Meet the editor

Dr. Majid Tolouei-Rad is a scientist specializing in manufacturing technologies. He is currently associated with the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Western Australia. Since receiving a Ph.D. in 1997, Dr. Tolouei-Rad has been continuously involved in tertiary teaching, research, and supervision of students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has worked for reputable universities in the Middle East,

North America, and Oceania, during which he educated dozens of engineers and supervised many engineering projects focusing on engineering materials, manufacturing processes and systems, and automation. He has authored and co-authored more than 80 research articles, books, and book chapters. He has also served on scientific and conference organizing committees and acted as a referee for reputable international journals.

Contents

Productivity

Blue Arc Drilling

Soft Materials

Operations

*by Rami Albattat and Hussein Hoteit*

*by Jesus M. Orona-Hinojos*

Introductory Chapter: Drilling Technology *by Majid Tolouei-Rad and Muhammad Aamir*

*by Majid Tolouei-Rad and Muhammad Aamir*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 5**

**Chapter 3 21**

**Chapter 4 39**

**Chapter 5 55**

Analysis of the Performance of Drilling Operations for Improving

Innovative Double Cathode Configuration for Hybrid ECM + EDM

Technological Development of CNC Machine Tool for Machining

Modeling Lost-Circulation into Fractured Formation in Rock Drilling

*by Laura Tobon Ospina, Carlos Alberto Vergara Crismatt, Juan David Arismendy Pulgarin, Sebastian Correa Zapata, Yomin Estiven Jaramillo Munera, Jhon Edison Goez Mora, Juan Camilo Londoño Lopera, John Sneyder Tamayo Zapata, Carlos Eduardo Palacio Laverde and Edgar Mario Rico Mesa*

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Preface

The range of industries utilizing drilling is wide and includes machining and manufacturing, oil and gas, construction, mining, and so on. The success of drilling operations depends on many factors and much progress has been made in this regard. This book presents the latest scientific and engineering achievements in drilling. It covers new and creative methods of performing this operation, applications of drilling, and process optimization methods to enhance the efficiency and productivity of drilling while lowering associated costs and time. I hope researchers, engineers, and scientists reading this book will find it useful in enhancing the

The research presented in this book is that of scientists and engineers from various countries around the world. I am thankful to all the contributors for their work. I would also like to thank Mr. Muhammad Aamir who assisted me in the review process, and Ms. Sara Gojević-Zrnić and the staff at IntechOpen for their continuous support in seeing this book through to publication. Lastly, I give special thanks to my wife, Mahtab Moradi, for her encouragement and support while I was editing

> **Dr. Majid Tolouei-Rad** School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University,

> > Perth, Australia

quality of their work and research.

this book.
