be calculated by multiplying the volume of material removed (Vremoval) by the density of the workpiece material ρ.
Density of the material can be attained from the material property list as shown in Table MR4.2, kg/m3.
Volume of the material removed =  [mm3]       (10)                    
Where
l = Length of the workpiece to be machined in mm,
Di = Initial diameter of the workpiece in mm.
Df = Final diameter of the workpiece in mm.
Chip mass (ms) = Vremoval * ρ * (1 m3/1 E+09 mm3)    [kg]                        (11)           

Lci for Cutting Fluid Waste Calculations

For turning operations, cutting fluids can be used to allow higher cutting speeds, to prolong the cutting tool life, and to some extent reduce the tool - work surface friction during machining.  The fluid is used as a coolant and also lubricates the cutting surfaces and the most common method is referred to as flooding (Wlaschitz and Hoflinger, 2007). Table MR4.5 shows the recommended cutting fluid for turning operations. Cutting fluid is constantly recycled within the CNC machine until the properties become inadequate. The dilution fluid (water) is also supplied at regular intervals due to loss through evaporation and spillage.

Table MR4.5. Cutting fluid recommendations for turning operation
(Hoffman et al., 2001)

Material	Turning (most of these cutting fluids are aqueous suspensions)
Alloy Steels   Aluminum	Mineral Oil with 10% fat or soluble oil   25 Percent sulfur base oil with 75 percent mineral oil.
Brass	Mineral Oil with 10 percent of fat
Tool steels and Low carbon Steels	25% land oil with 75% mineral oil
Copper	Soluble Oil
Monel Metal	Soluble Oil
Cast iron	Dry
Malleable Iron	Soluble Oil
Bronze	Soluble Oil
Magnesium	10% Land oil with 90% of mineral oil.

The service of a cutting fluid provided to one CNC machine tool for one year was considered as the functional unit. It is assumed that the number of parts produced per unit time will not vary depending on the cutting fluid replacement. The turning time associated with one year of production was based on the schedule of 102 hr of turning/week for 42 weeks/year from one of the most comprehensive cutting fluid machining studies (Andres et al., 2008). From (Andres et al., 2008) a single CNC machine using cutting fluid required an individual pump to circulate the fluid from a 55 gallon (208L) tank to the cutting zone. The 208L/machine is recycled within process until it is disposed of after two weeks. Assuming cutting fluid is used 204 hr/ 2 weeks, then the cutting fluid loss is 208L/ (204*60) per minute. Which is 0.017 L/min or about 17 g/min as the effective loss of cutting fluid due to degradation. The coolant is about 70wt% - 95 wt% water, so at 85wt% water, the coolant oil loss is 15wt% or 2.5 g cutting oil/min. With the machining time for turning a cross sectional area the mass loss of coolant oil can be calculated.
There is also be a fugitive emissions factor here that could account for aerosol losses. Wlaschitz and Hoflinger (2007) measured aerosolized loss of cutting fluid from a rotating machining tool under flooding conditions. For a cutting fluid use of 5,700 g/min, the aerosol oil loss was about 0.0053 g/min and water loss of 0.1 g/min. Other losses from spills and carry off (drag-out) on workpieces were not included at this time.

Lci for Lubricant Oil Waste Calculations

            Lubricant oil is mainly used for a spindle and a slide way. Minute amount of oil is infused to the spindle part and the slide way at fixed intervals. From the CNC manufacturing companies it is found that lubricant oil is replaced only 2-3 times of the life of the machine. It is assumed that the life of the machine is around 20 years. Since it is negligible lubricant oil loss is not considered for this study.

Cutting tool usage

Turning processes often require regular replacement of cutting tools. The tool life is a time for a newly sharpened tool that cuts satisfactorily before it becomes necessary to remove it for regrinding or replacement. Worn tools contribute significantly to the waste in the form of wear particles and a worn tool at the end of tool life. The wear particles usually are carried away by the cutting fluid. From an environmental perspective the cutting tools remaining at the end of the tool life are of importance as they are often disposed off and hence are a burden to the environment. The worn tool can be identified by the process performance in terms of the cutting forces, energy consumed, and surface finish. For simplification regrinding of the tools are not considered.

