Research Article

Numerical Investigation of the Rock Cutting Performance of a Circular Sawblade

Table 2

The forces of the single and double circular sawblades

Single sawbladeCutting force (N)Normal force (N)Tangential force (N)Axial force (N)
501.51227.85446.716.91
Distance1#2#1#2#1#2#1#2#

Double circular sawblade10317.6309.9107.5106.3297.4289.514.815.6
15335.3323.0115.0118.8313.9299.313.212.8
20341.9363.6134.7131.7313.5338.211.010.6
25396.7378.3142.2140.4369.9350.89.49.2
30408.2387.1159.1158.1375.6352.98.08.3
35426.5421.5168.0163.0391.8388.56.66.5
40429.7441.8175.0177.6392.3404.36.25.8
50464.1468.6179.5185.2427.9430.35.66.1