Research on the Process of Numerical Control Electrochemical Turning Based on Finite Element Method

The processing simulation method of numerical control electrochemical turning (NC-ECT) was presented based on the finite element method (FEM) in this paper. The three-dimensional analysis model of the electric field built in ANSYS software was solved. The current density distribution and the theoretical values of material removed depth per revolution (MRDPR) in different time on the anode were obtained. The experiments were carried out on the NC-ECT lathe, and the measured values of MRDPR were measured, which were compared with the theoretical values. It is indicated that the maximum percentage error between the theoretical values and the measured values is smaller and the simulation method meets the accuracy of the engineering calculations.