Case Study on Turning

           
In this report we analyze the detailed energy consumption calculations in the turning process. The machining process is performed on Jeenxi Technology 4-axis CNC machine (JHV – 1500). The machine specifications are listed below:

 

Table MR4.6.  Specifications of JHV – 1500 CNC Machine

 

Product Details:

            For this example we are assuming a low carbon alloy steel as the work piece. The work piece is a cylindrical bar that is 3 in. (76.2 mm) diameter and 10 in. (254 mm) long, where 0.2 in. (5.1 mm) is to be removed up to 3 in. (76.2 mm) length from the end of the bar. The objective of the study is to analyze the energy consumption in turning process. The product dimensions are shown in Figure MR4.12. From the dimensions and the density from Table MR4.2, the weight of the workpiece is 9.26 kg (assuming density as 8000 kg/m3).

Figure MR4.12. Dimensions of the Work piece

 

Cutting Parameters

            The machining conditions and the cutting parameters are listed in Table MR4.7.

Table MR4.7. Cutting Parameters for Example Case

Cutting Conditions
Workpiece Diameter (Di)	76.2 mm
Cutting Speed (V), Table MR4.2	40 m/min
Feed (f), Table MR4.2	0.5 mm/rev
Spindle Speed (N) = V/πDi	168 rpm
Feed rate (fr) = f *N	84 mm/min
Length of the surface to be machined (l)	76.2 mm
depth of cut (d)	5.1 mm
Finish workpiece Diameter (Df)	71.1 mm
VRR = ((Di2 -Df2)/4) * fr	49,536 mm3/min
Rapid Traverse (horizontal, X,Y) (m/min), HTR	30
Rapid Traverse (vertical, Z) (m/min), VTR	24

 

Machining Process:

            Before turning on the work piece in a CNC machine, it is important to set the co-ordinate axes of the machine with respect to the work piece. The direction along the length and breadth are taken as positive X and Y axis respectively. The vertical plane perpendicular to the work piece is considered as the Z-axis. During the machining process the tool is considered to be at an offset of 10 mm above the work piece. Every time while turning the tool comes down from a height of 10 mm to the approach distance, 5 mm, from the workpiece. Because the end of the cut is a flat surface there is no overtravel. It goes back to the home position at transverse speed. The feeds and speed are stated in Table MR4.7.

 

Time, Power, and Energy calculations

            The total processing time can be divided into the 3 sub groups of basic time, idle time, and turning time.

Turning Time:
The time for turning is determined by
tturning = (l)/fr         (min)

Where l is the length of the workpiece to be machined in mm, fr is the feed in mm/min.

Time for turning a cross section cut will be,
tturning = (76.2)/ 84
= 0.907 min/cut = 54 sec/machined
Machining Power for each cut,
pm = VRR * Specific cutting energy
VRR from Table MR4.7 = 49,536 mm3/min and specific cutting energy, Up, from Table MR4.2 = 2.98 W/mm3/sec
pm = 49,536 * 2.98/60 = 2.46 kW
Tip Energy required per cut is em = pm * tturning = 2.46 * 54 = 133 kJ/cut

Handling Time:
Time required for the cutter to move from offset position to position prior to cutting (10 mm) is essentially turning in air. The air time of the approach is
ta1 = 10/ (transverse speed)
ta1 = 10/ 24000 mm/min
= 0.0004 min = 0.0025 sec (neglect)

After reaching the approach distance 5 mm from the workpiece it reaches the workpiece at feed rate, fr (84 mm/min. When not cutting the workpiece, the approach distance,
(Approach)/fr
ta2 = (15)/84 mm/min
= 0.06 min = 4 sec
Retract time ta3 = (76 + 5)/24000 = 0.2 sec

Idle power of the machine can be calculated based on the individual power specifications of the machine.
Pidle = Pspindle + Pcoolant + Paxis
The assumed values are
Pcoolant = 1 kW (~1.5 hp); Pspindle = 4 kW (~5 hp); Paxis = 5 kW (~7 hp)
(These assumed values are from the CNC manufacturing companies, see Appendix 1)

To convert a horse power rating (HP) to Watts (W) simply multiply the horsepower rating by 746

Idle power for the process is
Pidle = Pspindle + Pcoolant + Paxis
=4 + 1 + 5
= 10 kW
Total Idle time for cut t idle = ta + tturning  = 4 + 0.2 + 55
= 59 sec
Total Energy during the idle process is,
eidle = Pspindle * tidle  + Pcoolant* tidle + Paxis*tidle
= 10*59
= 590 kJ/cut

