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Frank E. Pfefferkorn

Frank E. Pfefferkorn

Assistant Professor
M
echanical Engineering

 



Office: 1031 Mechanical Engineering
Telephone: (608) 263-2668
E-Mail: pfefferk@engr.wisc.edu
Research Interests:
"" The application, generation and removal of heat in manufacturing processes (experimental investigation and numerical simulation)
"" Metal cutting
"" Cutting of ceramics
"" Micro end milling
"" Friction stir welding
"" Theremally-assisted (hybrid) manufacturing methods
"" Heat transfer
"" Environmentally friendly tool cooling techniques
"" Radiation thermometry and other temperature measurement methods
"" Dry machining
"" Nanoparticle emissions from manufacturing processes
"" Ultra-thin diamond coatings for micro tools
Current Projects:
""Efficiency of thermally-assisted manufacturing
""Micro end milling
""Nanocrystalline diamond coatings for micro end mills
""Control[closed loop autonomous and man-machine interface] for friction stir welding
""Force reduction in friction stir welding
""Laser-assisted micro end milling of metals and ceramics
""Laser-assisted friction stir welding
""Manufacture of temperature/heat flux sensor array on copper micro-pin-fin
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Created: July 1, 2002
Last Modified: November 22, 2002
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