Modelling of thermal plasmas for arc welding: The role of the shielding gas properties and of metal vapour

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Murphy, A B ^a   Tanaka, M ^b   Yamamoto, K ^b   Tashiro, S ^b   Sato, T ^c   Lowke, J J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC-WELDING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT FLUX DENSITIES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS DENSITIES; SHIELDING GAS; THERMAL PLASMA; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TIG ARC; TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; WELD POOL;

ARGON; CALORIMETRY; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC WELDING; GAS MIXTURES; HEAT FLUX; INERT GAS WELDING; INERT GASES; LAKES; SHIELDING; SPECIFIC HEAT; TUNGSTEN; VAPORS; WELDS;

DENSITY OF GASES;

EID: 70249101349     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/19/194006     Document Type: Review

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