I'm trying to apply the practical side of what I know about grinding to the theoretical side...
So what I know at present about the theory is:
Newtons third law of motion: for ever action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So as a piece of steel is pushed into a grinding wheel, the grinding wheel pushes back. The faster the wheel is spinning the larger the force it pushes back with...
Friction: Can't put together a formula regarding this, far too complex for me. But what I do know is the amount of force used to push the steel into the grinding wheel will create friction, which creates heat... The factors that are hard to quantify are the coarseness of the wheel, the coefficient of friction of the steel and the surface speed of the grinding wheel.
Another principal that I don't have any idea where to look for but understand and can describe is: Have ever seen a milling machine in action. I've watched gouges being milled at the Sorby factory and to mill the flute they use a 6" dia. cutter spinning at a very low rpm and it rips (for lack of a better word) large chunks of metal out of the emerging flute in a very controlled manner in one pass leaving a fairly nice finish in the process... If you were to try increase the rpm you'd end up destroying the milling wheel and the piece being milled and probably the machine. But keep those rpms low and it's incredible how much steel can be removed. But I have no idea how to describe such a process in a theoretical way. Any ideas
What else am I missing.