Alves, Jose Augusto C. [UNESP]Fernandes, Ulysses de B. [UNESP]Diniz, Anselmo EduardoBianchi, Eduardo Carlos [UNESP]de Aguiar, Paulo Roberto [UNESP]Canarim, Rubens Chinali [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202009-01-01Journal of The Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. Rio de Janeiro Rj: Abcm Brazilian Soc Mechanical Sciences & Engineering, v. 31, n. 1, p. 47-51, 2009.1678-5878http://hdl.handle.net/11449/8933The plunge cylindrical grinding operation has been widely employed in the manufacturing process of components which require excellent surface quality achieved within small ranges of dimensional tolerance. The sparkout time has proved to be an important parameter in this operation, contributing to obtain surfaces with high geometric and dimensional precision. This parameter, which is defined as the period in which there is no wheel radial feed, allows the elimination of elastic deformations that build up as the grinding wheel is fed. Experimentation with sparkout time was applied in the plunge cylindrical grinding operation and included the Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) technique, which has proved to be an environmentally correct alternative, combining a small amount of lubricating oil with an intense flow rate of compressed air. The conventional lubrication and cooling method and the method involving the nozzle proposed by Webster [10] were also used. The results showed that longer sparkout times led to a decrease in tangential forces, wheel diametrical wear and surface roughness values for the MQL method.47-51enggrindingsparkout timeMQLArtigoS1678-58782009000100007WOS:000266251800007Acesso abertoS1678-58782009000100007-en.pdf109915200757492114554003096600810000-0002-9934-4465