Closed-form and numerical solutions to the laser heating process

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-151

  Yilbas, B S ^a   Sami, M ^a   Al Farayedhi, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Analytical and numerical solution; Experimental validation; Heating; Laser

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EVAPORATING FRONT VELOCITY;

INDUSTRIAL HEATING;

EID: 0031675669     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406981521105     Document Type: Article

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