A 2-D thermal model for laser transmission welding of thermoplastics

24th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2005 - Congress Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 402-409

  Mayboudi, L S ^a   Birk, A M ^a   Zak, G ^a   Bates, P J ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ANSYS; Diode Laser; Finite Element Modelling (FEM); Laser Transmission Welding of Thermoplastics (LTW); Nylon 6; Thermal Modelling

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOPLASTICS;

LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING OF THERMOPLASTICS (LTW); NYLON 6; THERMAL MODELLING;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 33645145831     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5060519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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