The time a moving or stationary tool acts on a particular location or defined area under stated process conditions.
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Meaning and boundaries
Total job time is not local dwell time, and equal dwell does not imply equal removal when pressure, speed, pad, slurry, or motion changes.
Why it matters in glass restoration
Excess local dwell can cause over-removal, heat, distortion, or nonuniform finish; controlled dwell can correct persistent features.
Related terms
References
- NASA — Handbook for Recommended Material Removal Processes for Advanced Ceramic Test Specimens and Components
Publisher’s original source - SPIE / Optical Engineering — Material removal mechanism of ceria particles with different sizes in glass polishing
Publisher’s original source - Optica Publishing Group — Static and Dynamic Removal Rates of a Hydrodynamic Polishing Tool
Publisher’s original source - GlassRenu — Graffiti Scratch I Process
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