Laser transmission welding of a lap-joint: Thermal imaging observations and three-dimensional finite element modeling

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1177-1186

  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

3 D thermal modeling; ANSYS; Diode laser; Finite element modeling (FEM); Laser transmission welding of thermoplastics (LTW); Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFRARED IMAGING; LASER BEAM WELDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LAP-JOINT GEOMETRY; LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING; THREE DIMENSIONAL THERMAL MODELING;

THERMOPLASTICS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFRARED IMAGING; LASER BEAM WELDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOPLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 35348839494     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2740307     Document Type: Article

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