An approach to model the melt displacement and temperature profiles during the laser through-transmission welding of thermoplastics

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1565-1575

  Potente, H ^a   Fiegler, G ^a   Haferkamp, H ^b   Fargas, M ^b   Von Busse, A ^b   Bunte, J ^b  

^a Institut für Kunststofftechnik KTP   (Germany)

^b LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER BEAM WELDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

FLOW VELOCITY; MELT LAYER THICKNESS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WELD STRENGTH;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 33751360748     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20638     Document Type: Article

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