The effect of integrating the structural modifications of the grinding wheel upon the internal cylindrical grinding process

In this article an abbreviated presentation of the current trends in grinding development was made. It points to modifications of the grinding wheel construction as one of the most important directions in this field. The work describes in detail three selected modifications consisting of zone diversified structure, shaping microdiscontinuities of the grinding wheel active surface and applying the cooling liquid provision system inside the grinding wheel. The presented experiments were carried out in the single-pass internal cylindrical grinding process. The aim of the research was to establish the influence that the integration of certain modifications might have on the conditions and effects of the grinding process. The results obtained show that depending on the integration level, the grinding power can be decreased within the range from 31% to 56% and the surface roughness can be reduced by approximately 25%.