Modelling of gas-metal arc welding taking into account metal vapour

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 43, 2010, Pages

  Schnick, M ^a   Fuessel, U ^a   Hertel, M ^a   Haessler, M ^a   Spille Kohoff, A ^b   Murphy, A B ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CFX Berlin Software GmbH   (Germany)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC TEMPERATURE; ARGON ATMOSPHERES; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; LOCAL MINIMUMS; METAL VAPORIZATION; NET EMISSION COEFFICIENTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIAL TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATIVE EMISSIONS; TRANSFER MODES; VAPORIZATION RATE; WORK PIECES;

ARGON; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; TUNGSTEN; VAPORIZATION; VAPORS; WELDING;

METALS;

EID: 78349247867     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/43/434008     Document Type: Article

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