Load/unload Time:
The total basic time can be determined based on the following assumptions for this example:

• The workholding device used for clamping the workpiece is a 4-jaw chuck, independent, Table MR4.4.
• The total time required to mount the work piece on the vise manually is assumed to be 49.9/2 = 25 sec.
• After completing the turning process on a single workpiece, the machine is cleaned using pneumatic cleaners or air blowers. The time required to clean the machine is assumed to be 0.4 min (25 sec).
• The machined part has to be removed manually from the fixture. The time required to remove the material from the fixture is assumed to be 49.9/2 = 25 sec.

Therefore, basic processes time for this study is,
Tb = loading time + cleaning time + unloading time
= 25 + 25 + 25
= 75 sec
Basic power of the machine can be assumed as the 25% of the machine maximum in the manufacturer specifications. Therefore the power consumed during the basic process is,
Pbasic = 7.5 kW
Energy consumed during this process is,
Ebasic = Pbasic * ttotal
The basic time for the process can be taken as the sum of idle time (which contains machining time) and load/unload times, i.e.
Tbasic = Tb + tidle
= 75 + 59
= 134 sec
ebasic  = 7.5* 134 = 1,000 kJ per cut

Total Energy required for turning can be determined as,
eprocess = em +eidle + ebasic
=133 + 590 + 1,000                                      
= 1,723 kJ/ cut
Power required for machine utilization during turning is,
Pmtotal = eprocess / ttotal
= 1,723/134 = 12.8 kW.

Lci Material mass loss calculations

Volume of the material removed for a given crossectional area =  [mm3]
= 44,936 mm3
Chip mass (ms) = Vremoval * ρ [kg]
ms = 44,936 * 8,000 * 10-9
= 0.359 kg/cut

Lci for Cutting fluid waste calculations  

From (Andres et al., 2008) a single CNC machine using cutting fluid required an individual pump to circulate the fluid from a 55 gallon (208L) tank to the cutting zone. The 208L/machine is recycled within process until it is disposed of after two weeks. Assuming cutting fluid is used 204 hr/ 2 weeks, then the cutting fluid loss is 208L/ (204*60) per minute, which is 0.017 L/min or about 17 g/min. The coolant is about 96 wt% water, so at 96wt% water, the coolant oil loss is 4wt% or 0.68 g cutting oil/min.
Turning time per cut tm = 54 sec
Mass loss of the coolant = 0.68*54/60 = 0.61 g cutting oil/cut

The fugitive loss is 0.1 g cutting oil/min or 0.09 g cutting oil/cut

Summary:

This report presented the models, approaches, and measures used to represent the environmental life cycle of turning unit operations referred to as the unit process life cycle inventory. The five major environmental-based results are energy consumption, metal chips removed, cutting fluid, lubricant oil, and cutting tool. With only the following information the unit process life cycle energy for turning can be estimated.

1. Material of part being manufactured
2. Volume material removal rate
3. Turning time
4. Table MR4.4

The life cycle of turning is based on a typical high production scenario (on a CNC turning machine) to reflect industrial manufacturing practices.

 

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Appendices

Manufacturers Reference Data

The methodology that has been followed for collecting technical information on CNC machines has been largely based in the following:

The documentation of the CNC machine and the technical assistances collected from the manufacturing companies through internet. Several interviews with the service personnel of the different CNC manufacturing companies have been carried out. After collecting the information from the different companies it has been put together in the relevant document that describes the different approaches the different companies have regarding the technical information on the CNC machines. Telephone conversations allowed us to learn more about basic power and idle power. Companies that involved in our telephone conversations are Bridge port, Fadal, Hass and Jeenxi. These companies’ manufactures different sizes of CNC machines, but this report shows the lower, mid and highest level of sizes. For our case study we picked machine at the highest-level.

