Anode-shape determination with allowance for electrolyte properties in problems of dimensional electrochemical machining of metals

Based on the boundary-element technique, a method for determining the contour of an anode-workpiece with a prescribed shape of a cathode-tool is suggested for plane problems of dimensional electrochemical machining of metals. Within the scope of the assumptions made, the original problem is reduced to the problem of a fictitious flow of an ideal fluid with free surfaces. The allowance for the machining mode and electrolyte properties yields a nonlinear condition at the free surface.