Patent classifications
B
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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GRINDING; POLISHING
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B24B
MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor
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involving other means for tumbling of work
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using plastically deformable grinding compound, moved relatively to the workpiece under the influence of pressure
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Method and apparatus for finishing a surface of a component
12459074 · 2025-11-04 · ·

A method and apparatus for finishing a surface of a component. The method includes installing the component in an apparatus configured to deliver a flow of abrasives to the surface and to generate cavitation bubbles in a liquid contacting the surface using a cavitation generator that includes an ultrasonic generator configured to generate cavitation bubbles in the liquid contacting the surface by ultrasonic excitation in the liquid or a laser configured to generate cavitation bubbles in the liquid contacting the surface by laser excitation in the liquid; controlling the cavitation generator such that cavitation bubbles are generated to finish the surface by implosion of the cavitation bubbles; and controlling the flow of slurry to the surface so as to finish the surface by abrasion. An apparatus for finishing a surface of a component is also disclosed.