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Timothy G. Gutowski. Cho, Margaret H. (Margaret Hyunjoo), 1982- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering 2006-05-15T20:32:58Z 2006-05-15T20:32:58Z 2004 2004 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32827 57615823 Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 30-31). Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-traditional process that uses no mechanical forces to machine metals. It is extremely useful in machining hard materials. With the advantages EDM has to offer and its presence as a common and useable technique, along with the other machining processes available to the industrial world, there is an added strain on the environment. The scope of this thesis includes analyzing the various inputs into EDM and the resulting outputs into the environment. A simplified model is used to analyze the process. The main categories of flow scrutinized in the model are material flow and energy flow. The most hazardous effect to the environment is found in the resin interaction of the wire EDM process where depending on the type of material machined, there is a potential presence of hazardous materials. There are efforts to recycle all salvageable materials such as wire and metal wastes, but currently no accountability system exists as manufacturers are responsible for their actions. by Margaret H. Cho. S.B. 31 leaves 1476560 bytes 1475418 bytes application/pdf application/pdf eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Mechanical Engineering. Environmental constituents of Electrical Discharge Machining Environmental constituents of EDM Thesis application/pdf Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="ab9883c8-7291-49ca-a49d-4394e142482e"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Environmental constituents of Electrical Discharge Machining</Title> <Subtitle>Environmental constituents of EDM</Subtitle> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2004</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Cho, Margaret H. (Margaret Hyunjoo), 1982-</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Mechanical Engineering.</Keyword> <Abstract>Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-traditional process that uses no mechanical forces to machine metals. It is extremely useful in machining hard materials. With the advantages EDM has to offer and its presence as a common and useable technique, along with the other machining processes available to the industrial world, there is an added strain on the environment. The scope of this thesis includes analyzing the various inputs into EDM and the resulting outputs into the environment. A simplified model is used to analyze the process. The main categories of flow scrutinized in the model are material flow and energy flow. The most hazardous effect to the environment is found in the resin interaction of the wire EDM process where depending on the type of material machined, there is a potential presence of hazardous materials. There are efforts to recycle all salvageable materials such as wire and metal wastes, but currently no accountability system exists as manufacturers are responsible for their actions.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>