Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Fragment Separation during Rock Cutting Using a 3D Dynamic Finite Element Analysis Code

Table 5

Regression results to predict cutter performance.

VariablesRegression equationCorrelation coefficient-value value

Evans-DYNA (3D)0.6982626.45539
Roxborough -DYNA (3D)0.8111848.25786
Goktan -DYNA (3D)0.8683373.54087
Lab-DYNA (3D)0.7681937.45178