On the investigation of 7075 aluminum alloy welding using concentrated solar energy

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-163

  Karalis, D G ^a   Pantelis, D I ^a   Papazoglou, V J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

7075 aluminum alloy; Concentrated solar energy; FEA thermal modeling; Welding

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; WELDING;

ENERGY SOURCES; FEA THERMAL MODELING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; TEMPERING RESISTANCE;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 10844227241     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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