Bridging the gap between grinding theory and application, this second edition incorporates new findings since the first edition was published almost 20 years ago. In addition to consideration of regular grinding with conventional abrasive wheels, two new chapters cover thermal aspects of creep-feed and high-efficiency deep grinding processes, and grinding with superabrasive wheels. To complement the broader coverage of thermal considerations, there is a new chapter on fluid flow in grinding. A new final chapter has been added on computer simulation of grinding processes and intelligent model-based control of grinding machines. The book is for researchers and for mechanical, manufacturing, and production engineers who deal with grinding and abrasive machining processes. Malkin is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts. Guo is affiliated with United Technologies Research Center. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)