Thermal and Efficiency Analysis of CO2 Laser Cutting Process

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-32

  Yilbas, B S ^a   Kar, A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; MELTING; PHASE INTERFACES; SHEAR STRESS; THERMOANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER GAS-ASSISTED CUTTING;

LASER BEAM CUTTING;

EID: 0031636345     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(97)00089-4     Document Type: Article

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