An in-process method for the inverse estimation of the powder catchment efficiency during laser cladding

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-84

  Lin, J ^a,b   Steen, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inverse heat conduction problem; Laser cladding; Powder catchment efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001124336     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(98)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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