Thermal history analysis of surface heating of mild steel with different laser beam geometries

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 220, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1549-1557

  Safdar, S ^a   Li, L ^a   Sheikh, M A ^a   Schmidt, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam geometry; Beam shape; Finite element method; Thermal modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEATING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TRANSIENTS;

BEAM GEOMETRY; BEAM SHAPE; THERMAL MODELLING;

THERMOANALYSIS;

CARBON STEEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEATING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSIENTS;

EID: 33845582929     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES246     Document Type: Article

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