Modelling the geometry of a moving laser melt pool and deposition track via energy and mass balances

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1885-1895

  Pinkerton, Andrew J ^a   Li, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT CONDUCTION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

DEPOSITON TRACK; MASS BALANCES; MELT POOL; SURFACE TENSION FORCES;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 3242727924     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/14/003     Document Type: Article

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