Specifications	JEENXI TECHNOLOGY
Model Number	JHV – 850	JHV – 1020	JHV – 1500
Spindle Speed	8000 rpm	8000 rpm	8000 rpm
Spindle Drive	Belt/Direct type	Belt/Direct	Belt/Direct type
Spindle Motor	5.5/7.5 kw	7.5/11 kw	7.5/ 11 kw
Rapid Traverse (X,Y)	30 m/min	30 m/min	30 m/min
Rapid Traverse (Z)	20 m/min	20 m/min	24 m/min
Cutting Feed rate	1 – 15000 mm/min	1 – 15000 mm/min	1 – 15000 mm/min
3 Axes motor output(X,Y,Z)	1.8/ 1.8/ 2.5	1.8/ 1.8/ 2.5	4.0/ 4.0/ 7.0
Power Consumption	20 KVA	20KVA	40 KVA
Specifications	HAAS
Model Number	VF- 7	VM - 2	MDC
Spindle Speed	7500 rpm	12,000 rpm	7,500 rpm
Spindle Drive	Belt/Direct type	Inline direct drive	Direct speed belt drive
Max Torque	75 ft-lb@1400	75 ft-lb@1400	75 ft-lb@1400
With Gearbox	250 ft-lb@ 450	-	-
Spindle motor max rating	20 hp	30 hp	20 hp
Axis Motor max thrust	3400 lb	3,400 lb	2,500 lb
Rapids on X-axis	600 ipm	710 ipm	1,000 ipm
Rapid on Y & Z Axes	600 ipm	710 ipm	1,000 ipm
Max Cutting	500ipm	500 ipm	833 ipm
Power Consumption(min)	200 – 250 VAC 380 – 480 VAC	200 – 250 VAC 380 – 480 VAC	200 – 250 VAC 380 – 480 VAC
Specifications	KAFO
Model Number	VMC – 850	VMC – 137	VMC - 21100
Spindle speed (Belt)	8000 rpm	8,000/10,000 rpm	6000/8000 rpm
Spindle speed (Gear)	4000/7000 rpm	4000/7000 rpm	4000/7000 rpm
Rapid Traverse (X, Y)	590.55 ipm	787.4 ipm	393.7 ipm
Rapid Traverse (Z)	472.44 ipm	787.40 ipm	393.7 ipm
Cutting feed rate	236.22 ipm	393.7 ipm	393.7 ipm
Spindle drive motor	7.5/ 10 hp	15/ 20 hp	15/20 hp
X,Y,Z axis drive motor	a12, a12, a12	a22, a22, a30	a30, a30, a30
Power consumption	20 KVA	25 KVA	35 KVA

 

Specifications	BRIDGE PORT
Model Number	XR 760	XR 1270 HP	XR 1500 HPD
Spindle Speed(Belted)	9000/15000 rpm	-	-
Fanuc Motor Power	25/25 hp	-	-
Heidenhain Motor Power	28/28 hp	-	-
Spindle Speed(Directly coupled)	15000 rpm	15000 rpm	375 – 7500 rpm (Gear Box)
Fanuc Motor Power	30 hp	40 hp	40 hp
Heidenhain Motor Power	33 hp	34 hp	40 hp
Rapid Traverse (X,Y)	1692 ipm	1417 ipm	1417 ipm
Rapid Traverse (Z)	1417 ipm	1417 ipm	1417 ipm
Cutting Feed rate	787 ipm	787 ipm	787 ipm
Power	30 KVA	40 KVA	40 KVA
Specifications	FADAL
Model Number	VMC 4020	VMC 6030	VMC 6535 HTX
Spindle Speed	10 - 10,000 rpm	10 - 10,000 rpm	6000 rpm
Spindle Drive	Automatic Mechanical Vector Drive	Automatic Mechanical Vector Drive	Automatic Electric Vector Drive
Rapid Traverse (X,Y)	900 ipm	400 ipm	900 ipm
Rapid Traverse (Z)	700 ipm	400 ipm	700 ipm
Cutting Feed rate	600 ipm	400 ipm	600 ipm
Motor Power	10 hp	14.7 hp	29.5 hp
Air Pressure Required	80 – 120 psi	80 – 120 psi	80 – 100 psi

Specifications	TTC
Model Number	TTC-630	TMC 500	XR 1500 HPD
Spindle Speed(Belted)	4000 rpm	6000	-
Spindle Motor Power	15/20 KW	5/7 KW	-
X Axis Motor Power	2.8 KW	-	-
Z Axis Motor Power	2.8 KW	15000 rpm	375 – 7500 rpm (Gear Box)
Coolant Pump Motor Power	1 KW	40 hp	40 hp
ATC Motor Power	12.6 KW	34 hp	40 hp
Rapid Traverse (X,Y)	197 mm/min	1417 ipm	1417 ipm
Rapid Traverse (Z)	630 mm/min	1417 ipm	1417 ipm
Total Driving Power	40 KW	787 ipm	787 ipm
Hydraulic Pump	1.1 KW	40 KVA	40 KVA

