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Mechanics of Wood Machining

  • Presents a comprehensive overview of wood machining and related fields such as wood cutting, tools and operational characteristics including energy requirements, surface quality and process optimization

  • Contributes to a better understanding of the physical phenomena involved in woodworking processes

  • Addresses both practitioners and graduate students in wood engineering

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Mechanics of the Cutting Process

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 1-42
  3. Thermal Loading in Cutting Tools

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 43-62
  4. Operating Parameters of Wood Cutting Tools

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 63-98
  5. The Energy Requirement of Cutting

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 99-119
  6. Vibration of the Tools and Workpieces

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 121-162
  7. The Stability of Wood Working Tools

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 163-194
  8. Tool Wear

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 195-209
  9. Surface Roughness

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 211-275
  10. Optimization of Wood Machining

    • Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss
    Pages 277-315
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 317-320

About this book

The new edition of this textbook, while largely retaining the proven chapter structure of the previous editions, combines the quantitative, mathematical analysis of the mechanisms of wood processing with practical recommendations and solutions. It presents new theoretical and experimental approaches and offers a clear and systematic overview of the theory of wood cutting, thermal loading in wood-cutting tools, optimum choice of operational parameters, dynamic behavior of tool and workpiece, stability problems in wood machining, energy requirements, the wear process of tools and a unique analysis of surface roughness. In general, diagrams are provided to help quickly estimate various process parameters. As a modern and powerful tool, the process optimization procedure is also included, and amply demonstrated in worked-out examples. In this edition, new and updated material has been added in many sections: roughly a third of the book has been rewritten and a quarter of the figures are new. In addition, many figures have been revised for clarity. The authors are confident that this revised and expanded edition will continue to meet the needs of all those working in the field of wood machining.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Wood Engineering, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary

    Etele Csanády, Endre Magoss

About the authors

Etele Csanády is professor of wood science and technology at University of Sopron, Hungary. His main research interests are heat load in wood cutting tools, all aspects of tooling in wood machining, pneumatic clamping and vibration of workpieces, programming of CNC-machines and optimization.

Endre Magoss is professor of wood science and technology at University of Sopron, Hungary. His main research interests are the quality of machined wood surfaces, pneumatic conveying, maintenance of tools and machines.

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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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