UNIT-5: FINISHING PROCESSES

1. (a) Explain the importance of using cutting fluids during grinding. (b) Explain the various
precautions to be taken before mounting a grinding wheel. (Sup Exam, June/July - 2014)
2. (a) Explain what is meant by internal centreless grinding? (b) Explain with neat sketches various
types of internal grinders. (Sup Exam, June/July - 2014)
3. (a) Describe the various types of abrasives with their properties. (b)Write about the tool and
cutter grinders. (Sup Exam, June/July - 2014)
4. (a) Explain with a neat sketch the chip formation during surface grinding. Describe the expression
for the various forces generated. (b) State the differences between Honing and Lapping. (Sup
Exam, June/July - 2014)
5. (a) Bring out the differences between Lapping and Honing. (b) Sketch and explain the tool and
cutter grinding machine. (Sup Exam, May/June 2015)
6. (a) Explain the operations performed by a broaching machine. (b) What are the advantages and
disadvantages of centre less grinding? (Sup Exam, May/June 2015)
7. (a) Write short notes on finishing operations that are used in grinding. (b) Describe the working
principle of surface grinders. (Sup Exam, May/June 2015)
8. (a) what are the various abrasive machining operations you are familiar with? Explain their
application and imitations. (b) Name the various types of abrasive bonds and explain them in detail.
(Sup Exam, May/June 2015)
9. (a)What are the various factors to be considered in selection of grinding wheel? Discuss each in
detail. (b) Explain the principle of centre less grinding machine with a neat sketch. (Reg/Supp Exam,
Dec - 2014/Jan -2015)
10. (a) What is the difference between wheel dressing and wheel truing? (b) Explain the process of
wear of a grinding wheel. (Reg/Supp Exam, Dec - 2014/Jan -2015)
11. (a) Describe the various types of abrasives with their properties. (b)Write about the tool and
cutter grinders. (Reg/Supp Exam, Dec - 2014/Jan -2015)
12. (a) Describe Vitrified, Shellac and Resinoid bonds with their important features. (b)How do you
specify a grinding wheel? Explain (Reg/Supp Exam, Dec - 2014/Jan -2015)
13. a) What do you understand by grit, grade, bond and structure of a grinding wheel? Explain? b)
Describe the cylindrical grinding operation. Give an idea of the grinding wheel and work speeds
recommended for this operation. (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)
14. a)What are the five principal parameters of a grinding wheel? Explain b) Describe the surface
grinding operations with disc as well as cup type wheel. (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)
15. a) What are the three mechanisms of grinding wheel wear? Explain? b) What is dressing, in
reference to grinding wheels? Explain with neat diagram? (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)
16. a) What are the functions of a grinding fluid? Explain? b) What is center less grinding? Explain
with neat diagram? (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)
B.N.Dhanunjayarao, Assistant professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Vignans IIt, Duvvada.

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17. a) Name some of the abrasive operations available to achieve very good surface finishes?
Explain any one with neat diagram b) What is the difference between internal broaching and
external broaching? (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)
18. a) Describe work pieces and conditions under which broaching would be the preferred method
of machining? Explain any one with neat diagram? b) With appropriate sketches, explain the
differences between and similarities among the Lapping and Honing processes. (Supp Exam,
April/May 2012)
19. a) What is lapping? Explain with neat diagram? b) With appropriate sketches, explain the
differences between the Lapping and grinding processes. (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)
20. a) What broaching ?is honing? Explain with neat diagram? b) What is the difference between
internal broaching and external (Supp Exam, April/May 2012)

B.N.Dhanunjayarao, Assistant professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Vignans IIt, Duvvada.