 

 

 

 

 

Table MR4.2. Average values of energy per unit material removal rate and recommended speeds and feeds (Erik, 2000; Hoffman, 2001; Joseph, 1989; Kalpakjian, 2008; 9, 10)

Material	Hardness [Brinell hardness number]	Specific cutting energy, Up [W/ mm3 per sec] (Hp/ in3 per min)	Cutting Speed, V (m/min, ft/min)	Feed (f) (mm/rev, inch/rev)	Density (kg/m3)
Low carbon alloy steels	125 - 175	2.98 (1.1)	24 - 46, 80 - 150	0.18 - 0.75, 0.007 - 0.030	7480-8000
Medium carbon alloy steels	125 - 175	3.67 (1.35)	11 - 43, 70 - 140	0.18 - 0.75, 0.007 - 0.030	7480-8000
High carbon alloy steels	125 - 175	3.94 (1.45)	18 - 54, 60 - 175	0.13 - 1.52, 0.005 - 0.06	7480-8000
Titanium     Alloys	250 - 375	3.26 (1.2)	21 - 49, 70 - 160	0.13 - 1.27, 0.005 - 0.05	4500
Steels	35 - 40	3.80 (1.4)	12 - 18, 40 - 60	0.2, 0.007	7850
High temperature nickel and cobalt	200-360	6.8 (2.5)	56, 184	0.18, 0.007	8900
Aluminum alloys	30 -150	0.68 (0.25)	182 - 244, 600 - 800	0.18 - 0.64, 0.007 - 0.025	2712
Plain cast iron	150 -175	0.82 (0.30)	45 - 60, 148 - 196	0.5 - 0.89, 0.02 - 0.035	6800-7800
	176 - 200	0.90 (0.33)	35 - 50, 115 - 165	0.38 - 0.64, 0.015 - 0.025	6800-7800
	201 - 250	1.14 (0.42)	25 - 40, 82 - 132	0.3 - 0.56, 0.012 - 0.022	6800-7800
	251 - 300	1.36 (0.50)	18 - 32, 60 - 105	0.254 - 0.52, 0.010 - 0.020	6800-7800
Alloy cast iron	150 - 175	0.82 (0.30)	36 - 76, 120 - 250)	0.38 - 0.64, 0.015 - 0.025	6800-7800
	176 - 200	1.14 (0.42)	24 - 46, 80 - 150	0.3 - 0.56, 0.012 - 0.022	6800-7800
	201 - 250	1.47 (0.54)	18 - 37, 60 - 120)	0.254 - 0.52, 0.010 - 0.020	6800-7800
Malleable iron	150 - 175	1.14 (0.42)	60 - 120, 200 - 400	0.254 - 0.52, 0.010 - 0.020	6800-7800
Cast steel	150 - 175	1.69 (0.62)	40 - 150, 130 - 500	0.25, 0.01	6800-7800
	176 - 200	1.82 (0.67)	26 - 125, 85 - 410	0.20, 0.007	6800-7800
	201 - 250	2.18 (0.80)	20 - 80, 65 - 265	0.15, 0.005	6800-7800
Zinc alloys	100	0.68 (0.25)	100, 330	0.4, 0.15	7140
Monel	225	2.72 (1.0)	30, 100	0.18, 0.007	8830
Brass	145 -240	2.26 (0.83)	90 - 180, 300 - 600	0.38 - 0.64, 0.015 - 0.025	7700-8700
Bronze		2.26 (0.83)	76 - 152, 250 - 500	0.38 - 0.64, 0.015 - 0.025	8900
Copper	125-140	2.45 (0.90)	30 - 90, 100 - 300	0.127 - 1.27, 0.005 - 0.05	8930
Magnesium alloys	150	0.73 (0.27)	80, 275	0.38 - 0.64, 0.015 - 0.025	1810
Lead	80 -100	0.6	45, 150	0.4, 0.015	11,350