A comprehensive model on the transport phenomena during gas metal arc welding process

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-117

  Zhu, F L ^a   Tsai, H L ^a   Marin, S P ^b   Wang, P C ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc plasma; Free surface; Gas metal are welding; Weld pool flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA WELDING; SURFACE TENSION;

INTERACTIVE TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID METAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PLASMA TREATMENT; WELDING;

EID: 1442313004     PISSN: 14684349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2004.003789     Document Type: Article

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