Precision grinding research

This paper¿¿condensed from a research thesis¿¿is a first report on a current research project in the postgraduate Department of Engineering Production in the University of Birmingham. The work is being carried out on a Churchill 8 in.¿¿16 in. plain surface grinding machine equipped with a specially designed dynamometer capable of operating at a maximum table traverse speed of 38 ft. per minute under wet grinding conditions. To indicate the need for this investigation and the significance of the preliminary findings, this Paper begins with a survey of previous work.