Modeling the control of an elevated tool temperature and the affects on axial force during friction stir welding

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1278-1282

  Cox, Chase ^a   Lammlein, David ^a   Strauss, Alvin ^a   Cook, George ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Friction stir welding; Parameter optimization

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FORCES; CFD MODELS; CFD SOFTWARES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FRICTION STIR; JOINING PROCESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; RUNTIMES; SANDIA NATIONAL LABS; SMALL CLUSTERS;

AXIAL FLOW; CLUSTER COMPUTING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; JOINING; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 78650870749     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2010.490863     Document Type: Article

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