
276 Fundamentals of Machining Processes
A number smaller than unity (<0.2) indicating what part of the circumfer-
ence the trails of the given points are displaced s is given by s = e
h
πd.
The value of s should not be greater than the circular pitch between hones
minus hone width b
h
:
s
b
h
where Z
h
is the number of honing sticks. Therefore,
tan
φ
π
v
s
hh
=
+
med
At the same time,
tan
v
t
p
φ= =
V
dNπ
Therefore,
f
r
2( )
If 1/e
h
is made a prime number, grain passes will not follow their own trails.
If H
s
and d are given and the angle ϕ
v
is assumed,
me
hh
s
+=
The honing time t
m
can be calculated from
t
f
s
t
m
r
m
×
where
1/f
r
is the time of a ...