Dynamic analysis of globular metal transfer in gas metal arc welding - A comparison of numerical and experimental results

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 2929-2941

  Fan, H G ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DROP FORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; HELIUM NEON LASERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

METAL TRANSFER; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 0032182210     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/31/20/029     Document Type: Article

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