Tailoring fillet weld geometry using a genetic algorithm and a neural network trained with convective heat flow calculations

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Kumar, A ^a   Debroy, T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fillet welds; Fluid flow models; Gas metal arc welding; Genetic algorithm; Heat transfer models; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

FILLET WELDS; FLUID FLOW MODELS; HEAT TRANSFER MODELS; WELDING SPEED;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 33846399423     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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