Measurements of wall-media contact forces and work in a vibratory finisher

The bulk flow and local impact velocities of loose abrasive particles in vibratory finishing operations have been explained in the literature in terms of the forces exerted by the vibrating container walls. In the present work, these forces were measured using a force sensor embedded in the walls of a vibrating tub finisher loaded with various amounts of steel media and subject to different vibration frequencies. It was found that wall-media...