Measurement and prediction of energy transfer efficiency in laser beam welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-s

  Fuerschbach, P W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Calorimetry; CO2 Laser; Dimensional Analysis; Intensity; Irradiance; Laser Beam Welding; Melting Efficiency; Microwelding; Uncertainty Analysis

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WELDS;

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETER MODEL; INTENSITY; LASER ENERGY; MELTING EFFICIENCY; MICROWELDING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0029755028     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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